New Britain herald., 1929-04-15

cited over in this situation at Ali. When Your Honor is dead, when l am dead. when Mr. Woods is dead. and while we are still living. there will be gambling and no law is going to stop it.
 The arrests of II of the lottery dealers were made Saturday after noon when several policemen were handed warrants to serve. James Walsh was notified yesterday and George Hallaby was summoned ny telephone. It is understood that sales of tickets were obtained a few days prior to Saturday, and the cleanup was carefully planned, the orders being to take all the tickets that could be found ln every 'u- stance. This is an unusual pro- cedure. the practice in the past hay ing been merely to obtain the evj- denCe and notify the agents and dealers to be in court. Thousands of tickets were taken and will not be returned, according to the police.
 Sergeant T. J. Feeney was the states only witness. He explained to Judge Traceslli the workings of the lottery, saying it is based on the treasury balance printed in news papers. Winnings are called hits and vary in amount, some being ds high as S2.000.
 Louis smith. alias Yablonsky, Was arrested by Sergeant Feency on a technical charge Of breach Of the peace in Louis Nanasse's pool room at 13 Beaver street Saturday. the sergeant having been serving q wa rant on NanaSse when smith walked in and tried to cash a "phoney hil.' He was found to have in his pos session several printed slips Of pa per pUrporting to have the winning numbers of certain lotteries. Th,y were arranged so that the amount of the prizes due were of varying figures, and the police suspect that Smiths game was to ascertain he winning numbers and have tickets containing them printed at oncn Then he could present them to agents in different cities and collect the prizes, it is alleged.
 In police court today, Attorney Albert 4. Greenberg asked that the S1,oQ0 bond under which Smith had been held since his arrest, be re- duced to $500. but Judge TraceSi refused 10 do so. continuing the case until Thursday under the same horf on recommendation Of Prosecuting Attorney Woods.
 Attorney GrcenberG said smith is married and has children. He was in New Britain for a weekend visit with friends and happened to hay" "Ccrtaln tickets" in his posse cssiOu when he was arrested, brought to police headquarters, searched and locked up in default of inc heavy bond. still he is only charged with breach Of the peace, although the police already know what the real charge will be, and it is not serious enough 10 warrant $140o bonds Judge Traceski interrupted to say that it is serious enough 10 call for q jail sentence under the statute if the court SO desires.
 Attorney Groenberg said tho bond was oppressive and too cNcessiye,' and he assured the court that Smith was not "a roUstabout who Is going to beat it and leave a bond behind '
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods re- piled that the police are making an investigation which may lead 10 more serious charges than violation of the lottery law and tbe detective department wants continuance un- til Thursday, Attorney Grecnborg wanted the case disposed of sooner if the SI.oo0 bond was 10 remain in force but Mr. Woods said the police wanted it Thursday.
 Who's running the place. yorl Or the detective department" Attorney Greenhcrg asked.
 i've got to r.Iy on my detective department" Mr, Woods replied testify. "You'rc not running tine place. ejther'
 Five Others to Be Arrested
 Chief W. C. Hart of he police de- nartment stated this afternoon that at least five treasury balance tick ct agents who live in placos other than New Britain and who sell tick cts in New Britain will be in polic- court later this week on the charge of violation of the lottery law War rants will he served on them to- morrow or "Wednesday. it is exp ct- ed.
 Relative 10 reports that sproa about the city while police cour' was in session this morning, to the effect that d purchase was made a' Walsh & Holfolder's store on Main