Evening star., 1952-03-17
Police Raids in Area
Bring Charges Against
II Over Week End

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Seventeen persons have been
charged with liquor law or
gambling violations after weekend
raids by Prince Georges County,
Takonna Park and District police.
In their first raids in two years,
Takoma Park police broke up a
card game yesterday in a home
in the 7200 block of Cherry ave-
nue. that had been under observa-
tion for some time. They said
they confiscated seven fifths of
whisky which did not have the
Maryland tax stamp. quantity
of numbers books and slips. seven
decks of cards and three sets of
dice
Miss Catherine Butler, SO, coll
ored. of the Cherry avenue adj
dress was charged with possession
OF lottery slips. permitting q lot
terry, setting UP and maintaining
a gaming table and possession and
sale Of untaxed whisky. She was
released on $500 bond for a hear
ing Friday in Marlboro Police
Court.
Card Players Seized.
Police described the home as q
pickup place for a larger numbers
operation.
Four men who were playing
cards were charged with main
tanning a gaming table. They
were identified as Warren House,
4S, Of the 900 block of Bonifant
street. Silver Spring: Claude Ford,
81. Norbeck. Md: Lloyd Finney,
38. OF the 200 block of Twelfth
street Sc. and Lenton Jordan,
80, Of the first block Of Ritcni
avenue, Takoma Park. The men,
all colored, were ordered to ap-
pear at Marlboro Police Court on
Friday. and were released on $3.50
bond each.
In another Takoma Park raid,
police arrested Mrs. Martha Tur-
ner, IS. colored. of the 100 block
OF Ritchie avenue. She was
charged with possession of un-
taxed whisky and was released on
$500 bond for a hearing March 27
IN Takoma Park Police Court.
At the Huntsville Market, in the |
1900 block of Seventieth avenue.
Huntsville, Prince Georges County
police arrested. the proprietor,
Charles Harris, so. and chargedl
him with selling whisky on Sun
day. Police said they saw Harris
sell a pint of wine to James HI
Brown, 38. colored. of Highland
Park, who was released ON STOOL
bond to appear as a States wit
ness at q hearing Friday at Marl-
horo.
so Half-Phts Confiscated.
Harris was released on $500
bond.
In . raid on a home in the
S400 block of Sheriff road, Deane-
wood Park, county police arrested |
William H. Washington, IS, COL
ored, on charges of selling whisky
without license and possession
OF untaxed whisky. He was re-
leased on $500 bond after policel
eol1dsEated go half -pints az whist
KY and several cases Of beer and /
wine. 7
Also arrested on a charge of
possession of untaxed whisky was
Thomas Vance. 40. colored, Of the
900 block of Sixtieth avenues
Fairmont Heights, taken into
custody at his home, and Dennis
johnson. 81. colored. clerk in
Johnson's Grocery in the 110OI
block of Eastern avenue, Deane-
wood, charged with selling whisky
without a license.
Both were released on $500 bend
for hearings Friday in Marlboro
Police Court.
Seven Seized in District.
Seven persons were arrested in
the District and charged with
keeping and selling whisky with
out license.
Police listed six as: Mrs. Clara
AlieE. so, colored. of the HOO
block of G street NE: Thermon
Holly Williams, 33, colored, of the
same address: Richard c. Briscoe,
36, colored, of the 1000 block of
Portner place NV; Samuel Pra-
ter, So, of the 240O block of
Shows court NV; George Wash
ipgton Coakley, II, of the 1000
block of Eighth street NV, and
Samuel Voolfolk, Il, of the 1900
block Of Eighth street NV.
Also arrested was James Leon
Williams, so, of the 400 block of
Kings court NV. who UNDER
cover men reported sold them a
bottle on the street