Evening star. [volume], March 14, 1935, Page A-4, Image 4

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DETECTIVE DENIES
WOMAN'S MGE
Maghan Defends Himself
Before House Crime
Investigation.
(Continued From First Page.)
«aid, "because of his 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
find Ρ 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
cut that these street-corner negotia
tions were witnessed 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,COO a month. This liquor was
run in, 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 telephoned Yudelvit and
urged him to meet him and go to
Fourteenth and Ρ streets for a con
ference. The telephone conversation
did not indicate the purpose of the
trip, but this was developed later
^hen Yudelvit was called before the
Parole Board.
The Alcohol Tax Unit agents. La
Roe said, were stationed near Four
teenth and Ρ streets, and almost im
mediately after the arrival of Yudelvit
and Montgomery they were met bv
two policemen. La Roe did not dis
close the names of the officers be
cause, he said, he had three officers
In mind and he did not want to do
an injustice to the innocent one. He
told the committee, however, how thu>
cames could be learned.
Sought Return of Trucks.
Yudelevit. 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 transcript by La Roe follows:
"I'm getting myself in a hole,"
Yudelevit said after having admitted
meeting Montgomery and going to
Fourteenth and Ρ streets for a con
ference with the two policemen.
"We want the truth." the records
quoted La Roe, "and unless we get it,
jou go back."
"We mer, 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.
"I 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
Crime Probe Witnesses
Above: Detective Robert J.
Maghan. Below: Wilbur La Roe.
member of the District Parole
Board.
—Star Staff-Harris-Ewing Photos.
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.
'What 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,
head of the vice squad, and Detective
Sergts. M. J. Mahaney, M. J. Dowd
and H. E. Brody, were among the
witnesses 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.
A series of recommendations to
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.
It was argued by Schulte that 70
per cent ol the residents of the Dis
trict, including many church mem
Mrs. are playing the numbers game
La Roe insisted his percentage was far
too high, but said
"There's a lot of sinners In all our
churches. I'm one of them."
La Roe deplored especially the small
number oi convictions In felony cases,
a situation which he declared had
disturbed the Federation of Churches.
He pointed out that in the 1934 calen
dar year there were 5,118 arrests for
felonies 813 pleaa of guilty and only
174 convictions.
"That's a little short of a disgrace
ful situation," he said. "This situa
tion Itself Justifies the Investigation
of your committee. We don't know
Vhere 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.
"The church people I represent,"
he declared, "feel this Is a disgrace
ful condition for the United States."
Chairman Randolph asked him then
to name some of Washington's "big
shot" gamblers. He mentioned "off
hand" Sam Beard. "Jew Boy" Diets,
"Dutch" Irwin and Jlmmle La Fon
taine
La Roe said he believed the Wash
ington police force on the whole "is
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, "la 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.
Hits Prostitution Law.
Need for revision of the parole law
was stressed by La Roe to make it
more nearly consistent with the Fed
eral law because, he aald, there is no
common sense in having a difference
between the laws of the District and
those of the United States.
American's Apartment Win
dows Shattered by
Bullets.
17 th· Auocl*t«d Prcu.
HAVANA. March 14 —Although re
peated outbreaks ol shooting gave Ha
vana another restless night, the gov
ernment of President Carlos Mendleta
appeared today to be gradually win
ning its battle to restore order and
retain authority.
Thousands of rounds of ammuni
tion were discharged In the city under
cover of darkness, despite continued
enforcement of the drastic curfew law
requiring the streets to be cleared
after 9 p.m.
A police lieutenant was wounded by
the flre 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
that of another American news man,
Richard Melton ol Baxley, Oa. They
departed after upsetting furniture and
finding nothing to arouse their suspi
cions.
The yacht Caroline, on which
Douglas Fairbanks, sr ; Lady Ashley
and a party of friends are making a
cruise, dropped anchor In the harbor.
but none of thoee on board came
ashore.
A group from the Caroline boarded
the British cruiser H. M. 8. Dragon
from a tender to attend a party on
the war vessel, moored In the bay,
safely out of the range of firing.
Several sections of Havana were
without lights for a time after a fusil
lade of bullets cut power line·.
Fire on Post Building.
Two sailors loosed a stream of rifle
fire In the vicinity of the Havana Post
Building after an unidentified person
hurled an empty bottle at them from
a roof.
Police, soldier· and sailors searched
every house In one block not far from
the scene of the shooting. While
striking workers returned to their em
ployment in increasing numbers, the
government exerted every effort to
round up persons suspected of revo
lutionary activity. It was learned
some 50 were Imprisoned In Cabanas
Fortress. Among them, it was re
ported, was Alfredo Canal, prominent
A. B. C. Society leader.
More than 200 employes of the de
partaient of commerce and the
Havana Electric Railways Co. were
arrested on charge· 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 mall between England and the
Isle of Man is to be carried by air.
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two about locking persona In, but
now he has learned something about
being locked out.
His wile, Mildred, was awarded an
Injunction barring him from their
apartment and enjoining him from
locking her out. She alleged cruelty
and asked for separate maintenance.
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