The Washington times., 1923-11-10
MUNCYS BEER CELLAR REBELLION ONLY A FIZZLING FARO
RA|DSIN
PROGRESS
IN NC|TY

Many Arrests Made in Whole
sale Descent on Liquor
Dispensers.
Continued from First Page,l
several days ]. ago on charges G
irregularities in prohibition ef
forcement in Washington.
Several Stills Found.
Shortly after noon police raj
ing a house at SIT Eighteent
street northeast found a te
gallon still. Several other still.
were found In other precincts.
In the Ninth precinct, the raids
were made in such rapid success
sion that they were too busy up
until noon to record on the books
the names, Of twenty persons ar
rested for violation of the pro-
hibition laws.
The raids were surrounded with
the greatest OF secrecy. Only two
revenue agents were in touch with
the situation in addition to mem
bers Of the vice squad. Departing
from their usual practice, the vice
squad did not carry out all OF the
raids but turned most of them
over to other precincts to carry out.
They operated from the Second
precinct.
In many instances, persons who
had been arrested several times
were again brought in. One colored
girl, arrested last week for assault
ing Agent Asher, was taken into
custody today on charge Of SELL
ing whiskey.
BOndsmen Busy.
Every bondsnan in the city was
on the job in the various precincts.
AS soon as q bootlegger with a
little money in his pocket would
come in, the bondsman would ap-
pear and a few minutes later the
bootlegger would depart from the
station house.
A number of persons arrested at
tempted to destroy the evidence and
as a result additional charges were
placed against them.
A furry of excitement was
caused during the middle of the
booking at the Ninth precinct sta
tion when smashing glass gave In
dication that some of the prison
ers were making their getaway.
More than a dozen officers rushed
out Of the station only to find that
a lamp globe on the second floor
had fallen. Capt. q. j. Stohl per-
sonally booked the prisoners. 1t
was a motley scene. Well dressed
men and women were huddled
among colored workmen in dun
garees and colored women who had
been dragged from their kitchen
work
Mrs. Margaret Brooke, middle
aged white woman, repeatedly
broke down and sobbed. She is
charged with illegal possession and
her husband, Harry Brooke, who
that his wife had been taken, is
charged on three counts-selling,
Illegal possession, and possession
of a ten-gallon still.
Lieut.. Guy e. Burlingame,. who
took a prominent part in the Ninth
precinct raids, reported to Captain
Stohl that he believed Brooke Is re-
sponsible for the flood Of colored
corn liquor which recently made its
appearance in the vicinity of Fiji.
teenth and H streets northeast. A
quantity of it was seized and Is
being held as evidence.
The arrests up to noon today at
the five precincts follow:
SECOND PRECINCT.
Mildred Philips, colored, Of 1449 p
street northwest, charged with IL
legal possession and assault.
Dennis Duncan, colored, Of 1447 p
street northwest, charged with in
vestigation.
Nancy Stearns. colored, of 1915
Sixth street northwest, charged with
selling and illegal possession.
Eleanore johnson, colored, of 96
Fenton street northeast, selling and
illegal possession.
Grace Coleman. coIored, of So Fen
ton street northeast, selling.
William ]. Morris, colored, seventy
years old, of 81 Fenton street north
east, illegal possession.
James Giles, ITO Sixth street,
illegal possession.
John q. Smith. colored. S2k Fen
ton strOet northeast, illegal posses
sion.
Marie Thompson, colored, 4s7
Franklin street, selling.
George johnson, colored, Of 1925
Marion street, selling.
Douglas Brown, colored. 1852
Church street northwest, selling
and illegal possession.
Walter Newman, colored, 1874
sixth-and-one-half street. selling
and illegal possession.
Joseph Jones, colored, 1926
Sixth-and.one-half street, selling.
Cleveland D. Pierson, colored.
1927 Marion street. selling and
illegal possession.
Leon jackson, colored. 1915
Marion street, selling and Illegal
possession.
Julius Ridden, Of 1880 Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, selling, H.
legal possession and destroying evil
dence. His place Of business at GOT
New York avenue northwest was
raided.
Estelle Reed, colored, 1885 Marion
street, selling and illegal possession.
Edward Phillips, 1449 p street
northwest, selling, illegal possession
and manufacturing.
Those participating in the raids
in the Second precinct were: Lieut..
Davis. Sergt. McQuade, Policeman
Bauer. Precinct Detectives Brodie
and Howard, Policemen Thayer,
Salkeld, Cook, Ford, Preston, Ehl.
man and Revenue Agents Asher
and Amis.
Sixth precinct booked the follow
ing:
Perry Hammock, 421 Washington
street, northwest, colored, charged
with illegal possession and ceiling