Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

the party who ran out of the house and
sped off in the machine.
Sergt. Little and his men gave chase,
but did not oVertake the fugitive car
until they were able to crowd 1t to the
curb on Massachusetts avenue between
Ninth and Tenth streets. There the
driver leaped from the car, but was
captured by Murray in a nearby alley.
There was no liquor in the machine.
At the second precinct station he was
booked as Martin j. Walsh of the 900
block H street and charged with carry
ing concealed weapon, a revolver hav-
ing been discovered in his pocket.
In the course of the chase Sergt. Little
had noted a car answering the descrip-
ton of the machine for which he was
looking parked at the curb at Fourth
street and Massachusetts, northeast. Re-
turning, he found the car gone, so went
back to the Fourth street address and
arrested the three men who had been
in the first machine and who were still
lettering about the neighborhood. They
were taken to the sixth precinct station
and held for investigation.
4SO Quarts Found.
Again the police returned to Fourth
street and New York avenue, where
they had seen the supposed liquor car
tracks on the pavement. With eyes
focused on the ground and bodies bent,
the three officers trailed it to Fourth and
l. streets northeast, where they came
upon the machine parked at the curb.
locked, and with 40 quarts of corn
whisky inside.
Unable to move it, they went to the
sixth precinct and found the key to it
in the possession of one of the trio
they had arrested for investigation. AS
yet, however, the officers have not de-
cided on a charge they can place against
them, since they were not actually seen
in possession of the liquor.
Eight of thirteen persons arraigned
in Police Court yesterday on charges
of violating the prohibition law pleaded
not guilty and demanded jury trials.
One pleaded guilty to a charge of
possession of whisky, while the Office
Of the United States attorney refused
to make out papers against four per-
sons who were arrested by police.
Involve 400 Gallons.
The cases involved about 400 gallons
of whisky which the police seized over
the week end. The largest valid case
was made by Policemen W. r. Latin
and William McEwen of the eighth
precinct, who reported 95 half-gallons
seized from car which was captured
in the 1000 block of Florida avenue.
Charles E. Cashion, TOO Fifth street,
was apprehended in connection with
the contraband. He demanded a jury
trial
Approximately 208 half gallons of
liquor was involved in one of the cases,
which David A. Hart and James r..
Kirkland held the arrest was made
after an unlawful entry into private
quarters. Policemen H w. Beechner
and j. T. Moore of the fourth precinct
said that they heard dog barking in a
house in Browns court southwest.
Flashing light into a window of the
house to see what the disturbance was,
they noted some whisky boxes" They
entered, uncovered the liquor, and ar
rested Silas Hutchinson for possession.
Sergt. Little and his squad brought
John B. Gentles. 400 block T street,
into court. Police reported that 81
quarts of assorted liquors were discov-
cred in the defendants home
John H. Brown, colored, 921 Fourth
street, arrested by Sergt. Letterman
and his squad. pleaded guilty to pos
session of one pint of whisky. He was
sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail in
lieu of $50 fine by Judge Ralph Given.