Evening star., 1949-05-27
States Attorney
1o0ui1Cdpfain
About Ship Raid
Bowie Defends Police
After Denicl oil
Gomblins Comploint

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States Atteensy A 0wynr
Rowie es rT4ace ocaxes cs2nty
wants 10 have . sAls eth Ire
Wilson Lire saip captain wAs
has crnaes re na9 Aastsssag -
ce wilh the pasxe rad CT ire
5 3 Mount vegnea
Mr. Rowte tod reporters ses-
segs&y Tire Sslp waa rANfssa dur
Gag The Southwest Aafncf iAans
Club charity cruise "Wednesday
ntght because u l.. ssassa. re-
lRs captain Of the Mount VeF~
non. called county peaaes 80 exen-
plain about fgveFtoas gambling
Mr. DodSon saaa ne esdnr know
anything Atssu, Il Ne tod re-
po;sefs. L dosr wcsk fog Ise
police I'm running . beat n
would be foolish fog o captain to
involve himself when he would
be asking the I>alies 10 prosecute
hln !oy allowing gambling
pefena. railes.
Informed et Mr. Dcsasans = de-
NAL, Mr.. Bowie aid he thinks he
viii set In touch wish Mr. pcdson
and let him tell me what ne
all about" "
II people are trying 10 nAks
monkeys out O! ouy osneers- I'm
going 20 see wiao Is the monkey,
Mr. Bowie said 1T doesn't naaks
any difference technically ahe
called the police. but I'm not go
ing 10 take any criticism al thrlr
action They vsre performing
their duties
One thing was clear from ths
accounts belatedly g,ven reporters
yesterday Of the raid
The police thought they ~ere
raiding q ho,hed Of professional
gamblers. What they actually
caught were four respectahle
businessmen. All members In sood
standing OF the Linns Club,
Fsar Men Charged.
Charged yesterday with setting
up q gaming table we're William
z. Atkinson. as Tuekefman
street NV. william n Smith.
sl& Franklin avenue, SILVER
Spring. William r. Hiidshgand.
7ios Gloucester road. woodacTes.
Nd. and Philip NJ Perry. se2o
Thirty first place NV.
AL were freed under 800 bond
pending Q hearing In Hyattsviils
Police Court next Thursday
Mr.. Bowie, after interviewing
police yesterday. gave this version
of the events leading ap 10 the
raid version denied es Mr..
Dcdsofl
Mr.. Dodson teiephnIaed county
police Wednesday To SAY there sas
gambling on the Mount vernon.
He left his name and tslfphotis
number.
Detective Richard A, Pearson
then was sent 10 talk with Mr..
Dodson and Capt, Herbert Hall.
ships master They demanded
that something be done 70 stop
the gambling.
Plans Made Ia Halt Ship,
Accordingly. arrangements were
made 70 halt the ship at Fort
Washington and take Of what the
police thought % be professional
gamblers
The Ave plainelothssmsn who
embarked on the cruise did not
know they had joined LAons
Club party until q game Of chance
was unveiled and they called q
halt 10 the festivities.
Police cars we're on hand when
the ship pulled Ia for ita n1ached-
uied stop at Port Washington. but
the only thing unloaded wss the
gambling wheel. No arrests were
made, but four men gave thsif
word 10 appear In Mr.. Bo~is q
once the next day.
Ashley Abendsctssin. club press'
dent. who came 10 Mr. Bowls
once with his beieasuFred mem
bers. said members Of thu club
had been assigned 70 ruin ths
wheels.
More than 90 per cent Of tbs
money ne ralse soea 10 charity.
he said. The rest soes for eper'
atlns expenses
Police ExpIaln Secrecy.
Policemen who we're loeth ts
admit they had taken part in ths
raid explained later they wess Try
| ing 10 save the Lions Club from
embarrassment They also com
mensed anoificaaiiy that uss1
wouldn't have wasted their Tins
cruising down tt~ river II ihss
had known their 1000 shipmase'
we're on o charity efzaise,
When the osfseiai statement wa,
/ finaiiy made yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Bowie called in reporters ffou
all the local newspapers exo~p'
the News. lie recognized John
Keats Of the News stan - tfs ona
who wrote an editorial blssttai
1.-THE county's form Of government
and referring 10 Mr.. Bowis
| Said Mr.. Bowie TO AT. ksais
You have a nerve c0sning heEw
II never 9ant yoe IN my osres. y
you ever do. I wtii personally
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