Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-17

CONTINUED from First PaseD
about fifteen Arlington county citi-
Gems. several hours later forced their
way into the Hilltop Country Club.
formerly the Columbus Country Club.
and confiscated large quantities of
gambling paraphernalia. G. w. Mater
Of Bladensburg. Md. who was at the
place at the time. was held for in
vestigation and locked up in the Ar
linEton county Jail
With sledgehammers and axes. the
authorities forced open a large safe
in the Hilltop Club and found more
than thousand pairs of vari-colored
dice. playing cards. slips showing the
daily receipts Of the house. Il. o. u"
cards bearing the names Of ,promi-
nent notwithstanding. a small sum
of currency and jewelry Of all kinds,
which. 1t is believed. the players had
left in payment of debts. Attached
to the jewelry were tags bearing the
names of the persons believed to be
the former owners.
After breaking open the safe the
raiders searched the club from the
cellar to the top floor. confiscating
everything of value on the premises
In closet on the top floor were
found the layout cloths for the gam
bling tables while In other rooms
were discovered thousands of men,
bership cards and cards indicating
the points In Washington from which
the automobiles left at certain in
tervals for the club.
Four large trucks and two big
touring automobiles were loaded with
the articles seized and taken to the
courthouse. where they will be used
as evidence. One truck was filed
with seven gambling tables. Anoth-
er carried the dice. decks of cards,
revolver holsters, blackjacks, car
tridges and the daily pay roll sheets
and sundry other items.
All to he Summoned.
Commonwealth Attorney Frank L.
II. o. u" slips and other records
taken from the Hilltop will be sum-
moned to appear before the grand
jury. = -. =.
numbers and continuation 81 num-
bers on a pair Of dice; about dozen
decks of cards, poker chips. dice. and
q book which shows the records. in
the opinion of the county authorities.
Of the winnings and losines of the
house within the last six months
Two large pasteboard signs an
nouncing that automobiles of the
house would leave in front of a GER
TAIN 6lOTc near ttH street ana fenn-
sylvania avenue every five minutes
also were seized. =
According to the officers. the books
seized at Dougherty's show the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the house
up until Saturday night. when it. was
closed. On the last night of opera
ton the figures show its losses totaled
$4.a7p while the losses for the week
were $417. During the past week.
according to the figures on the book,
the house took in 1854 and paid out
Ss.1o1.
Found In Many Places.
The gambling devices were found
In many places in the house. The
cloths for the dice tables were found
under pillow on a bed in a room on
the top floor of the house, while the
dice cups. dice and cards were in
sideboard.
In the rsiding party at Dougherty's
place were Special officers o. W..
WEIGH. Bruce smoot and c. H. Loudon:
Deputy Sheriff Zeb Hines directed
thS raid on the Hilltop. With him
were Special officers Howard Smoot.
Bruce Smoot. Louson, Lyman Kelly,
John Wise and W. T. Manson.
On a warrant charging him With
promoting and managing a gambling
Worland was arrested at his home.
1743 p street, last aight by Washing
tom Headquarters Detectives Keck
and King. The warrant for Worland's
arrest was issued by Commonwealth
Attorney Bali, who demanded 2 $4,000
cash bond pending trial. The prisoner
has planned to. fight extradition pro-
ceedings to Virginia. A writ Of habeas
corpus from the District Supreme
Court will be necessary before he can
be released by the Washington au-
thorities. who are holding him as
fugitive from justice.