Evening star., 1948-11-07
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In Montgomery
Gambling Raids
Chief Orme Leads
Force of 20 Against
5 Business Places

Thirteen men and a woman
were arrested on gambling
charges by Montgomery County
police yesterday in a two-hour
series of raids.
The arrests were made by a group
Of 20 detectives and plainclothes
policemen and eliminated a two
month investigation by Policeman
Robert Popcke.
Two of the accused are cab driv.
ers. The others were arrested In
five business establishments, four
in the Silver Spring area.
The places raided were Coles
Barber Shop, S127 Georgia avenue:
Lee g. Eddie's Tavern, 1904 Georgia
avenue; the Grotto Grill, Georgia
avenue and Bonifant street; the
Blue and Gray Tavern, 9948 Georgia
avenue, all in Silver Spring, and
the Blue Moon Tavern, on Route
240, about three miles north Of
Rockville.
Raids Led by Chief Orme.
The raiding party was led by
Police Chief Charles M. Orme. Also
participating were Inspector James
S. McAuliffe, chief of detectives,
and Capt. Joseph Nolte, in charge
of the Silver Spring police station.
Starting at $3.50 am, the officers
split into five groups of four men
each to raid the five stores within
few minutes of each other. Within
two hours. the IA persons had been
taken into custody and all evidence,
including six pinban machines and
approximately $1,000 in cash, con-
f1scated.
Police said those operating the
pinball machines were being paid
off in cash. The machines were To-
Gated in the various places raided.
After the raids, Chief Orme
warned that police will continue
their drive to rid the county Of
gambling.
Maximum Sentences Imposed.
Montgomery Circuit Court judges
have served notice whenever gam
blers came before them that gam
bling will not be tolerated in the
county. Maximum sentences have
been imposed. Chief Orme said yes
terday's raids were the largest in
several years.
The two taxi drivers picked up in
their cabs on Georgia avenue, Sill
yer Spring. are Fred D. Pence, SO,
of the 9700 block Warren street, Sill
yer Spring, and William s. Morrow,
"a, of the 300 block Pershing drive,
Silver Spring. The latter is no rela-
tion to Wilburn Morrow, also Of
Silver Spring, who was sentenced
several months ago in Montgomery
County Circuit Court, Rockville, to
serve one year in the Maryland
Penitentiary for gambling.
Pence was charged with accept
ing horse racing bets and released
under $500 bond pending a hearing
November 80 in Silver Spring Po-
lice Court. William Morrow was
charged with accepting horse rae
ing bets and operating lottery. He
was released under $4,000 bond
pending hearing November % in
Silver Spring Police Court.
The woman arrested is Mrs. Ann
Jackson. 40, who was taken in the
Blue and Gray Tavern raid. She
and her husband, Irving, 80, both Of
9948 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
were booked on charges Of gaming,
setting up a gaming table and op-
Grating a football lottery. They
were released under 81, 500 bond each
pending a hearing December z In
Silver Spring Police Court.
8 Arrested in Barber Shop.
Arrested in the barber shop were
Tuttle D. Cole, Is, of 8205 Fenton
street. Silver Spring: his brother,
Wyndol, 54. of 806 Silver Spring ave-
nue., Silver Spring, and John e.
Wiley, A, Of 7719 Eastern avenue,
Takoma Park. All were charged with
gaming and accepting horse racing
bets.
Tuttle Collie also was charged
with operating a disorderly house.
He and his brother were released
under $2,500 bond each and Wiley
was released under $1,000 bond. A
hearing is scheduled December 81
in Silver Spring Police Court.
Picked up in Lee & Eddie's Tav-
ern were Edward Maloy, 43, of the
$500 block Greenwood avenue, Ia
koma Park; Robert Lee Hunter, ST,
of the 8700 block Colesville road,
Silver Spring, and Joseph Farrell.
80, of the 1900 block of Thirteenth
street NV.
All were charged with gaming and
accepting horse racing bets. Bond
for Maloy and Farrell was fixed at
$500 and for Hunter at $500. A
hearing will be held December II
in Silver Spring Police Court.
Charged With Gaming. -
The raid on the Grotto Grill re-
suited in the arrest of Ralph II.
Jacklin, At, of the 200 block Nor
mandy drive, Silver Spring, and
Robert D. Flanagan, 56, of Oils
Crosby road, Silver Spring. Both
were charged with gaming and set
ting up a gaming table.
Bond for Jecklin was fixed at
$500, pending hearing in the Sill
yer Spring court December IA.
Flanigans bond was set at $500.
He will be tried the same time.
Ar the p1,1e Moon Tavern rolica
arrested Donald E. Nicholson, 20,
Boyds, Md, on charge of gaming
and setting up gaming table, and
George w. Holland, 40, Germantown,
charged with gaming. Both were
released on $500 bond each pending
hearing November "a in Rockville
Police Court.
3 More Arrested