Evening star., 1937-07-12
1b Of ia HELD
IN GAMING RAIDS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
II Are Out of Town or Pre-.
sent Acceptable Excuses
to Court.
BENCH WARRANTS OUT
FOR REMAINING EIGHT
Defendants Overflow Court Room
at Arrangements, Confusing
Bailiffs.

One hundred and five person of the
124 named July 2 in 35 gaming in
dictments. which marked the high
mark in the current anti-gambling
drive, pleaded not guilty in District
Court today before Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoughe. Eleven already under
bond either were out of town OF had
other acceptable excuses for their
on-appearance, while bench war
rants were out for eight others.
There was not a single guilty plea.
At 10 am. the accused men and
women and their attorneys overaoWed
the large court room and dozens stood
In the court house lobby, patiently
awaiting arraignment
When Justice O'Donoughe entered
the court room at 1890 am as many
as could crowded into the chamber,
but many were forced to remain out
side, where bailiffs notified them when
their names were called.
Some in More Than One Case.
Court attaches were hard put to
cope with great number of awaign-
mentS, many of the defendants fgur-
Ing in several cases.
Arrangements of the gambling de-
PENDANTS we're interspersed with other
= cases, and the last had not pleaded
until 1910 pm
Abe Plisco, alias Jew Boy Deitz So
called boss of the Capitals gambling
industry, was among those absent. His
bondsman, however, informed the
court that he was out of the city, but
would return in few days.
Justice ODonoghue ordered him
and the 10 others who furnished ac-
ceptable excuses to appear in court
- on the next arraignment day, probably
Friday or next Monday.
Cahill Denies Guilt.
Dietzs alleged partner, William
Cahlll, was on hand and denied his
guilt. Dietz, Cahill and 80 others
were charged in single conspiracy in
dlctment with intent to violate the
gambling laws Among the conspiracy
defendants were five policemen. Detec-
tive Sergt. Fred Antionelli, Precinct
Detectives Frank M. White of the sec
ond precinct and Chares A. Berry of
the eleventh precinct and Pvts. Albert
L. Embrey, jr., and William B. Sat-
terthWaite, of the second precinct, who
were accused of giving protection" to
the gamblers.
All the conspiracy defendants who
pleaded were allowed to remain at
liberty under $1,000 bail each.
Among the better known figures in
court today were Carroll P. (Nubbv)
Nuckols, and Nichols Floratos. alias
Nick the Greek, reputed big Shots
Four men named in the conspiracy
indictment never have been arrested
and bench warrants for their appre-
hension are in the hands of deputy
marshals They are George Mason.
Louis J. Waldron and Ray Lawson and
Wilbur Dorsey.
Others for whom bench warrants
are out are Bill Deitz, Joe Miller, Joe
Wolf and Hugh Moore, all charged
with setting up gaming table.
Those who were passed for later
arraignment were Jew Boy Dietz,
> Samuel M, Lawder, Samuel B. Brown,
Charles J. Bird, all charged with
conspiracy; Wade Aed, John M Har-
rls. Nanny Kline James w. Campo.
Mike Falcone, George w. Godfrey
and Frank Manuel Goldberg, all
charged with setting up gaming
table. Assistant United States Attor-
ney Roger Robb, who with Assistant
United States Attorney Samuel F..
Beach presented the cases to the
grand jury, was on hand to recon-
mend bail for each case. A bond fer
the defendants varied from $1,000 to
s2,5OO.
The conspiracy case is expected to
be tried next October and the "a SUBJ
stantive cases will be tried later in the
Fall term. The conspiracy case alone
Is expected to consume a month.
All the indictments resulted from a
sensational series of IS raids made by
special police squads after wiretappine
internal revenue operatives had
searched out the 100 or more terminj
OF the elaborate telephone system said
to have been operated by Jew Boy
Deitz to supply racing information te
the city's principal gamblers.
The Federal men spent five or 81,
months of patient undercover work be.
fore single raid was made.