The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
'b0OllE6GEnS CAUGHT
N SENSATIONAL RUN
Crashes Through Two Barri-
--.----------- a4asias oa Highway.
FIRE AT OFFICERS
Desperate rbaractrrs Arc Finally
Corra11cd Two Arr, Taken And Two
Escape into Woods . In Hanover
County Near Beaver Darn.

Following an all night chase over
the rough corduroy roads OF Caroline
and Hanover counties, Sergeant j. G..
Chichester, Of Fredericksburg. assist :
cd by other officers landed two dcs-
perste boot -leggers in the Jail at that
place, after having caught them in
Hanover county. near Beaver Dam.
Late Friday night Sergeant Chi
chester received information that a
large automobile containing four men
and a quantity Of liquor was on it,
way toward Fredericksburg. en- route.
evidently. TO Richmopd Quickly pre-
pairing himself. and obtaining the SER
vices of several other men. and be
ing reinforced by prohibition depart
ment officers. the sergeant proceeded
10 harricsde the bridge over the Rap
pahannock river leading into Fred
erickshurg. and ne and hts men stood
In wait for the AootlegEcrs.
They were rewarded in short time
by the appearance OF the car that had
been described to them. and they
stood ready to arrest the men, but
the latter seeing tho harricade. and
taking desperate chances. put ON all
speed. rushed the car through the
barricadc, firing furiously At the Off
GERS, and made their escape.
Sergeant Chichester had not reach
cd his resources however. He with
several other officers. boarded a Cad
lilac. and sped in pursuit of the fusi-
tivcs. The moon had sunk low and
the stars gave but lin light. but the
officers kept UP the chase. As they
nearna he North Anna river. they
came within visN Of the bootleygers
swift Speed toward the big
lights and the sheHering arms of the
big city.
Just before reaching the bridge
the fugitives 9arted into side road
and disappeared. Sergeant Chichester.
With all his shrewd detective instinct
aroused. figured that the men would
come back presently and take the
main road fer town. So. the officers
erected second harrfcade at the en-
trance TO the bridge. and again they
stood aside and waited. Sure enough,
in a short while. about 4 o'clock yes
'erdsy morning, the big car came into
sight.
When its occupants saw the barri
eade thew again took desperate
chances. shot ahead. opened fire on
Inc officers and beat it through tho
harricade Swiftly tho officers pro-
seeded on the trail, but II was not un-
sH beaver pam WAS IN touch mat Inc
officers succeeded in landing the
quarry,
Two Of tho men had taken to the
woods and got away, hut c. =. Land
ers and Robert J. WarlS were captur
ID and the car was found to contain
$50 pints OF liauor. The men proved
surly and irsolent. They had fred
upon the officers before the latter had
sven threatened to fire indicating the
desperate character OF the type Of
operators now conducting the boot
egging business through Virginia.
one bullet from the bootleggers' car
passed through the clothing of one
# the officers. hut II did not break
he flesh
II il seen by these frequent arrests
hat tho officers Of the counties are
assisting TO a great extent tho off
,ers of the prohibition department
and the hootieggers are finding much,
( not more. activity in the ranks of
he officers as they themselves are
displaying.
Larders and Wark were locked UP
N the Fredericksburg Jail. where they
will be held awaiting trial.