Evening star., 1918-07-15
Camouhaged as Farmer.

ever pulled In the history of the police
department was made Saturday by
Lieut.. Pierson and his liquor squad"
OF the second precinct; when they
venders. camoufaging himself as
farmer. and carrying valise. Lieut..
Pierson entered a house at "a NJ street
northwest in search of whisky.
his beautiful farm and the large
crops he was raising one of the al
legged liquor peddlers invited himself
to Lieut.. Persons home for week
After becoming very friendly. Lieut..
some whisky to take home. and the
occupants Immediately offered to sell
him some. He bought two half pints
for 81. Then he gave his squad
signal and they raided the house and
arrested Mary E. Holohan. Michael
They were arranged before Judge
Hardison this morning on joint charge
of selling liquor, and entered a plea Of
not guilty and filed demurrer. Their
case will be called up Wednesday.
Assisting Lieut.. Pierson were Detec-
tives J. o. B. Gray and Cox, Sergt.
Burke and Policeman D. ]. Cullinane.
Hid in Secret Nook.
Walter Green. 1885 Cooks court north
west, was arrested early Sunday morn
ing by Sergt. William E. Holmes and
Detective ]. A. Sullivan Of the eighth
precinct and charged with selling liquor.
Saturday night he sold half a pint Of
whisky to Policeman Raymond Brem-
norman of the eighth precinct. but es-
capped before the police could make an
arrest He was caught several hours
late in his home, hiding in a secret
nook between the roof of his house and
"a n
Charged with selling liquor to Private
William A Sweeny Of the Engineer
Corps, William johnson. colored, was ar
raigned before Judge McMahon this
manded jury trial. johnson was ar
rested Saturday night by Sergt. F. 8.
w. Burke Of the seventh precinct
Sold to Soldiers, Charge.
John Hall. colored, was arrested
Saturday night by Sergt. J. L. kilmar-
tin of the fourth precinct and charged
with selling liquor to soldiers. Sergt.
Kilmartin claims that he saw the
negro make a sale of half pint to
a soldier who was acting at that time
as one of his agents.
Edgar Dickson. colored. was ped
ding liquor on ~ street southwest
early Sunday moneing when Lieut..
Pierson and Detective Gray of the
second precinct arrested him and
charged him with selling liquor. The
officers say they saw Dickson make
a sale of a half pint of whisky to a
soldier.
Percy Ford, colored. was fined $25
by Judge Mcmahon this morning for
operating an automobile while under
the influence of liquor. Ford was also
fined the same amount on a charge
Of disorderly conduct.
Hope to Clear Calendar.
Another attempt will be made by
prosecuting officers Of both branches
Of the Police Court this week to dis
pose OF the many cases now congest-
ing the liquor calendar.
At the present rate the alleged
liquor vendors are being arrested
much faster than they are being
brought to trial. Unless a new i'm
petus is given, 1t will probably be
several months before the cases are
finally disposed of.
Prosecuting officers of the court,
however. are anxious to have the
''bootleggers" disposed Of as soon as
possible, and have for the last month
made arrangements from week to
week for trying the cases. Failure to
get counsel for defendants into court
at the time their cases had been set
necessarily has delayed court action.
II was pointed out that the lawyers
have been unusually busy" in the
upper courts and their cases In the
Police Court have been continued from
time to time.
SO Cases Now Await Trial.