Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-12
RUMCAR TURNS
over INJlJRLNC
Two OCCUP ANTS
Police Capture Seventy-Five
Gallons of Corn
Liquor
CHASED TWO MILES
One of the Men Sustained Serious In
jury to His Back-Second Man But
Slightly Injured.

A big Packard touring car laden
with whiskey. which was being
chased by the police, was overturned
at ! o'clock yesterday afternoon
when endeavoring to turn at the
corner of Franklin and Patrick
( streets, and two of the occupants in
| iured. and third escaped, and the
car considerably wrecked Out of
! the wreckage seventy-five gallons of
corn whiskey were recovered by the
police and the car is being held.
The men injured gave the names
of Louis OTis, about thirty-five
years old, who says his address is
226 South 60th street. Philadelphia.
| Orris had his spine broken and he
will be operated on today. Dr.. S.
B. Moore the attending physician
at the Alexandria Hospital, has some
hope for his recovery, although If
Orris recovcrs it is stated he will
never be we'll man.
The second man injured gave the
name of Walter Shapiro, twenty
five years old, and his address as 81
East F'aycttc Street, Baltimore, Md.
Shapiro sustained crushed leg. His
injuries are not regarded as serious.
Both men were pinned beneath
the wrcckagc and they were pulled
out by the police and rushed to the
hospital. Their cries were pitful.
It is believed by the police that the
third man was thrown out of the ear
before it topplcd over and that he
escaped in an Automobile passing at
the time. The police hope to appre-
hcnd the man who escaped they say.
Shortly before noon yesterday the
police were advised by the Freder-
icksburg authorities that Il whiskey
laden car was destined to pass
through Alexandria and to be on the
alert for the car, it having gotten
by the authorities of that place.
Just as soon as the message was
received Police Serg. Campbell and
Policemen Magner and Durrer and
j. J. Hudgins. deputy collector of
internal revenue. started out IN
search of the car. They went out
Hunting Greek road, using motor
cycle and two automobiles. After
waiting a little more than an hour
the whiskcy car hove in sight and it
is said to have been headed by a
pilot" car bearing New York Ii
cense tag. One car was searched
and this had no whiskey aboard.
The driver of the wrecked car
evidentally saw that his car was un-
der observance, and when near the
place of Pierce Reed, two miles
south of Alexandria, he put on addi-
tionaI speed and was hitting about
fifty-five miles an hour, and at the
time Of the crash the machine was
going at. about forty-five miles an
hour.
It is estimated by the police that
about twenty-five gallons of liquor
was destroyed in the crash.
The police removed from the ma
chine exactly $50 half gallon fruit
jars filled with corn liquor. They
had been packed in cartons and that
all of the liquor was not destroyed
is considered remarkable.
The liquor was brought to police
station in one of the automobiles and
after being checked up was locked
in cell.
The entire supcrstructure Of the
car was completely wrecked and the
rear wheel was damaged. Whae
damage was done to the motor is
not known. The wrecked car later
was towcd to the Belle Haven ga
rage. The car under the Virginia
law may he confiscated by the police
it is stated.
The wreck attracted crowd OF
several hundred persons who viewed
the proceedings with interest. The
wild chase Of the whiskey car along
Hunting Creek road two miles also
attracted considerable attention.
1t is understood that the whiskey
was obtained near Petersburg, Va.
The car bore Pennsylvania IL
cense tag and the police say that
they found in the car a District of
Columbia license tag. The car bears
the monogram -. r. S."
The nolice are of the opinion that
the whiskcy was destined for WASH
ington.
Shapiro at noon today was brought
to police headquarters where ne VIII
be held until he is given preliminary
! hearing in the police court. Shapiro
appeared to be suffering considerably
from the injuries to his leg.
! An X-ray picture of Orris' injuries
was taken at the hospital this morn
ing. If an operation is performed 1t
was stated at the hospital today 1t
probably will not be done before to-
morrow. Early this afternoon it was
stated that the condition of Orris
was practically unchanged.