Evening star., 1934-10-06

Police today discovered gam
blers don't keep valuables or "evi-
dence" in safes after they en-
ployed a Treasury Department ex-
pert TO "crack" two strongboxes
in the gambling establishment in
the Mather Building, 900 block Of
G street, where Samuel r. Beard,
Washington gambler, and II 9TH
ers were arrested yesterday.
Hoping to find records that will sid
in the drive against bookmakers in
open two safes in the gambling
establishment in the Mather Build
ing, 900 block of G street, in which
Samuel r. Beard, Washington gsmb-
Ter, and IL others were arrested yes
terday.
Beard. who recently was released
from prison after serving an l6-month
sentence for income tax evasion, prob
ably will be given hearing MONDAY
on charges of conspiring to violats
the District gaming laws and setting
up a gaming table" The dozen
others also will be given hearings.
Police Guard Is Left.
Failing to open the safes yester-
day, Lieut.. George M. Little, who led
the raid, last night kept a police
guard at The establishment, which was
described as the biggest racing news
agency ever raided here. to prevent
outsiders from tampering with the
strongboxes
A safe expert from the Treasury
Department will help police crack"
the safes.
Beard stayed at the scene of the
raid until the last piece OF equip
ment had been torn up by police
and carried to waiting vans. He was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Needham G. Turnage at
about pm. and posted a bond OF
$4,000.
The IL others were held under $4,000
bond each. They we're the operators
of the telephones and switches of the
rooms, Total bond set as a result of
the raid is $4,000.
Dodg1ng reporters and photogra-
pliers, Beard walked from room to
room with an expressionleSS face as
the long tables and telephone equip
ment were removed and taken to police
headquarters. He was arraigned
about four hours after the raid.
The telephones in this layout"
police said. provided Washington book
makers with information from all Of
the tracks in the country.
The equipment was prepared to
handle approximately 1900 calls at
one time from 40 telephones and 40
connections for each phone. Police
estimated that yesterdays raid prac-
tically crippled the bookmaking busi-
ness temporarily in this section.
In addition to the tremendous losses
the gamblers will have to take
through disruption of their business;
the installation and cost of the COM
plete telephone system, tables, fur
nishings. etc, probably will cost those
owning the establishment about $40
900.
This is the first time Beard has
ever been arrested in a gambling raid.
He is said to be the wealthieSt of
Washington gamblers.
The raiding squad broke into the
establishment shortly after 3 o'clock
as the third race was being run at
Laurel. Police chopped their way
through tho doorway of the establish
ment, which stated the Offices were
occupied by the National Amuse-
ment Co." said to be a successor to
the General News Bureau, DESTROYED
last Spring
Beard was fined sl2.500 and sen.
fenced to 18 months in February, 1888,
after conviction on charges of evasion
OF income tax payments for the years
1924 and 1928 and filing of inadequate
returns for the year 1880.
Companions Arrested.
Those arrested with him yesterday
gave their names as follows:
John Sartori, "a, of the $500 block
of thirteenth street; Timothy H. Noel,
80, Of the 1000 block of New York
avenue; Lewis L. Levy, As. of the 500
block of Kentucky avenue southeast:
William G. Smith, Al, of the 700 block
OF Farragut street; Fred H. Heck, A.
of the 200 block of Concord avenue:
William Carroll, 36, of the 3100 block
Of Connecticut avenue: George E.
Hutchins. 43, of the 1900 block of
Second street northeast; Joseph A.
o'Callahan, "a, 800 block of Longfel-
low street; Sidney Kaplan, IS, of a
downtown hotel; Fred j. Meese. 43. of
the 500 block of Ninth street; James
T. Gallagher, 40, of the $500 block
Of H street, and Melville G.. Jacobs.
%, of the 500 block of Concord ave-
nue..