New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Missing Bonded
WhiskeySougght
By U. S. Agents
Removed for Export" but
Never Left Country, So
Sale to Saloon PrOprie.
tors in City Is Suspected
NcCarver Denies Guilt
Federal Agent Says He Did
Not "Confess.'' as He
Never Accepted Bribe

Chief William }. Flynn. Of the De
partment of Justice, it became known
yesterday, is Investigating the disap-
pearance Of large quantities Of whiskey,
removed from bonded warehouses 'for
export" during the last few months,
but which were not exported II is
illegal TO remove whiskey from bonded
warehouse except for export purposes.
However, New York saloonkeepers by
some means have managed 20 keep their
liquor stocks repSenished, ara Flynn's
men want to find out how they do it,
The Federal grand jury meets Mon
day. For its assistance many in
vestigators were scurrying about town
yesterday. A score of men were serv-
inE subppnas ON cafe owners. road
house proprietors aud others who may
Explain why many New York liquor
sellers felt that they could violate the
Try law without fear of arrest. Chief
Flynn has excellent reasons for be.
Loving some of these men paid highly
ter the Illegal privilege of selling
whiskey.
delving into the records in the Federal
Building of cases of saoonmen ar
rested for violating the wartime pro-
nlbltion law, and which went to pieces
before the offenders were brought to
trial Every individual having connec-
ton with such case is to be brought
before the grand jury. The court rec
ords III all the liquor cases, ordinarily
open for public scrutin-, are not at
present available to any but. officials
Search for Evidence
Fifteen men of the Department of
Justice We're lent by Chief Flynn to
United States Attorney McCaffey to
nd him IN seeking violators Of the war
time prohibition law. Chief Flynn said
yesterday he didn't know whether any
men besides those already under arrest
we're involved IN the bribery cases
John Mckim Minton. jr.. the special
United States Attorney General ap-
pO'' eed 20 Wort. with Chief Flynn, re-
cclVcd yesterday from Hugh Acorn
.~secroor at Hartford, Conn,
y history Of a case there against Tas-
tua.c risnuolo. one OF the Department
u Justice agents held in $4,000 bail in
the liquor bribery cases.
Charles pink" McCarver. indicted
agent OF the Department of Justice.
elephoned to District Attorney Swami
yesterday and explained that he had
not "confessed' and denied that he had
ever received anything of value from
anybody desiring to Interfere with Nc
carver IN the performance of his~duty.
McCaryer's Statement
Mr.. Swami repeated McCarvcrs tele-
phoned statements TO a stenographer
and afterward made them public. lie
quoted McCarver as saying:
i never at any time took from any
person any money. property or any
thing of value IN consideration OF fail
lng to perform 'ay duty in connection
with the enforcement of the wartime
prohibition sta ate
NcCarver a.so assured Mr.. Swami he
had never said that an assistant Of
Mr.. Swami had an interest IN large
saloon near Broadway and Forty-sec-
ond Street The information which it
rs expected viii result in one of Mr..
Swami > principal assistants being sub
p'eaaed before the grand jury, did not
come from McCarver. This official, &C
corcing to Mr.. Minton, has u large in
terest IN the saloon in. question. He
"ill be asked to testify as cafe owner.