The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-14
HOLD ALLEGED
'PAYOFF GIRL
IN HUGE POOL.
Mildred KrauSe, 10. Is
Charged Principal in
100000 Racket.
FATHERS BOND BOOSTED
Vona Cox, Mystery WOman
Nabbed After Quiz;
Refuses to Talk.
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A 19-year-old girl daughter OF
the alleged operator of $4,000, 600
lottery racket in Indianapolis and
the midwest. today stood charged
with her father as a link in the
chain of his alleged gambling ops
erations.
She is Mildred Krause whom POI
lice say, handled the pay-ofT of
prize money in the widely strewr1
gaming net of her father. John
Krause, A, of 1910 North Wallaca
street.
Stockingless and in high spirits
Miss Krause appeared in court with
her father, posting $1,000 bond. as
he did, on charges of operating a
lottery, gaming and keeping a cams
ing house.
Shortly after the arrest of Miss
Krause, police placed Miss Vona
Cox, 10. of 2419 College avenue,
mystery" girl in the case. undeF
$1,000 bond on similar charges.
Called One of Agents
1t is alleged she was one OF
Krause'S agents in a Dee cleaning
shop, 3421 North Illinois street.
which was raided by police. QueS@
toned by Chief Mike Morrissey toe
day, the girl would divulge no in,1
formation. police said.
She and the KrauSe girl, friends
OF long standing, we're together as
police headquarters after Krause dee
parted. Both striking looking girls,
they were followed by crowds eveEa
step they took from the first to SEGA
Ond floor of the station house.
Miss Cox, who appeared to have
shed tears during her questioning.
by police, regained her composura
when she and Miss Krause began
their wait for a court to set a date
for her trial.
Attempting to elude newspaper
men and photographers the girls
escaped through the rear door at
police headquarters and fled. still
followed by curious, to an East
Washington street shoe store q
block away.
Once in the store, the gir39
learned there was no basement oE
rear exit and we're forced to fight
their way through group of ons
lockers that gathered in front bd
board a sedan that had been
brought to effect their getaway"
Returns From Lake
Krause, who was released afteA
he surrendered Monday on a S1O@
bond, appeared in Judge William h
Sheaffer's court, where his bona
was increased ten times on similaa
charges. Both trials were set foa
July %.
Affidavits for rearrest of KrauSA
and arrest of his daughter we're is~
sued Monday. The girl, tanned
from her vacation at Lake Manitous
returned to indianapolis to face the
charges.
She and her father appeared al
the matron's Office and police placed
her under arrest.
Although officers declined to tell
what specific charges they will place
against the girl, it was learned Miss
Krause is supposed to have handled
the prize transactions, amounting to
thousands monthly. These amounts
do not include instances in which,
Krause is alleged to have collected
and refused to pay prizes.
Drive against Krause opened Sat-
urday afternoon when police squads
struck at his home and other places
said to have been agencies for the
lotteries.
No Payof Charged
Book found at his house showed
nearly quarter of a million dol%
lars had been collected in a SPEEDS.
way pool, but holders Of ticketsi
charge they never learned who won
If any one.
Other tickets on horse sweeps
stakes and the world baseball series
that were found by police are said
to have been worth the paper on
which they were printed and no
more.
A. R. Mitchell, "a, living in the
IZOO olock West Twentieth street.
and H. G.. Meister, 1924 North Dear
born street, arrested Saturday in
connection with operations of the
alleged lotteries, also will face trial
July o. They are charged to have
been employed by Krause as tickeh
distributors and collectors.
Police raided restaurant at 452
West Tenth street as Doc Collins.
Negro proprietor, handed six books
of baseball pool tickets to Jess
Means, Negro. 1874 North West
street. They also arrested William
Hilton, 1902 North New JERSEY
street, on a gaming charge. CoI-
Inns was charged with keeping a
house and Means with OPP
Grating a lottery and gift enters