Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
POLICE CAPTURE
z rum SUSPECTS
IN MIDNIGHT CHASE,
Three Other Seizures and
Arrest of Three Women
Mark Days Activities.
TWO FLEE AS AUTO
| IS BROUGHT TO STOP
Barrel of Alleged Whisky Dug Up
When Trapdoor Is Found
in Lunchroom.

A midnight chase that landed u
quarts, two prisoners and an automo-
bile last night capped series Of forays
over the city by police liquor squads
that had resulted in three other seizures
| and the arrest Of three women.
In one of the liquor raids q barrel
hidden beneath a floor was dug UP by
the police.
Cruising in the vicinity Of Pennsyl-
vania and Kentucky avenues southeast
| late last night on the alert for any
| cargoes from Southern Maryland, Sergt.
George M. Little and PvtS. Leo Murray,
T. o. Montgomery and George C. Deyoe,
| members OF the flying liquor squadron,
sighted a coupe occupied by four colored
men.
Pulling alongside the suspected car. a
| member OF the squad called to its oc-
cupants to pull to the curb Instead Of
complying with the command, however,
the driver, who proved to be Robert
Johnson, 20 years old, of the first block
OF Jessup street southeast, according to
the police, started in the direction Of
Lincoln Park at q 50-mile clip.
Two Make Getaway.
1t was not until the speeding car
reached the vicinity of Twelfth and C
streets southeast that 1t came to q stop
and two OF its occupants fed. johnson
and James Richard Coates, 81 years old,
of the 1900 block of G street southeast,
the latter sitting on some packages,
were arrested when the packages were
examined.
But 1 didn't know what was in the
packages" Coates protested, in an ef-
fort to talk his way to freedom.
He uaS ha1H m nhorUoc ~ flIA00I
possession and transporting. Similar
charges also were filed against Johnson.
additional charges being that he had
no drivers permit and reckless driving.
Car and liquor were seized and the
prisoners held for court.
Investigating reports Of the handling
of liquor in the lunchroom Of George
Sydney Daily, So years old, at Twenty
man and Richard COZ, g. c. McCarron
| and j. A. Mostyn, members Of the
liquor and vice squad, yesterday after
| noon staged a raid there which they
reported melted them quantity Of
liquor.
Questioning Of those in the lunch
room had failed to bring an informa-
ton so Cox and McCarron went to a
stored. removed the boxes and found q
trap in the floor
Then the two officers removed small
quantity Of earth and found the end of
pipe: Two feet below the end Of the
pipe they unearthed a barrel, which
contained approximately 20 gallons Of
what the police termed "red liquor"
SO Quarts as Evidence.
Sixty quarts taken from the barrel
were held as evidence, the remainder
being destroyed. Daily was held, on q
charge Of illegal possession.
A second raid conducted by the squad
yesterday afternoon was in the apart.
ment Of James DeHaven. colored, 80
the 1900 block Of Ninth street, where,
it was reported, the police found q
young white woman seated at O table
on which there was an empty glass.
While there a second young white
woman appeared. DeHaven was ar
rested on charge Of illegal possession
while the women were held for investi-
cation.
They were booked as Mary Smith, IS
years old, of the 200 block OF Upshur
street, and Marjorie Hayden, SO years
old, Of the 800 block Of D street north
east.
The latter explained to the police
that she had entered the apartment
by mistake, saying she was q dress
maker and was looking for q patron
to give a fitting. Both women were
taken to the House Of Detention.
Six quarts Of alleged whisky were
found secreted in compartment over
china closet in one Of the rooms.
Police held it as evidence.
Cecilia Shorter. colored, 20 years old,
was arrested by the squad In her home
in the 800 block Of Sixth street yester-
day afternoon. Seizure Of eight quarts
Of liquor was reported. She was held
on charges Of sale and possession.