Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
POLICE. Net kEAD
FORBOOTlEGcERs
One Hundred and Eighty-Fiue
Arrests Made. 5000 Quarts
of Liquor Taken.
TRIALS. UNDER u. S. LAW:

One: hundred and eighty-five men
! and women were. taken in a. liquor
raid made yesterday under the per-
sonal direction of Maj. Pullman. SUI
perintendent Of police. and Inspector
Grant, chief Of detectives, assisted
by captains. 1ieutenants, members of
the detective force prohibition de-
tectives and privatea from tho several
precincts. More than 5000 quarts of
whisky, wine and gin were. taken by
the police.
! With the exception Of several per-
sons who, were able, to, furnish bond
of $1,000, the prisoners were taken to
police headquarters and Photographic
ed. Photographic, material gave out
last night and it was necessary for
Photographer: Sandberg to complete;
his task TINS morning before the pris-.
oners were taken to Police Court
Liquor Packages Piled high. 4
Trunks, suitcases. satchels, and car
tons of every kind and description.
all containing intoXfcants, were piled
lllRn III most VI IuS to1iSo
and at headquarters, to be used as
evidence against those who are forced
to stand trial This morning many
of the prisoners were conveyed To-
Police Court for arraiGnment, while
Others were held for probable grand
Jury action.
Mai. Pullman staged the wholesale
RAID primarily to apprehend the boot
ieggers, patronizings the so-called
'.bootleg speciar' On. the W.. 3. & A.
line and to gather In those VINO prougnt
supplies over the roads In motor We
hicie and on the steam railroad
trains Only in few instances were
persons held who had six quarts or
less, police taking it for granted that
they had the small quantities. for per-
sonal use
Raiders Meet the Train,
It was arranged to- make the raid
about 8 O'Clock, the time the bootleg
specia (. was scheduled to reach 18th
and, III streets northeast and Maj.
Pullm an, Inspector Grant and large
force of uniformed. men and detec-
tives appeared there about that time.
Failure, of the special to, reach the
station on time gave rise to report
that advance news OF the raid had
reached Baltimore and the liquor pa
irons were warned not to return with
liquor. Subsequent DEVELOPMENTS.
however. disproved the report, the
train of five cars appearing shortly
after o'clock with passengers and
liquor.
Many of, the knowing ones aban-
doned! their packages Of wet goods
when they realized the police were
making a raid but INSPECTOR Grant
announced that they would better
hold fSast to their liquor if they want
ed it. HIS remark caused a number
l. S,ft nanEaRaG
and they were arrested. Those who
succeeded in, abandoning their liquor
before the police saw them, were not
arrested
|. Wedding Blowout Delayed.
One cplored man begged for his
freedom with his two cases, of WHISKY.
IT was, just married today" he de-
clared, land want it for a blowout
tonight"
his wedding reception and remain sep
arated from his bride.
Detectives in automobiles trailef
the bootleg special from beyond
Benntng: to- White House station.
There. was no liquor thrown from the
train, nor did, the passengers attempt
to- leave the cars until the railway
ward was reached. Outside the yard,
was the, usual number of express wag-
ons, their drivers, waiting to hAui
bootIeggers, and their supplies. but
their services were not needed.
/ Other Arrests Made.
. Members of Mai. Pullman's squad
on duty at Union station met many
persons returning from Baltimore
with suit cases or other packages of
intoxicants, and arrested them. and on
the several roads. leading to. the city
occupants of motor vehicles were
taken into custody, the largest sup
ply found in one car being thirty
three cases of whisky.
At Michigan avenue and Queen
Chanel road. several tenth precinct
policemen took possession OF an au-
tomobile containing three cases and
two packages OF whisky after an ex-
citing pursuit. of two, colored men.
Occupants Of the automobile failed to
stop ON command, II. Is stated. and
Policeman Noah Savage jumped on
tho running board only to be pushed
off.
Shots fired at the, wheels of the
fleeing car punctureda tire and caused
the ditcl1ing OF the vehicle and cargo.
The occupants jumped from the car
and disappeared. but as they could
not take license numbers away, It was
an easy matter to establish ownership.
Trials to Be Under Federal Law.
At a. conference today between
United States District Attorney Laskey
and Assistant District Attorney Given
it was decided that prosecution of
the alleged bootieggers, 10 to be I'M
der the federal statute prohibiting the
bringing of Intoxicating liquors into
the five-mile BARRED zone"
Trial of the cases was begun today,
those persons who. were unable to give
bond when arrested last night being
tried first.
LIQUOR SELLER CONVICTED.
lewis Smith to Re- Calfed bv Court