The Washington times., 1922-10-18
DOHERTY
IS HELDAS
GAMBLE.
Alleged Proprietor OF Hilltop
Club Surrenders-Ball
Prom ses Bonfire.

james NJ. DOherty, indicted for the
operatioa Of an alleged gambling
hous. in Arlington county, today sur
rem niered himself at the courthouse.
He made bond of 81 900 and was re
leased. lie will he placed on trial
r'riday morning.
CunnOn wealth Attorney frank l..
Ball ANNOUNCED today thcpe will he
bon1nv on the court house yard next
Monnav night>-a, whcln lime tfe
truck lua,ts Of gambling apparatus
from Doherty's establishment ana
from Hilltop Club Will be burned.
The gambling fraternity Is IN
vited to he present. said Ball. 1
will give lhtIn II front seat al IN"
show. IL they let me knoM IN advance
OI their coming. This appiles
especially to Thomas Worland. who
IL in Washington lighting "Ntradi'
tlOn.
Morland Was indicted for the ope'
ration OF the Hilltop club.
Indicted As Lookout"
Doc Madcrs. of FRINGE Georges
county. who was arrested Monday
when found on the premises Ol the
Hilltop cub. an alleged gamrLng
nous. gH,, bond las. nIsht ana
vas released he was inuIIIed as
"A lookout for The Hilltop.
Charles -. solomon, chauffeur,
indicted as an alleged employe OF
,he Hilltop. and Tudy Payne,
charged with being doorkeeper
at the CLUB. are still at large.
Eddie Matters. indicted as part
ner OF DOhcrty was released yes,
Uerday under bond. His case Will
be heard on Friday Of his week
\ raid .ng party, armed with
search warrant, Yesterday AFTER
noon dismantled "Dohcrty's Place
and Carted away truck load ol
gambling paraphenalia. which In,
Cluded two crap tables. several
slot machines. wheel and paddles
playing cards and records.
Eddie Waters, charged with be
ing Doherty's partner, showed ur
while the raid was in progress. He
was lef, in charge Of the house.
Commonw, alth Attorney Frank
l.. Ball declares he will spare nc
one in his prosecution of those al
legged to have been responsible foi
the operation of gambling houses
in the county.
Officials Get Clear Bill.
The grand jury which has been
investigating the gambling cases al
the insistence of the ku kluX Khan
adjourned yesterday afternoon. an
nouncing they found no evidence tC
substantiate the charge that the
prosecutors office had been tam
pered with by the gambling ira
ternity.
Mr.. Ball. demanded full and
complete investigation of this
charge. No witness appeared &c
substantiate the charges.
The grand jury reCommended
that the sheriffs force be increased
declaring that the county fas
grown to such proportions that the
present force is unable to cope with
situations that are daily arising.
One witness told the grand jury
that the force is so limited that
when the jailer is required 10 leave
his post and appear at the court
house, II is necessary to use a
trusty as turnkey.
An inspection was made OF the
Jail. but no recommendation as to
needed improvements were made
An effort will be made within the
next year to get an appropriation
either for a new Jail or an add
ton, since the present structure
erected twenty-five years ago. Is
said to be inadequate.
The Ku Klux Klan agitation has
for the time being at least put
Arlington county's two big alleged
gambling houses out Of business
The next move Of the khan Is a
drive on bootlegging. They claim
they will rid the county OF stills
and houses used Tor immoral pur
poses, and a move In this direction
will he started Immediately.
Thomas Worland, Of Washington
indicted for his alleged connection
with the Hilltop Club. is at libert,
under habeas corpus proceedings
He is represented 10y Attorney
James X. Stump.