Evening star., 1932-09-19
liz ARRESTED HERE
ION LIQUOR CHARGES
DUR|NGPAST MONTH
Federal Cases Throughout
the Country in August
Total 1893.
142 DAYS is AVERAGE
SENTENCE METED OUT
l,224 Automobiles and Boats.
1873 Stills and 1853 Breweries
Are Seized in Raids.

One hundred and twelve arrests were
made here in August for violation of
the prohibition law, according to the
monthly report Of the Bureau of Pro-
hlDlt,on, made public today.
Nationally, Federal arrests totaled
TU55, as compared with 7.459 for Au-
gust, 1881, and 1867 in July of this
year.
The month started with l63 cases on
tne oocket here and ended with 222
There were 125 cases placed on tbe
uocket, and one accused person was
held by the United States commissioner
Court Disposition.
Court disposition shows 6 verdicts of
guilty, 81 pleas Of guilty and 9 acuuit-
tails or nolle presses. The average
sentence meted out was II days and the
average fine sl44.
In district No. 4, in which the Dis
trict Of Columbia is included along with
Maryland, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Virginia and West Virginia. the
total arrests were GIG. There were l6
VerdlctS OF guilty, the only others in
addition TO those in Washington being
nine in State courts and one in Fed
eral Court in the Western district of
Virginia. The total pleas of guilty out
SIDE CT Washington were 80 in Federal
courts and ia in State courts and
nolle presses and acquittals elsewhere
Here tVe IN Federal courts and four in
State courts.
The average sentence in the whole
district was Ga days in Federal courts
and 48 in State. and the average fine.
respectively, was S146 and S66.
Average Sentences.
Nationally the average Federal iail
sentence was 10 days. and State 85
days, mean average of 142 days. The
hnes were Sl64, Federal; sl3l, State.
and Sl45 average.
In the fourth district. Washington
with its l12, ranked fourth in arrests
Maryland had 249, West Virginia 205
and North Carolina 167. South Caro-
lima had los and Virginia 78.
Judgments for forfeiture here in Au-
gust were 10, and seizures included 81
automobiles. three stills, 57l gallons
OF beer, l,C58 gallons of spirits and 8
=. Salient features of enforcement ma
tionally follow;
Large Seizures Made.
The bureaus agents seized 1.224 auto
mobiles and boats. 1873 stills. 163 brew
cries, 264,977 gallons of beer, I5O.79
gallons OF spirits, mostly alcohol, and
l2.O80 gallons of wine.
This compares with l .031 automobiles
and boats in August last year, 1888
stills, 1851 breweries. 431,7 gallons
OF beer l5l,O3l gallons of spirits and
34.l48 gallons of wine.
There were 1884 criminal cases on
DOCKET at the end of July. to which were
added during the month a total of
2,l93. The legal agencies of the bu-
reau secured SO convictions in court
by verdict and total of 1923 entered
pleas of guilty.
Permanent injunctions were granted
the bureau in 249 cases and judgments
Of forfeiture in Ala
Fines were assessed in 956 cases. to-
falling S157,260, bringing the aggregate
since the beginning of the fiscal year
to 1882 fines for total of S329,O89.
There were 1,140 Jail sentences i'm
posed in Federal cases, bringing the
number OF jail sentences for the fiscal
year to 2,665.
Heavy Fines
State agencies assessed 1898 fines.
totaling Sl62O34, giving the States an
aggregate OF 2,272 fines, totaling 1884,
o53, since July l.
Jail sentences were imposed on 542
persons in State cases during August.
bringing the total of those given Jail
sentences in State cases since the be-
ginning OF the fiscal year to lob.
State officers during the month
seized 81 automobiles and boats. 168
stills, 18 breweries. 16,797 gallons of
beer, 4,679 gallons of spirits and 6,235
gallons of wine. This compares with
80 automobiles and boats in August
of last year, 207 stills, 1,346 breweries.
24.658 gallons of beer. 7,O4e gallons OF
spirits and 1913 gallons of wine.