Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-27
Threat 10 Girl
Charged 10
Gaming Figure
Arrests Mount to 30;
Grand Jury Resumes
Probe Tomorrow

a man arrested mere late yes
terday in the United States At
torney's drive on gambling places
was charged with threatening
violence to a 25-year-old woman
If she testified further in the in
vestigation.
This dramatic turn came as
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay announced:
That new evidence, additional
witnesses and further testimony
will be presented to a special
grand jury when it meets at 1890
am. tomorrow to resume its in
quiry into organized gambling.
That teletype tickers will be
removed by the Western Union
Telegraph Co. from 26 Maryland
and Virginia locations listed by
the Government officials. Two
of those places were among the
eight Washington and nearby
Maryland establishments raided
Friday, with the arrest of % per-
sons.
May Revoke License.
AS a result of the raids and Mr.
Fay's pronouncement that he has
just begun his fight against or
ganized gambling, District off,
Gals declared last night they will
revoke licenses of any tavern
owner. storekeeper or taxicab
driver proved to have permitted
or participated in such gambling
Attic Acalotti, alias Till Alcott
40, 908 Fourteenth street NV.
was the man arrested and ar
raigned on charges of accepting
horse bets and intimidating wit
ness.
Miss Bernice Franklin, Is, OF
Suitland. Md. described by the
United States Attorneys Office
as having testified in the gam
bling inquiry, complained that
Acalotti telephoned her Friday
after the raids.
"Acalotti threatened to do Sc
rious bodily harm or to kill Bernice
Franklin who had sworn to q
Commissioners warrant against
him and others associated with
him during the past year for vio-
lation of the District gaming
laws" Assistant United States
Attorney John w. FINELY said.
THE substance of the threat was
that if you don't keep your mouth
shut I'll see that it is kept shut
permanently"
Found at Friends Home.
Acalotti was one of Is men
against whom arrest warrants had
been issued prior to Fridays mass
raids. United States deputy mar
shals and Special Investigator
Downey Rice were unable to To-
cate him Friday.
After seeing no one at his house
yesterday they found him at the
home of a friend in the 1900
block Of Twelfth street NV, they
reported. He was taken into GUS
tody and evidence of betting &C
tivities, including gambling equip
ment, was discovered later at his
home, officials said.
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
last night, Acalotti was held in
$500 bail on the gaming charges
and $4,000 on the charge OF in
timidating a witness. He made
bail. Commissioner Lawrence set
April IS for hearing.
A few minutes before Acalotti
arrived at the Commissioners
Office, Miss Franklin. an attractive
red-haired woman, left the build
ing in company with United
States Attorney office investiga-
tors.
Immediate Hearing Demanded.
H. Clifford Alder, attorney fol
Acalotti, demanded an immediate
hearing on the charge of intimi-
dalton.
Miss Franklin had been in the
court room only 10 minutes te,ore
Acalotti was brought in, he said
and Mr.. Lawrence agreed that il
was not more than Is minutes
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