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nyiy 'yii'iiy'- iy i iyf yi" "iyiiii 'y' iy ny Tiny iy riyf iy yy yiny nm-iniy -y. r- FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1994 THE SUN CARROLL 11B MARYLANDREGION Bentley among candidates who may seek state aid Republican, Democrats file 6 We didn't want to lose the opportunity, if we decided to It could happen. So, I'm not saying I am or I'm not. 95 HELEN DELICH BENTLEY BALTIMORE CITY Man, 19, is hunted in handgun slaying BALTIMORE Police were searching yesterday for a 19-year-old man charged in the shooting death of another man early Saturday in South Baltimore. Emmanuel A.

Tarrant, of the 800 block of N. Carey St. was charged in a warrant yesterday with first-degree murder and using a handgun in the commission of a felony. Antolne D. Jones, 22, of the 4200 block of Thayer Court in Brooklyn was shot once in the head while standing in the 800 block of Hem-don Court about 1 a.m.

Saturday. Police said they knew of no motive for the slaying, and would not say what led them to the suspect. 14 arrested, $10,000 in drugs found in raid BALTIMORE Police raided nine houses in West Baltimore and arrested 14 people on drug charges yesterday morning, concluding a three-week investigation, police said. Police said they seized $10,000 worth of drugs, including 46 grams of cocaine and 20 grams of heroin in raids that began about 8 a.m. when search-and-seizure warrants were served at houses in the 1800 and 1900 block of W.

Fayette the 1500 block of Penrose the first and 100 blocks of N. Monroe St, and the 1900 block of W. Saratoga St "This investigation targeted violent crime and narcotics offenders and is an attempt to improve the quality of life in the Fayette-Monroe street corridor," said Officer Robert W. Weinhold a police spokesman. He said a foot-patrol officer has been assigned to the area, and city work crews will clean up trash from streets and alleys.

The investigation was begun last month by undercover Western District narcotics officers who bought drugs from various locations. Officer tunlty, if we decided to do it," she said. Mrs. Bentley will have to make that decision by the deadline of 5 p.m. next Friday.

Nevertheless, her interest in public financing surprised many Republicans. "Bentley? BENT-Ley?" asked one shocked GOP official. "Well, I am surprised. She obviously is covering her bets." The competition did not hesitate to weigh in. "It says to me that she's probably not raising as much money as she expected to," said Carol L.

Hirsch-burg, campaign finance director for another GOP candidate, Maryland House Minority Leader Ellen R. Sauerbrey. Mrs. Sauerbrey, who trails Mrs. Bentley in the polls by nearly 4 to 1, already had said she would seek the matching funds.

William S. Shepard, the retired foreign service officer from Montgomery County, also has filed, although he conceded recently that he may not have enough seed money by next week to qualify. Two Democrats have notified the state election board: state Sen. Mary H. Boergers of Montgomery County and state Sen.

American Joe Miedu-slewski of Baltimore. To receive matching funds under Maryland's "fair campaign financing" law, state elections officials must certify that a gubernatorial candidate has raised at least $150,000 in qualifying contributions. The contributions must be from individuals, not corporations or polit- The Dorsey youth lives in the 2100 block of Chelsea Terrace, police said. Police said they were still investigating why the shots were fired at the party. BALTIMORE COUNTY 7 poker machines, $6,000 seized at club PARKVILLE Baltimore County vice detectives have seized seven video poker machines and about $6,000 from Kelly's Cue Club in the Park-vllle Shopping Center after two undercover detectives alleged they had received illegal payoffs.

The department's July 1 raid was the first this year on Kelly's, which was raided twice in 1993 on suspicion of video machine gambling. No criminal charges resulting from the latest raid have been filed, according to Lt. Donald Smith, the vice squad commander. Abel Services which owns the pool hall, got probation before judgment for slot machine possession in Dundalk District Court on Jan. 24, the result of one of the 1993 raids.

In the 1993 cases, police did not witness payoffs, but attorneys for Michael Lakis, Abel's owner, conceded that totalizators, which record total winnings, on the machines made them liable for seizure as gambling devices. The firm agreed to forfeit nine machines seized from Kelly's In 1993, but got $4,006 back as the result of a plea bargain. Teen on solo flight resting in Texas GLEN ARM A Glen Arm teen-ager trying to fly solo across the United States spent yesterday in Plalnview, Texas, resting up before heading to New Mexico. Jimmy Mathis, 16, arrived Wednesday evening in Plalnview, according to his mother, Mary Lou Mathis. "He's going to lay over mostly to catch up on his rest," said Mrs.

Mathis, who talked with her son yesterday morning. "The hardest part of his trip is really coming up the desert and the mountains," she said. Heat puts area into the A By William F. Zorzi Jr. Sun Staff Writer I U.S.

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is among five candidates who have told the state they may seek public funds to help finance their campaigns. Mrs. Bentley' preliminary filing with the state election board was surprising because her campaign was believed to be well financed with private contributions and if she accepts state money, she could have to 1 1 agree to spend- ing limits well below the amount the leading Democrats are expected to spend. But the Baltimore County con-gresswoman said yesterday that she was merely keeping her options open, and that her fund-raising has been going "very well." She said she has raised nearly $700,000 since declaring her gubernatorial candidacy in November.

Mrs. Bentley said she filed the papers in case she would decide to accept the roughly $340,000 in public funds she could add to her own money for the primary, and the nearly $1 million more she could get for the general election should she win the GOP nomination. "We didn't want to lose the oppor- Frazier says he'd back U.S. probe Mjume raises concerns about man's death By Peter Hermann Sun StaffWriter A Baltimore's police commissioner said yesterday that he would support federal civil rights investigation into the death of a man who struggled with at least four Western District officers as they arrested him. In an interview, commissioner Thomas C.

Frazier said If community residents ask for an FBI investigation into the death of Jesse Chapman, 30, he "would support that review." Since Mr. Chapman's death on Saturday, angry protesters have held two demonstrations outside the Western District station. They called for an independent Investigation, and they want the officers removed from street duty. On Tuesday, Mr. Frazier said preliminary autopsy results show that Mr.

Chapman's body had no evidence of blunt-force trauma, and therefore did not die at the hands of police. Yesterday, the commissioner reasserted that the officers were not responsible for Mr. Chapman's death, but said "another possibility is that there may have been some use of excessive force." Mr. Frazier also said that the state's attorney's office plans to interview witnesses next week "to decide whether or not to convene a grand jury" in the case. Mr.

Frazier voiced support for a federal review following a telephone conversation with U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-7th, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus. The congressman said he called the commissioner after meeting with two witnesses and several area clergyman yesterday morning. Mr.

Mfume said he told the commissioner that the officers should be reassigned pending the outcome of the department's probe by homicide investigators. "I think it is a prudent and a responsible thing to do," the congressman said. "It depressurizes a potentially volatile situation. The congressman said he did not call for an Independent review during his conversation with Mr. Frazier that decision is up to Mayor Kurt L.

Schmoke, he said. "I made it clear that no one is trying to pass Judgment on the Police Department," Mr. Mfume said. "But this situation is not getting better as the days go one. It seems to be getting worse." Mr.

Chapman of the 1300 block of N. Fulton Ave. was pronounced dead at 11:57 p.m. Saturday in the back of a police wagon at the Western District station, in the 1000 block of N. Mount St.

Officers had arrested Mr. Chapman after a struggle in the 1100 block of N. Fulton after he followed his girlfriend, Selma Battle, 29, into the Western District station, cursed her and tried to punch her, police said. staff writer Elaine Tassy contributed to this article. "i CAMPAIGN 94 6 than many observers believe Mrs.

Bentley would need for the general election. Mrs. Bentley said yesterday that a decision to take advantage of the public funds for the GOP primary would not necessarily mean that she would use them for the general election. "It could happen," Mrs. Bentley said.

"So, I'm not saying I am or I'm not. But that could happen." Under the fair campaign financing law, candidates who qualify for the matching funds in the primary do not have to use them in the general election. But the law also allows a candidate to take the nearly $1 million In public funds for the general election a major cash infusion on the day after the primary and still not be bound by the campaign spending limits, said Marvin L. Meyn, deputy administrator of the state elections board. For instance, a qualifying candidate could receive the state money and yet continue private fund-raising efforts.

Once the candidate exceeded the $1 million spending limit, he or she would be disqualified for the public funds and required to repay the state in effect getting a $1 million interest-free loan. '3-H' club By Michael James Sun StaffWriter The Baltimore area's forecast for the next five days can be summed up in three words: hazy, hot and humid. And if those words aren't enough, just add these: highs in the mid-90s. And there's no relief in sight until the middle of next week. For the second day in a row, the heat index a measure of what hot weather feels like hit 100 degrees yesterday.

The temperature yesterday peaked at 96 at 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. With temperatures not expected to subside for several days, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a "heat watch" throughout the weekend and urged people to stay In air-conditioned places and drink plenty of fluids. "Go to air-conditioned malls, movie theaters, or the air-conditioned home of a friend or relative. Drink plenty of fluids Wear loose-fitting, lightweight and light-colored clothing," state officials warned in an advisory. Today and tomorrow will bring mostly sunny weather, with lows of about 75, the Weather Service said.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will bring similar highs and lows, possibly with thunderstorms. Despite the increased demand for air conditioning, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials said the utility's capacities have not been overburdened. Bentalou Street, has one. "I'm still interested in kids.

In particular our kids. They don't see enough people doing constructive things, and I'd like for them to see someone out there doing things for the betterment of the neighborhood," the great-grandfather said. At the sprinkler safety class that Mr. Waddell attended last month. Department of Public Works administrative officer Peter Pakas wore a "Save Our Water" T-shirt with his suit.

The attendees four men, seven women and four children watched a video on water use, safety and filtration, and another on how to attach a sprinkler to a fire hydrant. After a question-and-answer period, they went outside to watch a demonstrator attach the foot-long, elbow-shaped sprinkler vertically to a hydrant nozzle. It sprayed water In a wide arc, reaching the full width of the street. "More kids can get wet with this than with the hydrant alone," said Mr. Pakas.

"We've got a real honest-to-goodness recreation here." Mr. Waddell had his sprinkler going within three days, and since then, 50 or more people use it a day, he said. To get a sprinkler, Baltimore residents can call 396-6415 on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. fi GAR0 LACHINIANSUN STAFF PHOTO Rep.

Helen Delich Bentley has indicated she may seek campaign funding. ical action committees. Contributions of $250 or less are counted toward the total, as well as the first $250 of larger donations. If they qualify, candidates can then tap into a $2.8 million state campaign finance fund set up in 1974 but never used until this year. Under the law, candidates can receive a $1 match for every $2 raised in qualifying donations.

Candidates who apply for the public funds must agree to limit their spending to just under $1 million for the primary election campaign and to the same limit again In the general election. That amount is viewed as sufficient to wage a successful campaign in the GOP primary, but is far less C1 i ASSOCIATED PRESS into the air as they cool off at and children concerned with public playing. During a heat wave last month, some city hospitals and high-rise buildings experienced low water pressure because so many neighborhood hydrants had been opened. Meanwhile, basements flooded and wet streets made driving difficult. And children risked being pushed into traffic by blasts of hydrant water, said Department of Public Works spokeswoman Vanessa C.

Pyatt. The city sent workers to close the hydrants. But sweltering children and adults sometimes reopened them soon after workers closed them. With the sprinkler program, however, the city's and the children's needs can be met but with a few rules. To obtain a sprinkler, an adult must take a class in sprinkler safety.

Then the block Is canvassed to make sure traffic patterns won't be hampered while the street is blocked and the sprinkler is on a process that can take five days. The city can then issue a permit for use between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., as well as a sprinkler, a wrench and blockades, Ms. Pyatt said. About 1 50 people have taken the hourlong course, and about 80 sprinklers have been handed out, she said.

Marion Waddell, 75. of North K4, I IP I' Kevin Bivens flips Dwight Shivers Schumaker Pond in Salisbury. Weinhold said. Cab fleet owner given 18 months for tax fraud BALTIMORE The owner of a fleet of city taxicabs has been sentenced to 18 months in jail, fined $20,000 and ordered to pay back taxes on more than $850,000 in Income he tried to hide from the IRS, federal prosecutors said this week. Albert M.

Gabriszeski, 49, of Londonderry Road In Timonium had not filed an Income tax return for the years 1987 through 1990, even though he had substantial income in each of those years, the U.S. attorney's office reported. Mr. Gabriszeski controls Darlene Shuman which operates about 20 cabs in Baltimore. He also is the operator of G.I.

Veterans Taxi Service in the 1600 block of E. Preston which provides radio dispatch service, towing and Insurance for area cab owners, prosecutors said. Mr. Gabriszeski' income was paid to a fictitious employee, named Shuman," and he endorsed the checks and deposited them in his personal bank account thereby circumventing the IRS, prosecutors said. U.S.

District Judge Herbert F. Murray on Tuesday also ordered Mr. Gabriszeski to pay the back taxes, which total $253,681, and any interest or penalties. Slain man identified as New Yorker, 18 BALTIMORE Police yesterday identified a man shot to death Wednesday night as Westcoe W. Williams, 18, of the Bronx, New York.

Police said Mr. Williams was walking in the 800 block of N. Fremont Ave. around 1 1 p.m. when a red pickup truck with a camper slowed and pulled abreast of him.

Witnesses told police that an occupant of the truck fired at least two shots at Mr. Williams, hitting him in the upper torso. The truck sped off, and Mr. Williams staggered Into the basement of a nearby house and collapsed, police said. He was taken by ambulance to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he died a short time later, police said, adding that they knew of no motive or suspects.

3 male teens charged in toddler's shooting BALTIMORE Three teen-agers were charged as adults Wednesday in Tuesday's shooting of a 23-month-old boy during a birthday party for his aunt and uncle, police said. The boys, all of whom are charged with handgun violations, discharging a handgun and reckless endangerment, were identified as Rushad and Anwar Jason, 17-year-old twins, and Calvin Dorsey, 16, police said. The Jasons live in the 3800 block of Clifton Ave. in West Baltimore, several houses away from where Quraan Payton was shot about 10:15 p.m. as he stood on the back porch of his family's home, police said.

The bullet passed through the boy's left arm and he was treated at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and "I'm a little nervous about that." Young Mathis left Ocean City on June 30 for the flight to California. He is to leave today for Las Cruces, N.M., then head to Chandler, where he will spend Sunday and Monday. He hopes to arrive in Long Beach, on Tuesday. MARYLAND 5 more sue physician, alleging sexual advances BALTIMORE Five more lawsuits were filed yesterday against an area obstetrician, accusing him of fondling patients and making other sexual advances while examining them. The separate suits, filed in Baltimore Circuit Court, allege that Dr.

Mohammad Farzanfar tried to arouse his patients sexually, and touched them improperly while conducting vaginal and breast examinations. In April, two similar suits were filed against Dr. Farzanfar, who has offices in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County. All seven women are represented by attorney Joanne Suder. Each of the five suits filed yesterday seeks $3 million in damages for allegations of negligence, fraud and intentional Infliction of emotional distress.

Attempts to reach Dr. Farzanfar and his lawyer for comment last night were unsuccessful. From Staff and Wire Reports MEDICAID: State plans cut in spending From Page IB prevention standpoint before they cost money," said Dr. Louis B. Hays, the center's operations director.

Dr. Joseph Mead, vice president for medical affairs at the Mercy Medical Center, said many hospitals are already putting together such networks to establish niches In the rapidly evolving marketplace. "It will probably mean less admissions and less days in the hospital, but it will be for the overall good of the health care system to which we belong," Dr. Mead said. Mercy is planning a new community health care center In downtown Baltimore, which should fit squarely into the state's Increasing emphasis on outpatient care.

"We will also have to make alliances with medical equipment companies and probably long-term care companies," he said. Mr. Sabatini said the networks will be awarded a fixed amount of money for a patient's total care. Generally, the amount will be about 10 percent less than the state now spends on such patients, he said. Health care providers will have an incentive to avoid unnecessary procedures: They can keep whatever money is left after a patient's needs are met.

But the state can terminate contracts if providers do a poor Job taking care of their patients. "We will lay out what the expecta-tlons are and hold providers accountable for results," he said. Children play it safe with sprinklers City-issued devices for use on hydrants are lauded By Elaine Tassy Sun StaffWriter Six-year-old Tyeisha Royster cooled off in West Baltimore Saturday without worrying about hurting herself or the city's water pressure. With about 15 other children on the comer of West Fayette and North Bentalou streets, she enjoyed blasts of water from a sprinkler that was connected to an open fire hydrant Her technique: to lie on her stomach, one knee bent, on the double yellow line in the middle of West Fayette Street, while the water streamed down on her. "I like the sprinkler because it's much easier on the hospital," she said, referring to nearby Bon Se-cours Hospital, where water pressure dropped in June because of nearby hydrant use.

"I like to get my whole self wet." The sprinkler attachment courtesy of the city also makes playing safer, said 1 1 -year-old William Cox. William added that without one, water "was coming out all hard with the sprinkler, it's more better because it's not a lot of force. You don't get hurt" The Mayor's Sprinkler Party Program, launched in May, is offering 300 free sprinklers and hydrant wrenches this summer, providing a compromise between a city concerned with public safety.