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lploye, who trailed Mr.. Nelson fol
months alone and with police, ha:
charged that the tape will revea.
that a county officer knew thai
Mr.. Nelson had been warned o.
the impending raid.
Detective Ralph Bond, a vet.
eran of eight years on the Prince
Georges force, has challenged Mr.
Lewis to produce the recording Il
clear my name"
Recall of Nelson Urged.
The staff of the Senate Crime
Committee today presented Chair
man O'Conor with a brief urg-
ing that Mr.. Nelson be recalled
for further questioning tomorrow
the last day of the committee
public hearings.
Senator O'Conor said that al
though he would like to question
Mr.. Nelson further he did not
think he would be recalled be-
cause the committees schedule is
too crowded.
Mr.. Nelson has promised to SUBJ
NIT to the committee a statement
showing his net worth. staff
members said they expected the
statement to arrive in a special
delivery letter later today.
How deeply the District grand
jury can delve into Maryland
operations is problematical be-
cause his lack of investigators who
could cross State lines. Mr.. Fay
said.
Mr.. Fay said he would be de-
lighted if he could carry on the
kind Of investigation that re-
suited in the arrest two years ago
and subsequent conviction of
numbers game kingpin William
(Snags) Lewis.
The grand jury. however, can
call witnesses from other terri
tories under Federal subpeonas
and any action it takes cannot be
blocked by flight across State
lines, Mr.. Fay pointed out.
Burkley May Testify.
An important witness before
the grand jury later is expected
to be Milford Burkley of 1907
Capitol avenue NE, who filed suit
for $5O,000 damages against Mr..
Nelson Tuesday.
Mr.. Burkley charged he was
assaulted by Mr.. Nelson in the
latter's Prince Georges County
home last February. In the suit
he asks the court to issue an
order to prevent Mr.. Nelson from
Threatening, annoying or molest-
ing" him. In the suit he charges
Mr.. Nelson told him once he paid
10 per cent Of his income for
police protection.
Mr.. Nelson in testimony before
the Senate Committee said he
financed and drew $255.000 in
profits from Robert NoWland
Associates which the committee
called a $6 million numbers
racket.
Inspector Blick in commenting
on the Nelson testimony said Mr.
Nowland was arrested last De-
cember in a home in the 1900
block of B street NE, which the
inspector described as one OF
Nelson's places" Nowland and
two others were charged with dis
orderly conduct.
Richards Awaits Evidence.
Inspector Blick added that he
had never seen Mr.. Nelson and
his information about his alleged
operations in Washington came
from arrested numbers game
operators.
Prince Georges County Police
Chief F. Allen Richards said this
morning that he was expecting
the Senate Crime investigators to
send him copy of the tape
recording involving the Nelson
"tip-off" later today.
Bond Trying to Recall Details.
The police chief said Detective
Bond is racking his memory fol-
details of his conversation WITH
Mr.. Lewis, recorded last Saturday
in a car parked outside the off,
GERS home near Brandywine.
"He will write down every wore
he can remember" the chief said
80 that it can be compared with
the tape, if it is received"
Mr.. Lewis yesterday said hi
would repeat his charges before g
county grand jury.
Lewis Continues Investigation.
Meeting with Chief Richards ir
the Senate committee Offices, Mr.
Lewis said he is continuing hi.
own investigation but added:
II won't say another word tt
anyone in Prince Georges County
unless it's before grand jury OF
some other official body that car
start criminal action"
Senate Committee Chairman
O'Connor said he doubts that the
Igroup will return to Prince