New-York tribune., 1919-12-29
Liquor Dealer
Arrested Here:
Z More Dead
Panarelli, Taken on Charge
of Distributing Alcohol;
Brooklyn Undertaken Said
TO Be Leader of Traffic

Adolph Panarclli. whom Federal
officials and police have been seeking
sincs, Friday for alleged shipment of
wood alcohol "whisky" throughout five
states was arrested last night in this
city by Colonel Daniel Porter, Super
vising Internal Revenue Agent, follow
ing the deaths in New York of seven
more victims Of supposed poison liquor.
Panarelll runs wine and liquor store
at 131 Blocker Street.
Paranelli was caught in lower Man
haitian, 1t was said. 81 am glad you
got me" he was quoted as saying. II
will tell all ! know
John Romanelli, an undertaken. Of
27l Third Avenue. Brooklyn, said to
have been king pin of the wood alco-
hol ring, aud Samuel x. Saleeby, a
Brooklyn druggist, whose address was
not learned, were also taken into
custody.
Panarelli. according to Revenue
Agent H. B. Dobbs, said he had a
friend named Salsbcrg in Hartford,
Conn, who asked him to get him some
booze for Christmas. Panarelli, it is
said, then got in touch with Saeeby,
the druggist. When the druggist was
taken into custody. Dobbs says, he told
of Romanelli being the head of the
traffic in wood alcohol.
Traced to Brooklyn
Romanelli was traced by Dobbs to
a store in Third Avenue, Brooklyn.
with fifty other men, mostly Italians.
All were playing cards when Dobbs
entered. The agent ordered all in the
room to remain quiet and flashed a
revolver to emphasize his order.
Romanell was then pointed out and
placed under arrest.
Earlier in the day the police arrested
James Condor, proprietor of a lodging
house at 252 Fulton Street, and his
bartender, William Nolan. They were
accused of homicide in connection with
the death of four of those who died
here yesterday.
In various hospitals other men and
women who imbibed the supposed wood
alcohol are at the point of death or
blinded.
Those who died yesterday were:
Edward White, a lodger at 252 Full
ton Street, removed to Bellevue Hos
ptal. blind, and died there.
Edward Klink, a lodger at the same
address, in coma when taken to Belle
vue Hospital. where he died.
Michael MCGOWAN. tifty-scven, rs
East 127th Street, died at home after.
recording to his family, he had visited
the lodging house where the other
victims lived
John Vasehl, ffty-Gve, 125 West
Street. a farm hand and a native of
Holland, died at Broad Street Hos
pital The lodging house where Vasehl
lived is only q short distance from
-he Condor lodging house.
Dies After Drinking Wine
A. Reggo, an undertaken of 17S Null
berry Street, notified the police of the
Elizabeth Street station last night
that Eugenio Massiello thirty-seven
years old, had died suddenly at II
Spring Street. Medical Examiner DR..
Cassassa, after visit to the dead
mans home, expressed the belief that
he was a possible wood alcohol victim.
1t was learned he drank a large guam
tity of wine just before he died De-
tectivc George Lane, of the Elizabeth
Street station. obtained sample of the
Wine. The body was sent to the morgue
and an autopsy will be made this morn
ing.
William Graham and George Ahrens,
found dead in the Condor lodging
house Saturday night; Graham died in