Evening star., 1923-02-02

of the success of the widespread
movement to wipe out bootIegging
and Illegal manufacture of liquor in
the District.
here from Kentucky. attempts We're
made 10 establish his identity by local
newspapers, following reports from
the Blue Grass state that he had
staged a number of moonshine raids
in various disguises.
All these attempts were fruitless.
In the meantime he was travelling
over the city of Washington in de-
scripticns of every type of citizen.
At one time he acted as an ash man
to obtain a line on and the confidence
of a group of bootleggers. He helped
them TO carry whisky into various
houses and hid it for them. He also
located their sources Of supply and
then gave an accurate description to
his fellow officers of how to locate
the Illicit goods.
He is shooting around to various
precincts Of Washington today iden-
tifyfng the various prisoners as those
with whom he had had dealings.
Once Coal HEAVIER.
He acted as a coal HEAVIER in one
instance and as an Irish insurance
collector in another; he entered one
den OF bootlegSers as a book agent
and mingled in evening crowds in
Washington in the full-dress suit of
Kentucky lawyer.
The stories from New York of Izzy
Etnstein's work in disguised prohibition
activities pales into commonplace, when
compared to some of the exploits of
this new man, Asher.
Among the first OF the alleged boot
lsggerS to fall into the hands of the
dry raiders were six colored persons 10
Gated within the bounds of the eighth
precinct.
Shortly before 40 o'clock Revenue
Agents Hines and Rose, accompanied
by Policemen Trammell and Steele,
arrested them and charged them with
either illegal possession or the selling
of liquor. Those arrested by these Of
ficers and the charges against them
follow:
Charles A. Lane. 1875 Seaton place,
selling and possession: Marie Mccoy.
1713 Seaton place. illegal possession
and selling; William W. Simpson.
2207 Sth street, selling and possession:
Annie Cole, 2124 Sth street, selling
and possession.
Henry Snowden. colored. 1119 23d
street. was arrested by Revenue
Agent Elliott and Private Talley and
Murphy shortly after noon today, on
taken to precinct No. 8.
Booked at Eighth Precinct.
First reports gave the names Of
those taken to the eighth precinct
station, who were charged with sell
ing and Illegal possession of liquor,
as: William W. Simpson, 2207 II
street northwest; Tamblin Wilson.
2148 III street northwest; Annie Cole,
2124 III street northwest, and Billie
Those taken to the fourth precinct
were: Michael Leahy. thirty three
years old, 40 K street northeast, who
conducts near-beer saloon near 7th
and F streets southwest, charged with
illegal possession of liquor.
John Barry, thirty eight years old,
of 416 K street southwest, a bar
tender at Leahy's saloon.
Max Axler, thirty three years old.
s01 I'd street southwest, proprietor of
near beer saloon. charged with IL
legal possession and sale of liquor
George Dore, thirty colored
and Mary Lee, thirty, colored, both Of
923 I'd street southwest, selling and
illegal possession of liquor.
In the raiding party were Prohibit
L. E, Allan. Thomas O'Donnell, Guy
Rome and Precinct Detective c. L.
Berry.
Some I'm Police Net.
The following are on the books at
with Illegal possession and selling Of
liquors, unless stated otherwise. as a
result of the first batch of raids:
Madge Townsend, twenty years old
colored; laundress, of 1920 612 street
northwest; twelve and a half gallons
of corn liquor seized
Joe Jones. forty-four years old. COL
ored. 1920 61a street northwest. a
chauffeur; eleven quarts of corn
whisky seized.
Robert Clay, thirty-two years old,
colored, laborer, 1917 61h street, eight
cen and half gallons of whisky
seized.
Raymond Brown, twenty-nine years
old. colored, an actor, Of 1920 61z
street; arrested with Madge Town
send.
Walter Newman. thirty-two years
old, colored, barber, 1914 61a street
northwest. one-half pint Of corn
whisky seized.
Othello Richardson, forty-one years
old. colored, 1886 Marion street
James Edward Marshall, twenty
six years old, colored, a laborer; 2o2s
18th street.
John Gaskins. thirty-eigh years
old. colored, laborer: 1921 9th street.
William Hall, thirty eight years old.
colored: fireman: 1899 4th street
Blanche Clarke. thirty years old
colored, of 10 MAYORS court
Felix Runkley, twenty years old,
colored. barber; 1918 7th street
Samuel MarkowitZ, forty years old.
a Rumanian: near-beer shop proprie-
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