Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-03


to pay him SITS load for bringing /.
into Washington: that since last Sum
MGR he has been engaged with that
truck in doing nothing else than bring
ing in liquor.
Brings Many Loads.
He has brought here load after load
from Philadelphia. from Lancaster. from
Chester and from Baltimore. under po-
lice protection. ana he said that when
he had 1t built lie was assured by these
three bOOtlcgperS that he would have
police protection. both IN the places
where he got it and here III Washing
ton. and that he has had Ii for every
load but one. when recently he was hi
lacked here by policemen and had his
tratkload Of whisky stolen from him.
His two drivers. who have driven
that truck FOR him on all these loads.
testified before our Gibson committee
under oath today that since last sum
mer they had been engaged In bring
ing that truck here into Washington full
Of liquor from these various places
under police protection. and that they
knew when they engaged in the bust
ness that they would have police pro-
NINAActl. oAlI IlaAk AaINN AAih1t btNtA
bothered by police anywhere except on
the last load, when they were high
lacked By two policemen and their
liquor stolen from them.
They said they were bringing In the
last load from Philadelphia. which en-
braced not only these ilvegaliou cans
Of Intoxicating liquors. but also ilye
kegs Of Scotch malt from which these
bootleggers make Scotch whisky. that
when they reached Washington and
came In on the Biadersburg road and
down Maryland avenue TO Fourteenth
street OF 5 O'Clock in the morning. when
it was still dark. policeman whose
name they gave and whom they idcnti-
fed among five different policemen
stopped them and had them get out,
and told them TO show him that spe-
cial compartment where the liquor was:
and then he had them drive around
another street where another policeman
met him: and they told these drivers
that II they had any regard for their
future and their families 10 skin out
and run, and that they would not be
caught; that the policeman said: We
cannot run fast: We won't catch you
and deliberately let them get away: and
then the two policemen highjacked that
load Of liquor. Then In the secret hours
OF night, at a professional bondsman's
house here, after the policemen had
been identified b. these drivers. We
learn that these policemen with these
three bDoteggrrS had a secret confer
encce and agreed 10 give most of the
liquor back To the booticQgers If they
were not 10 be prosecuted by them.
During my investigation OF former
Commissioner Fenning ! called atten-
ton TO the fact that there were
trucks that for 50 much per truck load
by the prince Of booticggcrs In Halti-
more would bring not corn whisky but
the finest Scotch. which came on hIs
OHn yacht 10 Ealtim0rc~that for 80
much q truck load they had been bring
ing it into Washington under police
protection. and II has been going on
ever since II did not stop with the
ousting ol Commissioner FeunlnR. There
Is a higher up now IN that police de-
pattment that must be put out OF Office.
because he IL not enforcing The law.
We have one 81 the finest police de-
parimcntS here IN the world. Most Of
the men ATE splendid. fine men, who
want TO do their duty. but when there
IL rottcnnebs at the head OF IL, that
ccmoralzca the whole force"
He concluded with nn attack on the
United Etates attorneys office for AL
legged hHity in prosecuting cases, de-
claring:
Il here ought 10 De a complete clean
Ing cut OF our district attorneys office
from top To bottom"
Covering virtually The same ground
at lhc Gibson subcommittee hearing
Biantpn, directing his remarks To the
o!flciais. demanded: We want 10 know
whether or not this sort Of business can
go on. Turning ~ Nal Hesae, he
SAID III ynl don't clean up your police
force I'm for lowering salaries"
Nal H"sse explained that word re-.
gaFdlnR this case had been brought to
him last Dccembcr by an Inspector
whom h: told 10 keep right after IT.
md from Hhom he lns repeatedly r.
crlYrd reports, He stated that ~ soon
~ thty could get hold Of tie accused
policeman lileY had brought him IN aud
ne was promptly suspended that niuht
ana Hhn dtlnaIded hn immediate Trial
MAI, 1itShf said that the police In
speftof had complained REPEATEDLY that
he had been nunble Ia GET lioper 20
OPERATION from tie District attorneys
Dfficr,
DO you leave such cases aa this for
MAJ before HE police bnurdP" Mr.
Ejh'ithtt asked Ma iichhe, Don't You
prosecute III court" Mai iIease replied
That le had been Told by the inspector
working uu tie case that ihf district
altoiirJ'a office would mol issue a war
rant.
Questions Hiuntun.
Mai Ueahe questioned Hiunton as 81
Ni,o had promised immunity to Hifk
halter and The drivers, ahkinp II II uaa
suY official 81 ~" Police Department
M .iauion tepll.d that Ia The tlfhi III
stanfet u Nhs ptuniihed 10 Tie men
operating HE truck IN order Ia "grt Il