Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-29
18 MORE VICTIMS
ARE ADDED TOL|ST
Nearly Dozen Under Arrest
Following Investigations by
Authorities.
TRUCK DRIVERS GIVE BAL.
Two New Haven, Conn, Men
Are Held on Warrants
Charging Murder.

NEW YORK, Dec. oS.-r,;rh,..
more deaths as result Of drjn,.in..
wood alcohol and the arrest OF a b.,i-
oo"eh persons were the results at mid.
hlght OF tho alcoholic poisoning sIt,,a.
tioh In various parts of the United
States
With four more deaths in chicopec
""Ss'' 'hrec IN iolyokc. bringing the
to'al Tor the Connecticut Valley nm ~
ntty-two, four men were arrested on
rederal warrants, two charging vio-
!ation of the wartime prob;bttion az.
nmu my; tWo with Illegal transportation oF
r.du9r i, from State to State. The arrests
leNdon. '""ru d.
,,ifh Those Sc under arrest in conncc,ioa
t:n tE:ngland are: John Nasaizewski. OF
Sm.G"nse; and Harry Shapiro of
Pr,n ,yh1 smeiG: enc H., r%o 10th are truck drivers.
.iqnor into the valley. Adam ostrow
sEn sTi ana ID John nm w. Starzyk. both of Holy
tine 'IE pTohibitiSon SnSss OF nc Violating the war
arraiGned before the Unified St,teS
commissioners, Monday morning. All
$500. "o'u "
Warrants Charge Murder.
The death list In the Connecticut
valley is divided: Chicopec. Sc; Holy
9ks' ,; Springfield, 4; Greenlleld, i;
Marshall Alfred Caron left Chicopee
thiT Mi,, afternoon for New Haven. Conn,
against four men who have b.en ar.
DISTRICT Attorney schoonmaker, OF,
gsath. OF two Hadiey residents, eses
inl y hon In /; an ante.,Sorteml state
sShrsa n hs Haaey af Afa Eo.e Goafa awaha ara
Lyons. proprietor OF the hotel, Mr.
S;choonm1aker said. admitted buying
Perry. OF Chicopee, proprietor OF the
American House. who is under arrest
on Charge OF mansiaushter.
Federal agents late tonight arrested
hNc men whom they claimed TO be the
heads OF an organized band. which has
been responsible for the recent wide
through five States. One of the men
arrested was described by three gov
ernment agents as the kingpn OF
Two of the mon in custody were de-
scribcd as. New York business men.
For ten days, since the nrst fatali-
poisoning. Colonel Daniel l.. Porter.
York. and III. e. Dobbs. special Federal
agent. have been working on the the
scores of deaths throughout New Eng
land and New York. originated in this
city. The arrests tonight were made
Two men were placed under arrest
in this city tonight on suspicion OF
r%ae y Nolan order S the Of robs Mass5nte ourf
following four deaths from wood alec
hol poisoning. Detectives are examin-
ing the homes of the two prisoners in
an effort to locate evidence
Another death occurred in New York
today. Eugene Massiello passed away
after drinking large quantity of wine
An autopsy will be held tomorrow
John c. Narehl, farmer, died shortly.
after being taken TO the hospital to
mish5 !ieid; and it. is believed he also Is !,
autopsy will be held tomorrow
Three Die I'm Newark.
In Newark, y. j.. three deaths are re-
ported rs result of drinking wood
in he past three weeks One Of the
victims WAS bartender, the second to
be stricken within forty-eight hours. :
County Prosecutor Harrison and Col
lcctor Duffy have begun an investiga-
ton.
Jersey City reported one death anil
TWO women In critical condition as
4 result OF drinking "a concoction a
liquor. The women were found uncon-
sGious sto in a room, which also containe,l
quantity ot coiorless liquor remained.
At Easton, IA. drink containing
day, the victim being shoe merchant.
who died shortly after being admitted
70 e; the hospitai. totally blind. The po-
ana his wife in connection with th.s
case. within two weeks three deaths
nave occurred in t;aSton.
Fifteen Dead in Cleveland.
Cleveland. Ohio. reported another
death from wood alcohol poisoninr
bringing tho total up to fifteen since
November |. one man was found un-
conscious in hotel. He was removed
TO hospital. where physicians claim
his chances Of recovery are slight
Detroit Mich, reported another =
death. bringing the total since July
! UP to thirty-hye
In Chicago drastic steps were taken
by the health officials to prevent fur-
thcr poisoninGs. Coroner Hoffman ad
dressed Il letter to all employers ask
ing them 10 warn their workers
against the use or wood alcohol ana
other questionable substitutes for
whisky.
Search by Investigators here TODAY
revealed that permits have been issued
70 more than 1000. persons to manu-
facturc perfume, OF whom, il is said,
not more than nifty are legitimato
manufacturers OF perfumery.
according to tho police, tho holders
OF permits arc entitled 10 buy what is
known as cologne spirits. at $3.50 Il
gallon, and those who bought II for
other than the making of perfumes
have made. purchases amounting to
hundreds OF thousands of dollars