New-York tribune., 1919-12-30
Panarelli Knew Liquor
WasW God Alcohol Soon
After Transfer. and
Feared Result, He Says
Trial for Murder
May Be Sought
[. 5. Ready TO Surrender
Men as Connecticut
Prosecutor Arrives:
More Deaths Reported

More Deaths Reported
Six men were arraigned before
United States Commissioners here
yesterday as alleged principals in
an Illicit deal by which hundreds
Of gallons Of deadly wood alcohol
we're shipped to Connecticut Valley,
where the liquor was sold over bars
as whisky, causing the death of
nearly one hundred persons and the
blindness and serious illness OF many
others. Supervising Internal Revc-
nue. Agent Porter said the prisoners
would be turned over to the officers
Of any state desiring to try them on
the charge Of murder.
Prosecuting Attorney Alexander
u. Crcedon. OF Hartford County,
Conn, came here yesterday to sec
Adolph panarelli and others under
arrest. He will seek to cXtradite
them to Hartford ON charges Of
murder.
John Romanolli. n Rroohlyn under
,aker. with an establishment at 27l
Third Avenue and Samuel X. Saleeby.
drugei-. at POO S,ste Street. brook
lyr following their o}res' by Harold
Doobs. an internal revenue agent,
ere srraigned be r. United States
Commissioner David r. McGoldrick
charged tenlpor4riiY. with copspr.ng
% 'ioiate The wartime orohibitio
ew They were held in $4,000 ban
and were released when thjs was fur
nished by bonding company.
Four Others Arraigncd
Ii Manhattan the other four were
arralgned before United States Com
missioner Hitchcock. They were held
on similar charges and held in $4,000
bail They were: Adolph PAnarelli.
wholesale wine dealer and grocer, whose
place Of business is al 81 Beccker
Street and who lives in lS2d Street. The
Bronx; oarmine Liceuzlato, thirty
tour, 4l9 East fl9th Stree. who cor
ducts q grocery in III Matt Street;
his partner. Armcdeo DeM'Omo. thirty
'nree, 1888 Mott Street. and Lujg Puga.
iorty-threc, Of l3l Mot; Street. where
re resides in the rear Of his groccry.
When Nathan Salsnerg WAS ARE sted
n Hartford following the death there
Of ten persons who had purchased from
him Christmas supply OF what they
supposed was whisky he told the au-
rhorities he had bought three barrels
Of alcohol from Adolph Panarcil in
New York. Panarelii had been in Ind
ing three days when the police Went to
arrest him Saturday. Late Sunday.
however, Charles Grifhths. formerly an
Assistant District Attorney, telephoned
20 Colonel Porter and sad that Pana-
relli had come to him seeking legal ad
ice and that he had told him TO
surrender
Panarelli Eager to Explain
Agent Dobbs WAS sent to arrest Pan
arelN. who had been hiding at the home
Of a friend on the lower East Side The
wine dealer was frantically eager to
'ell all he knew. and following d
lengthy examination Of Panarelli the
other men who we're arralgned We're
taken into custody.
With the exception Of the under
taker. Romanelli, and the druggist
Saleeby the other men arrested talked
Just freely as PanarelI.
Colonel Porter said that his agerl~
had learned that Salsbcrg came tc New
York on December 20 and visited
PanareNi. explaining to him that he
wanted to get big supply OF alcohol
TO sell during The Christmas holidays.
He had bough. grain alcohol from
Psnarelh before. and The barrels.
packed IN huge boxes, were usrn,y
shipped to Connecticut by an auto-
mobile trucking company with Il garage
IN Canal Street.
Panarelh, Colonel Porter learned,
telephoned to Luigi puga OF that day
and said he wanted to buy some
Liccnliato & Dcll'Omo. These two
possess Federal permit to manufac-
turc perfume and have had no diff
Guilty in getting from bonded ware
houses cologne spirits, q grain alcohol
containing certain amount OF poison
Gus fuso oil, which instead of using
IN the manufacture oil perfume they
sold to bootleggers.
Brooklyn Druggist involved
On this day. however. they decided
for some reason which Colonel Porter
has yet To establish, to telephone TO
Saeehy. the Brooklyn druggist. They
tod him about the important customer
rom Hartford, and Salecby, according
70 Colonel Porter, go. i'll touch with
RomaroiN.
lust where and why Komanell ob-
tained supply of wood alcohol the
authorities have not determined, for
Komanelli refused TO utter 4 word after
ne was arrested But it is said to be
known that he sent seven barrels on q
truck TO Manhattan. and Colonel Porter
sad the driver, who is being sought,
vas instructed to deliver the barrels 70
'ns garage Of the auto truck express
company. Instead. the man, evidently
becoming frightened. rolled the barrels
INTO a cellar in Bedford Street. near
court Street. in Greenwich Village.
n9f Pinaresl VS. told Hnerc tnc
a.coaol' Wa, stored
Two o. those seven barrels Of
poison are unaccouuted for; three
ssere loaded on Z. truck provided by
ssisberg and sent to Hartford. there
20 spread death through a half dozen
owns Of Connecticut and Massachu-
Continued on uert pQoe