Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-15
200 GALLONS OF WHISKY
and SIX CARS CAPTURED
Wounded in Battle With
Officers.
FIVE MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Activities of Prohibition Department
in and Around Richmond During
Past Forty-Eight Hours Net Rec
ord HaulS.

TWO alleged bootleggers are believed
TO have been wounded, approximately
zoo gallons of whisky and six auto
mobiles have been conflScated and five
men placed under arrest on charges
of transporting liquor in the vicinity
eight hours.
One other car. known to be carry
ing contraband' escaped. along with
eight men, among them the two who
are believed to have been shot by the
authorities.
More than 100 gallons of liquor. three
lured yesterday afternoon near West
ham Bridge, in Chesterfield County.
after an exciting chase and gun bat
tie Constable W. Ii. Flynn. Of Chcs-
terrified County was fred upon six
times by the men in the three cars.
but when one OF their machines broke
down they field into the woods. The
officer captured one member of tho
party and sent = volley of buckshot
after those who escaped. One OF the
men fell to the ground when the con-
stable fired. but struggled to his feet
again and ran away. The man who
was captured gave the name OF +. j.
crutchiield. OF Henderson. n. c. Those
white men and a negro.
First word of the three carloads OF
liquor came from Trevillians. in Louisa
thorries at Louisa were notified. but
the party slipped through there short-
~ before noon. Inspectors Beattic and
Hail. of the state Prohibition Depart
ment, left in ear to meet the men
and encountered them on the road near
Glen Allen. The two inspectors block cd
carriers increased spced and took to
the ditch. passing the officers. Beattic
and Hall let loose volley of pistol
Shots some of the bullets penetrating
one Of the cars.
LIQUOR CARRIERS FIRE
UPON CONSTABLE FLYNN
Constable Flynn had been notified OF
h She zap approaching ae cars and stationed
gun and pistol When the party ncared
him he stepped out and held up his
hand. but the men speeded their cars
and fired six shots at him. In few
minutes another machine, carrying A
police officer from Richmond. reached
Flynn. and the constable and officer
pursued the alleged bootleggers. A
short distance away one Of the flee
ing cars broke down and the officers
were upon the party before they could
get away. Flynn covered Crutchfeld.
the woods.
Late Wednesday afternoon two other
ears and three men were captured at
Stauntcn after a gun battle with the
authorities. This car contained "A large
quantity o: whisky. y third car es-
capped IL was reported from both
ouena Vista and charlottesville that
one man in this car had been wound
ed and was being cared for secretly
at charlottesville. The three men taken
INTO custody gave the names Of T.
l.. White. Julian Fokcs and Harry
NJ. Wise
Richmond police yesterday afternoon
arrested j. j. Hall in the western part
OF the city on charge of TRANSPORT
ing liquor and reckle and careless
driving OF his automobile. Hall drove
his machine into telephone pole on
floyd Avenue. between Robinson street
and the Boulevard. Eighteen quarts of
whisky we're found in Halls car Iac.
cording to the authorities.