The Washington herald., 1921-06-23
SHOOT AT DRIVER
OF WHISKY TRUCK
In ALEXANDRIA
Machine Crashes Into
; Pole When Operator
.Flees Police.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan,

THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan,
TT King Street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June s2.-1n
a raid made by the police shortly
before s'o'clock this morning on
trick, two large black trunks were
seized which were found to contain
three casks of corn whisky, valued
at ABOUT 800.
Poiieeuaen Carlton A Padgett and
MiIsr Intercepted the truck after IT
Iekt-the UNION Railway Station. Po-
liceman Padgett also boarded the
truSk and ordered the driver al
legG to be Dennis Harris, colored.
to. proceed to police headquarters.
Harris Jumped from the truck when
IL Reached King and Henry streets
anaSthe policemen fred two shots
ats the fleeing man. who escaped.
The truck crashed into a nearby
telegraph pole but was able to pro-
coed to police headquarters.
Policeman Miller rounded up two
yoang white men held as material
witnesses and Policemen Magner
and Lunsford captured two young
coinred men giving the names OF H.
c. Smith and John Jackson, porters
at the Union Station. Both OF these
msn were held for the action OF the
grand jury under $500 bond
According to Jackson, an unlden-
tined white man gave him checks
for the trunks late yesterday art
erhoon and was to call for the
trunks but failed to put in his ap-
pearance at the suggested hour. The
trrinks were stored in the express
oftts of the station and it was de-
cidea this morning. he stated 10
drop them into the river. He told
the Apolice he was on his way to
the river when placed under arrest
ose of the largest funerals ever
heir in the Del Ray Baptist Church
wSss the double funeral this after
noot of Harold. and Lee Rollins
brothers. who were drowned Mon
day morning in Four-Mile Run. Tne
church was taxed to its capacity
ast me white caskets were escorted
up: ehe aisle side by side
IN. services were conducted BY
,hS Rev. Willis l. wayts, pastor OF
that church. assisted by the Rev
EsE. Jackson. DID, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church of this city,
the bodies were buried in the Pres
bvtsrian Cemetery. The children
were sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
r.. Rollins, Of Bellefonte avenue
Dei Ray.
sate Senator E. Lee Trinkle will
address a mass meeting at O'Clock
Monday night in the opera House
insthe interest Of his candidacy for
yoSsr-nr. The meeting will be open
for both men and women The
sp.aker will be introduced by Miss
I,ucv Graves. 1t will be the mrs.
time in the history of the city tina
a tpman in Alexandria has presid'
eds at political meeting A spe
ciai musical program will be giver
and a quartet composed OF Mrs
Hsrrie White. Mrs. Sherman b
Foqaer. Kenneth W. Ogden and Ar
thar n. Bryant will sing. MUSIC
WIFI. be nv the Citizens Band anc
the Itch Orchestra
Ms Mary NJ. Benson. daughter OF
MIs. sarah A. Benson. of this city
M cornelius D. ~ VI
ton N Y. were married this morn
Ing at st. Mary's Catholic Church
BY the Rev. Joseph J. Kelley. Th'
couple were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs ]. L. Rose. Following a brida
trip. to Canton. ". Y, they will re
side.here.
The funeral Of Edward Fl. Clark
son. 81 years old. who died yester'
day afternoon. will take place al
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
hfr iate residence. 10 North Fair
fax Sstreet- The services will b.
conducted by the Rev. n. Fl. Mar
tin. DID. pastor Of Trinity NJ. r
Church. Burial will be in Cniol
Cemetery. Mr.. Clarkson is survived
bysa- son. r. X. Clarkson. Member
Of Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellowi
viii attend
Directors of the Alexandria Ma
tionsl Bank today declared a semi
anp1al dividend CT per cent.