The Washington times., 1929-04-24
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away from the police, Stevens said.
II don't remember when we tried
10 ret across in front of them or
which one Of us smoked Them We
were both nervous. 1t was our first
trip. Z
where did you get the smoke
screen equipment" Stevens was
asked.
eOh, 4 made that. I bought an
ordinary pump and the rest was
easy. All had to do was drill =
hole in the engine exhaust pipe and
fit the piping. Any cold-chisel me-
chanic could have done 1t. :
Asked why he was trying to run
liquor into the city after he had
said he was a bus driver for the
Capital Traction Company, Stevens
said he had been out Of work and
that he had q wife and two chill
dren. He said his home il in the
800 block of N st. s. w. Fleming
also lived in the block and was a.
driver for the same company.
''T1e liquor is easv enough 10
get rid OF when you get it to the
city," Stevens said. EVERY other
house in some sections of the aity
is q blind pig and nearly every
one drinks he said.
II Car Photographed
Capt, Charles Peck, commander
of the precinct, had Detective Sand
berg, the Police Department pho
tographer, take pictures Of the cap
tured Dodge car showing the smoke
screen apparatus installed in the
front seat. The bullet hole through
which the bullet killed Fleming and
the four other bullet holes in the
left rear mudguard also were pho
tographed.
Policeman Rouse's revolver with
the five empty shells was turned in
at the precinct and marked with an
Identification tag for presentation
as evidence at the morgue tomor-
row. He then wrote out his report,
which covered a full page in the
incidental book"
Lay in Hiding
According to Rouse, he and
Campbell were hiding at Nichols
Avenue and 8 st. S. E., for
a rum.runner whom they knew to
be coming through. They we're
using Campbell's car because the
word had gone out that all, rum
runners were using smoke screens;
q motorcycle policeman has no
chance when confronted with such
driven by Fleming coming west on
suit when he failed to halt for
stop sign at Nichols Avenue.
The chase led across Anacostia
river bridge, north on Eleventh
Street, at speeds ranging from 30
to so miles an hour, Rouse said.
when at N Street Fleming veered
pursuing police car in an effort to
wreck it. simultaneously, Rouse
said, the smoke screen was started.
Fires Five Shots
Rouse fired five shots, one cut
ting through the top of the car and
striking Fleming, the other four
centering on the left rear mud
guard. The left rear tire was pune
tured.
When the car stopped Stevens
Jumped out and. ran into an alley
between and K Streets, where he
was caught by Rouse.
In the meantime Acting Sergt.
c. F.. Smith came to the scene and
Stevens was turned over to Ca mp.
bell, while the sergeant and Rouse
took fleming to Casualty Hospital.
Fleming was unconscious when
he reached the hospital and was
given emergency treatment by Or.
Louis Jinnal, but, died at 1855 o'clock.
Stevens win not be arraigned on
the three charges in Police Court
until after the inquest.
In the rear of the car, police say,
were 3S4 quarts of alleged corn
liquor. Stevens is held under charges
OF transporting and possession OF
liquor and operating smoke screen.
The car is registered in his name.
Fleming is said to have been a
bus driver for the Capital Trac-
tion Company.