Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-01
RAID HOME OF
YOUNG sunday
Neighbors Had Complained
of wild Parties" at Los
Angeles House
FOUR NAVAL
OFFICERS THERE

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 1.-Erort'
on the part of an attorney TO APP
pear" in Police Court for G. n. Ste
vens. Marc Smith and Jane Doe,
charged with having disturbed the
peace in the home of William A
Sunday Jr.. failed yesterday. The
court insisted that the clients ap-
pear in person.
Eight persons were arrested in the
raid in the midst OF what the police
Characterize was wild booze
party" Four OF the five men ar
rested were naval officers from the
United States steamship Idaho. The
fifth man. booked as @. ~ Stevens.
is declared by Sergeant Fred c. Ste
vens, Of the Hollywood Station, 10 be
the same young man who two weeks
ago was arrested and fined 5000 as
william A Sunday, Jr., on a charge
q reckless driving.
When the court refused oontinu-
ance OF the case, the four naval Of
fcers pleaded not guilty. They
asked for a jury trial. and their cases
were set over until November 90.
The officers are: Commander I. T.
Hagner. Lieutenant r. r. ogg and
Ensigns 2. z. Meredith and s. S.
Curtis.
The man cited in the complaint as
@. n. Stevens was conspicuous by HIS
absence during tho entire afternoon
as were the others named IN the
charge. The police justice set p.
m. today for their arraignment.
Bench warrants VIII be issued. he
sale IL they do not appear.
Neighbors complained to the
Hollywood police Sunday night that
what they characterized as disorder
ly parties were becoming a nightly !
feature at the Sunday home. Officers
then swooped down upon the Sunday
home and arresed the revelens.
The four naval officers involved in
the case asserted they had not par
ticipated in any revelry. They ex-
pressed the belief that previous par
ties held at the Sunday residence and
complained OF 10 police by neigh
bors were responsible for action by
the Hollywood raiding squad.
we spent the early part OF the
evening at dinner with Mr.. Sunday"
said one of the officers. land later
were invited TO his home. pending
the hour at which he could take
train TO the harbor. There was no
hilarity and nothing OF an unusual
iisturbance-at least not more so G
than would generally be mad by {
eight people talking and laughing"
One of the naval officers said he
came TO the city in response to a
telegram from the young woman
booked as Jane Stevens. He had l
known her in San Francisco under
that name, he said It was at din
ner at a downtown cafe with his
woman friend and Mr.. Sunday that
the party met the other navy men.
Later in the evening the other wo-
men members OF the party cabaret
performers at the cafe, Joined the
diners
Efforts TO locate Mr.. Sunday we're
without result. Blinds were drawn
at the home and neighbors declared
that there had been no signs of
life about the place throughout the
day.
The younger Sundays place OF
business could not be located and
neighbors and police expressed the
opinion that he had none. At the
Sunday home a young woman. who
gave the name OF Miss Wood, said ]
that Bill Sunday, Jr, and the young
woman whom the neighbors have
called Mrs. Sunday had quit the I
premises and were preparing to &
leave Los Angeles. Miss Wood said {
hat Mrs. Bill Sunday. Jr., had asked
her 10 pack the young couples {
runks. {