The Phoenix index., 1941-11-15
AsksCourt TO
Produce Jones
For Biz Trial
Policy Baron,
Now in Pen. Is
Listed as Witness

CHICAGO, lamp "A petition
filed in federal court here asked
that Edward P. Jones, policy paron'
be brought from his cell In Ierre
Haute. Indiana on habeas corpus
writ as a witness in $4,000 dam
age suit entered by Oliver j. Dunn
for the death of his daughter'
EVELYN. The five year old girl was
killed July 7, 1888, by the car OF
Charles Brown and George Poole,
who are also defendants along with
Jones' brothers, George and NC
Kissack McHenry, and James
Knight, Leon Motifs, Henry young
and lily Kelly.
Edward o. Jones, who Is serving
% months for income tax VIOLA.
tions, admitted last january that
policy wheels netted a. S35o,OoO
profit in 1888.
Attorneys for Dunn claim that
all the defendants we're either as
sociates or employees in the policy
sndicate of Edward p. Jones, and
ask that he be brought to Chicago
for a disposition hearing Novem-
her 21. at which if he "testifies to
the truth and the facts" he would
testify that he and his brothers op-
Grated lottery racket, which in
1888 had $500 polio stations with
5000 free lance writer's soliciting
and writing policy wagers and that
in all $4,000 persons received wag-'
ers:
PAID FOR PROTECTION
That each station received Is
per cent as agency commission;
that the wheels paid $3.50 a week
for police protection and that in
1882, Edward Jones paid $4,000 to
William R. Billy Skidmore Tor
the privilege of being boss of the
south side policy racket. That
Jones collected the $3.50 from each
wheel until early 1888, when he
went to Europe.
That ate the syndicate't 1882
meeting, James Knight was made
president;eLeon Motifs, treasurer;
AL Howe;ssecretary. and Edward P.
| Jones, business manager. that
constitution was written and rules
and regulations adopted.
That after Jones went to Europe,
collections we're then made in turn
by Ed Kelly, lawyer named Taniel
both dead, and on the latter's DEATH
by his law partner. G. H. Tarverni-
er.
| The petition purportS to show by
one of it's exhibits ownership OF
the 18 largest policy wheels. Julian
Black, co-manager OF Joe Louis,
| heavyweight champion, is named as
operator of East-West and North
South Wheels, while Julius Benve-
mutt is said to conduct the Red
Devil, Interstate. and Springfield
wheels.
Filed with the petition was a de-
position by Ezra Leake, another al
legged policy ring leader. The petit
ton further states that on Septem-
ber 81, this year, the syndicate
J posted an announcement at many
policy stations which read lowing
the national defense program we
are consolidating certain wheels"
Skidmore, the junkyard dealer,
said to be the official "fixer" for
Chicago gambling rackets, is now
under sentence nf 80 months i'm
prisonment for income tax viola
tionS.
In addition to listing Black and
Benvenuti as operators of wheels
the petition designates 1888 opera
tors of wheels as being:
Hey Kelly, Luck Strike and
Greyhound; Walt Kelly, Tia Juana
and Lake Michigan; Leon Motifs,
Charles Jarrel and Henry Young
Black Gold, Norshore and Gold
Shore; Earl White, Reuben Black
and Clarence Lewis, Monte Carlo,
Times Square and Green Dragon;
Butler Coleman, the Belmont and
Old Reliable.
Peter fremont and Roe Robeletto,
Gold, Silver, New York and Rome;
James Knight, Jimmy Williams and
Frank Young, Royal Palm, Iowa
and Wisconsin,; Edward White,
Black n White Streamline
Wynn Mccullough, Cremo and
Prince Albert; Matthew Biven,
Jack Pot, Alabama and Georgia;
James Martin, Airplane and Air
mail; Allen Brown and William
Bryant, Brownsville and Indiana;
and James Gatewood. Fast Mail
and Empire Express