Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13

Driver of Truck Delivering
Whisky Under Sheppard
Law Is Arrested.
MAY INVOKE CAMP LAW

MAY INVOKE CAMP LAW
The Presidents proclamation maxi
ing it unlawful to have liquor within
five miles of a camp. except for fam
lily use, may be used by the police to
keep a tab on whisky shipped from
Baltimore to Washington on automo-
bile trucks. with afidavits attached
for Washingtonians.
Police OF the fourth precinct last
night took into custody the driver OF
Ia truck said to belong to a Baltimore
express firm, which had brought u
load Of liquor to Washington under
the personal affidavit system. as per.
mitted under the Sheppard law.
At noon today Assistant District At
torney Ralph Given, in charge OF
whfskey prosecutions. said he had tho
case under investigation. but could
ASKED if his office had adopted any
policy toward liquor consigned Ia
Washingtonians under the sheppard
law affidavit system. he said some
statement might be made by him later
in the day.
1t is understood that 121 orders had
been delivered and that theere wers
|twenty-siX cases of wet goods stiit
on the truck when the driver OF AZ,
la young white man, was taken into
custody last night.
Purchasers Are Apprehensive.
Many washingtonians who havo
been securing whisky regularly under
the affidavit system since the town
dry nd a =
doris for wet goods for Christmas
have been wondering since last week
whether the police would extend
their campaign to goods shipped in
by this method.
The arrest by the police of the
fourth precinct yesterday is believed
to be the first case involving whisky
Wrought in on an express truck Tor
q delivery to many homes.
Ifr. Gwen was unable to say at noon
today what action he will take in tho
casa. At the station house it was said
ia decision is being awaited from the
distr let attorneys office.
lice court this morning in the trials
OF parsons arrested for bringing
whisky on the electric cars from Bal
timore. The three defendants vera
Norris Holley. Thomas Dean and
Lloyd Burgess, all colored. Each was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail. Holley
had five quarts and the other two had
six quarts each.
The total number arrested in raids
on Baltimore cars since Thursday OF
last week now is approximately SO.
Of which number less than fifty have
been disposed Of in court.
Convicts One, Acquits Two.
Judge McMaha,n convicted one and
acquitted two yesterday in trials of
persons charged with having liquor
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violation of the Presidents procla-
nation.
The court was not satisfied with
the explanation given by Florence
Colbert, colored. for bringing twelve
quarts of whisky from, Baltimore at
one time She was sentenced to thir-
ty days. Florence testified that six
were for. her brother. three for a
friend, and the other three for her
self.
Bishop Rearfield, coIored, and Clai-
borne Grandson, colored. were ac-
Quilted Bearfield brought in five
quarts and Grandson six.
Five Demand Jury Trials.
Five other prisoners who were ar
raigned yesterday demanded jury
trials. There has not been jury
trial yet OF a person charged with
violating the Presidents proc1ama-
ton, which makes 1T unlawful 10
have liquor within five miles Of
camp unless the carrier can show II
is for the use of himself or family.
Four cases in which testimony was
taken yesterday were held over until
today to allow the District attorney
to investigate the cases further and
produce additional witnesses.
Soldier Among the Accused.
Among the three hundred or more
PERSONS awaiting trial is Private Luther
|C. Wright of Aiken. S. c.. who served
under Gen. Pershing in France. The
police say Wright had eighteen quarts
OF whisky when taken from Baltimore
electric car Tuesday night.
When arraigned yesterday Wright
pleaded not guilty and asked for 4 jury
trial. According to his attorney, Robert
l. Miller, Wright was on his way to
Aiken and bought the liquor to take
home with him.
Thirty Arrests Yesterday.
Four white men and twenty-six col
ored men and women came over from
Baltimore yesterday afternoon with sup
plies Of intoxicants and were arrested
when they alighted from special train
at 18th and H streets northeast. They
had approximately 1000 gallons OF
whisky and other intoxicants, according
to the police.
Capt James Hartley of the ninth po-,
lice precinct was at White House sta
ton with u squad OF police to greet.
the contingent from Baltimore. Thosa
arrested protested they were within
their rights, claiming they had made
the purchases for personal use. an excep-
ton provided IN the regulation govern
| ing the five-mile military zone.
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