Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
HART GETS BACKING
|OF POLICE JUDGES
IN LIQUOR STAND
Approve Attorneys Demand
for Better Cases to
Try in Court.
KR0NHEIM TO INQUIRE
INTO BONDING RACKET
Threatens to Outlaw Any Associa-
ton Member Found in Col
fusion With Officers.

Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart today was assured the
backing Of the Judges of the Police
Court In his campaign for the instruc-
ton Of police on the proper procedure
for working UP liquor cases and in his
efforts to clear up misunderstanding
ON the part Of police on the amount
OF bond necessary to hold suspected
liquor law violator.
Presiding Judge Gus A. Schuldt and
Judge Isaac r. Hit both said today
they agreed with Hart that $500 bond is
sufficient to hold any liquor law suspect
and put the stamp of approval on Harris
assertion he wants better liquor cases
to try before the judges in the Police
Court.
B0ndsmen Under Suspicion.
Meanwhile, an investigation Of rumors
that professional bondsmen have been
working in collision with police, par
ticularly In liquor cases, Is promised by
Milton Kronheim, president of the Pro-
fessional Bondsmen's Association Of
Washington.
Kronheim today said he will bring
the matter before his bondsman asso-
ciates TO consider the charges and sift
outlawing any bondsmen found con-
Quoting bonding racket" IN collision
with arresting officers.
"Tf the limitations that members OF
my profession are working together with
police In profiteering game are true,
want to. know about It," he said
II want the bondsmen who are guilty
pointed out to me and IL the guilty men
are pointed out. we viii then consider
the matter Of dropping them from the
association and outlawing their &C
tiyities."
Police, he said. however. are not as
of the Jones law" he declared, 1.-THE
police have not assessed any bond over
$500"
Trouble Enough, He Says.
1--WE have enough trouble" he added,
getting money from the bootleggers
under present conditions, without hand
ing any of It on to police"
Hart today said he doubted IL there Is
any factual foundation to the rumors
Of collision between police and bonds
men. He admitted he had heard the
rumors, but In his practice at Police
Court has not run across any evidence
aAll 1 want is liquor cases that will
stand the acid test" he said. He cited
several cases In which he refused to
issue papers. because Of insufficient or
faulty evidence. Three Of these cases
he pointed out:
Police legally entered q public place,
needing no warrant, legally arrested
the proprietor without q warrant, and
asked for q charge Of liquor possession
following seizure Of o gill OF liquor.
Papers were refused because Of the
small quantity of liquor and insufficient
evidence Of commercialism.
Another Case Thrown Out.
Police working on tip that delivery
of liquor was due at certain address,
followed colored man into house, and
watched him. through keyhole pouring
liquor from one bottle into another.
Police arrested the man on his de-
parture from building. Case thrown Gut
on grounds of Illegal entry into house
by police who had no warrant.
Police arrived at residence with war
rant for arrest Of man. Woman at
residence denied knowing man. Police
detected odor of liquor In the house,
searched 1t and found quantity Of In
toxicants Entry held Illegal and case
thrown out.