Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
APARTMENT RA|DED
AFTER COMPLAINTS
Two Men Are Arrested and
Charged With Possession
of Liquor.

Receiving complaints last night that
residents of an apartment in the 1900
block of Pennsylvania avenue were I'M
able to sleep as jewellers were creating
a disturbance, police raided the prem
ises and arrested Willard Irving Fraz-
care, 30. of the 600 block of Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Frazzare was charged with maintain
ing disorderly house and illegal pos
session of liquor, as a small quantity
was said to have been found.
George Elmer Burrows, "a, of the
1900 block of NJ street, was charged
with possession. officers S. f. Gravely,
r. F.. McCarty and F. o. Brass of the
third precinct conducted the raid.
Arraigned in Police Court today, Fraz-
zare pleaded not guilty to the disorder
ly house charge and demanded jury
trial
Charles Winfield Anderson, "a, color
ed. of the 4l00 block of Bennings road
northeast, was charged with sale and
possession of liquor following a raid
on the premises by Lieut.. S. j. Marks
Officers S. H. Miles, c. H. Warder and
d. Milstead of the eleventh precinct
Police officers allege informers made
two purchases of liquor in the estab-
1isllment and three one-half gallon jars
OF alleged liquor were seized in the
raid.
Approached by police who are said to
have observed him carrying a package
under his arm. Roosevelt Herbert, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of Sixth street,
destroyed a one-half gallon jar of al
legged whisky, according to Officers j.
E. Ennis and G. N. Richardson OF the
twelfth precinct. Recovering a small
amount of the liquid, police conducted
Herbert to the patrol box. En- route he
is said to have offered bride of S25
for his release. Charges of possession
and attempted bribery were preferred
against him at the precinct.
Charges of sale and possession were
lodged against William Henry Clay, As,
colored, and Marie Hardy, colored 81,
of the 1900 block of Six-and-a-llalf
street, following raid on the premises
Saturday night. Detective James j.
Tolson- declared that two quarts of al
legged liquor were seized. Clay is said
to have made two sales of liquor to a
police informer, and the woman Is al
: legged to have made one.
Raiding premises in the 2300 block
of Eighth street Saturday night, Off,
GERS E. Barnett and S. Ostenso of the
eighth precinct are said to have dis
covered one quart of liquor Clarence
A. Yancy, 26, colored, and Susie Mat
thews, "a, colored, were booked at the
police precinct on charge of posses
sion.
Clarence Riggs, IS, colored, of the
100 block of u street, was charged
with possession at the eighth precinct
yesterday following his arrest by Detec-
tives W. R. Latin and w. E. McEwen
of the eighth precinct. Police say that
the man was walking down the street
carrying a pint bottle Of alleged liquor
in his hand.
Assistant United States Attorney
r. F. Camalier refused to issue papers,
charging George Carter, colored, "a, and
Geraldine Green, %, colored, of the
400 block of Florida avenue, with pos
session of liquor. They were arrested
by Detective Latin and McEwen, who
declared one-half gallon jar of re-
puted liquor was discovered hanging |
from a window of the establishment
Liquor charges lodged against Pearl |
Byrd, 90, colored, 100 block of L street |
and Ethel Mills, tolored 1000 block of |
Kings Court, arrested by Officers |
Gravely, McCarty and Brass yesterday, /
and Edward Gibson, %. colored, and |
Elsie Mitchell, 36, colored, at the third |
precinct, were dismissed.
Confined in the Police Court dock |
this morning, 38 persons charged with |
intoxication awaited arraignnlent. Twen- |
ty-eight names appeared on the col |
lateral lists on a similar charge APP |
pearing before Judge Ralph Given, the |
majority received fines ranging from |
$40 to $25.