Evening star., 1932-09-27
H|-JACK|NG PROBE
|SBE|NC PUSHED
State and County Police and
Coast Guard Enlisted in
Search for Suspects.

Aided by State police. county au-
thorities, Baltimore detectives and the
Coast Guard, Federal agents seeking to
apprehend the hi-jackers who seized an
$4,000 liquor cargo and kidnapped four
Federal Investigators early Sunday
morning near Prince Frederick, Nd,
expect definite results shortly" they
declared today.
The agents plan to return to Drum
Point, the 2,300-acre estate at the
mouth of the Patuxent River on the
Chesapeake Bay, to see if they can
find any liquor buried on the beach
there, it was reported.
It was in the basement of the 25-
room Spanish mansion on this estate
that the agents captured the valuable
liquor cargo, only to have it taken
away from them short time later.
after three carloads of hi-jackers had
opened fire with submachine guns.
Bond Is Set at $4,000.
Henry G. Carter, 600 block of Fifth
street. the only man arrested in con-
nection with the hi-jacking, had his
Commissioner j. Frank Supplee follow
ing an arraignment hearing in Balti-
more yesterday.
In announcing he expected results"
soon, Deputy Prohibition Administrator
Lowell r. Smith of Baltimore. who is
directing the investigation of the case,
said he preferred to keep quiet about
what is being done. but admitted he
expected to consult Baltimore detec-
tives Ito see if they can help"
Mr.. Smith lauded the conduct OF the
agents involved in the most sensational
dry war" encounter in the State.
Il think the investigators behaved
themselves very well. We got back the
pleased with the outcome and the mems
conduct" he said.
Agents from Waldorf under Joseph
Randolph Brewer, who seized the liquor.
but turned it over to investigators from
Baltimore and left the truck on which
it was loaded before the hi-iacking. were
called to Baltimore yesterday to confer
with Mr.. Smith and the Baltimore
agents.
State police who assisted in the ar
rest of Carter and helped trail the hi
jackers after they had freed the agents
kidnapped and lost the liquor when the
truck overturned on curve, were also
called upon to help. Several valuable
clues, including the license numbers on
the hi-jackers' cars, will give the State
partolmeh something tangible on which
to work.
The Coast Guard has volunteered to
help in the Investigation by searching
ported liquor at Drum Point, but the
agents have been unable to obtain en-
adequate description of the ship.
Baltimore detectives may be called
upon to gather up the lose ends" col
lected by the agents SO there can be
a foundation for the investigation, Off
cials said. They are also expected to
probe report that two machine guns
were missing from a Government reser-
vation in Baltimore.
officials directing the investigation
believe the hi-jacking was solely the
work of Baltimore bootleggers made
desperate by the seizure Of the liquor
consigned to them and discredit theories
that Philadelphia gangsters, local Cal
vert County bootleggers or rival liquor
operators are involved.
No Effort to Recover Liquor.
They point out that when the first
truckload of liquor was captured by
Agent Brewer and his men as it was
being driven from the Drum Point road
Saturday the men In several cars fol-
lowing the truck, who were also armed
with machine guns, were apparently
SO surprised they trailed the agents all
the way to Baltimore but made no effort
to recover the liquor.
Joseph. Russo and Anthony Duerr of
Baltimore, who were arrested on this
truck on charges of Transportation and
possession, will be given hearing be-
and Dorsey Stinnett of Solomons Is
land, who were subsequently seized at
the Spanish mansion and charged with
possession, will be given q hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner J.
Frank Parren at Marlboro October 4
Carter is charged with assault with
a deadly weapon, interference with
Federal officers and rescuing or causing
to be rescued 153 cases Of whisky which
had been seized by Federal investigators
He pleaded not guilty yesterday anc
will be given .. hearing in Baltimore
Monday. ..--..-...---.