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GROUNDWORK FOR ACTION: «|; Many of the records were ordered back into the hands of the District Attorney's office. Thug the man who admitted before ® Congressional committee that he broke the law every day’ Jost,’ through his attorney, Sol Gelb, a spirited fight to get the mountata, of evidence returned to his be files. Legal experts said the Distriet 7 i Attorney's office already , has laid the groundwork for Pro- i ceeding against Erickson ‘end | others under a new legal preve- a ksts recently in the cafe. at} Ma Stark. re Stark, cheeckeasher for big} time gamblers in New Jerseys: was convicted here of conan to violate the New Jersey gambl-# ing Jaws and was given hee TMmonths, The District Attorney, however, did not reveal whether Eri and his associates would bg i cused of conspiring in New i: to violate the gambling le Florida and possibly states, BARE ERICKSON INCOME, .. Assistant District Attotney!: Scotti, at the first session age the hearing, revealed Erickson's nef income, as shown by his own Im 1948——-5169,819.58+ $194,841.35: 1946 — $184,35 1945—$141.562.40; 1944 — 588, 7° S71.40, 1943—$100,552,i6; : —$45, bi. 11; 194i— S81, 124, OT; , nd 2940—$57, 867.95. Love This adds up to $1,064,111. but dbes hot go back into the full 15 O§ so years of Erickson’s opera- tions. J aeae eo a ing Assistant District Attorney deanti! in charge af tha Barkbts Obs. if) COAIRe OF ans sates ureau, read from the Ericksin apers in court and was expect 9 do so again today, uneoveri urther details, OUND IN FOLDER. - He | deferred discussing | apy aterial referring to Frankios- He,:but Costello’s name Was Jn- luded in two of three typewrit-.* m transcripts placed on record s @#presenting an Inventory ist f material taken from the Erick- m headquarters. The Costello material was un- covered in a folder listed under “190 Wall Street Corgoration.” The folder, as well as two other documents dealing with oil interests owned by Costelio and Erickson, are yet to be ruled en by Mullen. hat folder contained also t promissory nétes showing Costello borrowed -§25,000 twice from Erickson. One was dated Nove 8, 1946, the other, Sept. 23, 1947, and both were payable in one year at 4 percent. , Also in the folder were letters rom Costello to Erickson concern- 4+nterest payments to {tbe kie for funds advanced to the Wall Street Corporation and i dated Jan. 5, 1948, whi ays 4 Me é; antip ved on Page 14, Column 3.