Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
POLICE VICE SQUAD
BOOKS PERSONS
IN VARIED ARRESTS
Major Gaming Raids Prove
FruitIeSs as 'HorSemen"
Find Places Closed.
CLEANUP PLAN GROWS,
WITH 80 DENS LISTED
Rum. Runner Flees, but Woman,
10, Is Arrested in Apartment
Near Scene of Flight.
Headquarters detectives who have been

Headquarters detectives who have been
waging a spirited campaign Of raids
against the Capitals gaming and liquor
dives spent the entire afternoon yester-
day in search of additional conquests,
but their efforts were unrewarded.
Meanwhile the police vice squad made
81 arrests for violations ranging from
traffic regulations to small-time num-
bers game" and bootlegging operations,
and seized IL gallons of whisky. Nine
teen of the prisoners were colored.
More than a score Of places said to
be harboring Speakeasies and gamb-
ling dens we're visited by the -four
horsemen," but every one was closed
as tight as a drum" and the detectives
returned empty-handed for the second
consecutive day.
30 Places Due for Raids.
Despite this display of inactivity
among gamblers and bootleRgers. the
drive will be pressed forward until all
of the places marked for raiding have
been closed. police said.
One incident which has added in
centive to the detectives campaign.
now in its second week, was the recent
granting Of a temporary paddock in
junction against a speakeaSy in the
1900 block of New York avenue. said
to have been serving one of the lagest
clienteles in the District prior to the
raid by Central once men several days
ago.
Approximately 80 places still remain
to be raided by Detective Sergts. Larry
O'Dea, Howard Ogle. Arthur T. FINELY
and o. w. Mansfield, before their task
of cleaning-up downtown Washington
Is completed. This list Is being added
to daily, they claim.
Rum Runner Escapes.
Fifteen speakeasies and places of
cha nee have been visited by the -four
horsemen" during their drive, and so
far as can be ascertained. all Of these
have since suspended operation. In
each case the detectives Strolled in
without warrants on the pretext OF
looking for a couple of fellows"
This method of raiding has received
the sanction of Commissioner Herbert
B. Crosby and police officials, who say
that the drive will continue in relent-
less fashion until its complete success
is assured.
A bootlegger caught yesterday load
ing alcohol into a coupe parked In an
alley opening on the TOO block OF
Seventh street fed through an apart
ment house at. 1922 Seventh street and
made his getaway when an auto load
of detectives from Inspector Beans
squad came upon him.
Woman, 10, Arrested.
The officers seized the car and then
raided a suite of rooms, arresting Mrs.
Ann Rosenberg, l9 years old, when they
came upon her in the apartment. Four
gallons of alcohol were reported uncoV-
cred in the machine and apartment:
An Illegal possession charge was placed
against Mrs. Rosenberg.
Three colored men were arrested
when the vice squad walked into bar
Der shop at SIT First street and al
legedly found group placing numbers
game" bets.
Charges of permitting gaming were
placed against the trio said to have been
operating the game. They gave the
names Of Jim Bryant, 48 years old. Of
the First street address; Jerome T. Rob-
erson, % years old. of 106 Madison
court, and Willie Regin, 81 years old,
of 818 First street.
10 Held in Raid.
A raid at Sic Ricketts, court Melted
six prisoners, five on charges of dis
orderly conduct and the sixth for lille
gal possession of five quarts of whisky.
The latter was booked as Virginia
WeinStein, colored. % years old, Of the
Ricketts, court address.
Those charged with diSorderly con-
duct were Elizabeth Allen, BIS Twenty
sixth street; Leila williams, 20 years, Of
$40 Twenty-third street; Everett
Smith, 81 years old, of SOC Nineteenth
street; Edward Stewart, IS years old. Of
7 Johnsons court. all colored, and Pat
rick Milan, SO years old, Of 6l2 Twenty
second street.
Viola Louise Payne, colored, 81 years
old, of 1920 L street and Pearl Byrd,
colored, 80 years old, of 1923 Nine
tenth street, who were arrested at the
latter place, and Lenoa Thomas, col
ored, % years old, and Leroy Williams.
colored, 20 years old, both of lo4 I
street, were booked on charges Of sale
Of whisky.
Six Booked on Possession.
Illegal possession charges were placed
against the following colored persons:
Ella Carter, 20 years old, of 939 F
street southwest, 3 gallons; Frank
Brown, IS years old, 937 F street south
west, 3 pints; Annabell Thorp, SO years
old, 937 F street southwest, pintS; Ida
Diggs, 81 years old, 1858 Potomac
street, quarts; Tessie c. Boyd, "a
years old, 1000 Twenty-sixth street, 5
quarts; George Monroe, 20 years old, of
l743 Eighth street, pints
Roy Coleman, colored, 90 years old,
of 1918 Wiltberg street, who excited the
suspicion of vice squad members by the
manner in which he was driving in the
1900 block of T street, was arrested on
charges of driving without permit and
failing to display a registration card.