The Washington times., 1922-12-18
DANCER IN.
. RUM CAR
+. CHASE
Police Warned Against ImperiI-
ling Lives in Order to Con-
fiscate Liquor.


Members Of the police depart
ment have been instructed not to
take unnecessary chances and en-
danger the lives Of. citizens in
chasing bootlegging cars through
the streets. Major Daniel Sullivan,
superintendent Of police, said
today.
ut is better to lose fifty gallons
Of liquor that might be confis-
Gated than endanger lives Major
Sullivan said.
Ordered to Be Careful.
"Our men are instructed to be
~ careful as possible In chasing
through the streets and to this end
the cooperation of the Internal
Revenue Bureau has been obtained.
There are instances where IL In
necessary for police and revenue
men, while operating together, to
speed after bootleg cars. Some of
these cars bring into Washington
a commodity which might be terni-
ed poison.
"It IL our duty to prevent the
bringing into the city of bootleg
whiskey az It 10 our duty to pre-
vent gunmen from bringing In an
automobile fun OF firearms. They
are both In the same class.
Must Protect Lives.
'The policy of this department
10 to see that property and persons
are protected. I realize the danger
of two speeding cars going through
downtown Washington and for this
reason I have cautioned the men
Of the department to take the ut
most care.
I'VE do not want to lose any
criminals bringing liquor into Wash
| inRton, but as the same time wo
cannot endanger lives in order to
arrest one or two men and con-
fiscate q number Of gallons OF
bootleg"
In the past several days there
have been several chases through
the city streets.
Crash Ends Chase.
A crash ended the chase of .
Whiskey-laden car today when the
machine collided with q street car
on Fourteenth and B streets north
west.
SerRt. M. A. Rainey. a motor
cycle policeman of the park force.
saw Silas Jefferson, colored, thirty
seven years old, s12 Twenty-seventh
northwest, operating a high-powered
automobile, in which there was
whiskey, at the rear Of the White
House. Seeing that he was being
chased by the policeman. jefferson
put on extra speed. The chase led
along q street to Fourteenth street
and down Fourteenth street to
where the big automobile collided
with q street c1r that stopped to
let off passengers. A speed OF
eifty-eight miles an hour was at
tained by the policeman and Jeffer-
son.
Thrown From Machine.
When the automobile struck the
car Il rebounded TO the curb and
back again against the street car.
The rear end Of the machine was
demolished. jefferson was thrown
from the automobile and when
Sergeant Rainey rushed toward
him he found him sitting on the
ground with one Of the tires around
his neck.
The policeman said Il was evi.
dent that the whislry runner had
been drinking. Many gallons OF
corn whisky were In the machine
Seeing the park policeman give
chase to the fleeing car. the head
quarters machine, In which was
Detective Sergeant 6pringman
Joined in the chase, but the crash
occurred before their arrival.
Twice Eluded Pursuit.
| Rainey said today that ne has
chased Jefferson on two previous
occasions, but the whisley runner
succeeded In eluding him.
Jefferson II locked up at the First
precinct on the charge Of trans
porting whisley. There were no
arms or ammunition In the car.
Most Of the glass containers In the
whishey car were smashed, but thir'
teen half gallons were found to be
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