Evening star., 1945-09-04

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On Lottery Racket
A general breakdown on the num-
bers game as well as betting on
horse racing was indicated today
with the indictment of nine colored
men and a colored woman on a
charge of conspiracy to operate a
lottery and the naming Of 10 others
in indictments on gambling charges.
The indictments are among 48 re-
turned by the District grand jury
before Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
Of District Court. The cases were
presented by Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph F. Lawless, jr.
Those named on the conspiracy
charge are accused Of conspiring to
promote a lottery and to possess
numbers slips illegally. Police claim
the conspiracy was to operate at
residences and at a shoeshine par
lor. Those named on the conspiracy
charge are:
Odessa Madre. 36, of the 100
block of First street NV: George
Walker Gardiner, 80, of the 1000
block of Ninth street NV: Maurice
Valentine. 80, of the 200 block of E
street NV; Robert Williams, AZ, of
the 900 block of Westminster street
NV: Charles Gatewood, SO, of the
1900 block of H street NE; Jesse
Thomas Massenburg, %. of the 1700
block of Willard street NV; Melvin
johnson of the first block of r
street NE: Lawrence johnson. 500
block OF Twenty-first place NE;
Windell Joseph, 38, of the 1900 block
OF Seventh street NV, and Dave
Williams, 1900 block of w street
NV. The last four Of the group
were reported as not yet appre-
hended. ss a
Others Named.
Others were named on charges as
follows: Edward A. Taylor, 81, COL
ored, 400 block OF Hopkins street
NV, and George S. Smith, Al, COL
ored, OF the 1400 block of Ninth
street NV, charged with promot-
ing a lottery. sale and possession
OF numbers slips.
Richard Remer, 43, of the 5loo
block of Seventh street NV, ac-
cused of setting up a gaming table
for the purpose of betting on horse
races, keeping place for gaming,
promoting lottery and possession
Of numbers slips. The charges in his
case grew out of a police raid on the
second floor of building in the 700
block of Ninth street NV, it was
said.
George A. Claimos. charged with
setting up gaming table and keep
ing place for gaming for the pur-
pose of betting on horse races; also
promoting a lottery and possession
OF numbers slips. The charges grew
out of laid in the 900 block of New
York avenue NV, it was said.
Navy Building Sales Alleged.
Leonard Marshall, 4s, colored, of
the 1400 block of c street Sc, ac-
cused OF promoting a lottery and
possession OF numbers slips. He al
legedly operated on grounds of the
Navy Building.
Ira r. Sage and Garner S. Bar
bour, accused Of setting up a gam
ing table and keeping a place for
gaming. promoting a lottery and
possession of numbers slips. The
charges against the latter two grew
out OF a police visit to cigar store
in the 400 block of Tenth street
NV, described as operated by Bar
bour.
Edgar Kennedy, 81, colored, 1900
block Of Bennett place NE, and Lee
Ward, 38, colored, of the 100 block
of Thomas street NV, who are said
to have used an automobile in pro-
noting lottery. They also are ac-
cused OF possession of numbers slips.
Edward c. Fox, IS, colored, of the
$500 block of Ontario road NV,
charged with promoting a lottery
and possession of numbers slips. He
also is said to have used an auto
mobile.
Faces Perjury Charge.
George Herman Barton, 80, of the
HOO block of D street NE, who
police say at one time had two wives
living under the same roof, was in
dicted on charges of bigamy and per-
jury.
He is accused of perjury in
making a false statement in fl
ing an application for a marriage
license last year. In the application,
it was said, he stated he had one
previous marriage which had been
terminated by divorce. 1t was
claimed he had been married twice
before and marriage of 1910 al
legedly had not been terminated
when he was married a. third time
in October, 1914.
Richard B. Green, Al, of st. Louis,
Mo-, said to be manager of a taxi
cab company of that city, was
charged with handing 5000 to Chris
tan B. Caldwell, chief of the taxi
cab section of the Office Of Defense
Transportation, in an effort to in
fluence the Government official
while trying to obtain war necessity
certificates to operate more taxicabs.
A colored woman, Flossie Cousin,
~, OF the 300 block of T street NV. :,
and Lawrence T. White, a, OF the
500 block Of Lexington place NE,
were charged with damaging IL suits
Of clothes, two pairs Of trousers, two
raincoats, pair Of boots and q
sewing machine In the Statler Hc-
tel. The clothes were reported
alaahAd with, r razor. Whita II dA.