Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
MANY WITH NOLICENSE
ARRESTS FOR VIOLATION OF DIS
TRIcT LIQUOR Law.

Raids on "speakeasies" in all parts OF
the District were numerous yesterday. AMI
the collections made by the police were
sufficient to stock a good-sfzed liquor store.
Judging from the number of arrests that
were made, liquor flowed literally during
The first part of the day.
Sunday morning the police suspected that
jones Xanther, who runs lunch room at
PA John Marshall place northwest, was
selling something besides sandwiches and
soft drinks. and they determined to fnves-
tigate. Sergt. Hodges, Precinct Detective
Vermilion and Policeman Mckeever OF the
sixth precinct made raid on the place
of business, and they found barrel or
beer bottles and other stock for bar
The proprietor was taken into CUSTODY anu
conveyed to the sixth precinct station. He
put up a bond of $500 for his appearance
in the Police Court today.
When the case was called Xanther plead
ed not guilty and demanded jury trial
The case was continued. and the bond ne
had already put up was continued.
Lieut.. Daily Leads Raid.
Lieut. Daley led raid on the house at
&c 10th street northeast, occupied by James
Warren, yesterday. While glasses were
ciinking on the inside to the tune Of
Everybody Works But Father" partici-
pated in by about twenty people, Lieut.
Daley and Policemen Narrower and Barte-
man Of the ninth precinct entered the room.
In q closet in the house were found sew
eral demijohns of gin. whisky and other
equipment for serving liquor.
Have you anything to say?" the pro-
prietor was asked when placed under ar
rest.
only that have been doing business for
@ year and a half and have not been caught
until today was the reply
When Warren was arraigned in the 70
lice Court this morning he demanded
jury trial, and as bond was not furnished
he was ordered to be committed to jail TO
await trial.
Walter Green was acting as WHISKY
peddler' yesterday morning, as he was
visiting different alleys in the sixth pre-
cinct Precinct Detective Vermillion and
Sergt. Conlon sent couple of friends to
buy. some liquor from him with marked
coin. When they returned with the liquor
Green was arrested and the marked money
was found on him, as was also some pints
of whisky. He made the trip to the Police
Court this morning in the van. and when
he was arraigned he pleaded not guilty
and demanded jury trial.
Aged Woman a Defendant.
The most interesting of the defendants in
the Police Court this morning was Theresa
Arnold, a gray haired woman over eighty
years old who was arrested yesterday by
Policemen Green and Newton OF the tenth
precinct for keeping an unlicensed bar at
Brightwood. She has been in court before.
When her arrest became known to Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Pugh he stated
that no information would be filed against
her. She was in court in August, and was
then sentenced to pay $3.50 fine or sixty
days in the wcrkhouse, but the sentence
was suspended on the promise that she was
to move out of the District. She was taken
into custody at her old stand at the Bright
wood Wine Company store yesterday. Mr..
Pugh asked that she be committed on the
old sentence. Attorney Nauck requested
continuance, and that was granted to
allow him to investigate the law on the
subject.
Mrs Arnold was arrested jointly with
her son, August Arnold He was charged
with keeping an unlicensed bar. and when
arraigned demanded jury trial. Police
men Green and Newton were sent by Lieut..
Elliott of the tenth precinct yesterday
morning to buy some liquor of the Arnolds
and they succeeded After buying what
they wanted for evidence Policeman Green
said:
1--WE are officers and you may consider
yourselves under arrest
Come, stop your fooling and have
another drink" said Arnold, according to
the police.