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a party he allegedly attended at
the Tea Topper Tavern. next door
to Mr.. Richardson's home.
Fay Tells of Operations.
An accompanying press release
from United States Attorney
George Morris Fay indicated a
little more. The press release said
that at the time of the alleged
visit. the Richardson home was a
numbers headquarters in active
operation and at the time of the
alleged party, some Of the persons
who later became Bullock's CO.
defendants were present.
1t was indicated, however, that
witnesses have given the grand
jury evidence that Bullock and
James E. Lowry, former policeman
indicted with Bullock, conveyed a
numbers car driven by Robert
Nowland. of Alexandria. Va,
another co-defendant. No hint of
that testimony was given in the
listing Of overt acts.
Mr.. Fihelly also said that al
though the overt acts cover only
the last three years under the
statute of limitations. the Govern
ment can go further back in pre-
Senting its case to show a continu-
ing conspiracy.
Central figure in the mass in
dictment is Charles E. Nelson.
Ritchie (Md.) horse breeder and
hacker of Robert Now
land Associates, which was de-
scribed by the Senate Crime In
vestigating Committee as a Sc mil
lion numbers operation.
Nelson's records and ledgers
dating back to 1910, which Nelson
turned over to the crime commit
tee and which later came into the
hands Of the District grand jury.
have been widely touted as the
framework of the whole case, but
very little indicative Of their ex-
istence showed up in the listing
Of overt acts"
Blight Lee Posts S2,500.
Blight H. Lee, former Arlington
gambler reputed to be a close
of Nelson, was the first
Of the Is defendants to show UP
in District Court today to post
bond and submit to fingerprint-
ing. Calm and dapper. Lee
posted $4,000 bond.
He was followed by Mrs. Mary
T. Hutchinson, a reputed Nelson
called Flaming Mamie"
because of her short strawberry
blond hair. After posting $1,000
bond and glaring at photog-
raphers, Mrs. Hutchinson ad-
justed over her face the same
scarf that has concealed her fea-
lures from photographers during
her various grand jury appear
ances. She has cut a convenient
slit in the scarf so her eyes can
peer out.
Attorney T. Edward O'Connell,
who accompanied Lee and Mrs.
Hutchinson. also brought four
other defendants into court. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. Nowland, who
posted $500 each, and Shirley
Mccoy and Effie Lou Trent, who
were released under $1,000 bond
each. The latter two are reputed
to be Nelson employees.
Appear Ill at Ease.
Inc NOWlandS and the two other
women appeared to be nervous
and uneasy. Nowland commented
to newsmen, "It's nothing to laugh
about. I can tell you that" Mrs.
Nowland, after advising the other
two women to pose for photogra-
pliers, said of them, These poor
girls-it's hard on them"
Nelson, already under $4,000
bond after bis perjury indictment
was due in court later today or
tomorrow along with Mrs. Nelson
another co-defendant.
Bullock, Lowry and Sergt. Rob-
ert Kirby of the Homicide Squad,
who was indicted with the other
two policemen, were expected to
surrender this afternoon.
Arrangements also were being
made to bring in the other CO.
defendants - Nelson's daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will