Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-15
rs ARE ARRESTED
IN RAIDS ON TWELVE
ALLEGED SPEAKEASIES

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no one at home at the hour set for
the raids, the squad assigned to the
place reported.
Several doors away Myrtle Y. Phillips,
IS, Of 1884 Abbey place northeast, was
arrested and held for illegal possession
Of 1l6 bottles Of home brew.
Booked for Possession.
Miss Barbara Walker, IS years old, OF
826 Fourteenth street, was booked for
possession Of one-half gallon Of alleged
whisky, l55 bottles of beer, 10 gallons
Of mash and sale Of pint Of whisky
after the residence was searched.
Discovery Of one-half gallon Of gin
and the purchase of one pint Of gin re-
suited in the arrest OF Mrs. May Perry,
"a. and Mrs. Ruth Gill, 49, when ofh-
GERS raided their home, at 1922 Ver-
mont avenue. The two women were
held at the ninth precinct station in de-
fault of bail, both on sale and possession
charges.
Edward Cornell ard Herman Myers
of 424 Fifteenth street northeast were
charged with possession of l02 bottles
Of beer, u gallon of alcohol and IL
pints of gin. Joseph Carr Of IL Fifth
street northeast was arrested and
booked for possession Of IL gallons Of
home brew and IS bottles Of beer.
Possession charges were hled against
Edward Moore after q search OF his
home, 1859 Lamont street, Melted 100
bottles of home brew and u gallon Of
wine Joseph George Of 1917 K street
was charged with possession OF 81 bot
ties of beer.
In the only unsuccessful raid on the
program mapped out by Letterman and
Blandford, one police squad entered q
home on the list to be searched and
found that it had been vacant for some
time.
Three Early Raids
Earlier in the day Ietterman's vice
squad executed three other raids, among
them an alleged speakeasy "fronted" by
q paper bag establishment In the frst
block Of H street northeast, where three
arrests were made and 70 bottles OF
home brew and one pint OF whisky
taken after battering in q rear door to
gain access. Thirty-11ve patrons were
permitted to depart.
Anthony di Genaro, ~ years old. 81
80 Todd street northeast, said by police
to be the proprietor Of the place, broke
through the police Gordon when the
raiders entered and dashed for freedom
BdlAlCu Vic up VI JllC ICdI ICIlCC, Oul
was hauled from there by Pvt. Mostyn
after a brief struggle. He was charged
with sale, possession and maintaining a
nuisance.
John Petrello IS years old. Of the H
street address, and Earl A. Brown, So
Of 1910 First street, were charged with
possession and maintaining . nuisance
Whisky containers we're smashed while
police were breaking into the place, the
vice squad members said.
Twenty-eight quarts Of whisky we're
reported conhscated by the vice squads
In two apartments at 1867 G street
northeast both of which we're said by
police to be occupied by William
Rodgers, ~ years old, who was charged
with sale and two counts of possession.
Police reported finding apparatus for
mixing and bottling In one OF the
apartments, while bar loom was dis
covered in the other with IL patrons
lining the rail. The patrons were per-
mitted TO depart.
Ethel Nash, 20 years old Of 1910
our-and-a-half street southwest, was
taken into custody for sale and pos
session of 279 bottles of home brew and
30 gallons Of beer mash in a raid upon
her home. Police found six men sit
ting at tables drinking beer from ordi-
nary tin cans when they gained en-
trance, they said.
Four Other Arrests.
Ninety-seven quarts OF alleged
whisky were seized and four persons
arrested by Policemen william r. Laf-
lin and William McEwan, prohibition
officers at No. station
Their biggest haul was 70 quarts OF
whisky which they said they found In
machine occupied by Benny Kline, 30,
of 1929 Tenth street, and Fred w. TILL
man, 80, Of 219 Ninth street, when they
ordered them to stop their car at New
Jersey avenue and S street on a
"hunch." Both occupants were charged
with transportation and possession.
raid on 1917 oregon avenue was
rewarded with the seizure Of % quarts
OF alleged whisky and the arrest Of
Fred D. WILSON, colored, "a years old,
of the Oregon avenue address, on q
charge Of possession,
The other two quarts credited ~
Latin and McEwen were found on Law
renee Dyer colored, % years old, OF 10
Logan's court, after a chase of three
blocks on foot through alleys and va
cant colored dwellings.
The officers approached the man at
First and Pierce streets and the latter
took to his heels. He hurled one Jar ,
into the street, but one-half gallon
CoHIdIleT was IOunu on MIN when over
taken. Dyer was charged with bresk-
ing. glass in the street, transportation
and possession.
Reputedly caught unloading whisky In
an alley at the rear Of the 1900 block of
Irving street, Joseph Lee Gray, 20
years old, Of 1924 Wisconsin avenue
was arrested for transporting - one
half gallons in his machine and pos
session of "a quarts. The arrest was
made by Sergt. N. o. Holmes and Pvts.
A. M. Tolson, w. s. Smoot and D. T.
Donahue of No. 10 station.
The same officers found S one-half
gallons and % pints Of whisky in an I'M
occupied dwelling in the 1900 block of
Calvert street and then arrested Made
line Martin, colored, 20, Of GIL Fair
mont street. in a raid on the ,atter's I,
home where they said they found
small quantity Of whisky. She was
charged with sale and possession while
three colored men in the house at the
time were arrested for disorderly con-
duct.