Evening star., 1952-01-19

recall, was it that Saunders passed
to ABC inspectors?
A. He gave each one $25. That
was in the Office.
@. In what denominations were
those bills?
A. Well, don't-one Of them
I do remember. a twenty and a
five. I, do know the others. were
$25-he said, Here Is $25."
Can't Recall Names.
@. Do you recall the names Of
those inspectors?
A. ! don't recall their names
now. I cannot recall their names.
Nelson also testified that he
was handed a small envelope and
told that a man would call for
the envelope and that he was to
give it to the man. Penciled on
the outside of the envelope, he
said, was the word "Pittman."
Nelson told the committee that
two detectives, whom he named
as "Ogle and Clark" dropped in
at the Brass Rail on occasions
and that Simkins took them sep
arately into the basement, from
which they would emerge after
about five minutes.
The Brass Rail case entered the
testimony after Emmitt Warning.
Washington numbers king, closed
his appearance on the stand amid
legal wrangling over whether he
would answer some seemingly in
nocent questions.
Warning decided, at the end Of
the discussion. to stand on the
record" and to furnish no an
swers to the previously asked
questions.
Witness Is Cagy.
Warning chose not to tell the
investigators whether he has ever
seen a $1,000 bill, knew anybody
in the numbers business
or knew the meaning Of the
gamblers word "ice." (The word
is used to denote payoffs to police
men for protectionD
He said it might tend to in
criminate him If he stated whether
he kept a little black book In the
business, whether he ever
paid a fine for any one else or
hired a lawyer for any one else in
q criminal case and whether he
ever discussed police affairs with
Maj. Barrett.
Warning would not say whether
he has been buying slips for num-
oers writing at the rate Of 1885,
900 a month. He would not dis
cuss the $250.00D reported found
in his bank safe deposit box, the
source Of his income or the real
estate he owns.
When the Senators said they
could not see how an answer on
realty holdings could possibly lead
TO incrimination-since the own
ership is recorded-Warring ex-
fear that one question
might lead to another and so on,
until he was asked something that
would tend to incriminate.
PliabIe Sessions.
It was evident through the
hearing yesterday that Committee
Counsel Arnold Bauman was
keeping the sessions pliable and
he indicated that he was be-
Ing guided in each days sched-
lling Of witnesses by the testi-
mony Of the previous day.
He said he would try again
when the committee reconvenes
Monday to get around to question:
ng Clarence (Cocky) Ware and
William Whitehead. two gambling
figures here who have been on tap
Tor the last three days.
When asked If he planned to
'ecall Maj. Barrett, he said:
Il just don't know yet"
It also was evident that q pa
'ade Of police will begin appearing
when the committee finishes with
he gamblers. Several already have
,een mentioned as being involved
n rather suspicious circumstances.
Police said the witnesses who
ire getting extra police protection
Is Q result Of the threat rumors
IRE Nelson and Mrs. Sarah Mears
Hall. colored. Inspector jeremiah
9laherty. assistant chief Of de-
'ectives. said his division is in
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