Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-03
THREE ACCUSED
IN "HUACK' CASE
Warrants Issued Following
Testimony Before House
Committee.

Warrants were issued this afternoon
for three men accused as the owners OF
$4,000 worth Of liquor which, witnesses
testified before the Gibson subcommit-
tee Of the House District committee. was
brought into Washington on a special
ly constructed truck. declared to have
been under police protection and later
"hijacked' by member OF the Traffic
Bureau now under suspension
The warrants. which were issued by
United States Commissioner Turnage
and charged conspiracy to violate the
national prohibition laws, named
George Jacobson Jack Rubin and Louis
Butler.
The violation set out Is transporting
yanloads of whisky and other In
toxicants from August i last until the
present date The warrant was issued
at the behest of Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph v. Connolly.
Trio to Surrender.
The three men accused will be sur
rendered this afternoon by their counsel.
+. Russell Kelly. who was advised OF the
issuance OF the warrants, and bond will
be fixed at that time. q.
Testimony was given at an executive
session OF the subcommittee today by
Conally. william ii. Collins, another
assistant United States attorney. also
was called before the subcommittee.
Joseph p MCGEE. bondsman. at 406
Fifth street, was subpoenaed before the
committee today and implicated Ed
ward M Taylor. the suspended police
man. who Is awaiting trial by the police
trial board. McGee told the subcom-
mittee that three men. whose names
were not disclosed. but who were iden-
titled as owners OF the liquor shipment.
had complained to him that they had
been hijacked by Policeman Taylor OF
$500 worth Of liquor December l6.
They told him that they were going
to squeel." and MCGEE said. Il told
them to go ahead. as so much al this
sort OF thing has been going on"
Tells Of Meeting.
MCGEE testified that he had arranged
for Policeman Taylor to- meet three
men According TO the testimony today.
four alleged bootlcggers seemed TO have
been implicated One OF these he iden-
titled as Butler.
MCGEE said that they met In a side
room and that II had not been dis
closed to him what agreement had been
reached He was closely questioned by
members OF the subcommittee rs to how
the matter had been patched up
After dramatically exhibiting to Mai
Hcsse. superintendent OF police. and Dis
trict Commissioners Taliaferro and
Dougherty specially constructed liquor
truck, which he declared had been
hi lacked" by police. Representative
Blanton. Democrat Of Texas arose on
the floor of the House late yesterday
afternoon and demanded removal from
the Police Department OF "a higher-up"
who rs not enforcing the law"
Blanton cai,stically arraigned the po~
lice Department In committee. before
the Commissioners and the police super
intendcnt and later IN sensational
expose" of rum-tunning conditions IN
the District before the House.
Alleges Protection.
lie referred specifically To the hiIack~
Ing case.
The Texan charged that bootleggers
long have bee: obtaining protection
from the police and that the climax
exhibited at the Capitol with its owner
and two colored drivers. had been held
up and robbed Of It's liquor repeatedly
by members Of the Police Department.
Hlanton introduced to the committee
The owner Ut the truck an Ernest bark
halter, i3i7 u street southeast. and the
drivers rs Joseph Buwlding and Harry
Norris. lie told Commissioners Tai
iaferro and Dougherty and Mai iiesae
that these men testified numerous trips
had been made into Washington under
police protection. until the recent HI
lacking incident.
There must be- Il hnuscCleaning he
fore long, and we must do some clean
sweeping when tho time comes" said
Mr.. blhnton In concluding his speech to
tho House. which was. IN part. IN fol-
lows,
AT the so,lth entrance to the hasev
ment Of the House Once building there
IL u truck, the body ot which was ape
ciaily built IN Philadelphia to transplant
between cities, with u secret cOmpart~
ment IN II. 100 f1veegallon cans Ut In
tosicating liquors.
The owner Ut that truck teatifed he
fore our Gibson committee today. under
oath, that he had il specially made IN
transport liquor that lac Was under CON
tract with three prominent hnutlegaeta,
Whuss names and addresses hs gave us,
here IN The Dihitirt and that they were
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