Evening star., 1921-10-08
81 RAIDS UNCOVER
BIG Bootleg RING;
MANY ARE JAILED
Raiders Find a Completely
Equipped Office to Direct
Operations.

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Raids made in thirty-one places in
this city early today simultaneously
by a small army of policemen and in
ternal revenue officers brought into
the net what the police and revenue
officers declare to be the leaders of
one of the most gigantic and efli-
GENTLY managed bootleg gangs in the
east.
The raids here eliminated an in
vestigation which has lasted for
weeks. and. according to revenue OFF,
GERS, will extend in it's ranaifications
to several cities in the east, includ-
ing Philadelphia and Atlantic City, by
which the local leaders were con-
nected by a we'll regulated transpor-
tation system of one truck and seven
cars, running day and night, the po-
lice allege.
+ Much Liquor Captured.
When the raids had been completed
and the squads, with their prisoners
rand evidence, had assembled in five
station houses Of the city, the au-
thorities had one automobile, forty
quarts of gin. $50 gallons of alcohol,
forty gallons of corn whisky. seventy
ing extract for gin. three safes and
thirty-one arrests. In addition
number of books and papers were
seized, from which the officers expect
to learn more of the system.
The headquarters of the ring, ac-
cording to the police. was located at
1015 Lamont street northwest. whore
the raiders found one of the most
complete offices for directing the op-
erations of the gang. The office was
completely furnished with desks, type
writer's. adding machines. and book
keeping system for keeping track of
the transactions.
William J. Butler, whose address is
given by the police as 1924 T street
northwest, and Silas Jefferson of 912
27th street northwest. one of the
houses raided. and where the greater
portion of the alcohol was found. are
alleged by both the local police and
the revenue officials to be the leaders
of this particular bootleg ring. In
the latter house. the raiders found
they say, complete paraphernalia for
rectifying.
Precinct Detectives Guy Rome and
E. w. Boyle of the local police force
We're the instigators of the inves-
tigation which brought about the raids
and arrests today. and, according to the
police, will lead to further arrests.
They reported their findings to Har-
old r. Stephenson. in charge of the
revenue agents for this district. who
worked with them in the investiga-
tion.
= 0Aeera Assembled tor Raids. e.
Revenue officers from all parts Of
the country were assembled here yes
,terday.. and when an agent who held
the cotidences of the gang. reported
by long distance telephone this morn
ing. the raiders were sent out and
the work began at 7:10 o'clock. Pro-
hibition Commissioner Haynes and
Agent L. G. Mutt. in charge of the
operatives. took. general charge of
the work.
Police and revenue officers explain
ed that the leaders kept a transporta-
tion system of automobiles constantly
bringing in large quantities of
alcohol daily. This was taken to the
headquarters. where it was made into
"liquor" with the necessary coloring
and flavoring. 1t was then turned
over to the local delivery system. by
toners" daily. The raids this morn
ing covered only one route of the
local gang.
Charges of illegal possession of
liquor in violation of the national
prohibition act were placed against
net today while others are merely
being held for investigation. The
police and revenue officers say that
some of these charges will be sup
plemented, after later Investigation,
by charges of conspiracy against the
ton act.
The arrests in the third precinct. as
recorded on the police blotter, were:
Lille Thomas. 1927 22d street. Illegal
possession; Mary Reed. 241s street.
5ngeseEas9n asrsas Pasrick 1s14
Payne. 1876 Champlain street. investi-
cation; Ernest Wallace, 1885 M
street. investigations; Hattie Smith,
1922 Virginia avenue, investigation;
Silas Jefferson, 912 27th street north
west, selling.
Held for Incairy.
No charge was placed on the blotter
against the following, who are being
held for the revenue officials: Albert
Minslow, 1924 Ward court: Matte
kins. 91s 27th street; Bennie Frisby.
1015 Potomac street; Isaiah Butler,
Z Douglas row, and Marion Butler,
Z Douglas row.
The following were taken in the
fourth precinct station. where the
charge of illegal possession of liquor was
placed against them by Revenue Agent
Rose: Fred Grant. alias Fred Fish. 4Os
Grace street southwest, and Richard
Robertson, 105 G street southwest.
In the seventh precinct Grafton
Taylor, Phoebe Taylor. 1920 Grace
street northwest, and Rosie Collins.
1888 Jefferson street. were arrested
by Prohibition Agent Smith and
charged with illegal possession. Smith
said that alcohol and liquor were
seized on the following premises, but
no arrests made: 1922 Grace street,
1881 Jefferson street and 1914 Volta
place. --