Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-25

AUTHORITIES Will ACT

:. approximately $50 men, women and
children .alighted from the so-called
Baltimore booze special that arrived
At White House station at $40 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Some of the
eolored girls who carried packages of
liquor almost as heavy as themselves
'Beemed to be not more than sixteen
years old. Others appeared to have
reached far beyond three-score years
and ten.
Police Photographer Sandberg, act
Ing under instructions from Maj. Pull
man. photographed the liquor-laden
patrons Of the special train of five pas
-senger cars and a motor car, and po-
aicemen, who were on hand to see that
order was maintained, estimated that
fully 80 per cent of the passengers
were colored and that about sixty fe-
males were among them.
o. Two Drunk, Fined.
:. Richard Washington, colored, 1927
nth street. was the only one in the
crowd who exhibited evidences of
having INDUCED in liquor, and it was
:irith much difficulty that he was able
70 drag his package from the train.
,He was arrested and fined SIS. Will
3iam Gaines, also colored, 1910 Naylor
court, was arrested when he alighted
from the special arriving at 1870, and
he paid SIS in Police Court this morn
:ang.
BOOTLEG cases pending in Police
Court. it is stated, have sidetracked
.nIuch of the other business of the
seourt and suggested the need of a
court for the exclusive handling of
showed a total of 159 cases pending
-hor jury trials and fully two dozen
continued cases in which charges of
reringing liquor into the five-mile mil
Stary zone are involved.
: Alleged Bootleggers Arrested.
:. Police activity against bootleggers
LIST night resulted in several addi-
sional arrests being made, and addi-
next few days. In all probability, the
Police say, large majority of these
persons will demand jury trials and
Sengthen the already long list of such
Eases pending in Police Court.
. Police Court judges say there prob
Ably will be no jury trials until after
che passing of the influenza epidemic.
They deem it unfair to assemble the
Jurors in court and force them to come
In contact with conditions which may
prove injurious to themselves and
eheir families. Judge Mullowny
deemed it unwise to hear such cases
after his successor had been named
and. it is stated. Judge Hardison had
arranged to- hold jury trials about the
time the epidemic crippled the courts
5, 1t was pointed out by member> of
the police force today that even
severe sentences. had not had the eff
Sect. Of spreading terror among the
bootleggers. One of the offenders I'M
der arrest seveal days ago explained
why. so many persons are willing to
I've been making from $50 to $50
20 day" he declared. land you can
easily understand why don't want to
give 1t up"
patrons were so numerous that he
found it necessary to make two trips
ITO Baltimore many days. His profits
%sere never less than $2.25 on a quart
of liquor.
Omcials who are anxious to wipe
;sout the bootlegging business and put
"a stop to the scenes witnessed sew
seral times day at White House sta
fudge Mcmahon is expected to an
tnounce in Police Court Monday morn
pms in case brought by Assistant
limited States Attorney Ralph Given.
81 citing under instructions from United
tSStates Attorney Laskey.
1t is case involving the bringing OF
f3iQuor into the military zone. The order
If President Wilson and Secretary of
War Baker makes exceptions in cases
n which the liquor is intended for per-
Eonal use and for use Of bona fide guests
tpther than members of the military
forces. 1t is claimed that the defendant
In the pending case, when arrested, re-
fsnarked that accommodating others had
Seot him in trouble.
r Mr.. Given's Contention.
= Mr.. Given contends that it is for the
frourt or jury to pass upon the claims
Xhat liquor is brought for bopa fide
personal use. In cases where it can be
shhown that individuals make frequent
trips to Baltimore and bring quantities
AZ liquor back, he said to a Star re-
,Sorter today. he will claim that their
personal use statements should be
Thrown aside.
- 1T is unreasonable to believe that
persons Of moderate means can go to
Baltimore every day or two and pur-
chase large quantities of liquor for
their personal use," he stated, land. in
my opinion, the court or jury should
determine the question at issue ire
&pective of such claims"
Should the court uphold the govern
snent's contention in the pending case,
st is stated, wholesale arrests of pa
irons of the so-called booze specials"
probably will follow. 1t then will be-
como necessary to hear statements of
persons arrested and take accounts of
their stocks Of intoxicants to determine
SKf11ch cases shall be taken into court.
: Hotel Porter Faces Charges
Charges OF bootlegging. violating
che internal revenue law and having
liquor unlawfully in his possession in
the restricted military zone have been
preferred against Henry P. Deis.
hotel porter, giving his address as s07
II street. 1t is charged that he served
liquor to Prohibition Detective Burke
Of the first precinct and to ]. ]. Nc
Crath and r. c. Wilton of the internal
Tovenue service. The case will be
heard in Police Court
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