Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
GAMBLING HOUSE
PROBE IS ORDERED
Maryland Places Reported
Closed During Grand
Jury Sessions.
BY GEORGE PORTER,

STAR Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April L.
Comment on gambling establishment
proprietors, who are reported to close
their institutions during sessions Of the
grand jury, and warnings to county po-
lice officers against the acceptance of
brides inaugurated the opening of the
April term of the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Circuit Court here this morning
with Judge Joseph G. Mattingly pre-
siding.
In charging the grand jury, Judge
Mattingly stated that it had been ru-
mored that persons operating alleged
gambling institutions in the county
were in the habit of ceasing operations
during sessions of the grand jury. He
stated that 1t was the duty of the Jury
to investigate these reports.
He also called attention to the severi-
ty of the charge of bribery, especially
in cases Of officers charged with en-
forcing the law. He called attention
to the various cases submitted to the
grand jury by the States attorney, j.
Frank Parran, and that the duty Of the
jury was not confined to these cases,
but 1t was its province to investigate
which members Of the jury might be
familiar.
William T. Mcpherson. prominent
banker Of Aquasco district, was chosen
foreman of the grand jury. The other
grand jurors are Walter w. Distin, j.
Frank Rushe, Charles E. Moore, Gus
E. Elgin, Carl w. Dryer, Augustus C.
F. Wolfe, Otto j. Myer, Otis B. Dudrow,
William G. Colbert, Albert Boswell,
Joseph S. Perrie, Charles w. Tragesser.
Charles w. Frerie, Andrew A. Mothers
head, Carl E. Shafer, Robert F. Wal
lace, Griffith s. Oursler. Francis w.
Kirkland, Charles S. Evans, James H.
Rimmer, George L. Ward, William j.
Griffith.
The outstanding cases to be tried
during the term are those against David
A. Rosenfeld. University of Maryland
student, charged with manslaughter,
and Henry Kreitzer of Bowie, who faces
a charge of murder.
Declared Driver Of Auto.
Resented is accused of being the
driver of an automobile which forced
Lawrence Webster Bowles, 19-year-old
Chillum farmer, of the Rams Horn
road on November "a. Bowles, who
was driving q light delivery truck, was
forced of bridge across the Eastern
Branch Of the Anacostia River, and
submerged beneath the waters 20
minutes.
The driver of milk truck aided
group OF university students. said to in
clude RoSenfeld, in pulling Bowles from
the water. He was revived by the
Prince Georges County rescue squad,
under the direction of H. l.. Leonard,
but died few hours after removal to
Sihley Hospital.
Ryon Staying Case.
Kreitzer was bound over to the grand
jury following a coroner's inquest into
the fatal shooting on January 18 of
Melvin Ryon, 30-year-old civil engineer
Of the Bladensburg Suburban and SAM
tary Commission.
The shooting occurred in Kreitzer's
home, where Ryon and three compan-
ions were visiting. Police have been
repeatedly told that Kreitzer was -four
iShing the gun in playful manner,
and aimed and fred at Ryon on a.
dare. Only one shot was fired and the
man fell dead.
KreitZer then is said to have put the
body in his automobile and drove the
machine into clump of dense woods
about a mile from his home A short
time later he was arrested by County
Policeman v. M. Nichols and led the
of1cer to the body.
Both Kreitzer and RoSenfeld are at
liberty under bond.
Few Criminal Appeals. -
The efficient manner in which the
countys Police Court has kept the
Circuit Courts docket from being filed
with appeal cases. is. seen from the fact
that there are only about 20 criminal
appeals docketed to be heard this term
as against several hundred during the
last term before Police Court was
inaugurated.
Eight of the appeals are from Police
Court and the rest from justices of
peace. Only five criminal appeal cases
have been carried over from last term.
State Attorney J.. Frank Parran, who
will conduct the prosecution, was Satur-
day In conference with Judge Mattingly
and Sheriff Charles S. Early, completing
arrangements for the opening of court.
It is expected the court will complete
its work in about three weeks.