The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-30
ARREST -FOUR IN
MONTPELIER BOOZE
ASSAULT CASE
Inspectors Surprise Boot
leggers Who Attacked
D. L. Shelton.
OVERTAKE AUTO.
Quartet Make Futile At
tempt to Escape-l rial
is Set For Next friday
at Noon.
OVERTAKE AUTO.

sydney n. Bell, aged IS alleged
bootlegger. was arrested yesterday al :
ternoon about 3 o'clock just west u
Montnelier. charged with felonionsly
assaulting p. l.. shelton, 40 years o'a'
who conducts n small store at tha'
place.
George Hudg,ns, aged as Harry
Bfankenshfp, eighteen. and Mrs. LII
liam Ausley. thirty. were arrested az
accessories before the fact.
Shelton, who Is married ana mas
several children, vas called TO the
front OF his business place MONDAY
evening about Z o'clock by party o.
men thought 10 be bootleggers' ana
assaulted knocked down and beaten.
He was accused of informing on boot
Iegrers. The men. it is said. were pre-
vented from PUTTING Shelton IN thefr
car and carrying him off by the ar
rival OF citizens
The ruartette were arrested by Pro-
hfeftion inspectors w. c, Han ana
+. RI. Sullivan. who ran up on them
unexpectedlv. r-ron discovering the
officers, Bell and his rom panions. who
were In an autom obile, put on fuil
speed and headed in the direction OF
Louisa After short chase, the sup
posed hootleggerSF car was overtaken
and the occupants placed under ar
rest
NO wHrSKEY OR FIREARMS
No whiskey was found In the car
nor were any OF the occupants armed
The supposttton is that the quarteue
were awaiting a carload or whiskeS
which the officers have reason to be
liewe was on the way from Washing-
ton.
Following Monday nights assault.
the car with the alleged blockade run
n~rs made of. but returned within
fifteen minutes The machine was
standing In front of the Shelton store,
headed in the direction of Charioftes-
vile when two other cars, bearing
victory loan speakers from Ashland.
hove into sight The bootleggers, mis-
taking these men for prohibition Of
Nrer. turn>f about and MADE OF IN
the direction Of Richmond.
shortly after their departure from
Montneljer the eootlergers drove down
the highway short distance and sent
word back that they were awaiting
anyone who wished to essay to ap-
prehend them.
Shotc,,ns were procured and posse
was organized but Magistrate =. W
Ncf-hesney, OF Montpelier, ii is said
declined to permit the men 10 follow
the liquor car.
SEEK TO OBTAIN BAIL
Following the arrest of the four yes
terday afternoon. they were turned
over 10 Sheriff A. r. Hall. Of Hanover
county. They were later taken before
Magistrate McChesney, who. pending
the sumnoning of a material witness
for the commonwealth. continued the
preliminary hearing until next Friday
at noon.
At 8 O'Clock efforts Of the four 70
obtain hail was Ruthless. according TO
Inspector Hall who returned to Rich
mand last night At last reports they
we're en- route to Jail in the custody of
sheriff Hall.
While the assault upon shelton was
taking place. Or. r J. Stanley drove
up and rescued the men from the
hootleggers Shelton is a brother OF
James l.. Shelton, former member OF
the house of delegates from Louisa
He is said TO have received letter
recently from unknown parties threat
ening to burn hts store and kill him.
An interesting sideiight OF the affair
lies In the fact that Dudley Seymour
an overseas veteran, wearing the
Crctx de Guerre, which was awarded
to him by Marshal Petain IN France,
offered to head the posse.
The bootleggsrs' car Is said to have
brought in eighteen cases OF whfskey
on Sunday last. The matter was re-
ported to state prohibition headquar-
ters and officers had been on the
scene during the day in search OF the
LIQUOR. A small woods was burned over
by them in quest OF the whiskey.