Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-08
Gambling Raid
Nets 6; Spying
FOiIs Another
, Police See Signs
Of Counterespionoge
To Thwurt Sorties

thWart the police.
Inspector Lutz was gratif1ed
by the successful raid in the
1900 block of Kalorama road
NV. late yesterday, but was
miffed by another raid about the
same time that Melted only one
suspect when many more were
expected.
This is the second raid that's
fallen through in two days, the
head of the Morals Division said
1T am very disturbed about it
1t looks as though the gamblers
may be failing our men. getting
an idea when we are about to
raid. and then clearing out"
Expected Big Operation.
Inspector Lutz said police
raided an establishment in the
1000 block of Seventh street
NV. expecting to find a big
mixed white and colored opera
ton
They found only Robert Lam
caster. colored, of the 600 block
of Kenyon street NV. and
charged him with operating a
lottery
Inspector Lutz was pleased by
the success of the raid on the
Well-furnished, conditioned
Kalorama road apartment.
Capt. Irwin H. limbaugh of the
gambling and liquor squad. who
led the raid, said he considered
it one of the largest he's seen in
80 years in the department,
$1,000 Take for Day.
Judging by apparent receipts
for Thursday alone. which add
ing machine slips indicated to be
$1,000, the operation might
reach as high as So million an
nually, he said.
The revenue was sWelled by
the fact that most of it came
from horse bets instead of num-
berS, Inspector Lutz said.
Inspector Lutz recalled a
larger raid in number of arrests
and equipment. In 1884 that
raid landed Is persons in jail,
and silenced so telephones. How
ever. Inspector Lutz believes
yesterdays raid hit vital part
of the gambling racket, if not a
central nerve center.
The six arrested and charged
with operating a lottery are:
Howard Monk Seal. de-
scribed as the ringleader, and
Mrs. Irmalene Batson, SO, both
of the 400 block of Meridian
place NV; Arthur Bojokles, 81,
of the 700 block of Adrian street
Sc; Ralph L. BeckS, 38. of the
1900 block of Eighteenth street
NV; Sidney Kaplan, So, of the
400 block of Ninth street NV,
and Joseph M. Sicily. 40. who
gave the Soldiers Home as his
address.
Called Supervisors.
Bojokles, Becks and Sicily
were described as collections
supervisors, who took care of
money coming in from the daily
PLAYS in various parts Of the
city. Kaplan was called Seals
lieutenant and Mrs. Batson, the
Only one without a police rec
ord, the one who settled up"
Capt. limbaugh said the five
room apartment contained num-
bers and horse betting slips, and
three constantly ringing tele-
phones. There was evidence that
as many as 81 runners" has
been covering the city handling
the bets, he said.
A days take of more than
$4,000 was confiscated in the
raid, Capt. limbaugh added.
Inspector Lutz and Capt. UNI
baugh gave much credit to Pvt.
Warrior B. Edwards, a detective
credited with placing a bet with
Sicily on the grounds of the
Soldiers Home. A month of
good undercover work preceded
the raid.
Trailed to Raid Scene.
1t came off when Skelly I'M
Willingly led police to the Kalo-
rama address. About noon de-
tectives were placed at the scene
and a while later Sicily was
arrested in the 2400 block of
Eighteenth street NV.
BoiokleS was arrested as he
walked away from the apart
ment, his knock on the door hav-
ing been unanswered.
Capt. limbaugh also knocked
on the door, and got no answer.
He broke the glass and Mrs.
BatSon then came to the door,
ran toward the rear and was
arrested with Seal and Kaplan.
A little later Becks walked in
with a bag of money and slips
and was arrested.
Police Records Cited.
Between 1882 and 1896. Becks
was arrested four times on
charges of destroying private
property, attempted larceny. dis
orderly conduct and petty lar
ceny.
Bojokles, in 1949, was taken in
to custody on four counts of
operating a lottery and possess
ing numbers slips. Kaplan, be-
tween 1926 and 1914, was picked
up for diSorderly conduct. per-
hitting gaming. an unpaid board
bill, conspiracy to permit gam
ing. setting up gaming tables
and being drunk and disorderly
Skelly. between 1947 and 1850,
was charged with setting up
gaming tables. operating a lot
terry and possessing numbers
slips. Between 1884 and 1912,
Seal was accused of gambling,
disorderly conduct, and several
counts of setting up gaming
tables.
Lancaster also has a record: