The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-16
FARM TERMS
ARE GIVEN IN
GAMING RAIDS
Special Judge Becker Spells
Hopes That Cleanup Was
Mere Gesture.
TWELVE GO TO PRISON
Large Fines Also Levied;
Abe SiIverman One of
Convicted.
TWELVE GO TO PRISON

Hopes OF defendants that a furry
Of police raids several weeks ago
constituted only an administration
gesture to wipe away stain of fed
eral Indictment of eighteen police
men on conspiracy charges, today
generally lay smashed.
The gavel of Special Judge John
Becker in municipal court four late
Wednesday tapped away both state
penal farm sentences and generous
fines on twelve men charged with
blind tiger and keeping gambling
houses a d devices.
1t also knocked down fines to at
least fifteen men charged with visit
ing gaming houses, and discharged
eighty defendants on similar
charges, and several accused of more
serious offenses.
Abe SiIverman Is Sentenced
Among those convicted was Chris
Vilasehoff, proprietor of a speakeasy
at 843 East Washington street, in
which federal operatives allege they
obtained evidence that resulted in
indictment of several of the police
men now awaiting federal court
trials.
Vilaschoff was fined 500 and costs
and sentenced to three months on
the farm on blind tiger charges.
Abe Silverman, whose establish
ment at 100 West Maryland street
was raided Saturday, was find 500
and costs and sentenced to four
months on the farm on gambling
charges, A man charged with visit
ing another gambling house turned
states evidence and testimony of
Lieutenant Michael Morrissey con-
Victed Silverman.
o. w. Roberts Convicted
Other convictions Tuesday:
%. w. Roberts, proprietor q
poolroom in Edwards hotel build
ing keeping gambling house, $500
and costs, and six months on the
farm A gaming charge was dis
missed.
Theodore Allen, 200 block East
Ohio street, pool selling, 500 and
costs and thirty days.
Earl Sears, poolroom at 206 Indi-
ana avenue, pool selling, $500 and
costs and six months; keeping gam
bling house. $500 and costs and six
months; blind tiger, judgment with
held; receiving stolen goods, $50 and
costs and sixty days.
Art Rahke, 100 West Ohio street,
keeping gambling house, $500 and
costs and SIX. months; gaming charge
dismissed.
Guilty on Gaming Charges
Orville Burgess, q East Eleventh
street. keeping gambling device, 500
and costs and thirty days: blind IL
ger discharged. Several quarts OF
beer we're found on the premises.
Art Deer, 224 Indiana avenue
poolroom, keeping gambling house
$500 and costs and six months; blind
tiger, Judgment withheld.
Joe Mitchell, poolroom at 40 In
diana avenue, and Frank Fox,
Negro employee, 500 and costs and
thirty days each, keeping gaming
devices.
Burley Resell, poolroom at So1
Massachusetts avenue. $50 and costs
and fifteen days, keeping gambling
device.
Defendants whose cases we're dis
missed, or who were discharged in
Guided:
Al Kaplin. no address. keeping
gambling house and gaming.
Employs Are Discharged
Garry Chappelle. 20 East Eleventh
street, keeping gambling house and
blind tiger. Here police conf1scated
a slot machine, and large amount
Of home brew and a case of Gordon
gin.
Abe Cohen, no address, pool sell
ing. gaming and visiting.
Albert Bluestein, 1929 South Illi-
nois street, keeping gambling
house.
Morris Becker and Lowell Coving-
ton, 40 Indiana avenue. keeping
gambling device and pool selling.
Majority of those discharged and
whose cases were dismissed were
employees of places where propri-
etors were convicted, deputy prose
clt0rs handling tIe cases exr1IaiIled