Evening star., 1918-07-13
|b|G BAIL IS ASKED
IN Bootleg CASES
Five Must Put Up $1,000 Or
Spend Rest of Summer
in Jail.
COURT WILL TAKE A REST

The two women and three men in
dicted yesterday in the new federal
campaign against "bootleggers" in
Washington will be required to fur
nish $4,000 bail each or spend the
summer in jail awaiting trial in the
Criminal Court, which has adjourned
until October.
Assistant United States Attorney
Arth fixed the bail at this figure today
when he asked Chief Justice Mccoy for
bench warrants for the arrest of Mamie
Hawley, Charles Williams. Rachel e.
Atkins and her husband. William R
Atkins John Schun. the NTH person
indicted, is already in Jail.
Other Cases Pending.
without paying the tax required by
the internal revenue laws are pend
ing in the office of United States At
torney Laskey. These will be pre-
sented to the garnd jury early next
week, 1t is reported.
Sales Are Decreasing.
Activity of "bootlegsers" in dispos-
ing Of their goods has greatly de-
creased during the last few days. A
noticeable falling of in the number of
intoxicated persons arrested also is
shown. Although the police have kept
the suspected 'bootlegging" districts
under constant surveillance few liquor
vendors have been caught The police
however. believe the Illicit liquor
peddlers have taken a few days rest
in which to stock up their supplies
for the week end rush. A number of
raids are being planned for tonight, 1t
was said.
Only two men accused of being
drunk were arraigned in Police Court
this morning. as against a daily aver
age OF fifteen. Two bootleggers also
Jamea Williams, colored. who was
awaiting trial on charge Of Illegally
| selling liquor. was arrested last
night on the same charge by Lieut..
J. w. Pierson and Detective ]. o. B.
Gray Of the second precinct; charge
was placed against him.
Say He Sold to Soldier.
When arraigned before Judge Nc
Mahon this morning. Williams en-
tered plea of not guilty and de-
| manded jury trial. The police say
they arrested Williams while peddling
liquor on upper 7th street. He was
arrested soon after he had made a
sale OF half-pint of whisky to a SOL
dier. Another half-pint was found on
him when searched.
Thomas Jefferson, colored, also was
arrested by Lieut.. Pierson last nigh,
on Az street and charged with sell
ing liquor to soldiers" and Illegally
selling liquor. The police say Jeffer-
son sold a half pint of whisky to sew.
eral soldiers in near-beer saloon or
Bootleg avenue" When arrested
two additional half pints were found
I
The colored man pleaded not guilt,
when srraigned before Judge Nc.
Mahon this morning and demanded 6
jury trial.
Second Conviction in Week.
For the second time this week a jury
In the United States branch of the
Police Court has convicted an alleged
| bootlegger. Eliza Wright. colored, was
found guilty by a jury in Judge NC
Mahon's court yesterday afternoon of
| selling liquor to soldiers" and viola
tion Of the Sheppard prohibition law,
| Upon conviction counsel for the de-
fendant filed a motion for a new trial
| which stays the sentence for hve days
The colored woman was arrested
June by Policeman Edward T. Har.
| ney Of the fourth precinct and charged
with selling whisky to Private Charles
Harrington of the Engineer Corps
| w men ArFdlSueQ OeioTc JuuBc Mul
lowny the following day she entered
a plea Of not guilty and demanded q
jury trial.
Seven Others Await Trial.
Seven other persons charged with
making sales Of liquor to soldiers are
|awaiting jury trials in the United State,
branch Of the court. Although Assist.
ant District Attorney Ralph Given had
expected to dispose Of them this week
the trials Of the two women convicted