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capital. and on several occasions
had to borrow several hundred dol
lars from his father. He said at
that time he was still enaged in
the numbers game"
Mr.. Leese said the books which
Emmitt brought in showed the total
play from week to week and the
hits" On one occasion, the wit
ness recalled, Chief Special Agent
Cox asked If the protection money
was not buried in the hit" column,
which showed the losses incurred
when customers picked the lucky
number. Emmitt denied this, Mr.
Leese said.
Question by Judge.
Justice Bolitha J. Laws inquired: ::
WAS anything said about the
amount Of protection money exceed
ing the income?"
Mr.. Leese said this was discussed
but not explained. The Govern
ment charges as part of the alleged
conspiracy that Emmitt and his
brothers, Leo and Charles (Rags)
concealed certain sums paid out for
protection from their income tax
returns.
Mr.. Leese testified "Warring told
me that he always kept between
$4,000 and $4,000 in cash at his
ofnce and we could come up and
count the money any time"
Mr.. Leese said Emmitt told him
this safe was located at that time
in the summer of 1936-in the $500
block of K street NV.
The revenue agent also testified
that Emmitt told him he had paid
SIT, 800 for house in the 5000 block
of Macomb street NV. and had paid
5000 for a cottage at Colonial
Beach and had a boat, the price OF
which was not disclosed.
Presentation Of testimony fol-
lowed an opening statement yes
terday by United States Attorney
David A. Pine. who said he would
prove the Warning brothers had
built up from scratch in less than
two years q numbers business that
was crossing $4,000, 900 annually
and had concealed among their
gambling losses some $4,000 q year
for "bribes to police"
Andrew Trageser, q deputy COL
lector Of internal revenue at Balti-
more, was the first witness. He
identified income tax returns made
by Emmitt, Leo and Charles War
ring for 1884, 1885 and 1896.
Several other witnesses connected
with the Internal Revenue Service
here or in Baltimore followed. They
also identified returns which the
Warnings filed.
Sadur introduced.
The Government brought Gordon
L. r. Sadur, tax accountant, into
the case with the testimony of
Benjamin Goldberg, who in 1887
was a deputy collector here. He
testified that Sadur had signed GER
tain of the Warnings returns rs .
tax consultant. Sadur and his busi-
ness associate and brother in law,
AASAAy A' 0AACAAy AAC VAA u AAl Will
the Warnings, charged with conspir-
acy to defraud the Government Of
income tax.
William John Grady, paying teller
for the Twentieth and Pennsylvania
avenue branch of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank, identified Emmitt War
rings signature, but the defense did
not dispute the authenticity of any
Of the income tax documents which
the Government introduced in evi-
dence.
In outlining the oovernment's =
case, Mr.. Pine said evidence viii
show that Emmitt r. Warning, "the
head man, the brains OF the busi-
ness" started backing q numbers
game early in 1894, without any
money at ALL"
Next to Emmitt, Leo Warrine was
the most important figure in the
business, putting in 10 to II hours
. day In the ONCE. the prosecutor
said. Charles ''Rags' Warning was