Evening star., 1924-04-18
F0NTAINE INDICTED
FOR GAMBLING Den
True Bill Also Returned Against
Phil Steubener on Same
Charge.
POISON LIQUOR CASE FAILS
Grand Jury at Upper Marlboro
Completes Work.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch TO The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO Md. April IS.
After being in session since Mon
day morning, April Z, the grand jury
for the spring term of the circuit
court for Prince Georges county ad-
journed late Wednesday afternoon.
Eighty-two cases were considered
and l42 witnesses examined, sixty
three indictments were returned, six
teen cases were dismissed and three
eases continued. The grand jury
heard reports from seventeen county
constables as to conditions in the
county, from whom we obtained
very little information"
4 large number of witnesses were
examined in the cases of James A.
La Fontaine and Philip J. Steubener,
both charged with keeping gaming
tables Both were indicted by the
grand jury and their cases probably
will come on for trial late next week
upon the completion of the cases on
The civil docket. La Fontaine's place
is alleged to be locat ted on the Wash
ington Baltimore boulevard just over
the District of Columbia line, in
Maryland, while SteubenerS' place is
said to be located on the boulevard
near the famous dueling grounds.
The chief witness before the grand
jury was former Sheriff Frank p.
Hurd.
Other Gambling Cases.
4 number of other indictments al
leging gambling resulted from the
activities of officers in rounding up
persons who maintained slot ma
chimes on their premises. Those
charged are Mrs. NJ RI. Binder and
Mrs. ID. NJ. Brown, Cottage City; Isa-
dore Sussman and Samuel Mostow,
Bladensburg'; Charles Carey Atticks
and j. f. Van Walk enberg, Berwyn;
Branchville; Henry Calm and Mary
]. Nova. Constable Andrew Gasch,
Bladensburg, was assisted in working
Up these ''Sas by Sneria' Bailiff9
Charles W. Wilson, HeadIy Gasch, AL
len Chase. and Justice of the Peace
Herbert ]. Moffat OF Hyattsville is
sued the warrants for the arrest
of these parties.
The grand jury ignored the charge
cf larceny preferred against marines
who some time ago seized a number
If taNicabs operated by the Pennant
FaXicah Company of Washington. 1t
vas alleged that the Washington
'ompany owed a some of money for
me cars; which they purchased from
New York firm.
The latter employed the Burns
Detective Agency to get possession
nj the machines, and d number of
men were given an outing in the
cars as far as Upper Marlboro. the
machines being driven by regular
drivers for the company. When the
drivers and their passengers reached
Marlboro the former were elected
rom the ears and the Burns men took
possession of the machines and drove
hem as far as Glenburnie. Anne
Arundel County. where Baltimore
police regained possession of them.
The charges of murder lodged
against Ashby Dodson and G.. Nor
ran Burke in connection with the
death some months ago of Wistar
Parish of Hyattsville, it being
claimed that Dodson sold poisonous
liquor to Parish, WHICH liquor he
purchased from Burke, were dis
missed and Dodson was indicted for
selling one-haIf pint of corn liquor
and Burke with having liquor in his
possession.
Henry GIadman. Seat Pleasant, and
Frank W. Roberts. Walter Dixon,
Louis and Leo Sagana, all of Capitol
Heights. were indicted for assault
and robbery in connection with the
robbing of Mrs. Bertha Simmons,
ninety one years old, and her son.
William simmons, fifty-nine years, at
their home in Capitol Heights early
on the morning of March 2S last.
Other indictments.
Other indictments made public yes
terday afternoon are: