Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
-FOUR WOMEN FINED
ON LIQUOR CHARGES
Prince Georges Court Makes
Record in Fine
Collections.
BY star Correspondent of The star.

~ Stan Correspondent OF The star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, March 10
With eight persons, four Of them wom-
en-, convicted on charges of Transports
ton or possession of alleged liquor, all
records for the collection Of fines In
q single day were surpassed by Police
Court here yesterday, presided over by
Judge j. Chew Sheriff. total of ST.
S93 was taken IN by the court, which
is more than 5000 above the previous
high record.
The four women fined were Inez
Hickman of Edmonston, Mrs. Olga
Kisser of Springfield, Mrs. Anna Booth
of River road and Rose Marie Brown
Inez Hickman was charged with pos
session of so bottles of home brew beer
which q Treasury Department analysis
showed contained 3.87 per cent alcohol
She was fined $50 and costs. A d1sor-
derby house charge against her was dis
missed.
Woman Fined for Transportation.
Rose Marie Brown was fined 5000 and
costs or six months in the House OF
Correction on a charge CT transporta-
ton and possession of 10 cases Of al
legged whisky. She was arrested Feb
ruary II by officers Brown, Reese and
Heffner.
Mrs. Kisser, charged with possession
of 40 gallons of alleged whisky, a So
gallon still and $50 gallons Of mash,
ing reduced from an original assess
ment Of 5000 and costs by the court
on a plea that she was the sole sup
port Of several children.
Sidney Sonnebaum OF Baltimore,
charged with transportation and pos
session and speeding, YVES fined total
of SOS and costs. He was arrested by
Of1cerS Reese and Slater, who claim
they found 10 cases Of whisky IN his
automobile.
Mrs. Booth was fined $3.50 and costs
on q charge Of possession of a 2ogal-
lon still, three gallons Of alleged whisky
and 200 gallons of mash. She was ar
rested by ofacer Reese.
Other Alleged Liquor Charges.
Others fined for alleged liquor vio-
1ations included Albert j. Miller Of
Washington, D. c., fined 5000 and costs
for transportation of 10 cases of al
legged whisky; Frank Steele, fined a
total of $156 and costs on charges OF
transportation and possession. no license
and no registration certificate, following
his capture with nine cases OF alleged
whisky in his auto. and Samuel P.
Boyden Of washington, given fine OF
SOS and costs or six months on charges
of possession of 20 cases of alleged
whisky and having no permit. Boyden
was arrested March 3.
Francis x. Morley Of 1925 Penn
street northeast, Washington, d. c.,
was fined 500 and costs on a charge
of exceeding so miles per hour. He
was arrested by Of1cer Slater. Fred
H. Miller of Washington forfeited
S1I5.35 on charges Of driving while
drunk, reckless driving and no regis
tration certificate. He was arrested by
Oficer Cubbage. George E. McGrath
of Washington, D. c., forfeited $ll3.40
on charges of driving while drunk and
reckless driving. He was arrested by
On1cers Gasch an Wilson, March 8.
Charges of reckless driving and the
unauthorized use of an automobile
against Earl A. Horsley of Southern
avenue southeast. said to be member
of the Washington police force, were
dismissed Horsley was fined 81 and
costs for having dead tags and 81 and
costs for having no registration GER
tifcate.