The Washington herald., 1922-03-08

yesterday afternoon, police arrested
two negroes. One was caughtsas he
was about to leap out q second
story window. Police seized Ave
bottles containing cocaine. At the
Fourth precinct station the negroes
gave their names as Joseph Harman
Closson, 20 years old. and Ruth
Brown, 2s years old. Both were
held charged with illegal possession
and selling, Of drugs.
As Internal Revenue oficer Ra-
kusin and Headquarters Detectives
Saunders and Evans entered the
room on the second story. Closson
Is accused of attempting to escape
by making a headlong dive for the
window. He was caught around
the waist by Detective Saunders.
Police say Closson attempted to
make a six-foot drop to an adjoin.
ing room. The bottles of cocaine
were caught as they were thrown
from the window by Precinct De-
tectives O'Donnell and Berry.
Police Raid Home.
Breaking through the rear door,
Fourth precinct police and Head
quarters Detectives Saunders and
Evans raided the homo of Emma
Wilson, "a years old. 914. Third
street southwest. The woman and
Mary Ball. SO years. of the same
address. were arrested and charged
with illegal possession and selling
Of drugs. They were held at the
Fourth precinct station.
An alleged Illicit liquor business.
including manufacturing and SELL
ing, was cut off yesterday morning
when Seventh precinct police raided
2722 Rock court and 124S Twenty
seventh street northwest, seized
two 20-gallon capacity stills, nearly
500 gallons of mash and, a quantity
of corn liquor.
Phillip Davis, colored, rs years
old. who gave his address at the
Rock court home. and who Is said
to be responsible for the "stuff'
found at the other house. was ar
rested. He was charged with IL
legal possession and manufacturing
of liquor. Later he was released on
bond. Frederick Cheatham, colored
IS years old, was arrested at the
Twenty-seventh street home, but
was later released for the lack OF
evidence.
Seize Copper stili.
During a raid at the home OF
Burns Anderson. AZ years old. al
woodburn late yesterday afternoon
Tenth precinct police seized a ten
gallon capacity copper still In
operation, a quantity of mash anc
liquor. Anderson was locked up al
the Tenth precinct station. charged
with illegal selling, possession and
manufacturing of intoxicating IL
quors.
Agents Of the Internal Revenue
Department declare they purchased
a quantity of liquor from Anderson
earlier in the day. after which, the
raid was planned. Sergts. McCor
mick and Boyle were in charge Of
the raiding party.
Second precinct police seized
quantity of intoxicating liquor'
when they raided the cleaning es'
tablishment of John A. Valltos, 4;
years old, at 3122 Fourteenth street
northwest, shortly after 10 o'clocl
last night. Valltos was charge'
with illegal possession and selling
of intoxicating liquor. He wa
locked up.
Michael Antos. 2S years old, VIII
gave his address as Ills Twelfth
street northwest, was arrested b.
the Second precinct police late las
night and locked up on the charges
of illegal selling and possession o
intoxicating liquors. Police alleg
Antos sold a quantity of liquor t
an agent of the Internal Revenu
Bureau. A small quantity of liquo
was seized. The raids were Il
charge of Lieut.. Davis and Serg'
| Collins.