Evening star., 1940-09-30
Citizens Study
Criticism Of
Arlington Judge
Records Show Jones
Served as Counsel
In Lottery Cases

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton prepared today to consider
the criticism Of Assistant County
Trial Justice Albert M. Jones as a
search of the county records showed
that cases are pending against two
men, charged with violating State
lottery laws, who were represented
by Judge Jones when they were
given hearings before the regular
trial magistrate.
Albert M. Carretta, chairman Of
the Executive Committee of the civic
federation, said that group expects
to take action at its meeting tomor-
row on the criticism voiced by
County Board Member Edmund D.
Campbell against Judge Jones for
allegedly defending prisoners before
the regular trial magistrate who
appointed him to office. Mr.. Car
retta said it had not yet been deter
mined just what sort of action the
civic group would take.
At meeting of the board Satur-
day Mr.. Campbell, one of its mem
bers, issued a statement declaring
Judge Jones was appointed by
Judge Hedrick and that during the
past six months Judge Jones has
represented "the great majority" Of
persons charged with numbers or
gambling law violations who en-
ploy counsel.
Mr.. Campbell also declared that
Circuit Court Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy has issued a large number
of search warrants resulting in the
conviction of numbers" operators
because of Judge B. NJ. Hedrick's
frequent absences from the
county" and that under such cir
cumstances the police have not felt
that they Should ask Judge Jones
tacting in his capacity as judge)
to issue search warrant against
suspected numbers operators"
Warrants Issued by Mccarthy.
The two men who are charged
with violating State lottery laws
involving the alleged operation Of
| numbers" games and whose cases
are pending in the Trial Justice
Court we're arrested on search war.
rants issued by Judge Mccarthy,
according to the records.
Judge Jones represented both de-
PENDANTS when they were given
hearings on September 25. The cases
were ordered continued until Oc-
tober 9 by Mr.. Hedrick. regular
judge of that court, the records
/ show.
The defendants are Blight Lee. 90.
Of the 900 block of Twenty-first
street. south. Arlington. and Milton
Thompson. %, of the $500 block Of
M street NV. Washington.
! Records at the clerks Office show
that in the Lee case, Judge Nc
Carthy signed the warrant to search
his premises on September 81, after
having scratched through the name
of Judge Hedrick which was printed
on the form. On September II,
! Judge Mccarthy also issued a war
rant to search the person Of
Pickles" Thompson, who police
said is Milton Thompson.
! Hearings Held by Hedrick.
/ When both were given hearings
on September Is before Judge
Hedrick, Mr. Jones was noted on
/ the court docket as having been
/ the attorney for the defense. Bond
was set at $1,000 for Lee and al
$500 for Thompson.
Other members of the county
board supported Mr.. Campbells
statement Saturday and deferred
action pending developments" ;"
Mr.. Campbell had suggested that
this board might then we'll con-
slider whether it should approve the
payment of further public funds to
the assistant trial justice under
existing circumstances"
Judge Jones said today he has
no comment to make on the boards
action, which consisted of . vote
to spread Mr.. Campbell's three
page statement on the records Of
its minutes.