Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

remember it. Sergt. Purdy said he
didn't believe it and Detective Per-
rygo said he dedn't pay any at
tention to it.
Senator Kefauver asked Chief
Richards how it happened that
Nelson was able to operate in the
county all these years without
being arrested.
Chief Richards, who had been
praised both by Mr.. Lewis and his
own men, replied that he knew
about the gambling operations but
they weren't in his county. He said
his men had followed suspected
cars into other counties and he
had duly recorded their suspicious
to the other counties, but nothing
was done.
Senator Kefauver said there
was need for more cooperation
between the counties.
Earlier, the committee ques-
toned Nelson's bookkeeper, Mrs.
Leona Weightman of Cheverly,
Md. and Samuel R. Huey, pub
lie accountant who lives at 1918
Ingomar street NV. and helps
Mr.. Nelson with the accounts of
the North Beach Amusement Co.
Mr.. Huey is an officer of the
amusement company but, he testi-
fed, holds no stock.
Mrs. Weightman told the COM
mittee she knew nothing about
Nelson and the numbers business
but Mr.. Huey said he had heard
rumors about Nelson's gambling
interests and told Nelson he
wanted no part of that end OF his
business.
Mr.. Huey was questioned about
Nelson's net worth statement in
which Nelson totaled his assets
at $469,360.07. Senator Kefauver
noted that Nelson reported his in
terest in the North Beach Amuse-
ment Co. at $17,015 in capital
| stock.
Mr.. Huey estimated the amuse-
i. ment company, which operates
Uncle Billie's" in North Beach,
is worth $l50,00O at deprecated
, book value and added that the
/. Nelson family owns it. When the
committee asked him if he had
heard Nelson had been offered
$750,0 for the beachfront prop
} erty, Mr.. Huey replied that Mel
: son told him that he thought
. about selling it for 100000.
Hes worth a whole lot more
: than is shown here" commented
: Senator Kefauver.
; The committee also got a full
report of Nelson's criminal record
l IN the District.
The record showed eight arrests
from 1917 to 1886 in Washington
tor such offenses as illegal possess
; sion and transportation of whisky
!, and disorderly conduct. Most of
, the arrests resulted in convictions.
! 4 From Nelson's own records, the
committee learned that:
In 1910 alone, Nelson paid fines,
bondsmen's fees and attorneys
fees for more than a dozen per-
sons, including Blight Lee, in
Washington, Maryland and Vir-
: GINA and charged these expenses
, to operating costs on his tax re-
r turns. Some of these deductions,
r however, were disallowed later, the
! committee was told.
:. A ledger which the committee
l translated in terms of bets, "hits, -
agents commissions and expenses
for good will" and the mems
t end of the business" showed that
Nelson's numbers business grew
from a weekly gross of $4,000 to
$4,000 in 1912 to $4,000 to $50
: 900 in 1850.
I The books indicated that Now
I lands account with Nelson grad
ually decreased and the division
of accounts changed. In 1850, the
account appeared under the head
ings of house." interpreted to
mean Nelson himself; First and
Deck" Rowland and Post.
States Attorney Lancaster said
after the hearing that he is
f gathering all possible evidence of
7. cunningham violations in Prince
# Georges for presentation to the
S county grand jury in October. He
i said he had conferred with Judge
Charles c. Marbury and that it
!. was agreed the matter should be
= taken up at the routine session,
Y after orderly compilation of the
e facts.
II Mr.. Lancaster said it would
= take at least two weeks to assem-
II BILE all the data and an equal OF
a longer time to prepare it fol-
e presentation to the grand jury.
It eff indictments are returned,
IS Mr.. Lancaster added, II will
prosecute relentlessly."