Evening star., 1918-07-04
.PRE-H0L|DAY SQUAD
IN COURT GLOOMY
Bootleg Whisky Victims Get
Sentences, While Sellers
Also Are Arraigned.
WATCH SUIT CASE HOST

A gloomy squad of holiday
celebrntors accused Of having imbibed
too freely Of bootleg whisky gath
cred in Police Court this morning to
contribute to the police pension fund
or do several weeks Of hard labor at
the government farm at occoquan.
Seven Of them. including one wom-
an, told woeful tales to Judge Hardi-
son of how they procured their liquor.
how it affected them and finally Of
their arrest. The woman told a pitt
full story Of how her aged mother.
several miles across the District line
in Maryland. was patiently awaiting
her return. The story. SO affected the
court that she was allowed to leave
without being accompanied by an
0flcer Of the law.
Two of the squad, alleged to be odd
timers" were sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment and fined 500.
with an additional months confine-
ment for non-payment Of the fine. The
remainder were given the choice of
contributing SO to the police fund or
serving ten days in the Virginia penal
institution.
Two Accused of Selling.
Ii addition to the intoxicated ones.
two were arraigned before Judge
aardison on charges of illegally dis
posing of liquor in prohibited terri
tory. Samuel Goodwin. who was ar
rested yesterday by Policeman ]. L.
Kilmartin of the fourth precince for
disposing Of his wet goods in South
west Washington. was sentenced to
one years Imprisonment and fined
$1,000. An additional six months In
carceration will be imposed on him in
the law, Goodwin COULD have been
sentenced to two years imprisonment
on the charge. or one years confne-
mont and a fine Of $1,000.
Judge Bortsdale, arraigned this
morning on a charge of unlawfully
guilty, and demanded a jury trial.
HIS case was continued until next
Monday.
Watch Incoming Trains.
With the suit case brigade" swarm
Ing to Baltimore today for an addi-
tional supply Of liquor. police have
trains for suspected bootleggers and
too enthusiastic ce!ebrators Of Inde-
pendence day. Early this morning
police OF the ninth precinct followed
two colored women who had just left
the electric line cars at 18th and H
streets northeast carrying heavily
laden suit cases. Eefore they could
hnd evidence to make an arrest, how
ever. the women escaped in passing
automobile.
All suspected boot leggers and ALL
entrances to Washington will be kept
under surveillance today by police
ana plain clothes men. and it Is ex-
pected that the Police Court dockets
w a
liquor cases.
Imposes Maximum Penalty.
Asserting that liquor and deadly
weapons are the worst enemies to
man. Judge Mcmahon. in Police Court
yesterday afternoon. imposed the
maximum penalty on George Thomas,
cealed weapon. Thomas was fined
$500. with one years imprisonment
in default Of payment of the fine.
Witnesses in the case testified that
after fight last Saturday Thomas
procured a pistol and threatened the
ored, but the gun was taken from
him before he could discharge it. It
was also brought out in the testimony
that Thomas, Conway and three other
/ men had been drinking. and in
(: sentencing Thomas Judge Mcmahon
! stated that the colored man should
think himself lucky in facing the
court on carrying a-deadly weapon
charge instead Of manslaugher. When
the Judge asked the colored men
where they bought the liquor they
all replied 1t was on Az street. IA
3 mfliarly known as Bootleg avenue"
Edward Powell. colored. also was
I convicted in Judge McMahon's court
/ on charge Of carrying a deadly
weapon. He was fined $3.50, with six
months Incarceration for non-pay-
ment Of the fine.
Plead Not Guilty.
Patrick Bligh and Thomas OConnor
charged Jointly with selling liquor
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be-
fore Judge Hardison yesterday after
noon and demanded a Jury trial
Blfgh. who IL the proprietor Of a near
beer saloon at 1919 7th street north
west. and O'Connor. employed as a
bartender, were arrested Tuesday
night by police Of the second pre-
cinct when. the police say. they were
caught selling liquor over the bar.
For driving a team while under the
influence of liquor James Awkward
twenty-etght years old. colored, was
fined S25 yesterday afternoon by
Judge Haydison.
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