The Washington herald., 1922-08-02

FIVE MEN HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
AT ALEXANDRIA
Quintet Accused of I'm
personating Officers,
And Robbery.
FOUR STILLS TAKEN
Two Arrests Made and Thirty
Gallons of Liquor
Captured.
FOUR STILLS TAKEN
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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TT King Street.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Aug. L.
Charged with impersonating gov
eminent officers on July IA when
they are alleged to have visited the
home of Robert Arnold at New
Alexandria, the following i've men
were today held for action of the
grand jury following a preliminary
hearing before U. 8. Commissioner
w. p. Wolls. Edgar Raymond
Dempsey, former Washington po-
liceman: Leo H. Graves, Ralph F.
Hutchins. Carl Arthur Bell and
Isaac Patrick. the last two colored.
Bonds of Dempsey. Bell and Pat
rick were fixed at $4,000 each and
of Graves and Hutchins at $4,000
each Graves and Hutchins fur
nished bond.
Arnold testified that he was
reused by q knocking on his door.
He went to his window and some
one said, This Is Leo, don't you
know me-" When he came down.
stairs the men said they wanted
whisky. Arnold finally was placed
In one OF their automobiles and the
machine got stuck in the mud. Bell,
he testified. took $102 from him.
Witness said he did not see any
OF the men display a badge. Finally,
ne says, he was carried off and
dumped at the government expert
mental farm. When Bell took the
money from him, Dempsey. he said,
told him 1t would be returned
Arnold's wife told of a search
of the house being, made by Demp-
sey. Bell and Patrick.
William Monch testified that he
was coming along from a "frog'ng"
trip and was taken by Dempsey
and Bell. He also was dumped out
at the government experimental
farm. he said. He helped push the
car out of the mud while Arnold
went for rope.
Dempsey. the only one of the ac-
cused men to take the stand, denied
he was in any way connected with
the affair.
Three stills in Fairfax county,
less than a mile south of this city,
o'clock tomorrow morning at De-
tured and two arrests were made
by the police yesterday. Two of
the stills. IL was alleged in the po-
lice court today. were found at the
place of Theodore Rodgers, south
liquor and some mash were taken
according to Policem. Wagner.
Rodgers was held for l. grand
jury and gave $500 bond for his
appearance
Still No. . was found in the woods
near New Alexandria, the officers
stated They were unable to find
the owner. Five barrels of mash
was taken.
The arrest was made by Constable
F. J. wease. Of Fairfax County, and
Policemen Magner and Durrer.
A man registered on the police
blotter as Edward Reeves. charged
by Sergt. Campbell and Policeman
Durrer with violating the prohibi-
ton law. pleaded guilty and was
held for the grand jury.
Lewis A. Shifhett, 81 years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Shiffett,
died today at the home of his par
ents. Accotink. Fairfax County. The
funeral will be held at IL o'clock
Thursday morning at the Accotink
Methodist Church.
Leonard Edwards, IL months old.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Edwards,
died yesterday at her parents resi-
dence. Potomac. Arlington county.
The funeral will be held at IL
q clock tomorrow morning at De-
maine's mortuary chapel.
The Salvation Boy Scouts are
now encamped at Camp Snowden
in charge of Scoutmaster A. C.
Green.
Summer uniforms have been is
sued to the members of the Alex
andria Machine Gun Company for
use at the summer encampment
with the state trooDs