Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
Is OF LIQUOR CARRYING
HUNDREDS ARRESTED
None Seized Of Those Bearing
"Wet" Goods Through Union
Station Last Night.

Police activity in this city resulted
in the arrest Of twenty-six Of the
hundreds of persons who came home
from Baltimore or Ellicott City yes
terday and last night with liquor in
their possession. Not one Of the nu-
merous patrons Of the steam railroad
trains, and there were hundreds Of
them, fell into the clutches Of the po-
lice.
Suitcases filled with liquor were
fairly dragged through Union station
last night. Others carried satchels,
packages and individual bottles. but
mono of them attracted the attention
Of tho police to the extont that their
arrest resulted. Many residents Of
Virginia also entered the station car
went away on outgoing trains on the
last lap Of their homeWard journeys.
Walter Reed Soldiers Arrested.
Only two of the many automobiles
returning from Maryland with sup
plies of wet goods were taken by the
police. Five men. three soldiers and
two discharged soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital, were arrested by the
police of the tenth precinct because
they had nine quarts of whisky in
their car.
The other automobile stopped by the
police was entering the city by way
of tho Walker road. Mounted Police
man w. /. Davis and Motor Cycle Po-
liceman Richard Mansfield arrested
them. They left Ellicott City early
in the afternoon behind a pilot car,
passed through Baltimore and An
napoiis, crossed Hills bridge over the
Patuxent river, through Marlboro
and were at the District line beyond
Anacostia when they were arrested.
Travelled rs Miles Safely.
James Chase and Edward Craig.
young colored men occupying the au-
tomobile. said they were bringing
twenty-three cases of whisky and
eighty half-pints for a man named
Smith. They Travelled a distance of
more than seventy-flve miles before
they were arrested. their employer.
they stated. feeling 1t would be safe to
enter from the eastern boundary.
Police Of the ninth precinct watched
Washington Baltimore boulevard and
the cars of the Baltimore electric
line. No occupants of automobiles
were arrested. but nineteen persons
who came over on the electric line
failed too run the blockade safely.
One of them had only a halfptnt
bottle In his pocket. but the police
told him 1t was not a question OF
quantity and arrested him, He was
required to deposit $50 collateral.
The greatest quantity carried by any
one OF the nineteen persons arrested
on the cars was 1--WE quarts, and the
possessor of them was required to
deposit 500 collateral.
Police Squad Will Keep on Watch.
Police officials this morning an
nounced that the closing Of whisky
selling places throughout the coun-
try. more especially in Baltimore,
would not mean the withdrawal of
the prohibition squad on duty watch
ing county roads and cars. 1t is
probable that the extra detail will
remain on duty for some time, the
police knowing that many residents
Of this city will bring home quaint
ties OF liquor they have stored with
friends and relatives in Maryland.
Say Quantities Are Stored Nearby.
1t was reported at police head
quarters this morning that two auto
mobiles from Washington landed
large supplies of whisky near Chesa-
that hundreds and possibly thousands
counties of Maryland. Even in Prince
Georges county it was stated. where
possession Of only one quart is ~ -
mn