Evening star., 1937-02-18
EMMETT WARR|NG
RELEASED ON BOND
0NGAM|NG
Brother of Man Convicted
in Shooting Pleads
Not Guilty.
RELIEF CHECKS FOUND
BY POLICE ARE PROBED
Bet Writer Arrested and Charged
With Taking Property
Without Right.

Emmett Warning, brother OF
Charles r. Rags) Warning, convicted
recently in connection with the under
world shooting of Joseph E. O'Brien,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
today and released under $4,000 bond
pending preliminary hearing q week
from today.
Warning, who pleaded not guilty,
was taken before the Commissioner
by Attorney Harry T. Whalen, who
Is also representing the three alleged
gamblers arrested Tuesday night in
raid on the headquarters of an alleged
gambling syndicate at 1923 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. When they arrived at
Turnage'S Office, United States Mar
shall Thomas E. OFT served warrant
on Warning charging him with operat-
ing lottery.
The warrant was the one used by
the raiding party when it uncovered
what was described as the clearing
house for members of the Warning
gang, which controls the numbers
racket in Georgetown, according to
police. Detective Roy Bnck said he
had received information Emmett War
ring would be at the Pennsylvania
avenue suite Tuesday evening.
Taxicab Incident Probed.
Meanwhile police continued their
investigation Of a possible connection
between the numbers raid and the
dumping of taxicab over the Po-
tomac River sea wall early yesterday.
simultaneously, officials of the Dis
trict Public Assistance Division were
conducting an investigation to find how
four relief checks, paid to relief clients,
had turned up in the raid. Elwood
Street, director Of welfare, indicated
no action will be taken against the
relief recipients until we know the
essential facts"
Several hours after discovery of the
battered cab. police arrested Maurice
Sweeney. 30, of 1892 Thirteenth street,
and charged him with taking property
without right. Authorities said a Ii
cense plate said to have been issued to
Sweeney was found near the spot
where the taxicab was pushed into
the river.
Sweeney was released under $500
bond last night after denying knowl-
edge OF the license plate. He told po-
lice he was a numbers writer, but it
was found he has no criminal record.
He said he was in bed at least six
hours before the cab was taken.
Saw Cab Being Pushed Away.
The taxicab belonged to Clair Ken
singer, who lives on the second floor
of the building at 2423 Pennsylvania
avenue. Police suspected gamblers
mistakenly believed Kensinger gave
the tip on the numbers syndicate
operating below him. The raid was
said he saw his cab being pushed by
his house at $50 am. He took no
steps because he thought it was being
taken in lieu of garage bill he owed.
The men arrested in the raid were
given preliminary hearing before
Turnage yesterday, and released pend
ing grand jury action under $4,000
bond each. They are Ellis L. (Sugar
Pops) Solet, 80 Of the Pennsylvania
avenue address; Edward j. Juliano, 81,
Of the 4400 block of New Hampshire
avenue, and Edward Oliver. ~, Of the
1400 block of Fairmont street.
The three are charged with operat-
ing lottery. Police, led by Capt.
Arthur Z. Miller of the third precinct,
arrived at their headquarters when
the days collections were all in. The
officers seized $1,s71, included in
which were the four relief checks
totaling $62, a $4,000 coin-counting
machine, two adding machines and
quantity of numbers books.
Investigation Of the checks was be-
ing conducted by Mrs. Ray L. HUFF,
secretary of the Public Assistance Di-
vision. Hoping to determine If re-
lief recipients are spending assistance
funds in gambling, Mrs. Huff planned
to trace the past history Of the parties
to whom the checks had been is
sued
Director Street said it was pos
sible the relief clients had cashed
the checks and that they later might
have found their way into the alleged
gambling place. Asked If the persons
to whom checks had been issued would
be dropped from the relief roster If
it were found they had spent the
money on gambling, Street said:
THAT depends. We must consider
the wives and children who are de-
pendent on these checks. Some other
expedient might be found other than
dismissal, If it is found these persons
misused the relief money"