Evening star., 1952-01-17

lime Investigating Committee. I'll
nitt Warning more than a year q
police officials and would not dis
close his present occupation.
Tells Why He Quit.
| 2. Freddie Woods, colored, for
mer operator Of the Of Beat club
said he once wrote numbers fol
Warning but quit because a
friend got arrested and he was
told the friend had been turned
in by Warning" He said he
didn't want to work for "an outfit
like that. Woods said his take a.
a numbers writer was Is per cent
Of the days proceeds up to $500
and 80 per cent after that.
8. The committee was told police
were paid to protect gambler.
and see that they weren't arrested
4. Sergts. James Beach anc
Robert w.. Smith testified they
were transferred to school crossing
duty In 1948 after making gam
bling arrests. Sergt. Smith de-
scribed 1t as being penalized" fol
arresting racketeers.
Simkins opened his testimony
with a statement objecting to be-
ing televised and to the micro
phones on the table In front Of
him. .,.7. 49,
Simkins, q white-haired man of
distinguished appearance, said he
would like removal of the micro
phones as I am of the opinion
that they would keep me from
properly comforting with my coun-
sci and would keep me from
exercising my right to counsel"
This was the objection registered
by Mr.. Barrett. The committee
acquiesced to Mr.. Barrett'S OBJ
lection, but ruled that later wit
nesses must face television and
microphones. ~,-zsrr 49, .-.-..---
Simkins spent most Of his time
refusing to answer questions.
Among those on which he was
silent were:
What is your bushes or occu-
|pation?"
Have you ever described your
self as a speculator?"
you are also known as White
top?"
He later answered, after
Senator Welker pointed out
that admitting nickname was
hardly a basis for determinations
and after conferring with his
attorneys, he said. "They call
me that"
What precinct is the Brass
Rail IMP"
"The Brass Rail is owned and
operated by your wife. is it not2"
Police Pay OFF Charged.
Earlier. Mrs. Sarah (Dimples)
Mears Hall. who said she was
Slmkins' former girl friend, testi-
fed she helped him operate a
numbers house in her home in
the 1000 block of Georgia avenue
NV. She also told the committee
police visited the place, and she
heard Simkins speak of paying
for police protection.
Woods. who said he once wrote
numbers for Warning, was one of
the franker witnesses encountered
during the day. A part of his
testimony went this way:
Q. About 1948 or 1947 did YOU
decide you wanted to go into the
numbers business? s &
A. Around 1947. s
Q. Did you have a conversation
at that time?
A. Yes, sir. --s.
@. And with whom?
A. Emmitt Warning.
@. Will you tell what that con-
versation was about?
A. I told him I wanted a num-
bers book. He said if I would
take the book, my percentage
would be Is per cent-25 cents on
the dollar. Some white fellow
picked them up-I don't remem-
ber his name, he used to come to
my house. We'd meet at the
front door.
@. Your share was to be Is per
cent?
|. A. Yes.
Q. Did Emmitt Warning tell you
that?
A. Yes. II the volume of play
would run above 500 a day. /
would get 80 per cent.
q. Where did you operate from ?
A. I had a walking handbook.
Q. VIII you explain that to the
committee?
A. You approach people you
know personally and ask them to
play the numbers.
Refuses to Answer.
Jacqueline Terry, 80, colored. of
the 1000 block of Euclid street
NV. refused to answer many oues-
tions. despite sharp urging by
Senator Welker. However, q state
ment given by her on December
II. concerning the numbers oper-
ationS Of Orian Whiting. was
made part Of the record.
Questions and answers from the
statement include:
@. For whom did you work at
that time? 1886.
A. Orian T. Whiting.
@. What business was he in?
A. He was in the numbers busi-
ness.
Q. When you started working
for Whiting in 1916. where was
his place Of business2
A. I was working at 2ss4 Cham
plain street.
@. Did you ever work in your