Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

letters to the major and superintendent
of police under dates of February
and 4. 1880, copies Of which are In
closed herewith for your further infor-
nation. Under date of February g.
Mai. Pratt advised me that the COM
plant to him would be investigated,
but SIS yet have heard nothing further
from hina-
Reveals Names Of Employees.
Carter revealed the four employees Of
the printing Office who made the am
| davits on which the grand jury investi-
| cation was based were Earl H Ross,
Joseph H. Neal, Alfred w. Elxie and
explained the documents were sworn
to in the latter part of January, several
weeks after the men had been slls-
pended after being caught In the alleged
gambling house IN the raid. All four
since have been reinstated Carter
denied they had been coerced into max
ing the afidavits.
Boxwell said he was at the printing
ONCE when Carter questioned the four
men. He quoted one of the men as
telling Carter he owed $1,000 on his
home and had a wife and two children
to support Another of the employees,
Boxwell said, was sent out Of the room
by Carter when he failed to make salts
factory replies to questions about his
knowledge of gambling in the alleged
Joint"
Capt. Martin J. Reilly of the sixth
precinct agreed with Boxwel that the
alleged gambling house involved was
raided January S, before Carter had
made q complaint. Two men were ar
rested on charges Of permitting
toned and released. Boxwell said none
of them would admit at first that they
had been gambling in the place. though
four of the men later made afidavits
to the effect that they had placed race
horse bets there.
Evidence Was Destroyed.
The detective said the raiding squad
of seven or eight was forced to
batter its way into the place. ana
that by the time It gained entrance,
some 10 minutes after beginning the
raid. any evidence inside had been de-
stroyed. Reilly and Boxwell agreed
they probably would have been able to
establish good cases had it been pos
sibe to break into the place with less
difficulty.
Reilly asserted he had carried out
his duties to the best of his ability and
had nothing to fear in possible con-
gressional investigation. He said men
from his precinct had raided the same
establishment -four or i've times within
as many years. They always have paid
fines and forfeited collateral IN the
past"
The captain said the place still was
being picketed, as were several other
alleged gambling houses in the same
vicinity. He said this practice would
be continued as long as he deemed 1t
advisable. unless his superiors ordered
him to desiSt.
Adams said the police had practically
no evidence to indicate there had been
! any gambling in the place. He declared
this was the reason he had nolle pressed
the cases against the two men arrested
The grand jury which investigated the
case declined to indict for the same
reason, United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover declared.
Committees to Get Data.
The speech of Senator Blease came
few hours before scheduled meeting
of the Senate District committee at
which Chairman Capper planned to lay
before his colleagues the file Of CORE
spondence sent to him by the Public
Printer, which sets forth in detail let
tiers to and from various local ofncialS
relating to the conditions he COM
plains Of in the neighborhood Of the
Printing Once.
Senator Capper said this morning
that he would suggest to the commit
! tee that the data be referred to the
police and fire subcommittee, Of which
Senator Robson Is chairman, and
| which subcommittee also has before It
| the Blease resolution of some time ago
seeking an inquiry Of local affairs.
In his speech in the Senate Blease
| not only discussed the charges Of the
| public printer, but also took issue with
the opinion rendered yesterday by At
torney General Mitchell against the
| search-warrant provision in the Howell
prohibition BILL in which Senator How
ell would permit search of private
dwellings upon information of the pres
ence Of q still, or that liquor had been
taken to or from dwelling. Under
present law evidence of sale is re-
CURED for search warrants for dwell
irgs.
Nov Attorney General Mitchell says
what a terrible thing it would be to
search a mans home" Senator Blease
declared. "A mans home Is his castle,
1t is true, but when q man makes q
blind tiger or disorderly house out OF
his home 1t is no longer his CASTLE"
Senator Blease said he believed In
protecting mans home, but that 1t is
not entitled to such protection when its
use is permitted for improper purposes
Hopes Crosby wiz BE Named.
Recalling that he had recently
| praised President Hoover for saying
he would appoint Gen. Herbert Crosby
as District Commissioner to take charge
of police affairs. Senator Blease told
the Senate today he still stands on
that platform and hopes the President
viii not be persuaded to change his