Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Policeman Leaps to Fugitive
Car and SEXES CoIored
Driver at Point of Gun.
DASH THROUGH NOON
TRAFFIC OFFERS THRILL
Liquor Confscated at Champlain
Street Address in Series Of
Invasions.

A thrilling 70-mile-an-hour rum
chase through noon-hour traffic, in
which a policeman leaped from a po.
lice car to liquor-laden automobile
and halted it, featured yesterdays Sc
ries of raids. which resulted in the ar
rest Of nine persons and the confiscation
of nearly 200 quarts of liquor.
The chase started in the rear of the
1900 block of Champlain street, where
Sergt. George Little's flying squadron
saw a colored man deposit a blanket
covered bundle in his automobile and
proceed from an alley.
The police car drove along side of the
rum car and Sergt. Little demanded the
driver to halt. Instead, the driver
Swerved rapidly into Ontario road and
swept along at a 70-mile-an- clip
east to Fifteenth street and Florida
avenue with the police automobile hot
on the trail.
Disregarding traf1c lights and signs
the rum-car driver careened into Flor
ida avenue and narrowly missing Pc
destrians and other vehicles continued
his reckless pace to Ninth and Rhode
Island avenue, where he swept around
the wrong side of a street car and
passed another red light, narrowly
avoiding collision with a truck.
Police Car Dragged.
At this point Leo Murray, driving the
police car, sped around to the right
of the street car and locked wheels with
the rum car. The light police car was
dragged along Rhode Island avenue for
nearly a block before the rum car
driver could free his wheels.
At intervals in the chase the rum
car driver hurled half-gallon jars filled
with alleged liquor to the streets. The
police car was forced to Swerve to avoid
puncturing tires In the chase.
At Seventh and Rhode Island avenue
the fugitive turned his car into an
alley. George Deyoe, member of the
squad, climbed to the running board
Of the police car and as they over
took the fleeing car, he leaped across
a space to the rum car and jamming
a pistol in the drivers ribs turned
of the cars ignition.
Sergt. Little arrested Theodore jack
son, colored, 20 years old, of the 1900
block of Kalorama road. He was
| charged with transportation, possession,
reckless driving and breaking glass in
the streets. Only small quantity of
liquor remained in the automobile.
Returning to the Champlain street
address Sergt Little conf1scated "a half.
gallon jars Of liquor.
Eight Others Arrested.
Eight other persons were arrested in
liquor and gambling raids later in the
day,
Sergt. o. J. Letterman's vice squad
found its most interesting arrest when
James Mostyn of the squad took into
custody James Studs, colored, "a years
old, Of the 1900 block Of Kramer street
northeast on charges Of possessing IA
half pintS of liquor.
Studs established q LIQUOR carrying
precedent when Mostlyn found II half
pints of liquor sewed in the sleeves
of his overcoat. Studs is being held
at the ninth precinct. He was walking
near his home when arrested.
Continuing their activities. the vice
squad raided premises in the 1400 block
of H street northeast and arrested
Joseph Oliveri, 49 years old, who gave
an address in the 100 block of Morse
street northeast, on charges of setting
up gaming table. Considerable para
phernalia was sized. Oliveri later was
released from the ninth precinct on
$4,000 bond. Twenty patrons of the
establishment were booked to appear in
Police Court tomorrow as witnesses
Entering premises in the 1900 block
OF Eleventh street the squad arrested
Thomas Adams, colored, 40, on charges
OF sale and possession of 40 quarts Of
liquor. He was released on $4,000 bond
The same squad arrested Walter Leon
Scott, colored 80, in raid in the 1900
block of Wallach street and booked him
| at the first precinct on a charge of
possession. Eighteen quarts of liquor
were seized.
COlOred Woman Held.
Bessie Tiger, 81, colored, was ar
rested by the squad at premises In the
1900 block of Columbia street on charges
| OF possession of S quarts Of liquor.
George Thomas Grant, Al years old,
Of the 1900 block of T street was ar
rested at the above address on charges
Of possession Of one-half gallon Of
| liquor.
Two persons were arrested on liquor
charges in two Single-handed raids by
Detective Robert Barrett Of the fourth
| precinct.
Louise Burton, colorej, ~, who gave
an address in the first block of G street
southwest, was charged with possession
Of four half-gallon jars Of liquor fol-
lowing a raid by Barrett In the TOO
block of Ninth street.
Barrett also arrested Mary Butler,
colored, 81 in a raid in Temple Courts
She was charged with possession Of
eight one-half gallon jars Of liquor.