Evening star., 1928-06-01
KNOW MANY
LISTED GAMBLERS
Officials Say Gibson SubCom-
mittee's Map Is Far
From Complete.


gambling situation in Washington as
painted verbally before the Gibson sub
committee of the House yesterday aft
ernoon in the presence OF Police Supt.
Edwin B. HesSe.
The hearing did not develop anything
| new, it was said, but 1t merely served TO
turn the spotlight Of publicity on
condition with which the police are
fully cognizant and are Systematically
endeavoring to stamp out in the face
OF distressing obstacles.
Little May Get List.
The list of l9 addresses OF alleged
gambling places given TO Maj. deSse oy
| REPRESENTATIVE Gibson OF Vermont, To-
pether With a map showing their To-
cation, probably will be turned over 70
the special reinforcement squad IN
| command of Sergt. Little, but ponce
officiaIs expressed the opinion that VIZ
tually all Of them already are KNOWN 70
the department In fact, the proprle..
tors of some of these co-cal.eo lohAtS
already have been arrested on previous
occasions, Maj. Hesse said, ana tneH
identify is we'll known in police circles
other uolice officials pointed out that
10 does not nearly represent all OF tne
gambling houses in Washington, ana
II IL did. the National Capital could De
considered the most moral city In the
country. Mai. Hesse told the Gibson
| committee that he thought there we're
AT least 200 gambling houses IN the
District. a majority of them being oper-
ated by handbook makers.
Mai. Hesse declared that the police
| would not initiate special campaign
!, 10 close ND the gambling houses as
| result of the Gibson comn1lttee's nter~
est In the problem, but tnat the de-
rartrnent would continue. with renewed
| irnref,,s nerFaus. the continuous cru
| SADIE which Sergt Little and his squad
are somewhat effectively pursuing. The
| police superintendent expressed the De-
! lief that his men can accomplish more
/ ~ steadily rounding up the boekmakers
| than by a special sporadic crusade OF
limited duration.
Suggests Paddock Rights.
The police have never been lax In
| irving To sweep washington OF its
| gamblers. Mai. Hesse said, but until
Congress clothes them with legislation
to overcome certain barriers that exist
| in the enforcement of the gambling
| laws satisfactory results cannot be ac-
complished.
| The most effective weapon that could
be given the police in the enforce
! ment of the gambling laws, MAJ. Hesse
declared would be authority to paddock
all such places In the same manner tnat
"speakeasies" are padlocked. Unoer
existing conditions. he pointed out, op-
orators of the gambling houses can
| and do reopen their places leW nourS
after police raid.
Mai. Hesse also declared that legisla-
ton giving the police authority 70 enter
a suspected gambling house without
search warrant also would aid ma
| terially putting the bookmakers out
| business. Before a raid Is made now.
he said, a police agent must have
| placed two bets with q bookmaker on
| different occasions before warrant Is
issued authorizing raid.
This procedure often has resulted In
the bookmakers being tipped on TO an
| impending raid. Maj. Hesse said. Then
there are other handicaps which con-
front the police, he added. The prtncf-
pal one of these is the lack Of co-opera-
ton from the courts Instead OF ind
ing or sending the gamblers to jail. the
courts often. he explained. take tnen
personal bond.
"If the same methods Of handling
violators of the boxing law are followed
with the bookmakers," said Maj. HesSe,
IT am confident that we can stamp out
gambling in washington. "One man Is
now serving three years IN the peni.
tentiary for defying the police ano
violating the boxing law and anotneL
has been indicted for the same offense.
Ordered to Clean Up.
washington must be rid of gambling
houses, Hesse was told yesterday by the
Gibson subcommittee. Two of the places
were described as across the street from
the District Court House in plain view
of members of the grand jury. another
across the street from the Department
of Justice. one In the same block with
the eleventh police precinct IN Ana
costa and another within two blocks
OF the White House.
The subcommittee assured Mai. HesSe
that they will endeavor to get for him
In this crusade the cooperation OF the
courts and district attorneys ONCE and
OF the telephone, telegraph and gas
companies. and for this purpose expect
TO resume hearings In July to bring OF
Raids Tipped on.
Chairman Gibson said that the ex.
tensive study made by the subcommit-
tee has indicated that proprietors Of
gambling houses are tipped of when
raids are TO be made, and assured Maj.
Hesse that he did not believe the tips
came from the Police Department.
Mai. Hesse was advised by Represent
ative Gilbert OF Kentucky that the sub
committee viii do its best during the
Summer to persuade the district attor- |
ney's ONCE and attaches OF the court |
to give the Police Department real CO. |
operation in the crusade,
Both Mr.. Gibson and MIR. Gilbert |
criticized the gambling situation. Mr.. |
Gibson said that quite q number OF |
complaints have been made to the |
committee that many gambling places /
are operated openly. Representative |
Hammer, Democrat. of North Carolina.
who was not at the committee meeting, |
has made special study of gambling, l
with a view TO pressing for o clean-up
as soon as possible.
In presenting the list OF addresses 20
Mai. Hesse. Mr.. Gibson stated the COM
mittee was informed one man h eon-
ducting 10 OF these houses. Mr., Gibson
said he had no desire 70 eensure the
Police Department. and was turning
the Information over TO Mai. Hesse with
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