Evening star., 1952-02-24
Second String
Runs Gambling,
Monroe Reveal!
Big Operators Leave
City 10 Small Fry,
Squad Chief Sey'
By Cherries q. Brooks

By Cherries q, Brooks
Two sets OF brothers and A 0na'
time associate Of former number
bAeker Roger "Whlletop" almklnI
ore primarily responsible for thl
Districts aAmbllhH rauketa Alnel
the three "bla bosses" ceased Up'
eratl0hA, The star learned ianl
nlaht,
Capt, John n, Monroe, head oI
The police AhtlsHamhlIhR squad
made The disclosure After no had
revealed that Hinmltt Warning
bAii Beard and blmkihb hae
"a6he 6ut OF business" because eI
pressure brought about by tht
former gfAhd jury investigating
convicted Prince 6eeFGes eeuntA
gambler Charles H. Nielsen, tht
Senate District Crime subeemmitu
zee ana the special FAekets gFAHd
jury,
Capt, MeRFee declared thai
with the exception OF Feputed
gambling king Abe (Jewbey Bietg)
Pllsee, the eltys heFse and nuns
beFs betting is confined 10 "seer
end stFlngeFs,"
Can Af0Fd 10 Quit,
The bio racket besses, he con-
tinuea, can afford 10 lay OIL while
the heat Ia on, but "these others
have lived on q scale that they
can't otherwise maintain, They
have 70 keep golng,"
People like Warning, the cap
tain continued, have plenty OF
money and can afford 10 take a
rest,
Even so. he commented, the ac-
tivities OF the Second stringers''
have been curtailed,
The discontinuance Of wire serv-
ices has forced a certain drop In
betting, Capt. Monroe pointed out
Furthermore, the imposition o1
the Federal gambling tax law and
the stricter attitude Of judges
have caused gamblers to sit up and
take notice before they expand OF
even continue their businesses.
Dietz b Limited.
The only ''big time" gambler
left in town to the knowledge Of
the police department is Dietz
And Dietz, Capt. Monroe pointed
out, has cut his operations to the
point Of taking only large bets Of
$50 and 500.
Among the second stringeres
is q set Of three brothers, the
gambling squad chief declafed
who operate out Of Prince Georges
County into the District.
Only one Of the brothers has q
local police fecord-and "he's been
operating here for 40 years." Capt.
Monroe said. The brother has q
record showing one arrest In the
District In ie4s for operating q
lottery and possessing numbers
slips and another gambling arrest
In Maryland In 1850.
Another Get Of brothers Oh the
police list Of "seeoRd stfingefs,
Capt M0nfoe said, operate prl.
marty In the Second and Third
police precincts, basifg their main
center Of operations In The Vicinity
OF Seventh and Il streets NV
4'hat places them only 4 block
away from The Brass ftAll res
taurant, 0wRed BY slmhlhS wife
YV0nneI
Northeast Operator
Another numbers OpePat0EI th(
captain AAld, IA running the aen'
NPai Northeast section OF town. He
ldentlhRd tha man, who IA e0l0Ved
RA belRH associated Win 40 ieAAl
one witness who recently Ap'
paAFhd bei0re the special gAeketl
HpAnd Jury now concentrating on
the activities OF AlmklnAi
hlmkinA, himself IA yAeAtl0ns
lna In hlA hons Town pl lldHsyBleI
4, q, ila recently told The btAI
thai one 0i tht main FeAb0hA NJ
Ieft the numbers FAehat WAA thAt
no had beeh worried Abevt the
NphFlhhlna Of hlA two ehllaFehl
Tie blamed nhWkhAheP ana telen
vision publicity NJ the eglhe heAIS
inaR faP tho recent bala9e eaie
robbery at hia hemel asaa Fwelftf
street A.
ofFieiRls have pointed out IN
VegAPd 10 Rimklns' numbers or
gRHiAatien, that the tAK statute
Of Limitations IA fiVe years and
the eenspiTaeV statute OF llmitRs
tieRs In the District Ia three years
Cited for Contempt,
Recently the Senate District
Crime subcommittee voted uhanir
mausly 10 ash the full senate leI
q contempt citation against Sim
klns for refusing 10 answer any
questions about his gambling
activities,
Cant, Menree listed the Ave
"bla-tlme" gambling names linked
with District numbers and horse
racing bets Aa Warning, Beard,
Pliseo, simkina and William
"snags" Lewis, now serving time
IN ja!l on q gambling charge,
Inspector Clarence LutE, newly
appointed chief of the police de-
partment's combined vice squads
last night refused comment on
Capt. Monroe's revelations. He
said The Star must have received
much Of Ito information from
sources other than the police de-
partment."
Inspector Lutz has often blamed
the protection offered gamblerl
by both the public and the courts
In their search-and -seigure law
Interpretations for the widespread
activities Of numbers and horse
racing hackers,
He also stated that the police
department 10 after convictions
and Is not following o policy oi
''harassing" gamblers.