Evening star., 1923-11-23
TWO LIQUOR RAIDS
NET 1850 GALLONS
Police, Aided by Asher, Seize
Alleged Source of Cheap
Liquor Here.

Two raids by the vice squad. aided
by Leroy Asher. netted more than
$500 gallons of liquor today, and
succeeded. the officers say, in destroy
ing the source Of much of Washing
tons cheaper bootleg liquor.
The first raid was made early today
at 323 Allen court northwest. and 900
jars of corn liquor. gin and alcohol
were seized.
The second was at EOS E street
northwest, where 1.500 gallons of
corn liquor. alcohol and the largest
still ever captured An the District
were destroyed. 1.>s
figured prominently. In the first.
Asher had his trousers torn by a
vicious beast which made him break
through window pane and wooden
door in his retreat. In the second.
another bulldog had to be sraothered
with bag before the agents could
pass him.
The e street place was raided about
1880, following long vigil of more
than sixty hours. Four men caught
rested and will be arraigned before
Commissioner Macdonald, on charge of
manufacturing, possession and con-
spiracy."
Commissioner oyster and District
Auditor Donovan arrived on the scene
shortly after the seizure. making
their first visit to any plant raided
by the police. He complimented the
officers and Asher, renarking sig
nificantly:. there's some meat in this
cocoanutI'
The prisoners were William Her
bert Garth, former member Of the
metropolitan police force. thirty-two
years old, of 11S D street northwest;
Frederick Hocheisen, thirty-three
years old, of 208 E street northwest;
Alex Rogers. thirty-nine. years old.
colored, of SS Logan court northwest,
and John Murphy. sixteen years old,
Of 20S E street northwest.
When the long vigil of the officers
who had shadowed the place was end
ed by four men appearing to put the
still into operation, the raiding squad
attacked, and Lieut.. Davis made for
the bulldog which was chained near
the entrance. Bearing a big burlap
bag, the lieutenant fought off the dog,
smothered his head in the bag and
later took him to second floor room.
The dog was so vicious. however, that
upon complaint of persons in the
house he was transferred to third
floor room.
The still was located in the base
and was in full blast when the raiding
party attacked. Consisting Of about
Ave units, the plant was set up for
the redistillatton Of the "denatured
alcohol" from barrels. The barrels
containing the raw product were To-
Gated in the front part OF the base
ment.
Earlier in the day Asher failed utterly
to beWilder the intelligence Of a big
bulldog that helped to guard alleged in
toxicants at 323 Allen court south
west.
So precipitately was the Lone
Wolf" obliged to evacuate the
premises that he managed to keep
an uncomfortable inch or two in
front of the snarling dogs gaping
jaws only by smashing his way
through at least two windows and a
locked door. However, he left nothing
behind except a large amount of out
ragged dignity.
With his face blackened to the
finest ebony hue. Asher. accompanied
by Sergt. McQuade and several other
members OF the vice squad, reached
the vicinity of the suspected liquor
colorado shortly after midnight.
While Asher. McQuade and their as
sistants took up positions near the
scene OF the impending raid, a decoy
Of corn"
A minute after the decoy had been
admitted a negro was seen to crawl
eAouSH d iole III tHc renee, enter the
house and return a minute later with
hat proved to be two half-gallon
jars of whisky under his arm. The
decoy was followed several blocks
from the place before being per-
mitted to turn over the evidence, and
the police then returned for the raid.
So strongly was the house barri-
caded that the officers found 1t Inn
possible to force an entrance and
failed to receive replys to their re-
peated knocks. Unfortunately for
Asher, he found q ladder In tho rear
Of the place and gained entrance
through a second story window.
Half way down the steps to the
first floor, however. he came suddenly
face to face with the bulldog.
Satisfied by mere glance that he
was persona non grata, the rLone
Wolf" did an inglorious about face
and retreated at top speed to the
ladder. The dog. however, beat him
to 1t, and the agent, racing down the
rear steps, smashed two windows,
leaped through them in succession to
an outhouse and succeeded In smash
ing his way through that, too. just
as the enraged dog made q dnal
jYpge ~ him