Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
United States Marshal Edgar c. Snyder and his deputies
The United States Marshal of the District
of Columbia and His IS Deputies,
Four of Them Women, Constitute
the Largest Force of Its Kind in This
Country, Topping Even Those Of
GreaterNewY ork-But the Marshal's
Local Duties Cover Wide Field.

papers to our consuls at Paris, Nice and other
places. Blackmer was served in Paris by United
States Consul George Orr after some difficulty
but refused to return to this country Black
mer declined the $500 United States currency
rendered him for his expenses to Washington
He was arrested and carried his case to the
French courts which decided that Blackmer'S al
legged offense, contempt Of court, was not recog-
niZed in France as an extradtable one. So Black
mer still has his freedom in France But pending
the trial of his case here Mr.. Blackmer, through
his lawyers, posted 100000 bond by turning
over 100000 of United States Liberty bonds
to the District Supreme Court. This security
given to save his large property holdings
from attachment by the Government. Marshal
Snyder now has these bonds in his custody,
locked up in a safety vault.
The coupons of these bonds have never been
collected and the interest now amounts to
about $4,000. Mr.. Snyder, as United States
marshal always has the custody of such secur-
ities Often the amount in his custody, in
the aggregate, amounts to a fortune. Only
Mr.. Snyder and his chief deputy, Stephen B.
Callahan, have the keys to the safety vault
boxes containing these valuables.
The United States marshal's Office en-
counters many elusive humans. On one occa-
sion Second Deputy Marshal Clarkson had
tried for weeks to serve a certain professional
man. He arranged with one of the four pretty
lady deputies (Ndiss Weber, to go with him to
the doctors Office after he had negotiated with
with his, Clarkson's wife" He appeared with
his wife" at the appointed hour, ushered
into the doctors private office to find him in
his white professional coat all smiles and ready
for business. Said Clarkson: I'VE are both
deputy United States marshals and We are
here to serve these papers you, after you
have been lodging for a long time and
leading us wild goose chases That's all,
doctor good-by," not minding the doctors
rage, for United States marshals are seasoned
to that.
copper kettles, stills, automobiles, trunks, suit
cases. ETC., seized under the national prohibit
ton law by the prohibition administrators
agents are held in the cutody of Edgar G.
Snyder, United States marshal, to be disposed
of according to the rulings of the courts
The choice liquors seized by the prohibition
officers and turned over to the United States
marshal are allotted by the courts to the Gov
eminent hospitals and ether institutions For
merly all liquor was destroyed, but not now
as to good whisky, brandy, etc. At the time
Mr.. Snyder became marshal in 1922, Congress
appropriated sum to Walter Feed Hospital
for the purchase of metal for the use of dis
abled soldiers in the therapeutic wards At
materials were seized. Seized copper and other
metals were sold at auction Marshal SNYDER
was convinced that, because of the small
amount received from these sales and the fur
ther fact that these stills and materials in
their makeup were going right back into boot
leg channels, the plan was wrong.
Why should the Government appropriate
money with which to buy the very kind of
materials the Government was confscating in
back into the possession Of the Illicit distillers