Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

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tie Printing once found in an al
legged gambling house near their place
OF employment when police raided the
establishment two months ago.
Job Threatened.
Earl Ross, who signed one of the am
davits, swore one Of the owners of the
alleged gambling house had telephoned
him since the raid and warned him.
You will lose your job for talking to
the Public printer"
In his criticism Of the Police Court
Carter wrote Representative Simmons
Of the House subcommittee on District
appropriations, that one of the opera
tors of an alleged gambling house was
arrested several times while on proba-
ton after receiving q jail sentence Of
so days. He said the man at no time
actually served any time in jail.
The letter follows in part:
MY Dear Mr.. Simmons:
Il transmit herewith for your con-
sideration several letters and afsldayits,
which have also submitted to the
Commissioners and the superintendent
Of police Of the District of Columbia,
concerning the activities of gamblers
IN this city. These statements, in my
opinion, indicate that police and Po-
lice Court ofiieials have been grossly
derelict in the prosecution of cases
against certain notorious gambler and
bootlegger, and that other District ON
Gals have likewise been delinquent in
granting privileges which have enabled
this gambler to conceal his violations
of law.
my special interest in the matter
comes from having learned recently that
O gambling house has been operating
for several years at - H street, direct
ly across from the Government Printing
once. The place was raided by the
police on January 4, 1880. The news
papers reported the arrest there Of -
gambling and that 20 other persons
found in the place had been booked as
witnesses. The police list. which the
precinct captain submitted at my re-
quest, contains only IS names Of those
arrested, five Of whom were employees
OF the Government Printing once.
Case NOlIe-P Pressed.
"The police captain was informed of
our interest in the case and that the
employees arrested had been suspended
pending an investigation of the matter.
Receiving no further word from the
police captain, he was asked on jan
uary "a what disposition had been
made of the case in the Police Court.
He replied that he did not know, but
later in the day received q letter
from him stating that the case had
been nolle-prosSed few days before
for insufficient evidence.
After receiving this information I
began an investigation OF the record of
-, who appears to have been the
principal operator Of the gambling
place at - H street. At my request,
the precinct captain furnished me his
police record, showing. that he has been
arrested on four charges for violation
of the prohibition act and on four
charges for permitting gambling at -
H street. On three OF the gambling
charges he was permitted to forfeit $25
collateral for each charge, and the
fourth case against him has been nolle-
pressed.
THE record also shows that - was
charged with transporting, possessing
and selling liquor in 1926. He was
found guilty and sentenced to so days
or q hne Of $50 for selling liquor and
placed on 3 years probation. On con-
viction also Of transporting liquor, -
paid . fine of 800 instead OF serving
his sentence OF so days, and on his
conviction Of the possession Of liquor
bond. The probation ONCE record shows
that he afterward forfeited his $50 bond
on advice of q precinct detective.
Before the year OF probation ex-
pired, - was arrested again on LIQUOR
and gambling charges. He pleaded
guilty to the new liquor charge and
paid fine Of $50. Later the gambling
charge was nolle-proSsed.
In the same year of probation, -
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gambling at - H street. and likewise
was released with forfeiture of his SOS
collateral.
Suspension Not Checked Upon.
ut does not appear from the record
that any EFFORT was made by the pro-
baton ONCE to. enforce the suspended
sentence against - for violation of
his probation, or that he has ever served
any jail sentence for the numerous
charges against him. He was arrested
gaming, but the tender-hearted ofacers
again allowed him to forfeit $25 coilat-
eral and dropped the case.
Except FOR the foregoing love pats,
~ appears TO have been operating
gambling place at II street for
several years without being otherwise
molested by the police. However, his
continued gambling activities must have
been known to the police. Sergt. Ma.
loney and Detective Boxwell, who con-
Quoted the recent raid, admitted as
much in stating to me that they ex-
pected to find more Government Print
ing Once employees In IS place
than were arrested in the recent raid.
-Four Of the five employees of this
ONCE, who were arrested in the raid,
admit having placed racing bets in the
- place on various occasions, but
deny Saving bne 50 on the day of the