Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-07
Evidence in One Raid Disap.
pears While Patrolman Bat.
ties With Woman Assailant.
ABSENCE OF WARRANTS
BRINGS 3 DISMISSALS
Officer Makes Spectacular Leap to
Fleeing Cars Running Board
to Capture Two.

Police made eight raids over the week
end and arrested II persons on charges
Of violation of the prohibition law, while
another arrest was thwarted when the
evidence" disappeared as the arrest
ing officer was assaulted by a woman
he had disregarded because he thought
she was not interested in the case. As
sistant Attorney David A. Hart an
nounced that of the II will be
released, because arresting officers lack
ed warrants in entering private quar-
tiers.
Policeman w. r. Latin of the eighth
precinct, made spectacular leap from
o police car to the running board of
arresting two persons. Latin, accom-
panied by two other policemen of the
eighth precinct, arrested Leo B. Curry,
who gave his Adde'S as 300 Connecti-
cut avenue, and Jack Rose Of Brent
wood, Md, at Fifteenth and v streets
last night, found no whisky, but brought
two broken bottles to Police Court as
evidence. The men will be tried on
charges of possession of whisky and
breaking glass in the street.
Case Of whisky Found.
The same officers arrested Albert B.
Evans. 81 years old, the 1900 block of
Calvert street. He was caught in Tenn
perance Court, after a spirited chase on
foot, and charged with the possession
Of case of whisky, which was found
near his automobile.
Herbert M. Smith, another police
man Of the eighth precinct. also made q
visit to Temperance court last night
and was rewarded with one arrest. He
said he saw two half-gallon fruit jars
sticking out of the top of Floyd jack
sons trousers. He halted the colored
mans hurried journey and escorted him
to his precinct station.
Sergt. o. J. Letterman said an at
tempt was made to bride him when he
raided house in the 600 block of Call
Ian street northeast. He arrested Rob-
ert and Sally Jones. colored. and found
40 quarts Of whisky In the house, he
said.
Robert L. strother and John M. john
son, both colored, of the 700 block of
Fairmont street, were arrested yester-
day morning when Sergt. N. o. Holmes
! and a squad from the tenth precinct
! reported seizure of lie quarts OF whisky.
| Charges Thrown Out.
Lieut.. J. A. Sullivan of the sixth pre-
cinct said he was offered a drink OF
whisky during q raid on a house in the
| 500 block OF Sixth street. q. M. Cur
| It's, IS years old, was arrested and
| pint Of alleged liquor found. Prosecu-
| tor Hart threw out the case at Police
Court because police had failed to OBJ
tain a warrant for entry.
Hart also refused to make out papers
against David Glover, colored, of Chris
tians court southwest, and Mary ivy
man, colored. 1900 block of Union street
southwest, after police had entered the
two homes without warrants. Thirteen
gallons of alleged whisky were seized at
the first house and two at the second.
Policeman p. S. O'Brien OF the third
precinct failed to make an arrest for
violation of the prohibition law, but he
made one for assault.
He said he arrested drunk" In a
lunchroom in the 1900 block Of L street,
took the man to the station house and
returned to search for whisky. AS he
entered the door the second time Helen
Beaney, colored, pounced on him and
tore off his coat. She was pulling at
his shirt when he got her under control.
He said he could see that bottles were
being carried out of the room, but could
find no whisky when he was able to
carry on the search. The Beaney won-
an forfeited SIS collateral at the third
precinct.