Evening star., 1934-10-24
AMBUSH KILLING
STARTS DRIVE ON
GAMBLERS HERE
Hazen Orders Police Clean
Up of Joints as Wilson
Death Is Probed.
TWO KNOWN SUSPECTS
FACING ARREST TODAY
Three Men and Two Women Are
Grilled in Staying of limo
cent Route Agent.

Spurred by yesterdays gang ambush
of an innocent victim, the District
Commissioners and police officials to-
day conferred on plans for sweeping
campaign against gamblers in Wash
ington.
Meanwhile. detectives of the homi-
eide squad were said to be hard on
the heels of two known suspects in the
mistaken identity" murder of Allen
B. Wilson, 80. a newspaper route
carrier.
Police are convinced the gunmen
killed Wilson as they lay in wait
early yesterday for Mickey" Nc
Donald, described as local num-
bers" operator, at the latter's home
on the edge of Takoma Park. Md.
After ordering the police depart
ment to increase the scope and in
tensity of its drive against gangsters
and gunmen, Commissioner Melvin c.
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Ernest w. Brown to come to the Dis
trict Building to prepare plans for the
campaign.
Blames Gambling Rows.
Eazen, who supervlses the Police
Department, said he was convinced
trouble between gamblers was largely
responsible for crime outbreaks here.
Today's conference followed a for
NAL protest yesterday from the Civic
Affairs Committee of the Federation
of Churches against crime conditions
here.
Washington police arrested three
men and two women for questioning
IN the Wilson murder. The five prob
ably will be released after they are
examined as to a motive for the at
tempted killing of Mcdonald.
Police say Mcdonald is either in
total ignorance or refuses to talk of
the men "out to get" him. A head
quarters detective questioned McDon-
aid for several hours yesterday. and
another detective returned to the Nc
Donald home and talked to him last
night.
Capt. Bernard W. Thompson. act
ing chief of detectives, said that while
Mcdonald did not refuse to answer
questions, he seemed to talk around"
the point when quizzed as to the iden-
tity of his enemies.
Two Suspects Sought.
1t was said at headquarters this
morning, however. that detectives had
a line" on two men suspected as the
gunmen who killed Wilson. Their
names are known and they probably
will be arrested in a short time.
One of the men held for questioning,
who probably will be released this
afternoon, is Harry Yudelevit. de-
scribed as the former bodyguard Of
"Milsie" Henry, a gambler slain by
gang gunmen here in 1882.
Yudelevit was said to have had din
ner with Mcdonald on the night pre-
ceding Wilson's murder. Capt Thomp-
son said Yudelevit apparently had a
good alibi. The prisoner told police
his relations with Mcdonald had been
friendly.
Another man arrested this afternoon
in connection with the Staying was
Benjamin Harrison Covell, 43, who
told police he was a salesman. Three
members of the detective force picked
him up and he was being Questioned
at police headquarters late this after
noon.
Says Mcdonald Was Drunk.
According to police. Covell said he
put Mcdonald into a taxicab at the
corner of Fourteenth and I streets
about o'clock on the night before
the shooting. Mcdonald. Covell de-
clared. was intoxicated
Detective Sergt. E. H Burdine and
Sergt. lie Roy Snyder of Silver Spring
police conferred with Lieut.. John
Fowler ballistic expert. this afternoon
In connection with Covell's arrest.
Robert Huff, 25. of the 1900 block
Of M street and his wife. Isabelle, 90,
were arrested last night for question
ing in the case and probably will be
released later today. Police hope the
couple may be able to shed some light
on McDonalds activities and possible
enemies. Police refused to disclose
the identity Of the second woman ar
rested.
Gang Mistook Carrier.
The victim Of the shooting. mar
ried man with three young children.
drove his sedan up to McDonalds
mail box and inserted a newspaper
AS his car moved away, it was riddled
with buckshot pumped from a sawed
off shotgun at short range The gun
men presumably believed that Wilson
was taxicab driver bringing McDon-
aid home and that Mcdonald was ly-
ing down on the back seat.
Wilson, hit by lead pellets, lost con-
troll Of his car. which careened into
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