The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

A nad the curtains or her perth
opened was In all probability true. for
the lady. who is one OF the most hon
cradle women in North Carolina. says
50, but she and everyone else must
know that II was only momentary
mistake which was made either by the
federal officers Inspecting the train
for whiskey or by the conductor the
Porter or possibly passenger: but
If it had been done by a prohibition
officer everyone would know that it
v as only an honest mistake land a
re grettah BILE one) in his search for the
four bootlegEers who were taken from
that Pullman coach
Now. what becomes Of the charge
70 that pistols we're flashed in the
face OF LADY, Why, bcotlegger's
pistol was taken from him as he was
pulled out OF an upper birth over a
lady occupying the lower BERTRAND
this by her testimony.
What becomes Of the charge that
the baggage of lady was rifcd
Every lady on that Pullman. whose
name Is given, denies il.
What now of the viruient editorials
the lnhammatory cartoons the picto-
rial ISLANDERS OF the press and the
anathemas of the public? How many
department? We viii see But let
70 member of congress who opposes
the enactment of enforcing leglsla :
ton repeat these ISLANDERS without
branding himself in the repetition
Let no member of the general as
semhlN of virginia who hates the en-
f"rcement of law base his opposition
upon these falsehoods and above all.
let no good man OF good woman be
nv IRON Il NJ.
false as it is dangerous
The truth about the inspection of
Pullmans by the Department of Pro-
hibition is that nine times out of ten
they are purposely inspected about .
o clock T.. NJ. before the berths are
made up and tha, the inspectors are
strictly enjoined to consult the dia-
gram OF the herths kept by the CON
/ ductor to ascertain which berths are
occupied by ladies as the departm mt
Is jealous of their comfort and pro-
lection.
ON the occasion cited by the MAYOR
me inspectors were all in Richmond
ana 1t was necessary to stop bootleg
gers on that sleeper al "a later hour as
the train which WAS usually inspected
az cioch +, M 1T Alexandria did
not reach Richmond until midnight.
hundreds OF witnesses might be ar
rayed 10 testify to the carefulness.
tact and consideration of the inspec-
tors engaged in these delicate tasks.
ASK any lady who travels on Pullmans
or any fair minded person in Pullman
or coach.
The Woodstock Case.
me unfortunate affair which oc-
CURED on the Valley Turnpike near
I woodstock on March 20. 1919. in
Whlch TWO bootle gsers lost their lives
was made the occasion for TRADE Of
muse against the Department of Pro-
hipiuon, It's officers and agents, ac-
CoHpanlcu by CONSIDERATIONS and
laisehoods so venomous as TO oc-
casfon threats OF mob Violence, Four
oihcers of this department are under
Indictment for their part in this mat
ter and IL is not intended by this state
ment TO influence the decision of the
court and jury In the case 1t is
proper 10 say, however, as has already
/ heen stated in the press, that the dc
iehse OF theso men viii be that thew
were hred upon in the night time by
inc two bootlcgger, whom thew had
paced under arrest on the hiphwav
IN an automobile loaded with whis-
Key ana that the officers, after being
hfed upon, in defense of their own
lives returned the fire and the boot
iegeers were killed. In the appendix
VIII be found the opinion of Judge
frentls. OF the Supreme Court of An
peals, in which Judge Sims concurs.
lcttlng these officers to bail. in which
'he issue is judicially stated. desiQ-
mated as Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10 Ia
me republication OF a statement by j.
Nohway CHICHESTER. sergeant of the
city of Fredericksburgt one Of the
bravest law officers in Virginia. civ
ing graphic description of the dan
gers and difficulties attending the cap
lure or bootieggers in this state
IL rs not uncommon for criminal Is
or all kinds. especially the hardened
seek pecuniary gain by their CRIMES
ana persistent violators of law who
10 resist arrest with murderous weap-
ons and finally to fall victims 10 the
arrays which they have begun. ,)es-
perate men frequently resist revenue
othcers OF the Il derai government
raiding Illicit stills. These occur
rences happen so frequently that they
occasion no public comment Even
When two brave officers OF this de-
partment were murdered while en-
gagged IN the enforcement of the laws
or this com monwcalth by desperate
negroes who are being punished for
their crimes. there was no great pub-
lie condemnation of tho murderers.
nor any widespread expression of
sympathy for the martyred men or
their families. But when two enc
mics OF society get the worst Of an
encounter which they are said to have
provoked, every enemy Of prohibition
raises an outcry against this depart
ment and its officers which reflects
little credit either upon the intelli-
gence or the patriotism of the critics,
but which. on the contrary, by en-
coura ging the desperate resistance OF
such criminals. makes these critics
themselves accessories to the crimes
Fortunately, the good sense and yir-
tue OF the great BODY of the citizens Of
Virginia have rallied to the moral
support OF this department in its ef-
forts TO protect them by putting down
the nefarious and deadly trade OF the
bootlegRer, and those papers and poll
ticians who uphold lawlessness. be-
cause they love liquor, may meet a
heavy reckoning At the hands OF an
aroused and indignant public senti-
ment. All public Ioficers sworn to en-
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