Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-04
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to police headquarters and were
booked on charges of violation OF the
anti-handbOok section of the code in
connection with this raid. later being
released on $4,000 bond each.
Today when Maj. Hesse reviewed
the situation he was confronted by
the following items:
An informal report has been made,
and is expected to be followed by a
formal specific report, as to damage
to private property said to have been
wrought by the raiders unnecessarily
and without excuse.
On the other hand, the police who
worked up the cases on which the
raids were made maintain they had
the very best sort of information and
all sorts Of probable cause to believe
that the operating center OF the tele-
phone syndicate was lodged in that
building. They had made bets through
agents, they allege; they had checked
up on the telephone lines used for the
making Of the bets; they believed
they had traced them to that build,
ing. and they were armed with a war
rant as authority to enter.
Maj. Hesse refrained from going
into details of the case today on the
ground that the detailed reports from
both sides had not been presented to
him.
I'VE will not tolerate" he said,
"any unjustified destruction of private
property by raiders who have no eX-
cuse for 50 doing.
ION the other hand, we are out to
break up bookmaking in Washington.
IL we find a syndicate operating sue
cessfully in a manner which is beyond
the scope of the ordinary activities OF
bookmakers, and with a system so de-
signed as to Illustrate attempts to
break up this violation of the law, we
cannot help but feel that police Off
GERS, working vigorously for the en-
forcement of the law, should be oil
lowed some discretion in steps they
have taken in good faith.
II have not yet seen Lieut.. McQuade
or Detective Varney. / have not yet
received a detailed report of the dam
age supposed to have been caused by
the raid at Thomas Circle. l don't
think it proper to proceed upon con-
lecture, and speculation, and / desire
to study the case before making any
further official announcement regard
ing it,
Five Raids Conducted.
Five raids were scheduled for 2:3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
blows to be struck simultaneously.
Five squads struck at that hour. In
three cases the raids were unsuccess-
full. At the Maryland Building, 1410
III street, an open door and empty
room smiled a greeting to the enter
ing raiding party.
In the Investment Building, where
police were informed a. branch of the
telephone syndicate was operating
similar failure was met with.
At "Eddie's." 1909 E street, Gler
Peter Babcock, 81, was arrested an(
charged with violation of the book
making section of the code. He wa
later released in $4,000 bond. An un
identified colored man also was ar
rested on a, similar charge in thi:
raid. Eleven witnesses were released
on $500 bond each to appear when tn,
case is called.
At Dicks" 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue. police were scarcely more sue
cessful than in the three fruitles.
raids. Nine witnesses were taken Il
the third precinct. Only one was
held in $500 bond. which was later
furnished, to appear when the case
Is called, while the others were not
detained after questioning. The pro
issued, was absent.
The five raids yesterday were q
follow-up of the recent campaign in
augurated under the supervision OF
Inspector Pratt of the Detective Blu
y.oo1y xrorlyA1 I'M nv TDot
Brodie and Varney.
Mr.. McInerny denounced the police
in bitter terms today and levelled his
condemnation particularly at Lieut.
McQuade, whom he held responsible
for the acts of the raiding party
Lieut.. McQuade. he declared. was in
charge of the police squadron and
he added that he would present his
side OF the situation to Maj. Hesse
this afternoon.
MRS. McInerny was in the apart
ment alone" the Veterans Bureau
detective said, when she was
startled by terrible crash. The
door of our apartment was burst
open and in dashed a group of po-
licemen. The shock to Mrs. Inerny
was really serious, as you might
imagine. It seems that the police
explained that they had gotten on
the wrong floor.
st can quite easily understand how
person might make mistake. The
only persons who don't make mistakes
are those who don't try to accomplish
anything. But an error OF that sort
| Is too serious to be overlooked. And
furthermore. the police compounded
the mistake by ransacking a number
| of other apartments, one of which was
virtually ruined.
Down in Mr.. Girons apartment,
they burst in the door to the apart
| ment, then demolished some foidins
doors and finally ended by tearinf
down a partition. / never heard Of
one group Of policemen making 81
many mistakes
Efforts to reach Mr.. Giron failed
Reporters who inquired for him wer,
| told that his apartment had beer
closed for several days and he was
out of the city. Efforts to reach hin
at the Congressional Institute oil
| Languages, where he ID - director
were equally unsuccessful.