Evening star., 1933-12-21
Two Taken in Potomac Piver
Raid Turned Over to Vir'.
ginia Authorities. IA:
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

6y stan correspondent OF The star.
LA PLATA, Md, December 2l.-
Ordered held for the grand jury on
charges of Illegal oyster dredging after
a preliminary hearing yesterday, 16 men
from the Eastern shore Of Maryland
were released on $500 bond each today.
Two others, from the Virginia section
of the Eastern shore, were turned over
to the authorities of that State.
All were arrested after a l0-mile
chase along the Potomac River OIL
Pope's Greek Monday.
Evidence against the Marylanders will
be presented at the May term OF Circuit
w. Mitchell Digges announced there
would be no special session OF the grand
jury to hear the cases.
Zone Is PatrolIed.
Meanwhile armed forces of State
police and deputy SheriffS continued 70
patrol the war zone" An effort was
made shortly before dawn yesterday to
recover some of nine captured dredge
boats, but deputy sheriffs standing
guard opened fire and those molesting
the boats fed.
Deputy Sheriff Bruce M. Wilmer,
leader of the roundup Of oyster
pirates" and Deputy Sheriff Leo
Hayden were the only witnesses at
yesterdays hearing. Both said they
saw the boats dredging of Pope's Greek
between 9 am. and 2 pm. Monday. ;
Although no dredges were found
when the boats were finally oVertaken,
the two officers said they contained ~
to 20 bushels of oysters which were
dredged. Tonged oysters are covered
with mud, they said. A set of tongs
was found on one of the boats, Hayden
testified.
Face Federal Charges.
In addition to the illegal dredging
charges, several of the men face prose
cution by Federal authorities on charges
of operating unregistered boats. =,
The prisoners are represented by At
torneys John F. Mudd and Philip H
Dorsey, jr. The latter is delegate IN
the General Assembly from st: MaryS
County who made strenuous but un-
successful effort at the recent special
session to secure enactment OF a law
permitting hand dredging
John c. Marshall and Archie H
Marsh, fathers of two OF the prisoners,
and L. Elwood Die, all Of Somerset
County, spent the day here trying to
arrange bond Due to legal technical
tiles they were forced to secure GER
tiflcate that they owned $4,000 worth
of property in Maryland from Princess
Anne.
Harry T. Phoebus, clerk to the Cir
cult Court there, and candidate for
the Republican gubernatorial nomina-
ton. arranged to have the certificate
brought here today by his brother, B.
w. PhoebuS.
The prisoners are to be taken home
on a buy boat" from Colonial Beach,
Va.
Boats Are Also Held.
In addition to the bond, Charles
County authorities are holding the
mems boats as additional security for
their appearance, if indicted.
Those held yesterday were Albert,
Edward, Ashton, Struben, John and
Collie Evans. DAME Die. Ralph Brad
shaw, Vincent and Merrill Tyler, Alex
Kellam, Calvin and Glennon Marsh,
Ullia and Russell Marshall and Will
liam Clayton.
Ralph williams and John Lewis were
the men turned over to the Virginia
authorities. The law requires that
persons arrested for violations OF the
oyster regulations be prosecuted IN the
State of their residence.
Justice of Peace William H Hickey
presided at yesterdays hearing.
If the men are indicted an effort Will
be made to have them tried in some
other county because of alleged local
prejudice, Attorney Dorsey said. Re
moval Of cases Of this sort, however,
lies in the discretion of the presiding
Judge,