Evening star., 1952-08-25
q Held in Arlington
After Liquor Raiders
Seize 100 Persons

Seize 100 Persons
Arlington police were satisfied
today that the largest raid in the
departments history had reputed
charges that organized crime has
q foothold in the county.
More than 100 persons were
picked up in 10 raids in the Negro
communities Of JohnSonS Hill,
Halls Hin and Green Valley.
Twenty-three were charged with
illegal sale Of liquor.
County Board Member Daniel
A. Dugan, who had asserted earlier
this month that a national crime
syndicate is taking over in the
county, said the raids were "triv-
ial compared with what I have in
mind"
Says Bigger Boys" Escaped.
He said he has decided to fol-
low his original intention Of pre-
senting to the County Board at a
special meeting tonight request
for an investigation Of crime inl
Arlington.
Mr.. Dugan said: who did they
catch? They didn't get any of
the bigger boys that I'm after.
They hit of In another direc-
ton"
Court hearings are scheduled
next month for the % persons
accused of liquor violations. Also
charged as a result of the raid
were three persons alleged to have
been drunk. !
After two months of planning
police reported, 10 separate raid
ing parties totaling more than sol
policemen forced their way into
homes In various sections Of Ar
hngton at 10:45 pm. Saturday.
Firearms Seized.
The police confiscated Is gall
Ions Of whisky. is cases of beer,
three rifles, six shotguns, several
pistols and revolvers. one slot ma
chine and three unlicensed juke
boxes.
All the places raided are private
homes. Only one of the raids
brought no results, persons being |
charged at each Of the others.
At the home of Harry Oliver,
IS, Of the 5000 block of South
Twenty-seventh street, police re-
ported making their biggest haul.
They said they found 40 pints of
whisky and wine, z fifths of whis-
ky. cases of beer, 10 pintS Of
gin, a pistol and a revolver.
Raids Led by Chief.
The raids were led by Maj. Will
liam Fawver. police chief; M. K.
Bryant, Northern Virginia inves-
tigator for the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, and Detective'R Rus
sell L. Runyon. Participating in
planning and execution OF the
raids were Public Safety Director
Carlisle Johnstone and Common
wealth's Attorney William j.
HaSsan.
All the persons arrested are
colored. "A
Police listed these persons as1
charged with aiding the illegal
sale OF liquor: Clyde Boyze Mudd,
As, of the 5000 block Of Seven
teenth street NE; Henry Mitchell,
48, of the 2400 block Of South
Twenty-sixth street: Ralph Ber-
nard Evans, So, of the 2100 block
of North Cameron street; Elijah
Oliver, "a, of South Twenty
second street.
Also Lenard Celius jackson, AZ,
Of the 1900 block of South Tenth
street; Fred Dixon, SO, Of the
210O block of South Nelson street;
Elizabeth Dickerson, 81. of the
1900 block of South Rolfe street;
Prince Arthur Blue. 20, of Camp
Lejeune, N. c.; Willie Ann Owens,
Al, of the 210O block of South
Nelson street.
Others Arrested
Also Thomas Lee Baker. 80. Of
the 2100 block of South Oxford
street; Benjamin Franklin Har-
ris, 81, of the 1000 block Of South
Fourteenth street; Clara Lee
jackson, 81, of the 2100 block OF
South Nelson street, and Harry
Lee Steptoe. 81, Of the 290O block
of South Seventeenth street.
Listed as charged with illegal
sale or aiding and abetting the
illegal sale of liquor were: Homas-
sell Estelle Green, 26, Of the 2100
block of North Cameron street;
James r. Jackson, 33. of the 2l00
block of South oxford street;
william Henry Green. Al. Of the
100 block of North Cameron
street; Louise Washington, 80. of
the 2100 block Of South Oxford
street.
Also Elsie Ailsey Lomax. "a, Of
the 2400 block of South Kenwood
street; George Andrew Jones, 81.
of the 2100 block of Nelson street,
and Clarence Stewart, a., Of the