Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Wild Chase Here of Liquor
Runner Suspect Lost in
Smoke Screen.
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA
OFFICERS IN GUN FIGHTS
Alexandria Police Wound Alleged
Whisky Car Driver-Another
Skirmish Near T B.

The battle-ground of the spectacular
rum war between bootleggers and pro-
hibiton enforcement officers shifted
Unexpectedly last night into nearby
Maryland and Virginia, while the
Washington police on guard at the va
rious entrances into the District spent
a night of watchful waiting. broken
only by one futile chase downtoFn.
Two thrilling skirmishes occurred
during the night between police and the
rum runners, one south of Alexandria.
Va, on the Fort Hunt road. and the
other on the road to Southern Mary
land in the vicinity of Tom Brook.
more Familiarity known as B. In
both of them the police and the boot
leggers exchanged fusillades Of shots
and but one casualty resulted.
Escapes With Smoke Screen.
The Washington police, however. en-
gagged in one sensational pursuit of
suspected colored rum-runner through
the downtown section, but with the
use of Smoke-throwing device he es-
capped after nearly binding Pvt. Henry
Rinke of the second precinct. Rinke
was cruising in a police car when he
observed a machine travelling at high
speed along l. street near First street.
and went in uprsuit. The chase followed
a ziezag course TO New Jersey avenue,
to New York avenue. TO Fifth street,
through Congress court to NJ street, to
Sixth-and-one street. to N street,
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teenth street. where Rinke lost the trail
i'll a dense smoke screen. The officer
did not use his gun.
Ernest Johnson, eOlored. Prince
Georges County. Md, was the only VIC
tim of the gun battles between the
police, and alleged rum runners. He
was wounded by the Alexandria police
after a three mile chase OF liquor
laden car over the Fort Hunt road.
which ended near the Belle Haven
Country Club. Johnson Is in seri-
os,s condition in the Alexandris Hos
pital with a bullet lodged in his lung.
and his companion, George Boone also
coIored, is being held at Alexandra
police headquarters.
The machine occupied by johnson
and Boone, escorted by another car
which escaped was observed by Police
man Charles Qusrtermous and Wesley
Shoots near washington and King
streets and gave chase when they no.
ticed the ssgging rear springs of both
automobiles. indicating they were
heavily loaded.
Autos Refuse to Halt.
Pursuing the machines in their police
car to Hunting Greek Bridge, Just be-
yond the city limits, the officers COM
manded both cars to halt. The
automobiles sped across the bridge and
then took different routes. one con-
tinuing toward Fredericksburg on the
Richmond Washington highway. while
johnson and Boone turned off toward
the Belle Haven Country Club. The
police followed the latter pair.
A tire was thrown out of the ton
neau of the pursued machine in an ef-
foyt TO throw the police car off The
road. One of the occupants then fred
at the police from the speeding car the
bullet missing both police and machine.
Pulling mis- car to q halt. Johnson,
the driver of the rum car. jumped out
and is said TO have shouted. You come
another -- step and I'll blow your
brains out"
Quertermous hoped from the police
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