Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-26
SPECTACULAR RAID
CHRISTMAS NETS "a
QUARTS APPLE JACK
Fight Between Youths eSultS
In Booze Disclosure.

Ill DUULG DlSOlUSul Cs
AZ the result of drunken brawl
about midnight on Christmas eve.
in which a Hagerstown youth was
struck in the head. as he charges
by a Martnsburg youth, and acting
upon the evidence thus acquired.
Mrs. Daisy G. Douglass. 1879 North
Queen street. widow of S. =. Doug
lass, the wealthy jeweler, Is out UNI
der bond of $500 for n hearing be-
fore Justice ]. d. Smith tomorrow
on the charge Of "bootlegging."
George C"Red') Ash, a young man,
l. out under $1,000 bond for a sim
liar hearing, and J. 2. Mahoney and
Emory Stolipher under 800 bond
each as witnesses. while Ross Bow
ard and John Hook, Elagerstown
youths, the remaining witnesses.
were released on their own recog-
nizance.
Forty-eieht half pints and 30
quarts Of apple jack are under
lock and key In custody of Prose-
cutting Attorney Allen d. Noll. This
is the tangible evidence In the case.
The Illegal liquor was secured ear
ly yesterday morning when the
esidence of Mrs. Douglass was raid
ed by officers and the procession
of five men carrying sacks loaded
with booze through the principal
streets to the prosecuting attor-
ney's Office attracted the attention
Of hundreds of pedestrians who. by
THE time. had learned of the raid
Doubtless many Of the spectators
Noped against hope that there
would present Itself chance to
"snlteh' noe of the bottles of apple
tack and the lure of the stuff led
many to forlornly visit Mr.. NolRs
office merely to Enquire what was
going on. The appleiack was label
led as such-was in neat cartons.
II was securely tied up and sealed
In the presence Of Messrs. Earl
Rodrlck, Constable Lee Lewis, Spe-
cIal officer c. NJ. Hosier, Officer
John Snyder and Deputy Sheriff NJ.
s. Miller, and officially recelpted
for.
About 70 o'clock Wednesday night
officer Thomas Hardy was called to
the vicinity Of Mrs. Douglass resi-
dence to subdue drunken iangle
and upon arriving on the scene ar
rested the IIagerstown boys. As
certalning that the Martinsburg
boys were equally involved and one
Of the Hagetstown prisoners alleg.
Inc fhut hn hagp faf Il
or struck with some blunt instru-
ment. Mahoney and Stolipher were
then apprehended Al the Jail Bow
ard and Hook unbosomed them
selves TO Jailor Miller, who com.
munleated with Mr.. Noll As soon
as possible warrants were prepared
and sworn out before Justice J. d.
Smith and the alleged bootleRgers
arrested. After being confined FOR
a brief space OF time the woman
and her youthful companion were
admitted 10 bail.
In his statement before Prescott
Ing Attorney Noll, Boward said
Hook and himself came to Martins
burg the nirht in question to at
tend the band fair Soon after reach
ing that place they met with Maho-
neg and Stolipher He got TWO
drinks and paid Stolipher Sl00 on
first pint and 5000 on second. The
stuff made him crazy. One Of the
Martinsburg boys, either Stolipher
or Mahoney hit him in the head
after he declined to put up for an
other half pint Al the time Of the
alleged assault they We're standing
in the hallway Of the Douglass bull
ding, when Stolipher went after the
appleiack. He told Of Tho scheme Of
putting money in the doorway.
Hook related a similar story of
coming 10 town. attending the fair
and meeting with the town boys.
Told in part Of securing liquor and
were informed where they could
get some appleiack Got it one time
by putting up $500 Boward wasn't
alonf that time Mahoney and Stol.
'pber made ~ the Other So 50. All
four drank that pint at the fair.
Went after the second pint when
the first one was consumed.
Mahoney told OF making up the
purse. Only implicated In one
pint for which they paid something
like $3.50.
StolipNers deposition recited the
same facts as to meeting at the
mir. whore the four put $3.50 to.
"ether and bought whtekev They
nut tee money IN his hands and no
took il M 10 tho DOugl3gs building