Evening star., 1930-06-16
Week End Raids Net Large
Number of Prisoners and
Two Big Stills.
EIGHT EATING PLACES
VISITED BY OFFICERS
Some Arrested to Be Arraigned
Here and Others Before Balti.
more Commissioner.

While the Government moved today
to bring into court in Baltimore and
Washington large number Of prison.
ers arrested in concerted drive against
liquor violators in the National Capital
and nearby Maryland over the week end,
1t was learned that the Federal drive
viii continue
Nineteen raids were staged by Federal
oflcers on roadhouses and alleged
speakeaSieS in nearby Maryland and in
Washington simultaneously Saturday
night, and two big stills were destroyed
yesterday morning, one near Maddox
and the other near Leonardtown.
Those arrested here we're being ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage and Police
Court Judge John P. Mcmahon. Bond
Of $500 was being set in each case, while
those in the Maryland jurisdiction will
be arraigned In Baltimore.
Stills of Same Size.
The two big stills captured early yes
terday morning were found to be of the
same size, each one being of 300-gallon
size. At the one near Maddox 110 gall
Ions of whisky were found by the raid
At the still near Leonardtown there
was about 5000 gallons of mash, but
no whisky.
The concerted attack on eight inns
and eating houses in nearby Maryland
was launched at z o'clock Saturday
night simultaneously with II raids in
Washington by agents here. BY strik-
ing all places at once the Government
captured large amount Of liquor and
many prisoners, the exact total OF
which had not yet been cast up here
today, due to the fact that some of the
records are in Baltimore and some here
Following their arraignment today be-
fore United States Commissioner Tur-
mage, Edward Moore was released on
$500 bond for a hearing before the
commissioner next Monday. Joseph
Carr was released on $1,000 bond for
his appearance Wednesday, June rs.
List of Places Visited.
The places visited in Maryland by
Federal agents and arrests made at each
were as follows:
Forestville Club, formerly known as
the Marlboro Club, located close to For
estyille on the Marlboro pike, where
Hugh Lawler, Arthur Stark and Dallas
GaStry were arrested.
Blue Bird Inn, on the Waldorf road,
Southern Maryland pike, where beer
and whisky were reported seized and
Luella Virgins and Robert P. Hender-
son arrested.
Toms Barbecue" on the Washing
ton Boulevard near Hyattsvtlle, former
ly known as Colmar Manor, where al
legged whisky was found and Thomas l.
Ayant and one other were arrested.
Rustic Retreat, at Third and Fred
erick avenue, North Beach, where pr1s-
oners were taken into custory and taken
to Baltimore.
Arrests at RoadhOuSe.
Garden Club Roadhouse, at Meadows
Nd, where whisky was seized and Jen-
ME Young and Katy Tillman arrested.
Maryland Club, on Ager road, near
Hyattsville, where both whisky and beer
were said to have been seized and VIM
cent Cosimano and Barbara Cos1mano
his wife, were arrested.
Iron Lantern Inn, formerly Green
cables. where both whisky and beer
were reported seized and G. T. Bowen
Edward Gross, colored, and Harvey Will
Nams, colored, we're arrested.
Wilson'S Hotel at Marlboro, Mo.
where Mrs. Florence Wilson was ar
rested.
while Federal agents were busy II
other sections of the county Prince
Georges County officers ratded the Dew
Drop Inn, near Oxon Hill, and arrested
Is persons as they were preparing
chicken dinner.
Some Sought Escaped.
James Watkins, colored, was booked
for operating a club house without
license and maintaining a disorderly
house. while James Elder, also colored
was charged with illegal possession o.
liquor. Both were given preliminar!
arraignment before Justice Of the Peace
Thomas D. Grifhth.
Eleven other colored men and womer
were arrested on charges Of disorderl!
conduct and required to post 500 bonds
A few occupants of the house escaped
through windows when the police de
Scended on the establishment. Ohcer
Hepburn. Nichols and Robinson con
Quoted the raid,