Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
DRY LAW PROBLEMS
WORRYING POLICE
Fear Increase in Robberies
and Similar Crimes When
|. BootIeggers Lose Out.

What the bootleggers will do afte1
July L is worrying the police, 1t II
frankly admitted. Many are now
turning to assault and robbery. it i:
said, and it is feared the number O.
such crimes will increase with the
coming of the drought.
AS the thirsty first" approaches
liquor haulers and bootleggers are
becoming more numerous. it is re-
ported. Police records for the past
few days bear out the reports, III
the increased number of arrests, both
for violation of the bone-dry law and
the law against selling intoxicants. AS
many as nine arrests have been made
in one night during the past week on
charges of bringing liquor into the
District.
The Washington hootlegger. in the
vicinity of Baltimore, especially at
roadhouses selling liquor. has be-
come an individual to he envied. He
purrs up in big touring car. marches
into the roadhouse and Offers to "set
'em up all around" Eyes pop as he
draws out roll of bills. Put" re-
marked one of the faithful. I'VE never
refuse. July 1 is coming" he added
ominouSly.
Several Washington colored boot
1eggers are reported to have boasted
In roadhouses near Baltimore that
they were worth at least $4,000, and
that the picking was still good.
How do they do it," one Mary
lander draped over a three-bar fence
near the roadhouse inquired of the
world at large.
1T seems to be easy done. anyhow"
he answered himself. They come out
for load of liquor and go away
They come again and go. And there
no h inc Inir
Predicts Hour Activity.
1t is believed by members of Mai.
humans prohibition squad that there
Will be an army of eleventh. hour
violators of the law on the road be-
tween Baltimore and this city-men
whose small supplies are about ex-
hausted and who want a drop of red
liquor for the "stomach's sake
Realizing the small force of sleuths
detailed on the work will not be
able to cope with the expected in
crease in the number of law violators,
Maj. Pullman will meet the emergency
with a force sufficiently large to care
for all corners. Persons found coming
here with quantity of LIQUOR.
whether a pint or gallon. will be
Jailed and their booze seized.
Activity on the part of police Of the
ninth precinct yesterday and last
night resulted in the capture of APP
proximately a score of persons on
charges of violating the bone-dry
law. Included in the list was H L.
attached to the sixth precinct, who
was with a party of four persons re-
turning from Baltimore. He had no
liquor in his possession. 1t is stated.
the. only find in the car being two
hah-pint bottles in possession Of
Robert Brightaup. colored. II Jack
son street northeast. Other mem
bers of the automobile party were
Rocco Meott, Is Jackson street. and
Thomas Campbell. 500 I'd street north
east The four men were arrested and
released on collateral.
Members of another automobile
party. arrested by Policemen Little
and Marks. were William H. Early,
colored. Pill 10th street. and William
o. Culber. white. Forest Glen, Md. 1t
quarts of whisky in their car. Henry
Lathen. Joseph E. Wheeler, Joseph
Pinder. Estelle Wheeler and Grace
Scrivener, colored residents of Balti-
more. seated in an automobile in
which there were thirty-nine pints
pint of gin being transported here
from Baltimore, also were arrested.
Eye Kept on Train Passengers.
While Motor Cycle Policemen Marks
and Little were stopping motorists on
the Washington-Baltim boulevard,
Mounted Policemen Galpin and Rout,
Sergt- Lauten and Detective Del
lamico were engaged in looking over
returning passengers on the WASH
ington. Baltimore and Annapolis cleo
trio line. Charles w. Hurst, colored,
alleged to have brought nine quarts
and half-pint bottle of whisky from
Baltimore, drew a knife, 1t is charged
and s1ashed Policeman Refnhart
across the arm in an effort to escape
He failed to get away, however, and
an additional charge of assault was
preferred against him