St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-12-29

mutually runs the ThCk6L mere WI
men are free on $25, 900 bonds.
Both men were arrested
gave before the Koefauver COM
mittee Of the United States SEN
ate. Jones was called from Mexi-
CO to give his information, and
Roe from his home here in Chi
cago.
Although the policy racket may
be reeling q bit because Of the
Koefauver action, 1t hasn't fallen
people are still playing policy on
the southside where most Of Chi
cago's Negroes live this week.
In the meantime two white
policy racketeers went free az
they refused TO testify before the
Koefauver committee and States
Atty. Boyle brought the charges
against them.
Jones and Roe are being charg-
ed with the technical violation of
the city ordinance which makes
II illegal TO operate a policy
wheel. Conviction could bring
about prison terms OF one TO five
years.
Here are the facts revealed in
the sensational testimony given
out by Roe and Jones.
Profits from their Maine
IdahO-O Ohio wheel during the
past flve years have totAlcd
nearly $1,000 Oo.
At least 80 wheels operate at
all times on the Southside, with
about IS Of 10 solid wheels MAX
ing regular profits all the time.
Negroes do not own all the
policy wheels, and they possibly
do not own most Of them.
In theory, the policy racket n
not tied In with politics In Chi
cagO.
Because Of these key facts re-
vealed In this situation, many OBJ
servers have been asking the
following questions:
Ii racial prejudice involved in
the arrest Of Jones and ROeH
rested during Koefauver hearings,
They're the only two persons ar
although 4 number Of top racket
GERS have been interviewed by the
committee.
Why did Jones come an the
way from Mexico city TO talk ?
Why did he and Roe talk 90
muchr Did they ten AN" because
Of some kind Of deal with either
the local or federal government i?
How does Chicago'S policy rae
ket ut in with the BO-called ma
uonal crime syndicate run by the
descendants Of the Al CaPone
boolegEing prohibition daysH
Here Is what are supposed "a
be the best answers for the queS.
tons above.
Aaron Payne, attorney for
Jones, brought up the question OF
racial antAgOnism in court for q
hearing on a writ Of habeas cor
pus for his client. He claimed that
only the two Negroes were ar
rested while the whites were lei
go.
Payne e0mPlnlnea out Of
court that BOylo personally
acted In the cases Of Jones and
Roc. while tive whites. Pat
Manning (AIlAs MAnnO) and
Pete TrcmOat, escaped sure Ar-
rest-
Speaking for the states attor
neys office, Joseph Atwell, as
sistant states attorney and 1
Negro, said, mo racial motive Il
involved here. There was no Othel
choice for us but to arrest Jonei
and Roe after the things they re
vealed."
Atwen noted that the whit
witnesses actually revealed yer!
little or nothing about their con
nections with the policy racket
He termed the racial angle a
mere street talk"
About Jones return to Chicag'
here's the score. Jones Is still
an American citizen. He was sub
peonaed under federal order Il
Mexico City, and had to return u
Chicago. He left the windy city
few years ago after he had beel
kidnapped for a reported $100,00C
There are numerous theories a
to why the Negro policy king
told 30 much about their business
Lewis A. H. Caldwell. author o
The Policy King" q sOciologica
report on the racket In Chicago
has this TO say about Il:
Roe and King talked 10 tina
they could prOlong their stay 3
business before the big whit
; rAelCeteers move IN There h n
deal with the police. These me-