Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01


car and shot johnson through the
shoulder, the bullet finally lodging In
his lung, Gs an X-ray photograph later
revealed ut the hospital. Boone gave
I'd without fight.
A search OF their car revealed 13l
pints Of liquor. marked bottled In
bond" stored in six cases.
The two prisoners were brought to
Alexandria and Johnson placed under
was placed in q cell ut headquarters.
No specific charges have been lodged
against either prisoner.
The skirmiSh on the Southern Mary
land road also covered q three-mile
course and resulted only In the capture
of the liquor car which had been dis
abled by the bullets from the guns Of
the Prince Georges County police and
the seizure of 40 cases Of whisky which
it contained. The driver Ned into the
woods and escaped.
Gives Police Desc Of Smoke.
Policemen B. M. Nichols and Harry
Robinson of the Prince Georges County
fierce were patrolling the county roads
near Mattawoman when q machine
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they gave chase. The driver soon let
loose a barrare of smoke from q rear
exhaust, and the officers opened IRE
and unloaded their guns. When the
car was abandoned. It was discovered
that bullets had punctured the gasoline
tank and both rear tires.
Almost simultaneously with the re-
port of the chase of the rum runner
between Mattawoman and T B word
came from Prince Georges County au-
thorities that reckless rum runners In
Southern Maryland are using smoke
screens to bewilder citizens as well as
to escape from the police.
One motoriSt nearly crashed into q
culvert, another narrowly averted coll
lision with q telegraph pole and four
Others who had similar marrow escapes
because Of smoke screens have COM
planned to constable on the Southern
Maryland road within the past week, 1t
was learned.
One of the compliments, J. C. COLI
lington of Washington, reported he was
out driving In the daytime with his
family, when suddenly a high-powered
car passed him near T. B. AS 1t passed,
he claims, he heard shouts and laughter
and Immediately he was enveloped In q
dense cloud of smoke. He applied his
brakes, but when the smoke cleared
away he Is said to have found himself
within few feet Of a concrete culvert.
The smoke-emitting machine was not
being chased.
Police Almost PowerIess.
Police say they are almost powerless
to cope with this serious traffic menace,
but are endeavoring to learn the iden-
tity of the cars involved.
Although Washington police failed to
capture any rum runners last night,
they did uncover. in response to the
latest edict Of Maj. Henry G. Pratt, su-
perintendent, machine alleged to be
equipped xkT q smoke screen. The ma
chine was found by Sergt. George Little
and his special liquor enforcement
squad, and three men. one of them coll
ored. were arrested.
The three men are being held at the
sixth precinct station. They gave their
names and addresses as follows: Law
renee Mentally. az years old, of the 400
block of K street northeast; Joseph
Jones, 20. Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and Albert Thomas.
colored, Of the 200 block Of Oakdale
street.
Mai. Pratt declared today he had
planned no new tactics to cope with the
rum running bootleggers who use smoke
screen to avoid capture, but denied
reports that he would recommend in
the departments estimates for the 1891
fiscal year an appropriation to purchase
an armored car for the Police Depart
ment to combat the hootleggers.