Evening star., 1939-04-23
Numbers Racket
Case Goes 10 Trial
Early This Week
Government Believes
1t Has Strong Evidence
Against Boiley

The United States Government
will launch a case against Carroll
Bailey in District Court tomorrow
or Tuesday in an effort to send him
to Jail on charge of conspiracy to
operate lottery and the operation
of the numbers racket here.
Prosecuting the case will be As
sistant United States Attorneys Geo.
Il r. Hef1in and William S. Tarver,
who contend that Bailey, who re-
Gently completed serving a four
months sentence in the Federal
Reformatory at Petersburg, Va. is
guilty, with Leonard D. Mckay
and Horton S. Grinder. The de-
tense counsel is Charles E. Ford.
Testimony will be produced, the
Government says, that will show
that Mr.. Bailey and associates vio-
lated the gambling laws in Janu-
ary Of last year, and they have un-
dercover men to prove it.. On jan
uary % Of last year. according to
Mr.. Heflin, police raided an estab-
lishment in the 900 block of Sec
ond street NE. and found Mr..
Bailey hiding on the roof behind a
chimney, and while the raid was
in progress Mr.. Mckay came in
with a paper bag containing around
1000 numbers slips and was ap-
pretended.
Restaurant Held Blind.
The Government contends that
Mr.. Bailey was operating a restau-
rant business at the Second street
address, but this served as a blind,
through which gamblers went into
the adjoining poolroom and barber
shop. Mr.. Hef1in alleges the busi-
ness was operated in the poolroom
and the settling up with the run
ners was done next door at ROOM
ing house, persons entering through
the back door of those premises,
after going through the restaurant.
When the authorities went to the
restaurant and poolroom they found
book used in the numbers game
and slips. Mr.. Heflin contends. and
when they tried the rooming house,
the landlady would not open the
door and they were forced to break
in.
Horton Grinder, one of the CO.
defendants, was found on the room
Ing house third floor. declares the
prosecutor, and raiding officers
cllmoed up through skylight and
found Mr.. Bailey hiding behind q
chimney on the roof. Between the
roof and the ceiling was found a
pillow slip that contained 5000 or
o,OOO numbers slips of that day
and the two preceding days, &C.
cording to the Government.
Books Found in Car.
Mr.. Mckay came in while the raid
was IN progress, the jury will be told
when 1t Is summoned, and the paper
bag was taken from him after his
arrest. On searching his car, the
Government says, the officers found
q carton containing envelopes to
hold numbers slips and some 80
numbers books.
Originally, said Mr.. Hef1in, there
were eight defendants. Mr.. Heflin
explained that Harry Brock, Fred
Maxim, Helen M. Vogle and Francis
Marrow pleaded guilty. The case of
Arthur J. Diver was nolle pressed.
The prosecutor recalled that in
the Federal District Court in Balti-
more on November ~ last, Mr.. Bal
ley heard a sentence of four months
and 5000 fine pronounced upon
him. As an index of the extent of
Mr.. Bailey's alleged numbers busi-
ness here, Mr.. Heflin turned to the
Bureau of Internal Revenue records
and said they showed that In 1887
the reputed gambler made q total
income of 1929, of which $47,711
represented net income. He made
q return Of gross income Of only
$4,000, however. Of which he re-
ported that $9,473 was net. the Gov
eminent asserts. Mr.. Bailey pleaded
guilty In Baltimore.