Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08

1U.50 am.
Then, at 10 am, United states
Commissioner F. Archie Meatyard
who had scheduled arraignment
for five men arrested in the March
IS raids. indicated something un-
usual was afoot.
Instead of arraigning the five
all arrested at State Wide Sport
News Distributors, 37o1 Bladens-
burg road, Colmar Manor-Com-
missioner Meatyard simply con-
tinued the expiration date Of their
bond for a day.
He said he understood the spe-
cial grand jury at that moment
was waiting 10 go before Judge
Keech.
William II. Collins. attorney for
the five men, then announced the
men would waive extradition and
go to District Court. where they
would post bond in case they were
indicted. All five were indicted.
Other Persons Indicted.
As for the indictments them
selves. indicted with Lewis on one
of the conspiracy charges were
these men:
John r. Mitchell, 300 block OF
Tenth street NE; Fulton J
Mitchell. colored. 500 block Of
Tenth street NE; George P. Scott
1000 block Of e street Sc; Fred
Sutton, colored. 1900 block OF
Sixth street NV; Lonnie Black
colored, 800 block of l. street Sc;
Anis Wycke. colored. 100 block OF
r street NV; Ralph Spottswood
colored, 300 block of North Henry
street. Alexandria; Edward L
Hinkle, jr., 300 block Of Presiden-
tial Gardens. Alexandria; Gregory
6egar, $500 block of Thirty-second
street Sc; Sterling D. WEIGH. 1900
block of verplanck place NV;
Dean Kennedy. 21oo block OF
Queens Chapel road, Avondale
Md: Burnhard j. Del-Negro, 240c
block of Tunlaw road NV. and
Ellis Solet, $500 block of Lee boule-
ward, Arlington.
Specific Acts Charged.
The conspiracy indictment
against the group set out the
following alleged overt acts:
i. On March "a, 1949. Lonnie
Black brought a quantity of num-
bers slips on which bets had been
made from the District to the
establishment at 1910 Forty sixth
avenue, Bladensburg. Md.
2. On March Is, 1949, John r.
Mitchell, brought o quantity OF
numbers slips and money from
the District to the Bladensburg
establishment.
3. On March 25, Fulton J. Nit
ehell, brought a quantity of num-
bers slips and money from the
District to the Bladenburg estab-
1ishm1nt II ; 81
1. ,c March Is, Ralph Spots
wood. brought a quantity of num-
bers Sips Aand money from the
District to the Bladenburg estab-
lishment.
S. On March Is. Anis Wycke
brought a quantity OF numbers
slips and money from the District
to the Bladensburg establishment
The nine other overt actxunefe1S
alleged that Lewis and thu utfley
men named in the indictneri
went to the Bladensburg @estab-
lishment. - ~
Second Conspiracy Indictment.
The second conspiracy indict-
n1ent. naming Barbour, included
these others: John L. Quinn. Har-
rington. Hotel; William w. Quinn
1000 block of South Carolina ave.
nue. Sc; Thomas B. White, 1000
block Of N. Quincy street, Airing
ton; Murray H. OFF. 3700 block OF
Bladensburg road, Colmar Manor
Md; William S. Doyle. 1900 block
of Biltmore street NV; Sidney
Frischer. 1900 block OF N street
NV; William Cohen, 1900 block
of Good Hope Road Sc, and Lee
Thomas Lewis, 5000 block OF
Thirty-third avenue, Colmai
Manor.
OF was the man accused OF
making out the check to Beard.
In addition to the charge Of
threatening Mrs. Franklin. Aca-
lotti was charged with Umberto
'Chi Chi" D'Ainbrosio, first
block of Bryant street NV. in
q separate indictment with setting
up a gaming table for horse bet
ting purposes.
In still another indictment,
Acalotti was charged with "Snags"
Lewis and Frank Billeci, 500
block of Margaret drive, Silver
Spring, Md, with promoting a
lottery in connection with the
numbers game.
Five counts were set forth in
the indictment naming Kopel and
Plummer. One charges that on
March "a. 1949. they wagered So
with lone Wilfred D. Barrett" Can
undercover AGENT on the result Of
q horse race.
Another count alleges that on
March Is Kopel had in his pos
session certain tickets, certifi-
Gates, bills, slips. tokens, papers
and writings designed for the
purpose of playing, carrying on
and conducting a certain lottery
commonly known as the numbers
game"
Named as Numbers Promoter.
Nick Floratos, identified with
the Macedonia Coffee Shop. TAG
Ninth street NV, was charged
In another indictment with pros
noting q lottery known as the
numbers game" and accepting a
bet from Pasquale F. Sanducci on
December 10 at the Ninth street
establishment.
Three separate counts are set
out in an indictment charging
Philip Samekow. alias Phil Har-
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