Evening star., 1922-08-23
BoOKIE TRIAL DATE SET.
Plans Completed for Prosecuting
Five Alleged Promoters.

Assistant District Attorney David
A Hart today completed plans for
calling up five bookmaking cases az
soon as the Police Court jury gets
back the first week in September.
The five cases which the prosecution
will take up first are those of Norman
S. Bowles. Harry D. Turner, Charles
and Michael Lombardi, Robert L. Pitts
and Alex Toggas.
Tentatively the date of September
I has been set for the calling up OF
the Bowles case.
His case is expected to be the fea-
ture of the group. He was arrested
on the second floor of 1915 E street
several months ago on a charge OF
accepting bets on the races. and over
at the first precinct the claim is made
that marked money was used evil
dence, which was recovered when the
arrest was made. The money. how
ever, was not founH on Bowles. but
uDon the person or one of the men
who we're in the room at the time.
Extensive preparation is being given
in this case as well as in the others
mentioned.
Test of So Ntiment.
Attorneys Hart md Frank J.
| Kelley, who are to kNndle the case
jointly, expect these i've cases to be
straws in the wind to .'etermine the
| way jury sentiment is waiting.
The old cry: You cam: get a jury
to convict a bookie." is cropping up
| with less and less frequency these
! days. Hart declared today that it
would be his purpose to do his utmost
! in upholGing the law regarding book
making in the District and to present
the cases to the best Of his ability.
! In the meantime. police squadrons
| have been mobilized for an assault
upon handbook headquarters. Spe-
! cially picked men are getting places
| on the squads in accordance with the
| plans of Commi ssioner James F.
F.; oyster, to squelch bookmaking in
| Washington.
| It viii take some time for the
wheels of the law to start grinding
| bookie grist in the quantities which
resulted in numerous arrests last fall.
! Police confidently expect, however.
after a preliminary survey of the sit
uation, to start piling up cases for
Police Court inside of the next week.
Sensations Expected.
| And regarding those police court
cases, police believe that the Turner
| case will prove more or less of SEN
! sation. His office was in the Munsey
building. The information sheet
against him charges that a policeman
used marked money several tunes IN
| making bets prior of March 1 and
that. upon raiding the office, recover
! ed a slip tabulating the bet from
| waste basket.
The lombard case is a joint one.
| The arrest was made at 315 Pennsyl-
! yania avenue southeast. In the Alex
| Doegas raid at 416 18th street. it is
| claimed that marked money and slips
were recovered. while the same is
! true regarding marked money in the
| case of Robert L. Pitts of 1015 Sth
| street southeast. whose place of busi-
ness was raided some time ago.
| If you want to get some inside
! DOPE on how racing inside dope" is
/; manufactured in some cases. get an
| introduction to Capt. Brown at the
first precinct. He can tell number
of stories with a sharp point to them.
| for the benefit of novitiates who be-
lieve they're getting something hot"
when they plunk up IS or $40 for
feedbox tip.
| = Guesses Sell High.
| How we raided a (Eddie's) place
not three blocks from here, last May,
| he reminisced this morning. Assistan;
United States Attorneys Hart and
Bilbrey were present at the time.
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