Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-28
STOTT TO Be ASKED
ABOUT LIQUOR RAID
Mai. Pratt Asks Detailed
Statement on Invasion of
Place Without Warrant.
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bottles when the policemen gained en-
trance. Four patrons in the place were
allowed to leave. The policemen de-
molished q 3O-foot bar and destroyed
the few empty bottles left.
Three half pints of alleged whisky
were mopped up of the floor by Police
man O'Brien of the raiding party and
taken to the precinct station as evil
dence.
smith, who gave his address as the
1900 block Of Thirteenth street, was
arrested March at the same place
after q raid by Sergt. Oscar Letter.
mans liquor squad, according to police
records. A case was not made at the
time.
Plea on Rights Barred.
The fact that Smith gave as his place
of residence an address other than the
place Of his arrest prevents him from
entering O plea that his constitutional
rights were violated, Hart said. The
assistant United States attorney said
further that in addition to issuing sub
poenas for the residents In the block he
would learn whether the owner OF the
premises had been notified that the
place harbored suspected law violators.
IF such notification has been made by
the United States attorneys office, the
owner will be locked up" Hart said.
Smith was taken to Police C1urt this
morning and it was indicated he would
demand jury trial.
Pending receipt Of Inspector Beans
report, Maj Pratt'S attention was
directed to two sections of the police
manual, which Is the standard guide
for all members of the department.
one section reads: ain no case may an
arrest be made without a warrant for
a mere misdmeanor unless the oftense
has been committed in the fhcer's
presence; that is to say, If the ohenSe
charged Is only punishable by a f1ne or
Imprisonment In the District workhouSe
or jail or both and offense was not COM
mitted In the presence Of the ofncer,
he must prepare a warrant before he
can legally arrest the offender"
Another section reads: IAN arrest
unlawfully made cannot be made good
by Q warrant taken out afterward."
Technically without Right.
Can't. Stott said after the raid that
Technically" he had mo right" to go
In the place. I'VE have known that
liquor was being sold there and there
was nothing else to DO" he stated.
Just as the raiding officers started
to leave after breaking up the bar a
well dressed, middle-aged man ap-
peared at the head of the stairs. He
put his head in the door just as Capt.
Stott started out. Asked by Stott what
he wanted. the man said he wanted
Ito see the doctor"
I'm the doctor" Stott said. What
ran do far vniI2"
The man started to leave, but Stott
drew him inside, asked him his busi-
ness, and later took him to the precinct
station, where he identified himself.
How can we enforce the prohibition
law when you prominent people patron
ize these dives?" Stott asked. why
don't you leave them alone? We can't
clean up this precinct as long as peo-
pie like you buy their liquor"
The man almost tearfully declared
he had never been in the place before.
Under pressure he said he had drop
ped In the place once or twice last
Summer, when the bar was on the first
floor. But I'll never do 1t again;
honest" he said. ..-... =. 3
"All right. you can CO." said Capt,
Stott. but see that you keep your
promise"