The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
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ordered back to their regular de.
tails.
However a new special squad,
the identity of which will be kept
secret, will be organized at once
to continue the work of keeping
the department clean from any
underworld alliances.
The present squad, which in the
last four months has gathered
much of the evidence that led to
yesterdays indictment Of 124 per-
sons, is being discharged because
now that the identity Of its mem
bers is being disclosed, it would
lose it's value, police officials
pointed out.
Trials Next Fall
Members of the squad probably
will be called to testify as Gov
eminent witnesses when the con-
spiracy and gambling trials get
under way next fall.
Meanwhile the United States
Attorneys office is preparing to
bring the cases to trial as soon
as possible. U. S. District Court
started its summer recess yeSter-
day, with only one justice on the
bench to hear motions, and con-
sequently there is no possibility
of a trial for the next three
months.
During that time, viewer,
there is much preparation to be
done, going over the thousands
of pages of evidence that has been
turned in by the investigators and
unraveling the tangled mass OF
evidence in what officials say is
the most gigantic gambling con-
spiracy ever disclosed here.
Numbers Side Line
Making books on horse races
was the chief business Of the
gambling ring, officials said, al
though the numbers racket was a
profitable side line.
The business of the ring, which
the Government charges was
headed by Abe Plisco, alias Will
liam Jew Boy" Dietz, ran into
millions of dollars a year.
The police indicted by the Grand
Jury yesterday were Detectives
Frank M. White and Fred Anton
ELI, of the Second precinct; Detec-
tiyeS Charles A. Buck" Berry, of
the Eleventh precinct. and PrivateS
William B. Satterthwaite and Al
bert L. Embrey, jr., of the Second
precinct.
In addition to Dietz, among the
others indicted yesterday were Car
roll "Nubby" Nuchols, Nicholas
Mick the Greek" Floratos and
William Cahill, of Baltimore, said
to be Dietz' partner.
ShrOuded in Secrecy
Greatest secrecy surrounded the
indicting Of the policemen, but ap-
parently they were aware of what
was taking place, for when they
appeared at the Court House in
response to orders they were &C.
companied by their attorneys.
They were taken across the
street to Police Headquarters, and
in the room where they had often
taken prisoners themselves, they
were booked, photographed and
fingerprinted. They were then
taken back to the court house,
where bail was set at $1,000 each,
and all posted that amount and
were freed.
Detective Antonelli protested
he had mo idea" why he was in
dicted and declared his innocence
Of the charges. He engaged James
O'Shea, widely know criminal at
torney, to defend him.
Denies Charges
Satterthwaite, who was formerly
a precinct detective and was de-
NOTED several months ago, claimed
he did not know DietZ. He was in
car with two other policemen, he
said, when they met Dietz and he
asked them to clay off" an eStab-
lishment at Thirteenth and L
Streets Northwest.
Instead, Satterthwaite said, the
officers told Dietz to get out and
reported the incident to the Sec
ond precinct. Several days later
the establishment was raided.
Berry told The Times today:
''I'm just as clean as a whistle.
1 had absolutely no relations
with gamblers and / have moth
ing to worry about"
With the return of 124 indict-
ments, the gaming fraternity in