Evening star., 1952-01-22
Second Witness
Puts Bullock al
Nelson Office
Says She Sow Him
In Cor Outside Home
Used by Gamblers
By w. n. Shippen

py W. u. SnIPpeH
The second witness at the con
spiracy trial Of Charles E. Nelson
and Is others today placed Polica
Inspector Albert ]. Bullock neal
the principal headquarters of th'
Nelson numbers syndicate in Sea-
Pleasant. Md.
Mrs. Elsie M. Sellers, gray.
haired mother of three daughters
told a District Court jury she saw
the inspector in his car parked or
q driveway between the Tea Topel
Tavern and the principal head.
quarters of the syndicate in ths
adjoining Richardson home OF
Central avenue.
The Government contends thai
Bullock helped to protect the rich
racket. He is under suspension
along with another defendant
Detective Sergt. Robert G. Kirby
of the Homicide squad.
Parked in Driveway.
Mrs. Sellers, like three other
women adding machine operators
who have preceded her to the
stand. testified that the syndicate
moved often but always returned
to the Richardson place. She
said she noticed Bullock's pres
ence several times while the syn
dicate was operating In the base
ment of the Richardson home be-
tween December, 194S, and some
time in 1949.
The witness said she saw the
police inspector seated in an auto
mobile parked in the driveway
late in the afternoon on several
occasions. He was alone in his car.
She said these appearances usual
ly occurred when the numbers
work was being completed and the
hours varied somewhat because Of
the post time at the tracks.
Mrs. Sellers and the other add
ing machine operators said they
had seen Sergt. Kirby helping
with the numbers operations on
several occasions, and that former
Detective James D. Lowry. who
resigned from the force in 1947,
was a regular member of the
working force.
Mrs. Mary Creef of Alexandria,
Va, who told the District
Court jury she worked 13 years
for the syndicate, testified yes
terday that. so far as she knew.
Nelson and his wife turned over
active operations to Ribert L. Now
land and his wife in November,
1914, and did not resume them
until June, 1850.
Contention of Government.
The Government contends Mel
son and Mrs. Virginia Madge Nell
son gave over details of the syndi-
cate. to Nowland and his wife, Mrs.
Mary c. Nowland, when the name
was changed in 1914 to Charles
z. Nelson and associates" but re-
ceived half the profits.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John Fihelly, in charge of
the prosecution said the Govern
ment will prove that the part
ners shared equally" after the
name shift and that the Nelson's
began taking part in the routine
work only when the syndicate
was hard hit in June. 1850, and
six employees were discharged.
Judge James r. Kirkland said
he would rule today on whether
Mrs. Creef'S direct testimony will
be reopened for further question
ing on whether or not she had
seen the Nelson's at syndicate
headquarters between 1914 and
1850.
A previous witness, Mrs. Doro-
thy Ridgely of Seat Pleasant,
Md. another adding machine op-
orator, testified she had seen the
Nelson's only Occasionally" while
she and the other girls in the
Office were taking orders from the
Nowlands between 1914 and 1850.
Among the Girls Fired.
Mrs. Ridgely said she was among
the six girls fired in June, 1850.
and she went to the big stock
farm of Nelson at Ritchie, Md,
to learn the reason for her dis
charge.
The witness said the Nelson's
told her the syndicate had run
into hard luck and they were get
ting back into the work as an
economy measure. r
Mrs. Creef, like Mrs. Ridgely
and another adding machine oper-
ator. Mrs. Helen Lorraine Brown
Of Seat Pleasant, said headquar-
ters moved many times during her
employment. Mostly the work was
done at the Richardson home" !"
in Seat Pleasant, and the Office was
moved back there from time to
time after operating in AleXan-
dria. Riverdale and several places
in North Beach. Md.
Mrs. Greet said Lowry some
times took part in the work at
headquarters or followed cars in
which money and records were
being transported.
She placed Kirby in the head
quarters but said she did not
know what he did, because he
usually was upstairs at the Rich
ardSon home while the office was
on a lower floor.
Other Defendants.
Other defendants are the Mel
sons daughter and son-in-law,
Mrs. Bertha N. MacWilliamS and
william Billy) K. MacWilliams;
Blight H. Lee, James L. Pun
phrey. and flve women Office en-
ployes.
Mrs. Creef testified that both
Of the MacWilliamses worked In
the numbers office when the head
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