Evening star., 1922-12-10
KELEHER ESCAPES
SENTENCE TO JAIL
Maryland Judges Reduce
Bookmaking Penalty to
$1,000 in Fines.
COOLEY MUST PAY $1,000
Washington Men Were Taken in
Raid on House of Mystery"
Sipos Goes Free.
COOLEY MUST PAY $1,000
Special Dispatch to The Star

'4"bo''i " Ire staF.
ROCKVILLE, Md Deceuha
John B. Keleher. prominent in Wash
inst"n sporting circles. who was lasr
week convicted in the circuit cou,.
mere of making books on horse races
and sentenced by Judges Peter and
Worthfngton to six months in III,
Maryland House of Correction. viii
not after all. have to spend the time
in prison
Upon MS promise to the court 10
never again engage in an Illicit bus
ness or practice in this county, and
upon his pleading guilty in anothe-
case OF the same kind pending againsi
mum. Judges Peter and Worthington
mis- afternoon decided TO strike ou.
IN" Imprisonment sentence Kelehe,
however. WAS required TO pay a fine
OF $1,000 and costs in each of the two
aS"S.
Milton S. Cooley of Washington.
who was arrested with Keleher and
also charged with bookmaking
pleaded guilty before Judges Peter
and Worthington this afternoon and
was fined $1,000 and costs. He, also
gave his word that he would refrain
from all illegal operations in tn
county in the future.
Arrested in Raid.
keleher and Cooley were arrested
when a residence known as the "house
of mystery" was raided at Chew
Chase, this county. by squad OF
leadership Of States Attorney Thomas :
l.. Dawson and the then sheriff
George f. Eicholon. Some time later
Mrs. katherine Neeley. said TO hav-
been renting the house. was arrested
on a charge of bookmaking. but. be
ing in Washington at the time. re
fused to come 10 Rockville for trial
and has for a long time been fighting
her eXtradition. which was asked for
by Governor Ritchie, in the District
of Columbia courts.
Victor L. Sipos. owner of the hand
some building on the Conduit road.
this county, known as the Mohican
here this afternoon on charge OF
making books On horse races. HIS ar
rest followed raid on the Mohican
Club. where he and his family make
their home by party of county Of
ficerS. led by Sheriff Avis MoXley and
Chief of Police Charles T. Cooley. The
officers found there a large number of
paper slips with names of race horses
and figures Oh them, but the slips Were
not dated.
Pleaded Guilty Earlier.
Sipos pleaded guilty in the circuii
court here some months ago to horse
race betting at the Mohican Club and
was heavily fined. Al the same time
he was sentenced to the House of Cor
rection. but the Imprisonment part Of
the sentence was suspended on condl-
Iion that he not again offend.
In announcing his decision. Judge
Peter informed Sipos that although the
evidence did not justify a conviction
the evidence looked suspicious and he
was seriously considering revoking the
suspended house of correction SEN
tence. After hearing plea by John
A Garrett. Sipos attorney, in which the
lawyer assured the court that the de-
fendant had not broken faith with him.
Judge Peter stated that no action
would be taken at this time but tha;
a close watch would be kept on Sipos
and the minute there was indications
that he was engaging in illegal busi-
ness he would he brought into court
and sent to prison.