The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-29
MORE ARRESTS ON
COMPLETELY IN WOOD
ALCOHOL FATALITIES
MORE DEATHS IN THE
NEW ENGLAND TOWNS
Six Under Arrest at New Hav-
en- Will Be Taken to
Chicopee

NEW YORK, Doc. 2e-Pederal
agents late tonight arrested fve men
whom they claimed, to be tho heads
Of an organized band which has been
rssponsiblo for the recent widespread
sale Of wood alcohol connections
through hve states. One OF the men
arrested was described by tho gov
ernment agents az "the king pin OF
tho ring" TWO Of tho men In GUS
tody were described as New York
business men,
For ten days, since the first fatal
tiles were reported from wood alco-
hol poisoning, colonel Daniel L. Por-
ter, supervising revenue agent 1or
Now York, and n. B. Dobbs, special
federal agent, have been working On
the theory that the poison which has
caused scores Of deaths throughout
Now ngland and Now York originated
In this city. Tho arrests tonight
were made In widely separated parts
OF the city.
CUlCOPEE FALLS. Mass Dec. 2S.-
United States Marshal Edward J. Ley
den today arrested four men on federal
warrants two on the charge OF ViOlat-
ing the war time prohibition act and
two illegal transportation OF llquor lTotn
state 10 state The arrests resulted
from his investigation into the death OF
more than fltly persons in the Conncc-
ticut valley sine" Christmas from drink
ing wood alcohol in a mixture sold as
whiskcy.
Four more deaths have resulted since
early thi; morning from alcoholic pois-
uniHg. ihrr" in HOlvokc and one IN
Chic"pce. bringing the total for the
Connecticut valley not including Hart
ford TO 80, divided as follows:
Chicopcc.. Sc. including two women:
Hulyokc .; Springfield , including one
, woman: Greenfield one and Thpmpsch-
willie, Conn. two.
Those under arrest on tn" federal
warrants are John Nasainzwskl. Oh
Chic0pc. and Harry shapiro. of spring,
field truCke drivers, who ARE charged
with bringing the liquor int" the valley;
Adam, OstruwSki ana John w. StarZrk,
both "T IIolyokc, charged with VOCATION
Of the wartime prohibition "rt They
Will hr arraiEncd before United States
commissioner Monday morning. They
were rrhaScd under $500 bonds
Marshal Alfred Caron. Of the CHICO
v" poliC" irC, this afternoon for New
Havch. with warrants Charging murder
against iou" n"n who have been arrest
ed in that city. The warrants were
sworn uut. tho I'nlI:e say. on inforna-
tion given hy William Baker. of this
town. VITO IS held ON lnanSlauEht"r
charGr. and Harry shapiro or Spring
field.
Although several n"w caS"S Of the
poisoning were reported today in me
valley. he number decreased consider
ably over Friday and saturday. Ihe
number increased IN U"lyUke. giving the
:.SN"cssion ;hat some oi the liquor
bought in that cN may have been con
s::@td since Friday WIN the iirSt signs
OF tsic poisoning became evident
SIX Arrested.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. eS.~-SlX
men were arrested here today III con ,
ncciton with the sale Of wood alcohol
"whiskry" which they are alleged to
have shipped from this city TO Chic"pc'' !
Mass. The arrests w"r made at the re-
u,.st Of thu. district If W"stflcld. Mass.
vino telcgru phcd that the men are want.
I'd for "homIcidc in Massachusetts.
Two barrels Of II compound said 70 con-
tain wood alcohol w"rr cnnfiscat"d in
barn on the ,utskr;" Of the city. Ar- :
cording - ll. polio" f"u" barrels "i
liurIur Were shipped from IN" barn IL
ChiCOpcr. Mass, where a IArS" hUhn'I ,
hay" died fI"ui drinking. n wood Hi'oh",
MIXTURE TIL" six men held ar" a,i'E'u
10 have hen the owners Of TN" Liquor
stored IN tho burn. They received l."hp
a barrel for Ia" four barrels sent -
Chicup"". IT - said
Death 1T Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2N-AnUth"T man
WIS rrpurtrd dcan today nS tire result nl
drinking wuvd alcohol. II nutm"hllta!-
cd nS u poison liquor death ChicaEo .
total of Christmas ro!$on!ngs To date |
victim was - years old. ,
Cmploycrs were a>krd today 10y 'oro- !
nrr Hunmaun to address their wu' kcrS
tom0rrow and warn them against the :
use Of wood alcohol and other question
able substitutes for whlSkcy. lhc COR ,
oncr and members Of his staff ais" Will
make Il tour Of industrial plants ISSUING ,
WARNINGS against poisonous IluuorS'
Many Of Ia" deaths occurred hmon&
laboring men whom tho community I
could i'll afford to lose. SAID the coroner /,
Cologne Spirits Used
NEW YORK, De. 2S--IuvCStiGation |
by the police of numerous deaths at !
trihutrd to wood alcohol poisoning re-
vcalrd tonight that IN tbs last thr"a ,
months federal permits to manulh"turS
p.rfumcry hhV" been ISSUED I" hrproN-
imatvly 2.0U0 pCr#unS, Of whom II Is
said. not moro than NIFTY are legitimate
manufacturers Of perfumes.
According to the police, the holders
Of permits ar" entitled To hu" what Is
known as "r"loEn" spirits II! $3.50 E
gallon and th"s" who bought II for "ihrr /
than the making Of perfumes ha'" made /
purchases amounting TO huHdrcuS "l
thousands of dollars.
Another death III New York from ,
poisonous liquor was r"p"rtrd Today !
that uf EuG"n" MAssicll". who drank
large quantity of "wlnC' before Ii" died.
An autopsy Will b. mad" tum"rroH.
John =. Narchl. fnrm"r. VIII" died I,
shortly nft"r being taken To = hospital. /
~ hclicvcd also 10 have been "a victim :
of wood alcohol and will as" J." the /
Suhj"r; "f AN autopsy
Another Victim
F,ASTDN. IA. Dec Wood Alcohol /
contained IN supposed whiSk"y claimed !
another victim here tonight when :
local shoe merchant died IN n hospital
this afternoon shortly after being ad- /
mittrd totally blinded. Th" polio" ar ,
rested former policeman and his wife. /
from whom TIA" supposed whskcy Is |
claimed To hay" been purchased.
Within TWO weeks three deaths hav" /
occurred h"rC from thu sam" CauS" and !
an EaStouan died IN Battle Creek, Mich. .
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