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eral days ago between Mr.. Fay
and the telegraph company.
Before entering the grand jury
room. Mr.. Fay gave out form
copy of the letter the bulk of
which quotes in detail the District
Code provisions on gaming and
lottery activities.
Prosecution Planned.
Evidence has been submitted
to the grand jury to the effect that
gambling has been and is now be-
ing carried on in premises No. -,
in the city of Washington in vio-
lation of the District of Columbia
CODE" the letter stated in part.
The records show that you are
the owner of the property in ques-
ton and therefore legally respon-
sible for the premises where these
violations are being and have been
permitted" it continued.
This Office proposes to prose-
cute any and all persons who have
violated the gaming statutes in
such premises, all persons who
have aided or assisted in such
violations, and all persons having
control of such premises who have
knowingly permitted such viola
tions therein.
Notice of Unlawful Use.
This letter is not to be con-
strued as imputing unlawful
knowledge on your part but is
official notice to you Of the un-
lawful use of the aforementioned
premises. The purpose of this
letter is to give you an opportunity
to prevent further violations Of
the law therein. Should there be
anything in connection with this
notice about which you would like
to confer, a representative OF this
office will be glad to confer with
you or with your representative at
any time"
In addition to Maj. Barrett.
three other witnesses were heard
by the grand jury before the
luncheon recess.
They were A. X. Mitchell,
s,lperintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. here, and
two men identified by Mr.. Fay as
officials of the Howard Sports
Daily of Baltimore and the State
Wide Sports News Distributors.
3701 Bladensburg road, Colmar
Manor, Md.
Miss Franklin to Testify.
The last two would not give
their names to reporters. Each
carried a brief case. Officials of
the district attorneys Office said
it would be a safe guess to as
sumo that the men produced rec
ords in response to subpoenaS.
The two concerns have distributed
horse race information by wire to
Miss Bernice Franklin. attrac-
tive 25-year-old redhead who
signed statements that led to the
arrest of several Of the 33 men as
a result of last Fridays raids, was
expected to testify later today.
Mr.. Fay expects to confer soon
with States Attorney A. Gwynn
Bowie of Prince Georges County,
the raids in that
county and the subsequent crack
down on teletype service to re-
ported control centers.
Jury Given Blueprint.
When the grand jury gathered
at 1890 am. today, it was pre-
pared to consider detailed evil
dence in connection with the raids
and other aspects of the investigas
lion. The jury has been looking
INTO the gambling SltuatlOn Slncc
asst May. At its session Monday
it received blueprint" from Mr..
Fay and his associates.
This included presentation of
charts. pictures and other data,
gambling layouts and
connections. Further records will
be available within a few days.
Mr.. Fay announced yesterday he
had subpoenaed records of con-
tracts between Western Union
and the two services which dis
tribute horse race results to the
26 control or drop centers in
this area.
Miss Franklin is regarded as a
Key witness by Mr.. Fay's Office and