Evening star., 1918-06-18
BOOTLEG CASES
P|'L|NG UP IN COURT
Nine Alleged Liquor Dealers
/ Scheduled for Trial Today;
Four Called.
MANY ASK JURY HEARINGS

MANY ASH JUh1 HEAhlNGS
With the police making daily ar
rests Of alleged boot1eggers. the con-
tinued cases are still piling up in
Police Court. Nine cases against al
legged liquor vendors were scheduled
for trial in the court today, but up to
noon only four of them were called.
three pleading not guilty and de-
manding jury trials, and the other,
previously convicted by a Jury, filed
a motion for a new trial. The court,
however. expects to dispose Of a num-
ber of them this afternoon.
Motions. for New Trials.
Hanna Cook colored. arrested on
June 10 charged with selling liquor
to soldiers, pleaded not guilty in
Judge. Mullowny's court and demand
ed a jury trial, while George Bowie
ana Ben Powell, both colored, charged
with illegally selling liquor. also
pleaded not guilty in Judge Hardi-
sons court and demanded jury trials.
Odie Gordon, who was convicted by a
jury in Judge Hardison's court June
IA on a charge Of bootlegging, filed a
motion for a new trial.
The case against Harvey johnson
and Gertrude Carter, who have had
three charges placed against them
importing for sale, traficking in and
receiving orders for the purchase OF
hquor-by Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Ringgold Hart, is scheduled to come
up for trial this afternoon.
Gilbert Guess Under Charges.
Mr.. Hart today placed the same
charges against Gilbert Guess, col
ored, twenty-five years old, 63 o
street northwest, who was arrested
last night on Michigan avenue, in
Brookland. just as he had crossed
into the District on his return from
tomobile which Guess was driving
was found 1880 bottles Of liquor. val
ued at ,$S25. His case will probably
be called for. trial tomorrow morn
ing.
The maximum penalty upon convtc-
tion oRs each Of these accusations Is
a fine of $1,000 and one years i'm
prisonment, with an additional year
in default Of payment Of the fine.
The minimum is fine Of 5000 and
thirty days Imprisonment.
Wants Law Literally Construed.
Albert E. Shoemaker. attorney for
the. Anti-Saloon League, thinks lib
eral construction Of the Sheppard pro-
hibition law by the courts will put
stop to the bringing of liquor into
accomplish the object sought by Con-
gress when the bill was passed. Such
belief was Incorporated in a report
he made at a meeting of the board of
trustees held last night at the Y. NJ.
c. A., at which Andrew Wilson, presi-
tendance were Henry F. Lowe. VIII.
liam H. DeLacy. former judge Of
Juvenile Court; Rev. John MacMurray.
Hugh A. Thrift, Harold e. Ramsay,
Harvey. b Ottarman. Rev. D. E. Wise
man. Rev. Alfred E. Barrows, Rev. J.
Edward s. Taft, Theodore Hostetter.
Charles s. Davis, Owen 2. Kellar. Rev.
Charles II. Butler, Rsvc-Hsnry An
stadt, Rev. W. A. Morgan and w. v.
Mahoney.
Members of the board discussed the
with reference to the liquor trafic.
Mr.. Shoemaker deplored the increase
in the number Of arrests for intoxi-
cationDand the failure of certain at
temp3 to put stop to the shipping
bia. IA mentioned that Baltimore,
easy OF access, is supplying most OF
the liquor that is sold and consumed
in this city. and laid stress upon the
search and seizure provision Of the
prohibition laws. p
Suspected Places reported.
Mr.. Shoemaker told members of the
board that, certain hotels and other
the poice suspicious @ eena eenditians ABOUT Ut
many of the so-called near-beer
places. he stated, are such as to war
rant the issuance OF search warrants
for them. Employment Of this pro-
bring Interesting results. pointing out
that mere possession of alcoholic
LIQUORS In such public places is all
that is required to bring about con-
viGsions: saSt. :. It Is not necessary to prove
have every reason to hope and
expect that the laws will be given
liberal construction" he stated, "and
that an end will be put to the prac-
tice Of bringing alcoholic liquors into
the District for beverage purposes"
Mr.. SHOEMAKER said the league will
CO operate with the agencies employ.
ed to pyusecute violators of the pro-
hfbff1on laws and, II necessary, viii
employ agents to assist in enforcing
compliance with them. The league
will urge imposition Of maximum
penalties as being the only thing that
will break up traffic. In liquor.
Bootleggers," he asserted, cannot
be dealt with gently If anything is
expected to be accomplished.
This statement he said. he based
upon information obtained from
other prohibition jurisdictions where
arrests were made. In conclusion, he
stated, he would recommend that the
police supply themselves with search
and seizure warrants for suspected
places and serve them at opportune
times.
The board adopted a series Of reso-
1utfons in which it is stated that the
local press, notably The Evening Star,
has rendered an extraordinary service
in bringing to public attention mat
ters concerning this law.
1t is further stated in the resolution
that the Anti-Saloon League favors
strict enforcement Of the laws: that
the District Commissioners and su-
perintendent Of police have manifested
zeal in the matter Of administration
OF the prohibition law; that the cor
poration counsel and his assistants
have been untiring in their efforts to
present violations Of the law in O
graphfc rnannAr and }bot fba oo,,r<.