The Washington herald., 1907-06-15
COLLINS Wins AGAIN
RuSe Results in Arrest Of
One John L. Schmidt.
DEEP PLOT IS SUCCESSFUL
Provided at the Rock
Springs Hotel Declared 10 BE Com
traband by Friends of Marshal,
Who Secure Samples - Proprietor
aud wife Taken into Custody.

Another bouquet should be shipped 10
Marshal Collins. contributor 10 the Glen
Echo exchequer and the mirth of nations.
Not long ago the suburban Nick Carter
and a troupe OF bashful deputies at
tempted To raid the Rock Spring Hotel,
on the Conduit road in the hope Of put
ting certain games OF chance on the blink
and the proprietor IN the Glen Echo Gala
boosk' The raid was peculiarly unsuc-
cessful, as related at that time in The
Washington Herald but few days later
the proprietor was found IN Washington
by Marshal Collins and escorted 10 Rock
vile. where he languishes in duraHce vile.
Learning that the business had been
taken over temporarily by one John l..
Schmidt, former manager Of the Cabin
John Hotel. Marshal Collins cogitated
upon the best method Of getting the goods
on the new keeper Of the famous road
side club lie determined 10 secure
indisputable evidence that there was
something doing I'm the way Of palate
polish purchasing under the new regime.
To this end he arranged with four Wash
ington friends that they should drift out
the pike, give the Rock Spring Hotel
doorkeeper the club grip, and purchase
inIquitous and contraband refreshment
therein
The party of four. consisting Of Irving
W. Simonds, Miss Hattie *. Johnson.
SImoads' brother and Simonds' brothers
wife signed articles with the Glen Echo
distllery destroyer and proceeded TO the
suspected hostelry.
Find II Is Contraband.
Later they informed the intrepid de-
fender of Glen Echo's and the County Of
Nontgomery's statutes that liquid re
freshments near enough % whisky 10 be
classed as such by those whose educa-
ton has been neglected had been doled
out 70 them for the asking and price
Without wasting words. Marshal Col
Inns carted his four amateur sleuths out 20
Rockville Thursday. and there a warrant
was sworn out against Mr.. Schmidt and
his wife Yesterday morning MT Schmidt
was awakened az an over early hour by
knock on the front door He found
Collins with the papers There was
nothing 90 do but hie merriIy with him
90 Rockville and there deposit 500 bond
before Robertson 90 await th- 'Criuu of
the November grand jury.
That romance Is liable 90 H~aaK out
most any old time is proven lv the fact
that. after pulling OF the sleItl act Mr.
Simonds and Miss Johnson sprung q sur
prise on thei- friends hy deciding % get
married. Collins notified his chief. May
0r Garrett. who was studying United
States Revised Statutes iu the Office boz
Rockville and advised him of the pro-
posed wedding march Garrett gave his
consent. and picked out a nice minister
Rev. S r. White. who performed the
ceremony
As reward FOR hts activities Marshal
Collins was informed 10y Mayor Garrett
that I'm the future Doc would be assisted
by three deputies. who would do his auto
mobile work for him while be was busy
chasing other offenders The three new
Glen Echo diguitarios are Walter p.
Shore Joseph IT, Forsyth. and Frank
WeineT. They are 90 spend most of their
time within the precincts Of Glen Echo
Park. but are TO take turns guarding the
Conduit road
viii Get Motorcycle.
Glen Echo has decided t1 save Marshal
Collins O. great deal of extra leg exercise
by purchasing a motorcycle for his use.
Hitherto the valiant marshal has had 70
hound speeding h0nk hacks bv virtue of
HIS nifty pcdal-pushing In the future he
Will pursue his prey sitting gracefully at
case I'm the saddle Of "a lazy bike
The new deputies viii "have the loan"
Of the trusty old bicycle for use as as
sistant scouts for the present. II the au-
tOm1bile-pnchiug business continues at
its old gait the town viii probably pur-
chase wheels for the three new deputies
II any honk haekst succeeds then in
beating it through Glen Echo at any
thing faster than a lope De should al once
enter the business Of transporting nitro
glyCcriu by wagon through Virginia.