Evening star., 1934-02-24
TWO GAMING RAID
CASES CONTINUED
Nine Defendants and 1876
Witnesses in Court-Set
for March IS.

Nine defendants and 135 Govern
ment witnesses in two cases growing
out of raids on alleged gaming houses
at l4O7 and l409 G street yesterday
afternoon were paraded before Judge
Robert E. Mattingly in Police Court
this morning after prosecutors and
defense attorneys had wrangled for
more than Is minutes over cont1n-
uance of the cases. They were con-
tinued until March is.
Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart asked Judge Mattlngly
for the continuance and Attorneys
Charles E. Ford, representing three OF
the defendants, and Harry Whelan,
appearing for the half dozen others.
protested on the contention that
Hart's purpose was to take the cases
direct to the grand jury without
hearing.
Whelan pointed out that the men
were entitled by law to hearing on
the charge of setting up gaming
table and asked an immediate hear
20 minutes of the courts time.
Hearing Up to Prosecutor.
When this was denied. he asked
that the cases go over until April /.
and that that date be specifically set
for hearing so the Government could
not take the cases directly before the
grand jury. This, too, was denied.
Judge Mattingly said the question
of whether a hearing would be held
on March Is was at the discretion OF
the District attorney. At that time
they may be recontinued, or, accord
ing to attorneys. may not come up II
the cases are taken before a grand
jury previously.
When the court clerk started call
ing off the long list of witnesses, all
of them stepped to the front OF the
court room and were told to be back
March Is. One of Whelan's conten-
tions for an immediate hearing was
that the witnesses would have to lose
another day away from their employ
ment by the continuance and subse-
quent temperance.
The cash bond of Sl00 each on
which the witnesses were released
last night was continued, as was the
bond Of $4,000 each set for the nine
defendants. Some of the witnesses,
arrested about mid afternoon. were
held in Jail until almost midnight be-
fore making their bonds.
Only one witness failed to appear at
tnday's arraignment. His excuse OF
illness was accepted by the court.
Paraphernalia Seized.
The arraignment of witnesses in all
gambling cases Is the result OF pol
icy adopted by the new regime that
has taken over Police Court prosecu-
ton. Today's batch" was the largest
since the new policy went into effect.
The arrests were made when 20
members of the police vice squad un-
der Lieut.. George Little and Sergt
George Deyoe, battered their way into
the two places through skylights and
barred doors. A quantity Of gambling
paraphernalia was seized by the off,
GERS in both places.
The nine defendants gave their
names as Edward Joseph Goldberg,
81, of the 1900 block of Fuller street;
William c. Byrne, 33, of the 300 block
of F. street. and Mack N. Handracks,
40, of the 1900 block OF Massachusetts
avenue, all arrested at 1409 G street
and represented in court this morning
by Attorney Ford; Lee I. Wallach, 38,
Cabin John, Md; John Papafotis, Al,
of the 200 block of Indiana avenue;
John Moore, "a. Houston Hotel;
Frank w. Hicks, %. of the 400 block
of Third street; Hugh F. Gallagher,
80, Ebbitt Hotel, and Robert j. Forbes,
35. Ohio Hotel, arrested at the other
address and represented in court by
Attorney Whelan.