The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-29
Capture the MurderersofP oliCe-
man L eisinger, Whatever Cost
BY BILL PRICE.

The killing Of Policeman Lesnger calls for concentration
Of the best energies Of the Washington police department in
bringing about the capture and punishment Of his murdere
Il is regrettable that police headquarters not permitted
10 offer reward larger than 5000 This should be supple
mented possible private subscriptions have to be
asked for.
Whether the crime committed by bootleggers other
criminals remains to be determined is not likely that
respectable lawabding citizens in the death machine
at o'clock in the morning and armed with pistols as were
the murderers
killing of policemen in the discharge their duties
not unusual thing but when does in this peaceful
fair city it feeling Of alarm and resentment for
Washington shall not become rendezvous for gunner and
pistol wielders generally.
If the shooting Of this officer beginning policy
the effect win be to nerve the local department
to greater determination punish the guilty and break up
classes of criminals.
Since the District police force agreed to response
bies that belong to the National Government in the
fOrcement Of prohibition here the plain duty Of the
Washington police force to go through with its proposed
and stick to the JOB to the bitter end using
The brutal murder Of good policeman should inspire every
member Of the force to redObe efforts to rid this city Of
criminal element that has been growing in strength and
power ever since prohibition became effective.
1t is longer question Of what each individual citizen
may think Of prohibition national local question 1t
Is now question Of making Washington safe city live
in and Of wping out the desperate who take any
phance to make rum running profitable.
The profits in bootleggng mighty tempting to worth
less lot OF and women who worked they could
avoid it, and were always under the surveillance Of
local police before the whey game set new arements
before them Encouragement Of bootegng the dan
gerous thing good citizen do he has the slightest
vision Of the future He ought to be able see that it
attracts the lowest and worst grades Of citizenship and rap
IDLY increases crmnaty and outright defiance Of all
not simply the prohibition law
1t but short step from boOtleggg to robbery hodups
assaults and all other forms of law violation Law and order
suffer and wabidng men and not safe.
Any man woman who will observe the hundreds of high
powered cars in this city night and the types of people
some OF them will remember when these types could not
cars They have waxed rich violation Of law and the
community paying the penalty for in many ways The
owners OF these cars nearly all Of them booeggers
nothing for the laws against speeding and driving while under
the influence Of whsky They will down anybody or any
machine If it is to their interest to do They will hold up
good citizens at the points Of pistols and rob them They will
throw sitting into the faces Of policemen who may be
chasing them, shoot and kill at moments notice
Washington must be made clean to live in Nobodvs life
safe policemen to be killed. manned gassed at will
Let the police force of Washington drop nearly everything
else and go into this warfare crime with a will and
vengeance