Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

mittee, Mr.. Lynn said Capt. William
2. Sanford Of the fifth precinct sta
ZION called on him ACCOMPANIED by
two plain clothes officers and asked
II he would go with either of the offl-
GERS and make a buy on which q
search warrant could be obtained for
RAID on the 'speakeasy." Mr.. Lynn
said that since his photograph had been
printed IN the paper that morning he
told Sanford such course would be
madViSable and refused to give him
any information.
Summoned Before Rover.
The same afternoon he was sum-
moned before District ATTORNEY Leo A,
Rover, who asked him for the address
OF any speakeasy he knew to exist near
Eastern High School. According to
Mr.. Lynn's statement last night he
onered to turn what information he
mad over to the Federal authorities,
but declined to give it to Mr.. Rover,
Rover then promised him that he would
nave man from the Federal Prohibi-
ton Department in his Office at 10
O'Clock the next morning if Lynn
would agree to give the information to
nm. Lynn agreed.
The next morning, Lynn said, he
read in a morning paper that he had
turned over a list of 10 addresses to
Mr.. Rover.
gave him no addresses" Mr.. Lynn
said, and the figure 10 was never
mentioned by me or any one else. I
have since counted up the speakeasies
I know near that school and there are
q OF them to my knowledge. / felt
that somebody had double-crossed me
and absolutely declined to have any,
EhIn0 f1lTfhnF ~ In VxikIa H.
thing" He said Capt. Harold circuit,
assistant United States attorney
handling liquor prosecutions, was pres
ent at his conference with Mr.. Rover.
That day" Lynn'S story continues,
i went home, and people began to
Jeer at me on the street. There are
some pretty tough characters down
there. and the situation since thef
has become worse instead of better.
have received threatening letters and
many OF my neighbors will not speak
TO me. Children jeer Stool-pigeon at
me as / pass in the street. And vet
when Capt. Sanford called on me I
kept him waiting while answered the
telephone, and on the other end was a
mother who was telling me that her
daughter often came home from East
ern High School drunk and that she
hoped to God some good would come
out OF the publicity I had aroused.
Is in Mortal Fear Of Life"
Last Saturday as was returning
home from meeting of the police and
fire protection committee OF the Fed
GRAFTON Of Citizens Associations two
colored men jumped out at me as was
about to enter my house. One had q
knife as long as sword. I Jumped
into the vestibule and slammed the door
behind me just in time. / am in mortal
fear OF my life, and all because 1 am
supposed to have given some informa-
ton which I never gave"
Mr.. Lynn said that he had not re-
ported the attack to the police. He
exhibited three letters he had received.
Two were anonymous and one was
signed. In the letters he was accused
of being a drunkard, and somewhat
vague threats we're made. He said he
had received several others, but they
were 50 vile in content that he felt
compelled to destroy them.
Mr.. Lynn was asked If he still felt
inclined to turn the information on the
speakeasies over to the Federal Prohi-
bition Bureau.
Absolutely not" was the reply. "It
would be as much as my life was worth.
From now on I will say nothing about
It to anybody"