Evening star., 1923-02-07
RUM MAKERS FLEE
AFTER GUN BATTLE
One Man Seriously Wounded;
$4,000 Whisky Stocks
r. Are Destroyed.
DRY AGENTS SEIZE STILL
Revenue Men Declare Cedarvllle
Plant Furnished Liquor
q to Capital.
DRY AGENTS SEIZE STILL

obstruction Of whisky valued at
sl5 600. demolition of disttllinS
plant. which cost approximately $Z''-
900, and the case at st. EllZapetn
Hospital of an unidentified man, ser'-
ously injured with gunshot "ouhu
In the head, today remain as the gen
eral result Of an hours Sun-patlle
between revenue agents. police vice
squad men from Washington and more
than forty alleged rum-makers near
Cedarville, Md. yesterday afternoon.
The fight was dramatic. From trees
and behind bushes the battle ragged
between law enforcement agents and
Illicit distillery proprietors. Approx
mately eighty rounds of ammunition
we're used At the end of the en-
counter the revenue men forced their
way to the still on the farm OF rom
Stafford. Prince Georges county. and
took possession of the distilling plant.
Meanwhile, the unidentified man Win
the rum makers had been Woundeu.
He staggered toward the prcniollioh
men and fell. -
He was picked up and rushed to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital where he re-
fused to divulge his name
Rum Makers Disappear.
4 still was found with capacity
of 1000 gallons. 1t was attached 10
e thirty horsepower steam boiler. Mt
ted with the latest improvements IN
condensing and doubling appliances.
The boiler had u capacity OF 500
pounds pressure.
1t was showing hard when the fight
took place. More than half mile
was covered before the rum makers
ran out of ammunition. They dis
appeared in the woods.
The enforcement agents LEFT Wash
iugton. accompanied by police of the
vice squad, early yesterday morning.
The party of fifteen travelled in three
automobiles. Arriving in the vicinity
of the whiSky-making plant, scout
ing parties were sent out. Getting
the lay of the land the agents de-
cided TO converge on the objective.
After smashing up the plant the
agents checked up on the conf1scated
liquor, which was declared to total
about 700 gallons. ApproNimat tely
10000 gallons Of mash. contained in
flfty-one boxes. was destroyed
Turning their attention to nearby
territory. the agents swooped down
upon another plant which had two
800 gallon stills set up for operation.
Here about 400 gallons of whisky and
a large amount of mash was de-
stroyed.
Corn Liquor Found.
In a house near the scene OF the
first raid was found a room filled with
approximately 1000 gallons of corn
liquor, according to the raiders.
Among those in the raiding party
were Assistant Divisional Prohibition
Director Ralph Ruby. Lieut.. o. T.
Davis. Sergt McQuade. both of the
police vice squad. and Prohibition
Agents Fowler. Elliot. Rose. Burrell,
Davis, Brown Davidson. Ensor. Park
er, Chambers, Green and a few others
An incident in the raids was de-
struction of approximately 1900
gallon jars for the storage of corn
liquor. They were at the plants
awaiting their product for transpor-
tation TO bootleg channels of Wash
ington and Baltimore, it is believed
Belief that one of the chief sources
Of supply was cut off for this city by
the raid was expressed by both po-
lice and prohibition enforcement
agents.
AS regards the wounded man at ST.
Eiizabeths Hospital. DR. Eldridge.
who Is treating him. declared today
that sufficient time had not elapsed
Vet to say whether he would live or
die His condition is not yet dam
scrous. but is serious. He refuses
10 talk. He will not disclose his
identity. He will not tell how he
received the wound in his head. He
appears to be about twenty-four
years of age. He will not give names
OF friends or relatives to be notified