Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-26
Liquor Recovered by Police
and Federal Officers When
Truck 0Verturns.
COSTLY CARGO SEIZED
ON PLUM POINT BEACH
Machine Gun Fire Hats Caravan
on Road Near Prince
Frederick.
With five men under arrest. Federal

With five men under arrest, Federal
agents launched an intensive search
today for the hi-jackers who early yes
terday raked truckload of imported
liquor with sub-machine gun fire and
kidnapped four prohibition agents near
Prince Frederick, Md.
At the same time the Federal forces
bent every effort to learn the secret
operations Of the smugglers who
brought $4,000 worth of Canadian
whisky to Plum Point, where it fell
into the hands Of the agents.
1t was while this, the most valuable
seizure ever made in Southern Mary
land. was being taken to Baltimore in
a Government truck, that three car
loads of hi-jackers captured the cargo,
only to lose most of it a short time
later when the top-heavy truck over
turned while being driven down the
road that leads to the Benedict Ferry.
One Suspect Arrested
Twenty Federal agents, seven State
policemen and several county officers
followed the trail of the hi-jackers for
8 hours and arrested one suspect Four
other men had been previously arrested
IN connection with the ownership of
the liquor
The hi-jacking suspect is Henry G.
Carter, 81, 600 block of Fifth street,
Washington. He is charged with in
terfering with Federal officer and is
being held under $4,000 bond in Bal
timOre.
The hijacked liquor. believed inteded
for fashionable clients in Washington
and Baltimore. was found in the base
ment of a 25-room Spanish mansion
at Drum Point, built in 1850 by Fred
erick Barreda, Peruvian fertilizer
manufacturer. Some of his descendants
are now in the diplomatic corps.
The same hijackers who captured the
truck are believed to have trailed an
other truck containing 2l0 sacks of
similar liquors which Federal agents.
led by Joseph Randolph Brewer, seized
on road leading from the mansion
Saturday
They said this truck was followed by
several cars containing men and ma
chine guns, but no effort was made to
take 1t away from the agents. Joseph
Russo and Anthony Duerr, both of
Baltimore. were arrested on charges of
transportation and possession and re-
leased under $4,000 bond.
153 Sacks Of Liquor Seized.
Pressing their Investigation. the
agents obtained a search warrant, went
to the house and reported finding l53
sacks of Is varieties of the finest kinds
of whisky in the basement. George
Stinnett and his son Dorsey were ar
rested on charges Of possession. The
agents say they are farmers and care
takers at the mansion. They were re-
leased upon posting $500 bond before
United States Commissioner j. Frank
Parran at Marlboro yesterday.
At the request of Investigator Brewer.
John M. Barton. agent in charge at
Baltimore, dispatched a truck, five
agents and a mechanic to bring the
liquor from the mansion to Baltimore.
1t was after midnight when the truck
was finally loaded and left the house.
Some of the tires blew out under the
toward Prince Frederick. At that
point Agent Brewer turned west to the
Benedict ferry and proceeded to his
Waldorf nome, While Ine JTuCk, Gull
voyed by two prohibition cars, contin-
ued' toward Baltimore.
A few miles beyond Prince Frederick,
Agents Joseph A. Williamson and John
Bell. riding in the car behind the truck,
were forced to the side of the road by
a big car and found themselves looking
in the muzzle of submachine gun.
Fire Into Loaded Truck.
A moment later a second hijackers'
car whizzed by and opened fire on the
truck with a submachin gun. Agents
estimate so shots were fired and there
are several bullet holes on the truck
and cars, but no one was hurt.
, Agent Charles E. Reinke and the me-
chanic who were on the truck stopped
under the barrage of bullets. Agents
Thomas Bailey and I. T. Dryden, who
were riding in car ahead of the
truck looked back, saw what was hap
pening, and sped ahead to a dark lane,
where they turned in and parked.
A few moments later the three cars
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