Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
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Island, the district attorney said.
A numbers player selected a
sequence of any three digits-such
as 237 or 999 and puts his bet on
that for the day. With the odds
l ,O00-to-1, the payoff was only
640-to-1.
The raided rings winning num-
Der was made up this way. in
order: The second and third digits
| from the noon Wall Street bond
figures and the second digit of the
! Cincinnati Clearing House daily
total.
Figures Obtained From Firm.
A member of the ring obtained
the first two figures from the
Newark branch of the financial
firm of Kean, Taylor IL Co., Mr..
Hogan said, but there was no sug-
gestion that the company was in
volved in the racket.
After obtaining the first two
digitS of the number on which
the ring would have to pay off,
it's mathematician figured out
what third digit would cost the
ring the least in payoffs.
That's where Duble came in,
according to authorities.
Mr.. Hogan said the Eastern
wing of the ring notified the con-
federate in Cincinnati, who pro-
vided the selected third digit in
the right place in the clearing
house total. Thus many players
were gypped by rugged number,
and never knew it. ss,.,s.s, .....s.s
4 Figures Printed in Two PapcTx.
The district attorney here said
the complete business figures.
from which the numbers were
taken, were printed in the New
York Mirror and New York jour
nal American. Mr.. Hogan said
the newspapers offered to discon-
tinue printing the figures, but he
asked them to keep on until the
authorities completed their 18-
month investigation.
Duble, who was seized on war
rant charging conspiracy to con-
trive a lottery. waived extradition
and is due to be brought here in a
day or two. Strollo faces the same
charge, and another charge of
conspiracy.
Augustus Marchetti, assistant
New York district attorney, who
took Duble into custody in Gin
cinnati, said the Ohioan admitted
his part in the affair after being
informed of the evidence obtained
in New York.
Mr.. Marchetti said he did not
believe that Duble received any
"stupendous sums Of money" for
the changes in the figures.
when I told him of the amount
of money involved, his reaction
showed me he had been unaware
of the extent of the rings opera
tons" Mr.. Marchetti said.
Official for 20 Years.
Duble had been secretary man
ager of the Cincinnati clearing
house for approximately 20 years.
He succeeded his father in the job
and before that was connected
with a brokerage firm In Cincln-
natl. His home is in Mariemont,
a Cincinnati suburb, and he Is
married and has two grown chill
dren. He has been active in Gin
cinnati Masonic circles for many
years.
Only q few years ago he an
nounced that the Cincinnati clear
ing house would report its clear
ings in round figures because
we're not interested in aiding the
numbers racket"
New York authorities also pas>.
ticipated in the New Jersey round
up
The men arrested here today
were identified by Mr.. Hogan as:
Edward Dane, a. of Brooklyn,
operator of a recreation center
and pool room In Manhattan.
Irving Bitz, 46, of Queens, a cir
culation inspector employed by the
New York Journal American.
Abraham Goldberg, At. of Queens,
assistant circulation rnareger OF
the Journal American.
Emilio Strollo. 81, OF Queens,
manager of a check cashing con-
Germ in Manhattan and brother OF
Anthony Strollo. arrested In New
Jersey yesterday.
Jack Feldman, 4S. VI the Bronx
proprietor of a cigar store in Msn-
haitian.
Martin Martinson, s., Of Brook
lyn, a cook at Kane's recreation
center.
Napoleon originated the idea Of
odd and even house numbers for
different sides Of the street.