Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1935, Page 4

A—4 wx¥ DETEGIVE DENES WONANS CHARE Maghan Defends Himself Before House Crime Investigation. (Continued From First Page.) said, “because of nis operations in helping Montgomery. We gathered our evidence in the face of state- ments of police that they didn't have | anything on Yudelevit.” | La Roe described how operatives of | the Federal alcohol tax unit tapped the telephone line into Montgomery’s establishment in the 1300 block of U street and learned when his liquor shipments would arrive in Washing- ton and how the bootlegger called on Yudelevit to aid him ‘When questioned by the Parole Board, La Roe said, Yudelvit admitted meeting two policemen at Fourteenth and P streets, accompanied by Mont- gomery, where certain negotiations were discussed. These officers, whose names were not disclosed, Yudelvit is said to have admitted, promised to “co-operate.” La Roe also brought out that these street-corner negotia- tions were witressed by agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit. La Roe pictured Montgomery as one of Washington's largest importers of illegal, untaxed alcohol. The liquor was brought from Trenton, N. J, by | truck, he said, in amounts that cost the bootlegger between $10,000 and $12,000 a month. This liquor was run 1n, he emphasized, without police interference. Records Read to Committee. Extracts of wire-tapping records of a telephone conversation between | Montgomery and Yudelvit were read | to the committee. The members manifested intense interest. These records revealed that Mont- | gomery urged him to meet him and go to Fourteenth and P streets for a con- ference. The telephone conversation did not indicate the purpose of the trip, but this was developed later when Yudelvit was called before the Parole Board. The Alcchol Tax Unit agents, La Roe said, were stationed near Four- teenth and P streets, and almost im- mediately after the arrival of Yudelvit and Montgomery they were met bv two policemen. La Roe did not ais- close the names of the officers be- cause, he said, he had three officers in mind and he did not want to do &n injustice to the innocent one. He told the committee, however, how the | names could be learned. Sought Return of Trucks. ‘Yucdelevit told the Parole Board the purpose of the street-corner confer- ence was to have the officers ar- range for the return of two of Mont- gomery's trucks that had been con- fiscated. His testimony before the Parole Board as read from the of- ficial transeript by La Roe follows: “I'm getting myself in a hole,” Yudelevit said after having admitted meeting Montgomery and going to Fourteenth and P streets for a con- ference with the two policemen. “We want the truth” the records quoted La Roe, “and unless we get it, you go back.” “We met the two policemen,” Yudelevit continued. ‘“You can guess the nature of our business. Monty wanted to know who was putting his trucks in. They had taken two and a car.” “Why were these policemen called?” La Roe asked Yudelevit. “1 don't know,” he replied, “but I could guess. It might sound funny to you, but I had no connection with Monty’s liquor business. But I had a lot of connections—" “Including police?” inquired La Roe. “With police, yes sir. I knew the two officers. They knew I wouldn't talk about them.” “Isn't it a fair statement, Harry,” La Roe asked, “that Montgomery wanted you to go down and meet the policemen because of the thought your knoweldge and influence would enable him to put over what he wanted?” “Yes, sir, that is possible,” Yude- levit answered. “I thought I would be of aid to him; yes, sir.” “Didn’t you know what he was go- telephoned Yudelvit and | | Above: Maghan. member Board. —Star Staff-Harris-Ewing Photos. Detective Robert J. Below: Wilbur La Roe, of the District Parole ing to see the police about?” in- quired La Roe. “He was going to see them about | his telephones and where he drops his whisky off,” replied Yudelevit. | “wWhat did the officers say when | Montgomery asked them to help him |solve that problem?” La Roe asked. “They said they would help him,” said Yudelevit. La Roe said Lieut. George M. Little, Ihead of the vice squad, and Detective | Sergts. M. J. Mahaney, M. J. Dowd |and H. E. Brody, were among the | withesses who appeared before the | Parole Board during the hearing on the revocation of Yudelevit's parole. He explained, however, he was satis- | fied these officers did not know any- | thing about the affair, and he did not | intend his statement to cast any re- | flection on them. correct existing crime and vice condi- tions and make Washington a more decent place in which to live were made earlier by La Roe, before he discussed the Yudelevit case. Specifically, La Roe urged a tight- ening of the gambling laws, creation |of a board of censorship to control motion pictures and “severe” tighten- | ing of the prostitution laws. He also suggested a uniform parole law and more expeditious prosecution of per- sons arrested for serious offenses. Opposes Legalized Gaming. Vigorously La Roe opposed the legalization of gambling in the Dis- trict and in doing so precipitated an argument with Representative Schulte Democrat, of Indiana, who has per- sistently advocated such a plan. Schulte explained for the first time, however, he proposed only legalizing | horse racing on a pari-mutuel system. sHRINER SHOES FOR MEN gye FRENCH SHRINER & URNER QUALITY MADE FAMOUS BY GENERATIONS OF FINE SHOE MAKING . . . . Yy We recommend these new Shriner models as the best shoe values in America. That they are “made by French, Shriner & Urner” is ample proof of their extra quality. A style for every personality. A fit for every foot. FRENEH.SHRINER &URNER SALTZ BROTHERS ine =Apparel for Gentlemen, e lpoelioc e Crime Probe Witnesses THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, churches. I'm one of them.” disturbed the Federation of Churches. He pointed out that in the 1934 calen- dar year there were 5,118 arrests for felonies 813 pleas of guilty and only 174 convictions. “That'’s a little short of a disgrace~ ful situation,” he said. “This situa- of your committee. We don't know ¥here the trouble lies, but feel it is due partly to delayed prosecutions. Broadly, however, the fault lies all along the line to some degree.” La Roe also called attention to the fact that there had been only 5 con- victims by way out of 213 arrests for violation of the gambling laws in the fiscal years 1932 to 1934, inclusive. | he declared, “feel this is & disgrace- ful condition for the United States.” to name some of Washington’s “big shot” gamblers. He mentioned “off “Dutch” Irwin and Jimmie La Fon- taine. La Roe said he belleved the Wash- fine,” but that there had been “a re- grettable tendency” to “turn the heat on and off.” The only way to enforce the laws, he declared, “is to keep the heat turned on at all times.” Advocating a motion picture board of censorship, La Roe said some of the pictures shown in Washington “smell to high heaven.” He explained, how- ever, that the distributors are not to blame because they never see the films in advance, due to the present system of block booking and blind buying. D. C., THURSDAY, AFTERNIGHT ORGY =% tion ftself justifies the investigation | American’s Apartment Win- dows Shattered by Bullets. By the Assoclated Press. HAVANA, March 14.—Although re- “The church people I represent,” peated outbreaks of shooting gave Ha- vana another restless night, the gov- ernment of President Carlos Mendieta Chairman Randolph asked him then appeared today to be gradually win- ning its battle to restore order and hand” Sam Beard, “Jew Boy” Dietz, retain authority. Thousands of rounds of ammuni- tion were discharged in the city under cover of darkness, despite continued ington police force on the whole “is enforcement of the drastic curfew law requiring the streets to be cleared after 9 p.m. A police lieutenant was wounded by the fire of a rooftop sniper. Two stray bullets crashed through the window of the penthouse apartment of Richard Armstrong, American newspaper cor- respondent, who formerly lived in St. Petersburg, Fla., passing not far from where Armstrong was sitting. Apartment Visited by Police. Police visited Armstrong’s apart- ment a few minutes later along with MARCH 14, 1935. but none of those on board came ashore, from a tender to attend a party on war vessel, moored in the bay, safely out of the range of firing. Several sections Sale at [ The Young Men's partment of commerce and the Havana Electric Railways Co. were arrested on charges of being unwilling to work. Five Cubans were arrested and quantities of arms and ammuni- tion seized in a raid on the Lopez Ser- rano Apartments, where several Amer- icans live, - All Mail to Go by Air. All mail between England and the Isle of Man is to be carried by air. | WIFE BARS JAIL GUARD CHICAGO (#).—As a county fail guard, James Zable knows a thing or now e s learned Somethine aboes rned som about being locked out. His wife, Mildred, was awarded an injunction barring him from their apartment and enjoining him from locking her out. 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