The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-24

tnF Indictments and n presontrnont
which would cover crimes OF theft.
illegal llauor sales, bribery, coercion
and extortion in addition TO acting on
the murder Of Eckert.
Secret agents OF the internal Rev
enue ONCE appeared to-day on Staten
Island ana In other localities fire.
qnented By Bckeft and his associates.
They were. apparently interested in
following an entirely new line OF in
Quiry.
They believe they can get at the
secret of the notoriousiy general
''robberies'' Of bonded warehouses;
Millions Of gallons OF whlskey have
been taaJen from warehouses BY
burglary who used large forces OF
laborers and motor trucks in ,he
theft. In many cases the owners Of
the bonded stuff made only perfume
tory complaint Of the "thefts"
There is ss yet no evidence that
? Eckert was directly interested in any
of these compiaccntly suffered "rOb-
berries" He preycd upon the burg
lars" Supplied with information
that great quantities Of whiskey on
one or more trucks was on It's wav
70 this city after a warehouse raid.
Eckert (who according 10 Maloy's In
formation had an enforcement
agents shield and forged telegram
Of authorization from James s.
shovlln. New York Supervising
Agent,) intercepted the shipment.
scared off the guards and drivers
and then appropriated the goods.
MALoY HEARS DRY AGENTS
AIDED THE MOB"
Maloy has come upon some intima-
tions that one or more actual mem
bers of the enforcement forces,
either in this OF The New Jersey Dis
trlet acted in concert with "The
Mob" as Eckert's syndicate was
called and. II resistance was made
to the fake raiders. disclosed them
selves and made a bona flde seizure
which was duly recorded.
But the internal Revenue officials
believe there u a means Of learning
from Orhom the Mob got the lnforma-
ton that enabled It 10 make such
timely and accurately pihced attacks
on shipments from the warehouses
This information. II r. believed. could
only have come from employees of
abe Internal Revenue Bureau. who
were in collusion with the illegal re-
mOvals from the warehouses.
Supervising Enforcement Agent
Shevlin left this city late yesterday
for washington for consultation with
his superiors. who are greatly inter-
ested In the possibilities OF cleaning
their bureau of dishonest subOrd-
mates through disclosures In the
Bukert case. He was closely fol-
lowed by william d. Allen, his depu-
ty for tho district. which. includes
Brooklyn ana Staten Island. Allen
was temporarily relieved from duty
owing TO friction between Shevhn
and u. g. District Attorney Ross OF
Brooklyn during the time Echert's 8
operations became notorious.
August Hasennug and Louis Eli
prin. counsel for Agent Shevlin.
said to-day that they had been over
all the evidence 80 far collected with
Maioy and had questioned Agents
James Weldon and William Mcclure
and Mrs. Florence Eckert, widow Of
the murdered man, yesterday. They
were satisfied that the two agents.
who operated on Staten Island re-
Gently. were In no way involved in
the murder plot and had no knowI-
edge Of It.
They said that Mrs. Eckert had
heard the name Of weldon mentioned,
but knew nothing damaging to him
It has been stated that Weldon. in
the line Of duty. gave information tc
the New York police which caused
Eckert's arrest when ne was convoy
ing a truckload of stolen whlskey on
the east side Aug. IL.
Maloy says he has evidence tna'
Eckert paid $4,000 TO an enforcement
agent just before his arrest. Aug. IL
The District Attorney Is hourly ex,
pecting an important arrest, and salt
when this had been made there woult
be astonishing revelations regafdinl
the workings of the whiskey ring.
Abraham Solomon. an automobli,
truck driver, whose name was givei
TO Maloy by Mrs. Eckert gave no In
formation OF value to the authori
ties when he was taken 10 Rlehmoh,
yesterday. He said that the action o
the police In taking him to MRlo
would put him In peril from The Mo
and asked for protection. Mr.
Eckert also asked for protection, aay
ing that MalOy had misunderstood
some Of her first statements and ha
given out a public Interpretation Q
them which might bring down ven
geance on her.
Eclker's body was awarded to-da
TO his widow by Justice Scudder
the Brooklyn Supreme Court, a
though his mother, Mrs. MArgar
Eckert OF No. 27s 18th Street, Brool
lyn. had applied for II. THE court hI
awarded the mother the body, b
when the widow learned OF this, 81
hurried 20 court With her attof'ne
George Moore, and lnteTposed an o
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