Herman McTootle, Iola Blake, Evelyn Brown, Shirley Lee, Ann Williams and Betty Smith arrested for po
- Title of event
- Herman McTootle, Iola Blake, Evelyn Brown, Shirley Lee, Ann Williams and Betty Smith arrested for po
- Type of event
- Numbers Arrest
- Address of event
- Herman McTootle, Iola Blake, Evelyn Brown, Shirley Lee, Ann Williams and Betty Smith arrested for po Happened Primarily at 70, Lenox Ave
- Report on event
- Herman McTootle, Iola Blake, Evelyn Brown, Shirley Lee, Ann Williams and Betty Smith arrested for po Main report referencing event Herman McTootle, Iola Blake, Evelyn Brown, Shirley Lee, Ann Williams and Betty Smith arrested for policy
- Start date / time
- August 23, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Afternoon)
- Description
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The deponent [Cusberth, a police officer] entered a Lenox Avenue apartment to find
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The deponent [Cusberth, a police officer] entered a Lenox Avenue apartment to find “[the] defendants [McTootle, Blake, Brown, Lee, Williams, Smith] seated around tables… handling policy slips.” Defendants McTootle and Smith were operating two adding machines, while the others read out the numbers on said policy slips. “When questioned, defendant McTootle said that he was the boss and the other defendants were working for him… Each of the defendants stated that they were working for defendant McTootle and his brother for $25 a week each, and that they worked from 5.00 P.M. till 7.30 P.M. when the last number was out.”