Evening star., 1947-12-17
3.More Face
Trial Today in
|Gan1ingCases
Prince Georges Judges
Warn of No Mercy
In Filming Six

Three more men accused of gam.
ping violations were scheduled to 60
on trial in the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Circuit Court in Upper Marlboro
today, following warnings that such
Offenders in the future need expect
no mercy from courts of the county.
The warnings were sounded yes
terday by Judges Charles C. Marbury
and John B. Gray, who imposed fines
totaling $4,000 and suspended prison
sentences amounting to 5s years on
six defendants, after they had plead
ed guilty to gambling charges.
Another defendant was sentenced
to serve six months in the Maryland
House of Correction, after Judge
Gray accused him of deliberately
electing to protect higher-ups" by
refusing to divulge information to
police about his methods of oper-
ations.
Five Cases in allegiance.
Charges against five other persons
were postponed indefinitely, follow
ing a recommendation by States At
torney A. Gwyn Bowie that the cases
be held in allegiance.
Meanwhile, Prince Georges County
police arrested two more men, in
cluding one from the District. in
Upper Marlboro yesterday on new
charges of violating gambling laws.
Their arrest brings to 81 the total
seized in series of raids that
started in the county in late Sep
tember.
Slated for trial today are Meyer
D. Laski, A. of the 1900 block Of
Chelsea avenue, and Emil w. Tarlan,
AZ, Of the 460O block of Homer ave-
nue., both of Suitland Manor, Md,
and Hoyt F. Cooley, "a, no fixed
address.
Those Fined Yesterday.
Those fined yesterday and receiv-
ing the suspended Jail sentences in
clude:
James j. Gilhooley, 40, of the 1000
block of I street NV, $500 and six
months; Salvatore j. Mancuso, 26,
of the 1900 block of Tenth street
NV, $500 and six months; James B.
Baker, %, of the 2700 block of Arun-
del road, Mount Rainier, $500 and
one year; Leo r. Walters, 26, of the
1000 block of Columbia road NV,
5000 and six months; James r.
Robey, As, of the 800 block of Mary
land avenue NE, $500 and two
years (two charges, and James H.
Moore, 38, of the $500 block Of
Buena Vista terrace Sc, $400 and
one year two charges).
All had been held on charges OF
bookmaking, with Robey and Moore
also charged with the possession of
numbers slips.
The indefinite continuances were
granted in the cases of James K.
Ryan, IL, former Colmar Manor
town policeman, who was charged
with permitting bookmaking in his
home in the 5000 block of Forty
eighth place. Berwyn; Hugh J.
CraWley, 48. of the 540O block Of
Fifteenth place, Michigan Park
Hills, operator of Brentwood tav-
ern in which police found a large
scale gambling operation in prog
ress; Sam Brown, 81, of Miami
Beach, Fla, who was seized in the
same tavern, and George E. Simon.
38, of the $500 block of Seventeenth
street NE, and James F. Hassett,
jr., 81, of the 300 block of v street
NE, who we're captured when po-
lice raided Mount Rainier apart
ment.
The six men who pleaded guilty
were arrested in the Berwyn, Brent
wood and Mount Rainier raids also.
Court Justifies Sentence.
The only man to receive an actual
Jail sentence was James Davis, AZ,
colored, of North Brentwood, Md,
who was charged by Hyattsville
police October with the possession
of numbers slips.
In passing sentence on Davis,
Judge Gray asserted a fine would
do you no good, since it would be
paid by whoever you are protecting"
Arrested in a liquor store in the
Upper Marlboro area shortly before
2:30 pm. yesterday were Glenn E.
Elliott, 81, of the 2l00 block of
Pennsylvania avenue NV, former
barber in Upper Marlboro, and
George j. Wyvill, 10, of Upper Marl-
boro. Both we're freed under $500
bond, pending preliminary hear
ing in the Upper Marlboro Police
Court before Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie on Friday.
Judge Marbury said future vio-
lators will face the full penalties
of the law" Asserting the purpose
of the prosecution was "to break up
gambling" Judge Marbury declared
mo one can have any assurance
there will be only fines and sus-
pended Jail sentences"
This situation here today repre-
sents public notice to all persons
who would be inclined to this petty
you might call it petty or think 1t
petty-lawlessness," he said.
Future offenders, Judge Marbury
warned, will be dealt with surely,
firmly and with great definiteness."
He said leniency was granted yes
terday for the defendants because
it was their first offense and because
they were being given an oppor-
tunity to go straight"
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