Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Refuses Hearing Today.

Cases.
Refuses Hearing Today.
When Attorneys Miller. Michael Man
gum and Thomas L. Jones pressed the
court for an immediate preliminary
hearing for their clients. .his morning.
Judge Pugh replied that he would not
grant such a hearing while the DISTRICT
Supreme Court was considering Wri.
of habeas corpus, which was applied
for by one of the accused men Wednes-
day.
The action of the grand jury on the
cases which were turned over to them
probably will decide the question
a Washingtonian who goes to Balti-
more for his liquors must label his suit
case with the name of the consignor.
consignee and the amount and kind Of
liquor he is carrying.
Bulletin Issued to Police.
Maj Pullman. superintendent of po-
lice, this morning issued a reference
bulletin to members of the police force
to acquaint them with the action they
should take in cases of persons bring
ing liquor to this city from other juris-
dictions. Following the arrest of pas
sengers on trains on the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis line for
bringing liquor from Baltimore. it is
stated. members of the police force
have been asked innumerable questions
as to the public's rights in the matter
of handling liquor.
1t was deemed advisable by the su-
of police to give members
of the force the benefit of construc-
tion of the law contained in a commu-
from the Department of JUS
tice under date of March Z last, and the
consent of officials of the Department
of Justice.
Essentials Of Bulletin.
The Department Of Justice considers
that section $40 covers the Transports
tion of intoxicating liquors as part Of
the baggage of travellers. The bulletin.
in part, is as follows:
For the Information Of the police
department the following statement Is
quoted. The word Shipped is broad
quoted: The word shipped is broad
(meaning liquor carried In the bag
gage Of travelers), it being defined in
the New Standard Dictionary to send
by an established mode of transporta-
ton; as to ship goods by rail or ex-
press The Department of Justice ex-
plains the reason for the law as fol-
lows:
THE legislative history of sections
23S-24O Of the Criminal Code is well
known. They were passed to curtail
the use of the facilities of interstate
commerce IN bringing intoxicating
liquors into dry states to be disposed
of contrary to the laws and policies of
these states. 1t is obvious that the evil
at which these provisions are aimed
could be effected by an abuse of the
baggage privilege"
Quoting the Freeman case. 239. U. s..
III, 120. in which liquor was shipped
In trunks, the assistant attorney gen.
eral says clearly. therefore, the trans
portation of intoxicating liquors in
trunks or similar receptacles is covered
by the law
THE department also believes that
the carriage of whisky in hand baggage
is within the law.
"In a recent case involving the con-
struction of the word shipped the Su-
preme Court held that the statute there
in question might apply to the car
riage of forbidden articles on the per-
son of the accused.
From this opinion handed down by
the Department of Justice on March Z
last officers of the Department of JUS
tice and of the police department have
been given authority to make arrests
where whisky is carried in suit cases
and hand baggage. and the word ship
ped applies to the transportation Of
these suit cases or hand baggage
the person shipping the suit
case or hand baggage or trunks carries
the receptacle or whether it is checked
through as part of baggage"