Sleuth Battles Judge on 'Bookie'

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SLEUTH BATTLES JUDGE ON 'BOOKIE' Liberman Frees Man Over Protests of Police Who Raided Place Frequent clashes between an attorney and detectives marked a police court hearing yesterday in which an alleged horse race bookmaker was freed for lack of evidence. According to detectives who raided when Judge Lewis Liberman agreed, Simon threw down his papers and said he was quitting. City Prosecutor John H. Reiners, Jr., placated the detective, however, and he resumed. Again he got around to the telephone call, and again Sakin objected and again Liberman upheld Sakin. "I'm done, then," exclaimed Simon. "I'll testify no more." "I have my suspicions in this case," said Judge Liberman, "but I have to be guided by the rules of evidence, and there has been presented here no proper evidence of a violation. I'll have to discharge the defendant." As the judge finished, Sakin, Simon and Mardino reached for the pile of papers and books which the detectives had seized. Simon beat Sakin to them.

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the defendant's store Thursday, he had a "private telephone book" containing the numbers of a police station, several policemen and a number of city and county officials. The defendant was Richard Everett, of 460 Carteret street. Detectives Joseph Mardino, Benjamin Simon, George Weber and Vernon Jones, testified they found the book, a number of racing forms and a mysterious tablet. Simon began testifying to the effect that while he was in the store he took several bets over the telephone. The instrument was later ripped out and offered as evidence. Meyer L. Sakin, counsel for Everett, objected to any testimony regarding Simon's telephone conversation as not binding on his client, and "I want these back," said Sakin. "They include records of this man's business profits." "What kind of business?" asked Mardino. "You're not going to get them. We want to study his business ourselves and see if we can make out this code." Finally, Judge Liberman ruled that Sakin could copy the records but the police could keep the originals. "And who's going to put this telephone instrument back?" inquired the lawyer. "Maybe the company, we're not," said Simon. As Sakin left the court room, Mardino shouted at him: "Tell that client of yours he might as well close down. We're not through."

Liberman Frees Man Over Protests of Police Who Raided Place

Frequent clashes between an attorney and detectives marked a police court hearing yesterday in which an alleged horse race bookmaker was freed for lack of evidence.

According to detectives who raided the defendant's store Thursday, he had a "private telephone book" containing the numbers of a police station, several policemen and a number of city and county officials.

The defendant was Richard Everett, of 460 Carteret street. Detectives Joseph Mardino, Benjamin Simon, George Weber and Vernon Jones, testified they found the book, a number of racing forms and a mysterious tablet.

Simon began testifying to the effect that while he was in the store he took several bets over the telephone. The instrument was later ripped out and offered as evidence.

Meyer L. Sakin, counsel for Everett, objected to any testimony regarding Simon's telephone conversation as not binding on his client, and when Judge Lewis Liberman agreed, Simon threw down his papers and said he was quitting.

City Prosecutor John H. Reiners, Jr., placated the detective, however, and he resumed. Again he got around to the telephone call, and again Sakin objected and again Liberman upheld Sakin.

"I'm done, then," exclaimed Simon. "I'll testify no more."

"I have my suspicions in this case," said Judge Liberman, "but I have to be guided by the rules of evidence, and there has been presented here no proper evidence of a violation. I'll have to discharge the defendant."

As the judge finished, Sakin, Simon and Mardino reached for the pile of papers and books which the detectives had seized. Simon beat Sakin to them.

"I want these back," said Sakin. "They include records of this man's business profits."

"What kind of business?" asked Mardino. "You're not going to get them. We want to study his business ourselves and see if we can make out this code."

Finally, Judge Liberman ruled that Sakin could copy the records but the police could keep the originals.

"And who's going to put this telephone instrument back?" inquired the lawyer.

"Maybe the company, we're not," said Simon.

As Sakin left the court room, Mardino shouted at him:

"Tell that client of yours he might as well close down. We're not through."