The Washington times., 1922-07-04
.D, {. YOUTH WARRANTS
KILLED AS0UT FOR Z.
B j RGLA Ar DRY" MEN
Virginia Woman Sues Agents
and Asks Their Arrest as
Result of Raid"

Alleging that they were cover
ed" with revolver and command
ed to drive their automobile to
the Eleventh precinct police station
last Sunday 10 their disgrace and
humiliation" Mrs. Lulu d. King,
her daughter, Ruth E., and son,
Arthur s. King, Of Fort Myer
Heights, Arlington county, Va,
each have filed suit in the District
Court for $4,000 damages against
Linton 8. Evans, assistant director
of the prohibition forces Of Wash
ington, and his assistant, Ralph E.
Ruby.
Warrants Charge Assault.
Mrs. King. her son and also her
daughter. accompanied by I. Nor.
ris Wsmpler. their attorney. also
obtained q warrant from Assista NJ
United States District A,torneS
Ralph Given, in Police Court, charg-
ing the two prohibition officers, VINO
have been active in liquor arrests In
and about Washington for months
with assault The warrants are nov
in the possession Of the police, ana
efforts are being made to serve lnem
on the prohibition officers.
According to the petitions for
damages filed by Mrs. King. her son
and daughter. the trio last sunday
had been visiting friends in Waldorf
Prince Georges county, Nd. and
were returning home when their ma.
chine was trailed by a hackers car
in which were Evans. Ruby and .
woman.
The plaintiffs allege that the car
with the prohibition agents fol-
| lowed them for ten miles, and when
Ralph King, who was driving his
| machine. crossed into the District
on Good Hope road. Evans and
Ruby are alleged to have directed
their chauffeur to block Kings car
which came to a stop.
Used Revolver. Is Claim.
immediately the two prohibition
| agents leaped on the running boa rd
Of our machine" said Mrs King
| Evans held a revolver in his hand
and ordered that we drive to the
Eleventh precinct police station
| My son wanted to know what we
had done. Al first we believed
that the prohibition men were rob
bers. My son demanded that Evans
put the revolver away. but he ut
tered some curse words and, fear.
ing that he would make good tc
shoot him. my son drove on alon
the Good Hope road to the Eleventh
precinct station as ordered by the
two prohibition men.
When reaching Good Hope road
and Nichol avenue my son at.
tempted to attract the attention OF
a traffic officer stationed there,
but Evans showed his revolver al
Ralph and told him to keep on.
When we arrived at the police sta.
ton. Evans and Ruby took our
names and addresses. We were
then told we could go. asked
why we had been brought to the
police station and got no satisfac.
| ton. NV son also became angered
and demanded TO know why we
had been arrested Evans told
him to get out-we were lucky.
We left, there being no charges
| placed against any OF u.s."
The names OF the Kings do not
appear on the docket Of the Elev.
enth precinct station. according to
the police.
In the petition filed yesterday
against the prohibition officers. the
Kings, through Attorney Wampler
declare among other things:
THE defendent made an unlawful
and wilful assault upon the plain
tiffs. The plaintiffs suffered great
physical pain and mental anguish,
and humiliation. and disgrace. and
suffered great modification and
mental anguish in the presence Of a
great many people. The assault was
wiitul. deliberate and malicious"
Miss King is a handsome young
woman and she is said to have fain:.
ed when the prohibition officers are
alleged to have flashed the revolver
In her face. They further charge
that Evans and Ruby aha ndoned
their own machine and their women
companions and crowded into the
ton nneau ~ the King car In which
wers sitting Mrs. and Miss King.