The Washington herald., 1921-10-13
ARREST DRIVER
OF CAR WHENCE
BULLETS CAME
Man Declares He Was Or
dered by Occupants
To Speed Up.
MALT CONFISCATED
Raiders Get Hops, Cappers,
And Other Materials at
Places Searched.
MALT CONFISCATED

Two men were arrested by inter-
nal recenue offfcers and police in
downtown raids yesterday. and po-
lice Of the Fourth precinct ex-
changed shots with occupants of a
supposed bootleg car they were
chasing.
The driver of the car was ar
rested last night Large quantities
OF ingredients used in making home
prev were confiscated in the two
downtown raids.
Louis Hurwitz, 80 years old, and
Jacob Baynard, Al years old. were
taken into custody when the prem
fses at 1902 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, were raided about 4
O'Clock Police say they confiscated
tnirty-one cases of malt. los cans
OF malt. forty-five pounds of hops,
nine hlter bags. two boxes of
crowns and twenty-five cappers-
Put UP $1,000 Bond. -
Both menjwere charged with vio-
lation OF the prohibition act and
released on $1,000 bonds each.
Earlier in the afternoon, the po-
lice raided tn premises at is19 d
street northwest and connscated
451 cases of malt, thirty nine cases
OF hops anc 149 cans of malt No
arrest was made.
The raiding party was headed by
Internal Revenue Agent l. r. Evans
and Capt. E w.. Brown. of the
First precinct, with Detective Swee-
ney, Messer and Fowler of Com
missioner Oysters flying squad
ron" and Detectives Wilson and
Lowery of the First precinct
Detectives Distaneed.
Bullets showered N street be-
g tween Third and Four-and-a-half
ing when bootleggers in a touring
car opened fire on pursuing police
who. in turn. emptied the contents
of their revolvers upon the rum
runners. The bootleggers escaped
when the lower powered car in
which the detectives were riding
fell behind in the chase
Earl Freeman. driver of the car,
which carried d. C. License No. 2470,
was arrested later in the day and
held on traffic charges Freeman
claims hey zas told- to- speed up
when accosted by the officers and
denies that there was any liquor in
the machine. Last night police
were securing the city for a negro
thought to have done theshooting.
Freeman claims that he does not
know the other occupants of the
car. He was released on 500 col
lateral
According to Detective. Mans
field, who pursued the men with
Detective Berry. the speeding car,
filled with bottles and boxes and
containing four negroes and the
driver, was first noticed speeding
Immediately gave chase in Berry's
car and picked up their men again
on n street.
Car Speeds Up.
Drawing. alongside the larger
machine, Mansfield displayed his
badge and ordered the driver to
stop, The driver then speeded up
ana when Berry and Mansfield at
tempted to follow. a man sitting in
1be front seat whipped out a re-
voIver and fired two shots Mans
field then emptled his aptomatlc,
hut in a few minutes the negroes
were out of sight
detective Mansfield said last
night that the police of the Dis
trict will be greatly Handicapped
IN their efforts to run down the
Ncjtv's bootleggers until detectives
re proyIded with machines as fast
usd by tht rum-runners- with
thousands of dollars made in
he Illicit sale of liquors. say the
yroIice- many bootleggers have sup
SIi.d themselves with speedy ma
Shires that whisk them away 10
ssfety when about to be appre-
bapded