Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
TRUCK AND DRIVER
SEIZED WITH ALE
Police Say Canadian Product
Was in Meat Delivery.
Other Raids.

Twenty cases of q beverage labeled
Canadian ale," and said by the police
to be the genuine article, were seized
early today in meat truck from Balti-
more as 1t was about to be delivered at
the rear entrance of a house In the 1900
block of Fourteenth street.
James Edward Dorsey, colored, 80
timore, in the employ of the Greenwald
Packing Co. of that city, driver OF the
truck, was arrested on charges of Illegal
possession and transporting. The truck,
containing about 10000 pounds Of meat
in addition to the ale, was seized, and
while representatives of the packing
firm took charge Of the meat police
planned to turn the truck over to Fed
eral prohibition agents and court pro-
ceedings will be necessary for the owners
to regain possession Of the vehicle.
Investigation developed that Dorsey
appeared at the front entrance Of the
Fourteenth street house this morning
and was directed to go TO the rear. It
was when Policeman E. r. Franklin OF
the eighth precinct saw the vehicle In
the alley that he proceeded to question
the driver.
Delivering Goods" Says Driver.
I'm just here to make a delivery Of
some goods" Dorsey is said to have
explained.
Unable to understand why a delivery
was to be made there so early Franklin
continued his investigation, found the
20 cases In the vehicle and directed
Dorsey to drive to the station.
At the police station, Dorsey said:
"a man named Lee asked me to bring
the packages over for him. didn't want
to do 1t, but he told me 1t was all right;
If they asked me what was in the boxes
I could tell them it was beer"
Dorsey said he would not have brought
the packages here II he had thought
there was any possibility of his getting
in trouble. Friends were notified Of his
arrest.
Key Facilitates Raid.
A Key left hanging in an easily -acces-
sible position furnished entry for a raiC
yesterday afternoon by Sergt. o. j. Let.
terman and members Of his vice squad
in the rear Of cigar store in the $500
block of Fourteenth street. Half pint
bottle Of alleged gin and two prisoners
were taken. Police alleged that about
a gallon Of intoxicants was dumped.
Capt. o. r. Davis of the second pre-
cinct raided the same rooms only few
days ago. Samuel Goldstein, 81 years
old, and Joseph Caruso, AZ years cid
were arrested, charged with illegal pos.
session and maintaining q nuisance.
While watching the place preparatory
to making the raid, Sergt. Letterman
saw one Of the men lock a door after
supposed customer departed and hang
the key on a nail He quickly obtained
possession Of the key.
Mabel Hamilton, colored, 81 years old
giving her address as the first block Of
r street, was arrested by the squad as q
result Of raid on an apartment In
the 900 block of Fourteenth street
where two quarts of gin and a half-pint
bottle of red" were seized.
In the apartment the raiders found
liquor cases and numerous empty bot
ties, they reported. The woman, who
said she was q maid employed to clean
apartments in the building, was held on
charge Of illegal possession.
third raid made yesterday afternoon
by members Of the squad was in rear OF
a cigar store in the 100 block of De
Sales street. George Raynor, giving Q
street address, was charged with per-
hitting gaming and required to deposit
$50 collateral for his appearance Mem
bers Of the squad assisting Sergt. Let
terman were @. C. McCarron, Richarc
Cox and ]. A. Mostyn.