The Washington herald., 1922-01-20
POLICEMEN FIGHT
REVOLVER BATTLE
WITH LIQUOR CAR
Bootleggers Escape After
r- Chase of Nine $
krAL
. Miles.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan,
T2I King Street.

hAuk EeANS"
Q ALEXANDRIA, Va, jan 1e.-Po-
hiSa of Alexandria and bootleggers
dnl o high-powered automobile en-.
sExged in a pistol battle at s'SV
so'clock this morning. About TWEEN
'ty-five shots were fired by the pc,
lice at the fleeing automobile, ana
sthe occupants of the car nred Two
sshots at the police. The chase ex-
TENDED about nine miles over the
roads of Fairfax. but the bootleg
Aesrs outdistanced the police car and
made good their escape
According to the police there
were three men in the car. which
they say, was filled to the brim
with corn liquor brought from be-
yond Fredericksburg.
The police were tipped of to look
out for the car, and Chiet Gooos'
Sergt. Campbell and Policemen Mag
sner, Durrer, Lawrence Padgett ana
p welker started out IN two automo-
hiles. Both cars met at the old
toll gate at the head Of Duke
street and the liquor-laden car soon
came in sight The driver turned
the car around and threw his ma
chine wide open, and the police gave
chase.
Hlbert SiIleck, hotel proprietor or
Greenwich, Conn.,, arrived here TO-
night and at the Alexandria Hotel
Identified his son, Henry Robert Sill
leck, who had lost his memory ana
who had been a patient there since
Monday. The son failed to recog-
nize his father. II was stated to-
night by hospital attendants. He
had sustained a fractured skull last
March. the father said
Mr.. Silleck has arranged to take
lis son home tomorrow morning.
The first information he received OF
his sons whereabouts was last
night when called on the long-dis-
lance telephone by ]. Herbert Tay-
Tor, of this city, chief of the iden-
tifcation bureau OF the Navy De-
partment. who became interested In
the case and Identified Silleck by
his finger prints.
In observance of the birthday OF
Gen. Robert Z. Lee, r. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. tonight held
its annual banquet at Lee Camp
Hall. The affair was largely at
tended by sons of veterans, but only
a few of the old veterans, but only
camp survive. Toasrs were respond
I'd to by Representative W. D. Up
shaw. Georgia, and s. G. Lanham,
Texas Adjutant Edgar Warfield,
sr.. read from one of the original
copies Gen. Lees farewell address.
Invocation was given by Rev. ]. W.
Duffey. d. d.. Rockville. Md, chap
lain of the local camp. The banquet
was served by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. g.
= The committee of seven named by
Jhe Bar Association to probe the al
feged divorce evil in this city will
hold its first meeting at $3.50 p. m.
saturday.
st. Mary's Catholic Church was
fhe scene OF the wedding of Miss
margaret Mary Kelly. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James ]. Kelly and
Edward W. Downey. yesterday
norning. The ceremony was per-
Formed by Rev. L. F. Kelly. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father. Miss Ann Kelly. her sister.
swas maid of honor, and Lawrence
rw. Corbett was best man. Attend
Ing the bride were six bridesmaids:
Miss Lillian Downey. Miss Anna
Cook. Miss Dorothy Knight. Miss
Margaret Cain, Miss Eleanor Nu-
gent and Miss Georgisnna Lash.
fishers We're John Kelly. John Fe-
gan. Anthony Conlon. Robert w.
awhitestone and William J. Faulk-
sner. Two solos were given by Miss
-SIargaret Nugent. accompanied on
the violin by George ]. Jaeger. Fol-
lowing a reception at the home OF
ethe brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs
sDowney left for Palm Beach. Fla.
Upon their return they will reside
near this city.