Evening star., 1953-05-10
Lutz Renews Attack
On Court Leniency
Toward Criminals
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the 24Oo block OF Nichols ave-
nue. Sc.
A few weeks ago Wilson was
convicted on a charge Of possess
ing numbers slips, two charges Of
keeping whisky for illegal sale
and one charge of selling whisky
illegally.
Municipal Court Judge Andrew
j. Howard, jr., sentenced Wilson
to $50 or so days on the first
count, and to $3.50 or so days on
each of the other counts.
But, Inspector Lutz said. Judge
Howard has ordered all of the
sentences to run 'concurrently.
Because Wilson has money, the
inspector declared, he paid only
$3.50 and went free.
Charges Bribery Attempt.
"That man Wilson," Inspector
Lutz declared, cleft two half
pints of whisky in the back of a
scout car. It was an attempt to
make it look like bribery, but it
didn't work out.
For several years the Elev-
enth Precinct has been receiving
complaints about Wilson and
we've heard people quote him as
saying cops are being bought off.
But when a judge lets him
pay a license fee of $3.50 to con-
tinue operating, people begin to
think maybe it's true he's got
influence.
"If he'd been given a Jail term,
1t might stop him and the COM
plants"
Wilson'S record includes a
number of previous convictions
on illegal whisky charges,
charges of assaults with danger
Gus weapons and other counts.
In another case, Jesse James
Henry, SO, colored, of the 200
block of G street S.W., was SEN
fenced to $3.50 or 80 days in Jail
by Municipal Court Judge Ar
mond K. Scott.
Henry was arrested in Febru-
ary and charged with two counts
of keeping whisky for sale lille
gally, one count of selling whisky
illegally and one count of pos
Sessing untaxed whisky.
The Municipal Court trial was
continued on the first three
charges, and United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence held
Henry for the action of the grand
jury on the untaxed whisky
charge-a felony.
Henry was indicted and went
before Judge Bolitha Laws of the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Inspector
Lutz said Henry's attorney got
the prosecutor to consent to a
dismissal of the felony charge
on condition that Henry plead
guilty to the misdemeanors in
Municipal Court.
Attempted Not Guilty Plea.
Inspector Lutz's reports show
at Municipal Court Henry at
tempted to plead not guilty to
the charges, but after bench
conference he pleaded guilty.
Judge Scott noted that Henry
had previously paid a fine Of $25
for a whisky conviction, and
fined him $25 or 80 days in jail.
Only a few months ago, Albert
Browning Glickf1eld, after-hours
club proprietor, was sentenced to
$500 or 80 days on each of two
counts of keeping whisky for sale
illegally and selling whisky IL
legally. after a raid on the Gold
Key Club, COG E street NV.
Judge Howard ordered the sem
tences to run concurrenty. Click
field paid $500. The United
States Attorneys office closed the
club and Glickfield Immediately
reopened under the name of the
606 Club.
Like Paving License Fee"
Then police raided that club
and closed it again.
These people don't repeat
their offenses," Inspector Lutz
declared, "if they have to go to
Jail. But paying fines like that
are almost like paying a license
fee"
I'VE go out and we make ar
rests" Inspector Lutz concluded,
when we can get evidence to
make a legal case. Then they're
right back doing the same thing
ard people complain. Some Judge
went light on them.
"In fact. whenever we're for
tUnate enough to get someone
into court. the judges don't do
anything to help us.
We've arrested nearly 100
persons selling whisky without
licenses at Portner and U streets
NV, and they're still selling
there.
ITS not because we don't
make arrests. it's that the sem
tences are so light that crime
is not discouraged"