Evening star., 1951-10-26
IS Defendants
Plead Not Guilty
In Gambling
Lawyers Get z Weeks
To Prepare Motions
Aquinst Indictments

Thirteen Of Is accused gambling
conspirators lined up before Judge
Charles F. Mclaughlin IN District
Court today and pleaded not
guilty to the mass indictment.
The other three-Police In
spector Albert I. Bullock, Detec-
tive Sergt. Robert G. Kirby and
James E. Lowry, retired policea
man-were arraigned Wednesday.
All 16 were indicted here Monday
on lottery and conspiracy charges.
Judge Mclaughlin granted the
attorneys two weeks in which toI
file motions attacking the indict-
ment and set tentative trial date
OF November 26. That is the date
set earlier for the trial of the po-
liceman. Under conspiracy charges,
all Is customarily would be tried
together.
Nelson Leads Parade.
Charles E. Nelson, reputedI
chieftain Of Sc million interstate
numbers syndicate. led the parade
into court for arraignment today
His name was called first as the
defendants stepped forward be-
fore the judge.
After calling the roll the clerk
asked each one individually how
he or she pleaded. All of them
answered mot guilty" in loud
voices.
1t was the first joint appear
ance of the defendants. Eight of
the Is also are under Indictment
in Prince Georges County onI
gambling charges.
County Trial November 26.
Nelson, already facing trial No.
vember 26 on a five-count perjury
indictment. has also been in
dlcted in Prince Georges County
as one Of the eight conspirators
in the gambling case there and onI
attempted bribery and assault
charges.
Other troubles threatened Mel
son today when States Attorney
Arthur w. Dowell of Calvert
County, Md. said he was keeping
close watch on the development
OF gambling charges against Mel
son in the District and Prince
Georges County.
In the District indictment. a.
house at North Beach, Md. inI
Calvert County. was mentioned asi
a money-counting headquarters
for the numbers syndicate.
I'VE know that a certain house
at North Beach was being used as
a tabulating headquarters" Mr..
Dowen said. There has been
nothing developed to show num-
bers activity in Calvert County.
That was all from the Metro
politan Area"
Grand Jury to Get Data.
The States Attorney added,
however, that he will turn over
to the Calvert County grand jury
any information developed in the
Washington and Prince Georges
inquiries which might indicate
that actual gambling operations
extended into Calvert County.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John W. Fihelly said here
earlier this week that a pile of
evidence is still being kept secret
to await the actual trials.
In Prince Georges County,
where the gambling indictments
were returned Wednesday, States
Attorney Carlyle Lancaster said
he would have no objection to the
District cases being tried first.
Under indictment both in the
District and Prince Georges Coun-
ty are Nelson: his wife, Mrs. V;r-
ginia Madge Nelson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nowland, Lowry, Kirby
Mrs. Ruby Geary and Miss Eme |
Lou Trent.
Others under indictment in the
District in the alleged gambling
conspiracy are Bullock, Blight H.
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. William K.
MacWilliams, James L. Pumphrey,
Mrs. Mary T. Hutchinson, Mrs.
(See GAMBLING, Page A-2) !