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isleslicerialCll0X131ri-28ofchii-G7us;nibafincIsRaiding Parties Swoop Down On Lower Valley; Equipment SmashedA well-planned and neatly executed gambling raid late Thursday night resulted Jn open sledgehammer destruction of an esilmated 520,000 worth of gambling equipment today.The equipment, confiscated by raiders in lour parties was picked up at the La Lama del Rey club, the Valley Country club, iho Sunland dub and tKa Anthony Country ciob, all in the lower valley.Three men were died aa operators of gambling paraphen* alia and action against the fourth was expected momentarily.All three entered pleas of nol^‘*‘ ■guilty this morning before Pence Justice A. J. Robertson, Two were4.released on bonds of 5250 each. They were Bernard Marin uf the Sundown, and Sid Hernia a o[ the Valley country club,Frank Ado vino .operator of the La Lama del Rey, posted 5500 bond as a second offender. Hi* establishment wna raided loss than a week ago.No charges had been filed this morning ngulnat C. E. Bahluust, manager of the Anthony Vnountry eliib;' v: • 'i, 1 : • • r •-'• ’rmii- Scparnto.(I roup*. * «-= ■11A i: th e. r econipi end a t i u n oP ; liie jury, the raiders left lu foursc pa Kite' parties with wnrrfintisigned by 3upremo,.£ouvI..juIcd ' J n in os 13, McGhee, \ylu . rvplfi Cv s Dlst: Judge \$t T., Scoogin/. Jr*, In .tlib'Tlitid Judicial district. . .The fiitdbvs struck siHiulUinemis. ly (it 10 p.m. til the i’oilr gambling establishments.Statement Given ByJoe DeTuroLending the raiders was Chief of the Stale Police Hubert Hensley. Other of fire ra pnrliclpalhig were State Pollen Cftptnlu lien Marlines?, and officers ULz, Salazar, and Sal us, and deputy sheriffs Sandman and Hinojosa,Cnmd Jury JU* presented Members of the grand jury accompanied each party.- Six slot machines, roulette wheels, dice tables, cards, an electric bingo earno. and electric hnr.se raw machines were.Confiscated In .Uic raid. * ; . •5i *: Puiders hud to wait at tlin Vnl-fuy country club until 2:30 a.tn.', for a truck large enough to haul awny Uie Illegal equipment.All in cm bora of tho grand Jury, raiding officers, attorneys and news pa per reporters were forced to tcrtaln in Lhc courtroom until the raids were begun. The tightest curtain of secrecy wan thrown about the opcmtlon, i- eliminate possibility uf a Up-off. The sue-cesB of the mkl proved Llic worth lt;if the precautions.No gambling was In cviilciiea at the Anthony vountry club. Haiders. did, however, find complete bingo equipment In tho ladles1 lounge, and two ctipn of dice on the bar. AH wetu confiscated. Lurk l*m»yl• The raid them struck an ironic note when Doh?tnrst, the numugei1 oyntl his confiscated bingo wheel unri lemnrhrd, *AVi’ve never got a chance to im It yeLM Tho price tug was still- on it. Ho gave U n whirl, then .stared. Tho bull turned up was No, 13.Many of tho raiders dcncrllicd their uxpcrienci'3 after they returned, At the Valley country club raid cm fan ml tho prtec roulette whcola behind n cleverly disguisedmirrored, iloor. - '%A pnvtlneut fact, tied fn with today's dlflelnaumt in the grand Jury Investigation was tho cjaring circumvention of local officers. Sheriff A. *L. Apodnoa, now In-dieted on n tape charge uruJ under auKtimLlonfl set king to remove Idi\ from office ,wiu in complete ignorance uf the raid. After officers joining tho nihlunj wore informed of the plan Ihcy wore kept com-phdfly out of contact with others in ilm court house.Th» raid wan a tribute to the grnnrt Jury'.* rffon* to Mxmip nut ftlJ gambling in lh« county..Ton DeTuro, Jucnl liquor store-owner who was the employer of two girls said to have been molested .by u Dona Ann county law officer. Issued this statement tr, Tho Sun-Neiya today:1 s i J 1 - ' *\ oiucu so much publicity- hna been published ^(uieornlng' the-activities oj certain employers ’nt' ltiy hutne, I wish io nifcktv tho fftlioivlng' public', htuiemcati ' ' ■ Bolh airs. Ue'X’uro m:lt;i myselfhAl ft been Emfurn ftftj grsU^I.,J»ir*.and Ji'kip; Ihisa ftdiy ’«»r UuWlodgo iif these ju!livi-siWfi‘ •‘•Mp We liuvrt In-ho w'iiy' attcnijileillo Klibdil any one concerned, ami • were not awsirr. of thoso evcats aw they have been pirliinnl*If any person jH guilty or surJi ei'Uue uh (lie grand Jury will determine. iv« have not, or will net, in iiny way seek to protect or Hhield (hot ptnsnH.(Signed) Joe. DeTura.Also rcccivcil by tftlt;? newspaper la a copy of n letter sent to the Canadian woman, who was allegedly raped by a daw officer bore, he-!' cmdiiig Lu cx-polii:o Judge Sam ' Pearson. . •' ■•'•I'' r Tiio United Council • of * Church Woman sent the it*tier to the1 woman aflfr rcouiving her address from » local Fourcfi. She was lis- ’ ’ surod til the letter that she would bu afforded the. utmost protection-If she returns here, even to the extent of being cured lor in a private home.The letter, In part, foJrows;The 'United Council of Church Women of Lew Cnmea haa been ilceply cancerned about Lhc terrJljJn crime lhat has been commlLted agJiJiiat you and llie ilreadfnl ordeal which you are now undergo-!ng.Wo wish you to know that we (sympathize with you and umlnr-stand your position and that the CmmcH os a group of ChrlsLkut women stand back of you whule-lieartedly In. this trial that you ar£ facing.It may he of some comfort tn : you to know that tho people of LUfl Cmce.s definitely look upon IhlH nivfui hoppctdng ag a crime and tragedy and not ns a stigma nt* tachud on your parL, Wo realizo that this could have happened to nay woman la Luh Crucoy or her iluughter and she v;ould iiayo been iiN holpleiis as you were under the juinin clvviliusluhcnfl.. ,Also we feel deeply htmdliatccl that you il1* « vlfiltor from a nolgh-toriag country nhmild come to our United 3tat»*s and to our city of Lis Cruces ond find your life Injeopardy and thhi tragical drcum* stance which ban hronRht disgrace to our city—not to you la wyway,We urge ywi to return to Las Cruces limhudlntely and upiear before lha laveatlgfttlng grand jury uosv iit Rcvifllon. You will bo ren- • dcriug nouleLy and our country an Invaluable acrvlcn li help espuso the crime that has been committed and kept covered because ot con option among mtr nfflHalo (ConUnut’d on Pago 3J
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Las Cruces Sun News
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Fri, Jun 24, 1949
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