The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
BOOTLEG RAIDS.
ARE SEEN AS
MOVE TO MAKE
D. c. BONE DRY

More than one hundred persons to-
day are out on bail, and like num-
Der, unable to furnish bond, will be
tried in Police Court this afternoon
as the result of a city-wide raid
against ''bootleggers, conducted last
night by the entire police force of
the city under the personal direction
Of Major Raymond Pullman, Super
intendent of Police.
The raid was undertaken at the
instance of United States District
Attorney John E. Laskey and Off
Gals Of the Department Of Justice,
who are determined to break up the
practice of "bootlegging" in the Ma
lions Capital.
Mystery to Case.
Much mystery surrounds the pro-
cedure to be taken by the district at
torney's office in prosecuting these
cases. The arrests were made on
warrants charging a violation of the
proclamation issued by President Will
son under an act of Congress ap-
ton prohibits bringing liquor within
a five-mile zone of a military camp,
but does not prohibit 1.-The sending,
shipping. transmitting, carrying or
transporting of such liquor to pri-
waite home" for private use.
Nearly all arrests for bootlegging in
the past have been made as violations
Of the Sheppard law, but as prosecu-
lions under this law have not met with
the success desired by the police the
arrests last night were made for viola
tions of the Presidents proclamation
and the prosecutions this afternoon
may take the form OF test cases. Be-
cause of the numerous military camps
in Washington there are only two re-
mote sections not within the five-mile
zone from which liquor may be barred.
Keep Plan Secret.
Prosecuting officials today declined 70
reveal their plan Of prosecution. but
there was a belief in official circles
that an effort is under way to make
Washington virtually bone dry.
More than a score of raids on rail-
road trains, electric cars and automo-
biles coming into Washington from
Baltimore took place during the
early hours last night The regular
bootleg special" of the Washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis line, ply
ing between Washington and Balti-
more, was met at White House sta
ton by a detachment OF fifty police
men. under Captains Hartley. Peck,
Fiather, Williams and Harrison and
their lieutenants. Car after car was
held ON the highways and search
ed for liquor, and more thsnsfifty per-,
sons were arrested at the Union Sta
ton as they stepped from trains
coming from Baltimore.
steady Stream to Stations.
From early in the evening until
after midnight steady stream Of pa
troll wagons brought confiscated
suitcases. valises, and other parcels
TO the various precinct stations All
the parcels contained liquor in guam
titles varying from six to twenty
quarts. Last night every station
house in the city, with the exception
Of the harbor and the Tenleytown sta
lions, was filled to capacity with
prisoners and liquor. At some stations
suitcases and bundles containing
liquor were piled ten feet high. and
the Tenth precinct station had three
cells crowded to the top with con-
fiscated liquor.
Several hundred prisoners were
taken during the series of raids. So
rapidly were prisoners brought in at
the various stations it was impossi-
BILE to get their names on the blot
ters until the early morning hours.
and fresh arrivals every few minutes
made the situation worse. Police
officials estimate today there were
nearly 300 persons arrested during
the raid
Prisoners brought in from the Un-
ion. Station were examined at police
Headquarters in the District building
and then marched single file down
Pennsylvania avenue TO No. l pre-