The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-07-23
RUM SLEUTHS
SEEK BIG GAME
Revenue Agents Plan Roundup
Of Leaders in Bootleg
ging Circles.

Revenue agents this morning were
completing evidence against the Dig
men" In the bootlegging business In
Washington. Several search warrants
were issued this morning by Com
missioner Hit at the instance OF rev
enue agents. The whole force OF the
local revenue, office. aided by Thomas
Il. stone, supervising prohibition
agent for the Maryland-Ohio district
which includes the district Of Column
bia, was at work. The revenue agents
hope this week will end the biggest
part of liquor selling In Washington
OffciaIs OF the Treasury Depart
ment have been called into the nght
against bootlegging In Washington
They are considering means or ais
training the property of several OF
The biggest bootleggers in the city
Just how they expect to take this sc-
ton could not be learned at he~o-
quarters this morning.
POLICE VIGIL REWARDED.
The police yesterday were rewarded
for their renewed vigil at the Union
station when they arrested Henry
Blackwell and Leonard Bouvia, who
gave their address as 100 West l3oth
street New YORK city. Blackwell
and Bouvia. carried thirty-two plnts
and twenty-four quarts of whiskey
In suit cases when arrested Poiice
claim they bought the whiskey In
New York at So quart and came
here with the expectation OF getting
$40 quart in Washington. They
were arrested by Detectives String
fellow and McDuffy This morning
they were arraigned in police court
and demanded a jury trial.
This morning. Solomon Dorsey, an
other New Yorker. was arrested at
Union Station by Policeman Lynn. He
carried suitcases concelainG forty
seven pints. lie will be arraigned In
Police Court this afternoon.
The Womens Bureau Of the Police
Department last night took a hand In
the search for bootleggers. Women
police were in an automobile at Four
and-a-half and streets southwest
last night when George Cox, colored,
approached them and offered to sell
quart of whiskey for SIS. They
told him they did not have that much
money with them. but II he would
wait they would be back shortly with
the money. George waited. The po-
licewomen went back to police head
quarters and told their story. Detec-
tives Kelly and Scriven followed them
to the appointed place in another au-
tomobile. When George showed up
with the quart he was arrested.
When opened at Police Headquar-
ters, the bottle was found not to con-
tain whiskey.
Just what Cox will be charged with
is not known. Officials at police
court this morning were trying to
figure out charge that would
stick
SAY HE SOLD STILLS.
Irnin CT
southwest, was arrested last night
by police and revenue agents. He
is held at the Fourth Precinct sta
ton house for investigation.
Revenue agents say he has been
making and selling stills. 1t Is al
legged that he sold still to Francis
T.. Muratet. Grenn is only one OF
the men the revenue agents are after
for making stills and they promise
to have several more stills in the
tolls before the week is out.
John Banks. Colored, 3lS Broad
alley southwest, was arrested yester-
day afternoon by policemen ana
revenue agents on a charge of max
ing whiskey. The police found sixty
gallons Of corn mash and four gallons
Of corn whiskey in his house.
Revenue agents have been greatly
bothered in the last few weeks by
owners of stills who lend them to
friends As soon as the revenue
agents get the trail of a still and
secure enough evidence to justify a
search warrant. they find that the
still has been moved and their trouble
has been in vain. There are a num-
Der of these community stills" in
Washington, the revenue agents be-
Iieve. and they admit that catching