The Washington times., 1922-09-09
POLICE SEARCH .
ILLEGAL, SAYS
LOCAL WOMAN
Mrs. Amelia Healy Charges
Her House Was Entered
- Without Warrant. ,r.

Police officials of the Fourth and
Second precincts today. denied al.
legations that the home OF Mrs.
Amelia Healy, of 472h' Maryland
avenue southwest, was entered Wed.
nesday night and searched for
liquor without search warrants.
Mrs. Healy, through her attorney,
ID. Edward Clarke. expects to file
a complaint with Mai. Daniel Sulli.
van, superintendent Of police, charg-
ing that her house was illegally
entered.
II am going to see that the
homes Of the people Of Washing
ton are protected from invasion, de-
clared Mrs. Healy. my home was
entered twice. The first time there
was no search warrant, and on the
second trip the police almost tore
the inside Of my house to pieces
They scared my two children
who had gone to bed. It's an out
rage. and ! am going to see thai
something is done about It," -
Mrs. Healy said that she is goini
to police headquarters Monday Il
lodge a formal complaint.
Police Visited House Twice.
The police admit that two trip,
were made to the house. Lieut.. @
T. Davis and Sergt. ]. ID. McQuade
with several revenue men. made tn,
first trip.
These men did not search tht
house, however," said Capt. Charles
T. Peck, Of the Second precinct
AS soon as they reached the houst
they learned there was no whiskeN
In II. They walked through the
house."
Captain Peck said that Lieutenant
Davis told him that they did not
"ramsack" the house. Captain Peck
also said the men were armed with
a search warrant. Mrs. Healy de-
clares the men refused to produce
the warrant, and Captain Peck said
the reason was that they had no he.
sire to make a search, having learned
there was no whiskey there.
The first visit to the house was
made at $50 p. m. Wednesday.
About $50 p. m. Capt. Ira Sheetz,
Of the Fourth precinct. with Lieu.
tenant c. r. Bremmerman and sew.
eral, policemen and Internal Revenue
men, made a second search.
when we reached the house.
lieutenant Bremmerman said, Mrs.
Healy was not at home. We had
search warrant and entered the
house, which gave evidence OF hay.
ing been entered beforn Many of
the bureau drawers were open. and
clothes were lying about. We only
stayed a few minutes"
The warrant used by the police Of
the Second precinct was made on
the complaint of Policeman Thomas
O'Donnell. 1t declared that mash.
fit for distillation, had been smelt
there.
Woman Charges Grudge.
Mrs. Healy declared today that
she believed Policeman ODonnell
had a grtIdge against Russell Muir.
ray, who boards at her house.
''The police said they We're after
Murray, but after they found him
they didn't do anything with him"
said Mrs. Healy.
Murray, according to Lieutenant
Bremmerman, has been arrested
for Illegal possession Of liquor. He
was also arrested by Policemen
O'Donnell and Berry of the Fourth
precinct on a charge of threatening
his wife, but Judge Mattingly dis.
missed the case.
Lieutenant Bremmerman said that
O'Donnell was not present when the
house was entered.
Police also entered the home Of
Mrs. Nellie Mayest, who lives at 474
Maryland avenue. next door to Mrs.
Healy. They found nothing there.
Mrs. Mayest declared they fright
ened her four children. who were in
bed at the time.
II Mrs. Healy makes a formal
complaint 1t is expected that In.
spector Henry @. Pratt will make an
inveati finn