Evening star., 1949-04-03
Fay 0ffersD
For Evidence ON
Big BET Backers
Would Reconsider
Cutting OFF Phones
II Nomes Are Bored
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United States Attorney Css,s-s.
Morris Fay Sa4d }ass nlsltt he wsa
rrconsldtE cutting 90 te,rrgatrs
service frprn thosr v f1a ccs,g~. ate
IN his anuEamears at4se p, sr,
coming Government a stncsses and
revealing the namr> ~ the men
Who hack the hlE et&S
The prosecute : bad fo1 MI
neSseS against the hackers came
As four WASHINGTON lawyer, pstan-
iSed 10 NE scores nf suits tof1pl-
row 10 RESTRAIN the Chesapx aka
and Potomac Telephone Co fyusn
cutting OF service 10 their clients.
Al Mi FSys request. the tele-
phone company has notified more
than 900 subscribers that their
service will be cut of this week.
Mi Fay said he had competent
evidence the phones were used TO
violate gambling statutes.
Hearing Ovrrsha dewed.
The controversy over the tele-
phone took the spotlight ssay
from the special grand Jury which
has been hearing the evidence
compiled by Mr.. Pay and his in-
vesiIgatoFs,
There we're these other develop
mehtS
/. Six telephone subscribers In
nearby Maryland asketi the Mary
land Public Service Commission
TO restrain the telephone com
pany from cutting of their service
In the one case In which Il has
acted so far. the commission gave
the telephone company 20 days IN
which TO reply.
J. Mr.. Fay announced he has
scheduled 80 hearings this week
for telephone subscribers Who
want TO talk over the threatened
loss OF their phone service.
3. A preliminary draft OF The
report on police activities IN con-
nection with gambling was COM
pleted yesterday by Special As
SiStant Corporation Counsel Daniel
b. Maher and the final version 10
expected TO so 10 the Commission
ers tomorrow.
Other Prints 10 Bs FILED.
The frst gun in the battle OF the
telephones was fired Friday when
attorneys for Nathan Miller. Aa2a
La Sale road. Avondale. Md.
brought suit in District Court 10
enjoin the telephone company
from diseontinuing service At the
Miller home
After conferring with judge
David A. Pine. Mr.. Fay agreed 10
ask the telephone company in
Baltimore 10 hold up diSconneet-
ing the Miller phone until the
court decides what action II piii
take on the motion for a prelimi-
nary injunction April H.
AS other attorneys threatened
to Jam the court docket with sim
liar suits, Attorney Charles T..
Ford said he tried to see MI Fay
yesterday 10 flnd out II he would
agree 10 withhold discontinuanee
Of telephone service In other
cases until the Miller motion !s
settled
Mr. Ford said he couldn't reach
Mr.. Fay and therefore would 40
ahead with IS suits himself At
torney Denny Hughes baid he
would file at least 30 here and
In Maryland. Myron O. Enrich.
who filed the petition IN the mil
Ter case. said he would have a
couple more" ready for fling to-
morrow. Wesley Williams. who
complained last week that onf Of
the subscribers on Mr.. Fays list
had been dead year. ssid he
probably will do some nina. too.
Fay Radiates Confidence.
In the face Of all that. Mr.. Fay
radiated confidence last niRht
This ik no new procedure. Mr..
Fay declared. Judge Pine did 1t
10 years ago. The telephone com
pany pulled out 200 telephones
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