Evening star., 1936-02-06
z MEN ARRESTED
IN NGAMbL|NGRA|D
UNDERIND|CTMENT
KaroI P. KnuckoIs One Of
Those Facing True Bills
Returned Today.
ALL F0RAYS WERE MADE
IN LAST TWO MONTHS
Ten Charges Ignored, but 66 Up
held in Deliberations Of Dis.
trict Grand Jury.

Twelve men arrested in raids dur
ing the past two months. including
Karol P. (Nubby) Knuckols, were in
dicted today on gambling charges by
the District grand jury. which re-
turned q total of 66 true bills.
Knuckols, said by police to have
been the proprietor Of large estab-
nshment, was arrested January %
when a raiding squad, led by Sergt.
George c. Deyo, battered through two
doors and cut through a wall to reach
a room on the second floor in the 1000
block of Fourteenth street, where 33
men and a large quantity Of alleged
gambling paraphernalia were found.
The place bore the name "By-Rox
Laboratories" but the officers said
they found no chemicals.
Arrested with Knuckols were Peter
James Hume, Ernest E. Pons and
Joseph John Noonan. Two other men,
James Monroe and F. H. Meehan, later
were implicated, 1t was said. All six
were charged In the indictment.
2sAoAAAoC di0 3mCCAAoA1 nave AIOI pccL1
apprehended.
Others Taken in Raids.
Another indictment held George
William Sullivan, Horace Leroy Atwell
and William Jefferson Coleman, ar
rested December 19, when the raiding
squad broke into a suite of rooms on
the second floor Of an Office building
In the 800 block of Eighteenth street
On December Z police entered a
room on the second floor of building
in the 1900 block of Eighteenth street
and arrested Harry Willis Wood and
Robert e. Worthheim, who allegedly
were taking bets on horse races. They
were named in third indictment.
The twelfth man was Sam Leip-
Finger, proprietor Of cigar store in
the 600 block of Seventeenth street
who was charged by the grand jury
with accepting horse race bets. He
was arrested December 19.
The raids were preceded by under
cover work by rookie policemen, who
said they made bets in all the estab-
lshments.
Second Degree Murder Charged.
Antonio Palaganas, 26, of 1749 Kalo-
rama road, was indicted for second
degree murder in connection with the
fatal shooting. November IS. Of Archie
Stewart, 80. colored janitor in the
apartment building where Palaganas
lived.
Police were told Stewart was sum-
moned to the apartment by neighbors
who were fearful that Palaganas woulo
resort to violence in dispute with his
wife, Mrs. Luz Pineda Palaganas. She
allegedly was packing her clothes pre-.
paratory to leaving him.
When Palaganas drew a gun Stew.
art is said to have grappled with him
During the struggle the colored mar
was shot in the body and died two
days later.
An indictment charging assault with
intent to rob was reported agains1
| Dennis z. Duncan, 81, who was over.
come by an rate storekeeper whost
place Of business he allegedly attempt
ed to hold up January 81.
DID NOT Have Gun.
Emanuel Levin, proprietor of stor,
at 10l7 K street, told police Duncan
entered his store about 7:45 pm, and
with his hand in his pocket as il
holding gun, commanded every ont
to line up against the wall. Duncan
then moved toward the cash register, ht
said, and Mrs. Eva Levin, wife of the
proprietor, tried to stop him, but he
struck her. Angered, Levin leapeo
at the man and knocked him down
A search disclosed that Duncan had
no gun.
Others indicted we're:
Charles H. Jackson, joy.riding;
Frederick L. Jackson, grand larceny;
Harold Smith, Thomas r. johnson,
Robert Jones and Edward T. Hawkins
HOUSEKEEPING; Edward Bell and Gar.
field Contee, grand larceny; James
Walker, Alphonse Sullivan and Cora
Hawkins, receiving stolen property;
Frank B. Jones, James Ingram
Robert Sterling, william A. Harper
Raymond Waller, Richard Frye, Ralph
]. Richards, Joseph A. Darneille
Charles c. Hatcher, Aleck williams
Jesse Willis, Frank Darlington, Percy
T. Jones, Harry A. Sweeney, Jane!
E. Butler, Eugene Lewis, Daniel Ellis.
worth Bowen, Clarence w. Roberts
Robert Jones, Edward T. Hawkins
Edward Butler and Richard Mitchell
housebreaking and larceny; Steven H
TO ryiy,ofan Cfn,1nu,o1I To
Richard Mitchell, robbery and assault
with dangerous weapon: James ALI
son, Phillip Sharp, Charles w. Read
Richard johnson, Reuben C. Rose anc
Henry Cole, robbery; Marie E. Carter
Julius Carter, Roger johnson, vii.
liam Walker, Raymond Oliver, Eugen.
Burns, James w. Patterson, jaime.
Brown and Samuel S. Crawford, as.
sault with q dangerous weapon; Free.
man Holtcn, Claude Williams, VII.
liam T Meredith, Patrick George
Alexander and Edward Thomas Mon.
roe. possession Of an unregistered still
and violation Of the liquor taxing act
Pinkney Wells, Annie Plumley, Eugen,
F. Williams, Margaret L. Williams
Thelma B. Carroll, Milton j. Lerner
Howard r. Boren, Ernest Rogers
Lewis Walker, Annie Hill, Gormar
Wright, Douglas Baker and Franl
johnson, violation of the liquor tax
ing act; William Edward jackson
Rosetta Langley, Geraldine williams
William Boyd Peace, Eugene Spell
| Grace B. Spell and Oliver Petway
iorging a Government check; Charle
Gales, embezzlement; Melvin L. Chap
man, carnal knowledge, and Lawrence
j. Powers, attempted criminal assault
The following charges were ignored
Warren r. Boss and william F
Thompson, joyriding; James H. Evans
Alexander Young and Andrew Rich,
ardson, robbery; Melvin Jones ans
Julia Jeffress, violation Of the hquol
taxing act; Abraham Shuman, sal,
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