The Washington herald., 1922-01-19
SEIZE $50 QUARTS
AND ARREST nine
In LIQUOR RAIDS
Police Make Capture at
The Cumberland Apart
ments; Hold Manager.

SAven raids at apartment hotels
and residences. alleged to have been
clearing houses for the illegal liquor
trafic, conducted by Internal Rev
enus. Department operatives last
night resulted in the arrest of nine
persons and the connscation ot
about $50 quarts Of whisky.
Those arrested were:
Janas Whitley, IS years old, man.
agsr ef the Cumberland Apartments.
Fourteenth and Thomas Circle, dur
ing a raid on the establishment in
which twelve gallons of corn
vhjsky and sixty bottles OF home
brew we're seized Held at the Sec
ond precinct station.
Edward Francis Andrews, 81
years old. of Tuscon, Ariz.. and John
Rogers. 20 years old. of Lexington.
va taken at a downtown hotel.
alSpg with nine quarts OF intoxi-
eating liquor. alleged to have been
stolen from the Canton Distillery,
in MIBaltimore. Both were held at
the First precinct station.
s Freed on $500 Bond.
b. TsraeI Milloss. 40 years old, ar
rested as the result Of finding TWEEN
tystAree gallons of corn whisky in
grocer store which he conducts.
at ais Third street southwest. Re
leased Fl ON the Fourth precinct
sdtfon on S1,500 bond.
Waiter Perry. 80 years old. I9O0N
/. sIrest northwest. coIored: James
Smith. IS years old. zoos l. street
northwest. ,:olored; Hugh Davis, "a
years old. I57 l. street northwest.
roIored: RIOS Dudley. so years old,
~ ~,
ana Frank Newton. "a years old.
11s2 Twenty-sIixth street northwest.
ThA-nos 81 lectaculsr of the raids
was conducted at the Cumberland
Apartments. shortly after o'clock.
Hundreds of persons stood outside
of the buiIdin;y in curious groups.
while the occupants were thrown
into a panic as a result of the abb
rupt intrusion OF the raiding party.
After a quantity of liquor had
been found. il is claimed. in the
apartment occupied by the manager
of the establish ment, the officers
made a complete search of the
premises
Alleged sale of Liquor.
officials say the i-aid followed a
sale of liquor made by Whitley 10
an agent of the revenue depart
mept- As the liquor and prisoner
were loaded into the patrol wagon
at the Fourteenth street entrance
police were compelled to use force
to open up a passaEeway through
the large crowd that had gathered
Two men were arrested in their
rooms at a downtown hotel. when
police found a total of nine quarts
OF liquor. after an alleged sale had
been reported to police.
In a series Of four raids con-
Quoted by the Third precinct police
along L street northwest, five
negroes. one of them woman,
were arrested and approximately
five gallons of liquor were confis-
Gated. They were charged with
Illegal possession.
Raids Start on l. street.
The police started the raids at
l9cOi3 l. street. where they seized
three quarts and arrested the &C.
cupant. Immediately they went to
zoos l. street. 1857 L street and then
2O30 l. street.
lice said they found liquor hidden
in two caches underneath the floor
ing near the front door. The dis
coyery was made Is the officers en-
tered the hall, the additional weight
CausinE the secret door to break
Though. The drop was about two
feet and no one was injured.
The TaidinG party included the
following officers:
Internal Revenue operatives Lips
comb, Evans, Rose, Angelina. Lieut.
o T Davis of the District vice
squad: Lieut.. Sprinkle of the Sec-
ond precinct; Detectives Mullen and
Pratt Of headquarters: Capt Sheetz
Of the Fourth precinct. and Pre-
ciuCt Detectives Berry. Greene
Murphy and Barbee.