The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-13
ARREST
FOLLOWS
STORY

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 49,
Or. Oscar v. Linhardt, Wash
ington physician connected with
the United States Public Health
Service, and Earl Doty, 100 block
East Preston St., here, are being
held in bail Of $500 each on q
charge of conspiracy to violate
the prohibition law.
The rller. were ordered held
yesterday for a further hearing
next Teusday. In addition to the
conspiracy charge, DR.. Linhardt,
who is a graduate Of the Univer.
sity of Maryland, is facing charges
of issuing liquor prescriptions
without making physical exam.
nations of those to whom they
were issued and without making
accurate record of the patients.
DR.. Linhardt. questioned Mon
day by Amos w. w. Woodcock
United States District Attorney.
e11d his assistant, James M. Hoffa,
told the following story, accord.
ing to Mr. Hoffa:
Held Up In Hotel
He had been connected with
the United States Public Health
Department for 81 moths and
had been doing quarantine work
at Tampa. Fla. for the last
nine months. He returned to
washington and made appIica.
ton to work for the United
States Vsterans' Bureau, in the
meantime continuing his work
with the health service.
He came to Baltimore last
Thursday and obtained room at
q downtown hotel and about 10
O'clock that night three men en-
tered, the door being open, and
demanded that he write them
prescriptions for whisky.
When he refused one Of the
trio produced pistol and, taking
his prescription book away from
him, gave 1t to one Of his COM
panions. The latter filled out
almost 80 Of the blanks and
hurled the book Of stubs in DR..
Linhardt's face.
Follows Thieves To Street
The man with the pistol told
DR.. Linhardt to give them 10
minutes, start and the three men
went out, taking the prescriptions
with them. DIR. Linhardt followed
them ard confronted them in
front of the hotel.
Two of the men had stepped
into an automobile standing at
the curb, the third identified by
DR.. Linhardt as Doty, struck the
doctor on the jaw, jumped into
the machine with his friends and
sped away. In the meantime
stranger arrived with an auto
mobile and said that he wouldn't
stand for anything like that. He
took Dr. Linhardt into his ma
chine and started in pursuit OF
the trio.
The chase ended on Center
Street, when the three men dis
appeared into a building. DR..
Linhardt returned to his hotel
room and the next day went back
to Washington.
on Friday DR.. Linhardt again
came to Baltimore to visit rela-
lives in the 1900 block McElderry
st. That night he again re-
turned to washington, coming
back to Baltimore Saturday even
ing. He went to the vicinity Of
the Center. street address and
there found policeman. The
latter was requested to raid the
address where the three men dis
appeared Thursday night.
Refused to Make Raid
The policeman refused on the
ground that he had no right to
make such a raid, but he accom-
panied DR.. Linhardt a short way
down the street, when they came
upon Doty standing on the side
walk.
DR.. Linhardt asked the patrol
man to arrest Doty. The patrol
man complied and took both men
to the Northwestern police sta
ton, where they were held that
night.
Held In $500 Bail
The next morning Doty was re-
leased and DR.. Linhardt was
held in $500 bail and the Federal
authorities notified.
After hearing DIR. Linhardt'S |
story on Monday, Woodcock al |
lowed him to go, but told him to |
return Tuesday morning. When
he did so he was held and war
rants were issued for him and
for Doty. The other two men are
being sought by the Federal au-
tllorities.