Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-28

Winchester. Va, March 2S.-Bitter
feeling against Prohibition Commis-
sioner j. Sidney Peters and Edward
B. milford, attorney for the Virginia
Antisaloon League, continued yestcr-
dav but the hostile demonstration
against them here Wednesday night
as a result of the shooting of two al
l,ged liquor carriers by their assist
ants was not renewed.
The Law Enforcement League, with
membership Of nearly 300 leading
citizens. issued statement yesterday
afternoon saying the mob which Mon
aced Commissioner Peters and his Of
fcers Wednesday night do not voice
either the representative or majority
sentiment Of this law-ab;d;nr ccm-
munity. If the detectives who shot thc
two men are guilty, they will be pun
shcd by due proccss Of law. the state
merit said. 1t is unthinkahlc that any
substantial portion of Winchester
citizens would deliberately consider
any other course.
Fully 200 people stormed Funk an"
Sors' funeral parlors during the nigh;
clamcr;ng to see the body Of Pay
mond c. Shackc!ford, the first alleged
liouor carrier 10 be Killed Sir"c the
Virginia prohibition law vert into
effect. Everyone was denied the priv
ilegc on orders from Prosecuting At
soYney Williams. Of Shenandoah coun-
". Shackeiford's wife telegraphed
from Petersburg to have the body
sent T. Raleigh. \. c.
l.. W. Hudson, who had pistol
wound in the breast and one in the
abdomen. Sill has a fighting chance
% recover. In deposition, Huds""
said neither he nor Shackc!forl fired
OH the Officers. ShacliIeford's p.Sto! i
said to have been found with three Of
its chambers empty.
An inquest begun at W2cdStcck
Yesterday afternoon. was continued
here and then postponed, as was alSc
preliminary hearing. The author-
ties decided. Il was said. to wait un-
81 the excitement and feeling against
the detectives subsidies in Frederick
ard Shenandoah counties.
Ir.pcctor Hall and his assistants
including H. +. Sweet, 81, and ". L.
Dunlcary. of Richmond; j. a. Sul!!-
van. and John W. Williams. of Peters
burg. and Chauffeur H. F. Sweet, Jr.
If Richmond. were released on $1,000
bail arranged fer by Judge +. D. New
man. Of Woodstock, at the request OF
Commissioner Peters. The commission
or. Attorney Munford and the detcc-
lives left here this afternoon.
Comm; s;oncr Peters and associates
onfcrred today with leaders of the
law enforcement league. but declined
20 make any statement concerning
The killing of Shackleford CT the de
monstration before his hotel.
Fully 1000 men in Wednesday
. -, I....,,.. ,., 49,, fcr,,,oJ ~ Nai,-
ard Piccadilly streets. and hootcd ami
ieered and dared the State officials to
come out. Pistols were fiourishcd. and
.hcts were fired. The fire bells were
rung, bringing out all the apparatus
and the Changing gongs and sirens adj,
dcd to the confusion and OK
and mad to get a supply 1t Stephens
thrown at the police who guarded tht
doors OF the Hotel Evans.
During the excitement Capt. Lcgar
R. Fay called out the Win-hestel
State guards to qucll the disturbance
hr. before the company could be mus
tered the demon had subsidized
Groups Of men stcoo around all nigh
making threats.
The commissioner was unable /
purchase gasoline here for his ca
ard had 10 get supIy at Stephen
CITY. He also found it necessary /
hide his auto in private garage.