Evening star., 1929-10-06
AcKER'S.SHOOT|NG
PROBE IS PROMISED
Prince Georges Commission.
er Scores Alleged Firing
at Students Car.

Announcement by one of the COM
missioners Of Prince Georges County
that he would bring the matter Of
plain clothes officers shooting during
automobile pursuits before the Board of
Commissioners, and q vigorous defense
Of his own actions by the constable in
volved, constituted the principal de-
velopments last night In the case of
William B. Acker, young law student
OF 1877 Van Buren place, vino was shot
at and searched at the point of pistol
and then released near Laurel Friday
night.
If Acker is not satisfied with to
Gcal he got. tell him to come out IN
Prince Georges County and I will arrest
him on at least two charges. speeding
and trying to ditch an officer" was the
statement Of Constable Walter F. Good
of Berwyn.
Consider Himself Lucky"
He should consider himself lucky
the constable continued. and added in
regard to the shooting. If he had not
stopped 1 was going TO shoot the tires
off,"
Good corroborated the stor" told
earlier by mis- companion. Llnwood
Willie, but took exception to several
declarations made to reporters by young
Acker
The constable said he only shot once
and then in the air. Acker was GER
tain there were two shots. Good was
very positive he exhibited his badge.
although Acker has denied this. The
law student claimed no explanation was
oil NIL hn
searched, but Good declared he in
foromed the man he was looking for
liquor He said he told Acker he be-
lieved him to be the man who had run
away from the officer near the scene
of an overturned liquor car and the
student denied it.
AS to searching the man himself,
Good said he always followed this pro-
cedure to make sure the suspect was
not armed.
Condemns Shooting.
County Commissioner William A.
Duvall, in whose district the incident
occurred. and who recommended the
appointment of Good said last night
the constable had an enviable record.
and he was astounded to learn he had
become involved lin that kind Of
trap" However, the commissioner de-
clared he did not have any patience
with this thing of handling firearms
prcmiscuously and endangering peace
ful people on the way home"
Commissioner Duval said he would
bring the matter before the commits
sioners at their meeting next Tuesday.
F. N. Acker, father of the law stu
dent, last night declared he intended to
get to the bottom Of the matter. and as
yet has not taken the matter up with
any Maryland authorities, but would do
so. The case has been brought to the
attention of Police Court Judge Isaac +.
Hit for that purpose.
Liquor Runner Jailed.
1t was learned last night that State
Police Sergt. Duckworth had pursued
the liquor car down the road until 1t
overturned. The driver. John White.
colored, of Hyattsville. was then arrest
ed for speeding. Justice of Peace Cos
nell of Savage fined the man sl35. and
he went to the Ellicott City Jail in de-
fault Good and Willie were called to
the scene Of the wrecked car They re-
port that when they got there a man in
a small coupe jumped in his car and
drove away. 1t was while endeavoring
to overtake this man that they stopped
AcSer.
The case somewhat parallels one in
volving the son of Charles E. Buette of
Berwyn. whose machine was shot at
and struck while the boy was returning
from party at Laurel early in August.
The Buette boy failed to obtain the
license number of the machine. however.
and his father reported the matter to
police authorities but. unable to identify
] the machine, could not prosecute.