The Washington times., 1922-07-17
PAIR ARE
IDENTIFIED.
BY V|CT I'M
Virginia Farmer Declares MeI
lmpersonated Revenue
/ Agents.

H&ofltS'
Caught in the dragnet thrown
out by the police Patrolman Ed
ward Raymond Dempsey. of the
Sixth precinct, who lives at 719
Sixth street northwest, and Leo
Henry Graves, a former police
man, thirty-one years old, of 2113
K street northwest, were identi-
fed at police headquarters this
morning as two Of the eight fake
prohibition officers who early last
Friday morning looted the home
of Robert Alexander Arnold at
New Alexandra, Va, when Arnold
was robbed of $102 and his wife
and daughters were assaulted.
Two Others Taken.
. Two others of the eight men in
the whiskey theft plot also were
arrested and identified. They are
Ralph Fredrick Hutchins, twenty
five years old, of 912 Twenty-second
/ street northwest, and Carl Arthur
Bell, colored, 1919 M street north
west.
Identification of the men were
made by Arnold. his wife. Mrs.
Jennie Lee Arnold, Miss Daisy Mary
Arnold, and William Monch, who
lives a short distance from the
Arnold house. The robbers stole
six gallons Of corn whiskey from
the Monch home.
Arrest Of the four men followed
an investigation by Detective Ser
geants James Springman. George
Darnall. John H. Fowler and I. L.
Turnbull. of the Central office, and
Linton s. Evans, acting director Of
the prohibition forces in Washing.
ton, and George Fowler, one Of his
assistants.
Not only are, the men charged
with robbery. but Evans preferred
an additional charge of impersonat-
ing a Federal officer against each
/. OF the men. He obtained warrants
!, on this charge this morning from
United States Commissioner VIII
Ham r. woolls at Alexandra.
Police Two Have Confessed.
After several hours grilling at
police headquarters this morning.
both former Patrolman Graves and
Hutchins are said to have admitted
being in the conspiracy to rob
= Arnold of large quantities Of whiskey
When they failed to find any liquor.
they said Arnold was struck on the
head with revolvers and his daugh-
ters and wife were subjected to
indignities. However, no criminal
assaults occurred, according to
Arnold.
Dempsey and the negro Bell deny
being In the plot. or with the men
when they descended on Mr.. Arm
old's home between IL and l O'Clock
. last Friday morning in two auto.
mobiles. In the party. Graves said.
were himself, Dempsey, Hutchins
and Bell and four other negroes.
. Finding Arnold asleep. police say.
the men rapped on the door OF his
B home and asked that he come down
and omen up-that they had some
important business to talk over
as they were revenue agents. Arm
old came down stairs in his pajamas
and asked the men what they
= wanted.
Once inside. the eight men de.
manded hquor. He told them he
had none. The men insisted how
ever, Arnold declares. and searched
the house and outbuildinRs.
During tho search Arnold asserts
the negroes pulled bed covering from
several ~ whom are grown girls.
several Of whom are grown girls.
were greatly frightened and began
10 scream as they feared attacks.
Arnold declares Dempsey, Graves
and Hutchins encouraged the ne
groes but the screams frightened
the robbers who feared their pres
ence would be discoVered, and the
negroes wern ordered fro'~ no place.
Seized Liquor On Farm.
Arnold, It is said, was then forced
TO lead the robbers to an outbuilding
on the farm Of William Monch from
which place they are said to have
taken six gallons OF Oorn whiSkcY.
, When the men started to leave. they
found one Of ;hrir automobiles was
stalled in the mud. They forced
Monch and Arnold, at the point Of
revolvers, to put their shoulders
to the tonneau and help push 1t
from the mire.
The machine released, the robbers
are said to have insisted that Arnold
get in one of the cars, and he was
practically kidnapped, being driven
several miles into the country ana
then thrown out. This step was be-
Iieved to have been taken by the
bandits ns q ure rnu'' nor. ''N.1sur"
10 prevent Arnold from making an
early report OF the robbery to the
police.
: Arnold had met Graves before, and
when he reported the robbery he gave
the detectives description NJ N"
former policeman. II vas on this In
formation that Detectives Spring.
man, Fowler and Darnall started out
in search of the four negroes and
four white men. Others alleged 70
be In the plot to steal whiskey from
Arnold's home, were still at large.
However, they are known and their
arrest, also worked in the Sixth pre-
aE.. Policeman Suspended.
As soon as Assistant Superinten.
dent Of Police Charles A. Evans heard
of the arrest OF Dempsey. he sus.
pended the officer pending further
Investigation. Dempsey, several
months ago, was taken into custody
In connection with a series Of hold
ups and robberies on the Baltimore.
washington boulevard near Hyatts.
Vile. He was released. however, rs
his fellow-officers made no case
against him and he returned to duty.