The Washington times., 1929-05-15

Rainier Dy fflnce ueOFSeS OUuHIy
Officer A. w. Hepburn.
Waving extradition to
Maryland, where he is wanted
on a charge of manslaughter
growing out of the death of
Prohibition Agent Dano Jack
ley, Edward Martin, colored,
-, of the 1900 block of
Eleventh st. N. W., was today
seeking his release on bond.
Prospects are that he will be re.
leased before nightfall. He will
then be ordered to appear Friday
night before Justice OF the Peace
Robert Joyce in Mt. Rainier for
preliminary hearing.
1t was believed today that Mar
tin will waive the preliminary hear
ing also and let the case go to the
grand jury. H. r. Stephenson,
counsel for the accused man, con-
ferred with Judge Joyce early today
in regard to bond and. although
none was set. 1t is believed that 1t
will be about $4,000.
Report Awaited
Meanwhile. Prohibition Commits.
sioner Doran is awaiting report
on the investigation which he has
ordered of the fatal chase of a rum
car by Jackley and other prohibi-
| ton agents at dawn Tuesday.
| Doran said that he expects to re-
ceive a detailed report either tody
| or tomorrow.
A sever grilling of Mrtin by mem.
bers of the homicide squad today
| failed to shake the prisoner 5
declaration that he knew nothing of
the chase or the death of Jackley
when his car crashed into a tele-
graph pole near Mt. Rainier at the
height of the chase.
Martin was arrested by the homi-
eide squad last night, l6 hours after
Jackley died from injuries received
when a carload of prohibition agents
crashed into a telephone pole while
! in hot pursuit of a bootleg car.
After his arrest, Martin was
taken TO the First Precinct where
he refused point blank, police said,
to make any statement touching on
the agents death or to accompany
officers into Maryland where the
fatal accident occurred.
State Starts Action
Today Justice of the Peace Joyce
issued the manslaughter warrant and
directed county officers to serve it
on Martin here.
Tracing the license numbers of
the suspected rum car which touched
wheels with the car occupied by the
prohibition agents as they sped
along at 60-mile.an-hour pace, po.
lice found the tags were issued TO
Aaron Trachtenberg, of the 200
block Of Massachusetts Ave. N. W.,
at whose tire shop Martin works.
Skidded Into Pole
The prohibition agents had pur-
sued the suspected rum-car for IS
miles before they drew abreast of 1t
in Berwyn Then they started
dumping it" in an effort to force
the driver 20 stop After the third
effort to bring the fleeing car to a
stop. the big car occupied by the
prohibition agents began to skid.
Before it could be brought under
control it crashed into the telegraph
pole. Jackley was injured inter
nally and died en- route to Provi-
dence Hospital.
His body will be sent to Cameron,
Va, tonight and funeral services
will be held tomorrow. Maryland
officials have waived the formality
Of conducting an autopsy on his
body.
Jackley was 4S years old and had
been in the prohibition service for
eight years He was married and
had 14-year-old daughter. He
lived with his family in the 500
block of Second st. f.
Worked on Tip.
Acting Deputy Administrator Will
liam r. Blandford, Lamar York and
Charles Mccartney were in the car
with Jackley when it crashed.
The prohibition agents were cruis'
ing on the Baltimore Washington
Boulevard, having received a tip
that a load Of alcohol would he
brought in over the road, They
spotted the suspected rum car
shortly after a. m.