Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
AALLECK S. RAY,
FACING CHARGES,
DENIES HIS GUILT
probatior Officer Accused OF DIS
charging Firearms and Act
jro Disovderly.
WAS ARRESTED EARLY TODAY

u.u.u q nav state probation oficer
.,a sor,pe, agent Of the Societies for
a., I,r.v.nt,on of Cruelty to Cnhdrcn
ana Ar,mala. was arrested on CHARGES
~ .t,~,r,acr,v conduct and disrhsrEinE
ur~nr,r. within the city iinrs by Se'-
u.snt iD~vinney and two police o"Ners'
who we're compelled to crnw IN
a,~ ON the orss floor Of his home. 40
las, Ninth street, to serve the war
rant. al kib O'Clock this morning
when no person answered rercated
Knocking al the front and back doors
IN. pol,ec forced open a window they
found Hay alone In the house ana IN
h.a The warrant wns read 10 hfm ano
~ was compelled to dr~es and orousn'
~ the police station. When MS cas-
was called IN Municipal Court tcdny
RAY was MOI brought into the court
rsom Assistant CITY Solicitor Davis
asked that the hearing I'm the case be
continued untn next Saturday. No
LAWYER appeared for the defendant.
Judge Lynn nxcd hail At 3soc ON csch
eharKv.
Tns police frst rrc~sved WORD of
Havsx misaonduct on Thursday after
neon from taxi drivers AT the Pennsyi-
yausa railroad station. to the enect
that - pushed his wife from trolley
car At Front and French streets. Mra
ilas escaped with slight bruises, *
uas ~ Aied. The report also stated tha,
Ray appeared to he under the inhu-
~noa of lsaucv He jumped from the
car while II wNs moving and disappear r
~.i. according tn tho report.
nks whereabouts from thai time were
unknown. until about O'Clock In the
n,orninx. when Ortc~r Chambers motto
sd Ford touring car running on
Market street In an errauc cour~cA
shami-rs attempted To stop the ma
chine to ascertain whether the driver
waa sotsr He believed he recognized
ON of the men an RAY. The driver pu,
on speed and drove toward the western
part ef tho city. without needing the
of,c~rs command TO stop. The CAL
uaA next sen on Market street, turnins
wsat IN f~unt. about thr~e hours later
When n reached Shipley street q man
who Was thought 20 he Ray. jumped out
and nrsrd thres shots from y revolver. IN
the air. Officer Chambers started In
purHuls OF the car and then ensued a
ehASe wA.ch resulted In the capture os
The driver ard the escapc of the man
s1ppansd 10 NJ Ray, A.4
CAA1hsrs 10 Hs< Psrsuit
pseu~~ tAs ofbr~r could reach me
crrrer ~ Front and SHIRLEY streekA
where the shooting occurred they spcd
Away. cNAnnh~~~ .urnacd on = passing
nsir~A ard followed, the machine
winch naS 3ons ur Shirley ytrcct- Al
Third stre<x She car turned east. Ths
tAsseah wrth the ofhcc~. was close be
h.ra s~~tnr that they would BE- over
faten ths touring cNr stopped ~ French
str~st ore OF the men jumped out and
oi~ppes red. while the policeman placed
the trive~ nude~ Arrest Al the polic'
sta fscn ne gave the name Of Fnnl
Stsr',ns of Bear Station. He pleadet
eI.lu In Municipal Court yesterday Il
drlvirg ar aIforohile while intoxicated
ard vHs fined $50.
SUPERINTENDENT OF Police Georg'
Back said this morning a thorough
exarrnation Of the charges against Ra,
were made before the warrants wer'
sworn out for his arrest.
RAY thu morning denied all wi
~nse a. to why the charges were s.sces
aEair~, him. He had come from
phradeir4fa and was leaving a repor
os~d with . raroled drug addict o,
r,~ersrh street when hp wife cailes
at toe house for him. he said. The,
got oss . trolley. ne explained and whel
he aitxhtAd In the middle Of the secons
hl.ck oe Market street Mrs. Pay fel
in attempting to follow him.
HalA<ck Ray served as an zssistAn
r. Frank Stout for six years and wa
appointed BY the state court TO the posi-
tir.. cf State prohibition officer two year
ago Previous to his entrance in pub
lie ufe he was . fireman in the marin
service Later he WAS a watchman a
the poNtolbce building.