Evening star., 1921-12-29
makes VOLUNTARY
TRIP IN DRY CASE
Earl D. Hartman Denies That
He Violated LaW-CaIIs
Action Frame-Up.

Earl D. Hartman, resident of Hyatts-
vile, Md. and in the automobile
business In this city. made a volun
tary trip to Baltimore Tuesday after
noon to answer charges of alleged
violations of the prohibition law and
conspiracy. He had been arrested in
Maryland, brought to this city Mon
day afternoon, and was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Isaac
r. Hit Tuesday, the hearing being
for the purpose of determining il he
should be returned to Maryland.
1t was charged that he had con-
spired with two brothers named Kelly
and man named Mahoney. residents
Of Baltimore, to dispose Of part Of the
the Canton Distilling Company's plant
two weeks ago. Commissioner Hit
held him in bond in the sum Of $15,-
600. explaining that Hartman might
return to Baltimore of his own voli
tion. which would mean a withdrawal
of the charges in this city.
One Charge Abandoned.
Hartman went to Baltimore with a
deputy marshal, saw court officials
and returned home. He said the con-
spiracy charge was passed upon and
abandoned. but he gave bond in the
sum of S1,50O to answer the charge of
selling one pint of whisky.
Discussing the affair with Star re-
porter today. MIR. Hartman denied
that he had ever sold any whisky or
that he was party to a conspiracy to
dispose cf any portion of the stock
taken from the distillery in Baltimore.
He declared he was a victim of
"frame-up.'
George F.. Harman, in the employ
of the internal revenue bureau, he
said. obtained position with the firm
where he was employed and one day
in November, after being employed
a short time. asked If he (Hartman)
knew where he could purchase num-
ber of cases of liquor. saying he
wanted to get some money for Christ
mas.
Nothing more was said of the liquor
question. he stated, until four days
before Christmas, when Harman told
him two Richmond bootleggers want
ed 500 cases. The men called at his
home and while there one of there
asked for a drink.
Hartman said he treated the four
members of the party, each taking
three drinks from pint bottle. A
suggestion was made that they take
the small quantity left in the bot
tie and drink it on their trip to Bal
timore. He produced another pint. he
said, one of four pints he had pur-
chased for the Christmas holidays.
and the man known as Fairbanks. a
name assumed by a revenue agent,
rendered him a five-dollar bill for it. He
said he put the money in the reve-
nue. mans overcoat pocket and the
latter took both money and whisky.
When they reached Baltimore, he
said, he asked a man in an automobile
shop if he knew where the whisky
might be purchased. The man went
out, returned. and said he could find
no such amount of whisky; that he
might get one-half or one-quarter the
quantity. Mahoney, as the Baltimore
man was introduced, would not me-
gotiate a deal.
Soon afterward 1t developed that the
the men involved in the proposed deal
were connected with the revenu bu-
ranu, and they were told there might
be something doing after the first of
the year. Monday night, Mr.. Hartman
said, his house was searched during
his absence. but no liquor was found.
and Constable Raybold. who accom-
panied the searchers, called and apol-
ogized for what was done at his home
during his absence.
Then at Mount Rainier he was