Evening star., 1952-07-31

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Big Numbers Ring
Police today claimed the break
Iup Of $5,000-a-day numbers opera
ton after a swift raid on a @
street house.
Six men, caught In yesterday
Eafternoon's roundup were ar
raigned before United States
Commissioner Cyril 8. Lawrence
today. All were charged with OPP
Grating a lottery and possession
of lottery slips.
The men were released under
81 500 bond each. The cases were
continued at the request of the
Government until August 13.
Attorney Wesley williams, rep
Iresenting five of the defendants,
objected to the continuance. He
said he was afraid some Of the
material evidence might disap-
pear.
The raid, police said. netted
t$8,6 ,672 in cash. q gunny sack full
of number slips, three electric
adding machines, crumpled money
wrappers and paper bags.
Police had to recover part of
1.-THE money by lowering an under
lcover man down a narrow dumb
waiter. The men had been spotted
dumping bills down the outside
dumbwaiter shaft.
Four Seized in Raid.
-Four men were arrested in the
raid n a three-story brick house
at 1929 @ street NV. Two others
were picked UP on warrants else
where. The six. all colored. were:
Harvey w. James, 43, of the @
street address; Peyton L. Man
ming, 81. of the 400 block of RAN
dolph street NV; William T.
Brown, 80, Of the 1900 block of U
street NV: Roland Patten, 49,,
Iof the 500 block of Twenty-first
street NE: Alexander II. Under
down, 80. Of the 1900 block of Oak
street NV. and Charles L. Nc
Daniels, 26, of the 4100 block of
Fifth street NV.
Police described Manning as the
office manager" or kingpin of
the numbers setup.
James, who was arrested at
Seventh and r streets NV, told
police he rented the room a month
ago for SO a week and knew
nothing about the operation. He
said Ahis mother, a retired Gov
ernment employe. owned the
house and he was simply looking
out for her property.
Previous Arrests Cited.
Capt. John w. Monroe, second
in command of the morals divi-
sion and one of the raiders, said
James had a record for numbers
operations and had also been
twice arrested but exonerated both
times on homicide charges.
Brown, who identified himself
as a cab driver. was picked upI
at Seventh and T streets NV.
Police described him as a runner
or pickup man.
A dozen raiders converged on
the @ street house about $3.50
pm. Two, remaining outside as
guards, spotted the men tossing
money into the dumbwaiter from
a third floor window.
The raiders rushed to the third
floor. There, police said, they
found four men, the adding ma
chimes, two card tables, a bed and
a floor Uttered with money wrap
pers and coin envelopes.
Police said the money recovered
by the undercoverman in the
dumbwaiter shaft and loose cash
found in the room amounted to|
over $1,000. Capt. Monroe found
81, ,432 cramned in a hatbox on
the second floor. OF the money
in the hatbox. $4,000 was in $1OOl
bills.
Claims Money in Hatbox.
James showed, up in the morals
division office and claimed the
hatbox take. He said he had won
it in the past two weeks and it
had no connection with the third
floor operation.
Told the money had been con-
he screamed that he !,
would go ito the highest court In |,
the land" Then he wheeled ontl
Clarence H. Lutz of the
morals division and told him:
''You and me are going to be sleep |,
ing buddies tonight" He meant !.
he wouldn't leave Inspector Lutz
until he got the money but several
detectives propelled him from the
office.
Inspector Lutz said THE raiders /
we're armed with arrest and search
He explained that the |,
Q street dwelling had been under
for weeks before the X
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