New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Warrants for Three Asked
at Chicago and Four Pol
iticians Also Reported
10 Have Been Involved
sadler TestiGes
AT Jury Inquiry
Confession of the Former
NY. Broker Is Scattered
Broadcast by Authorities
so,c;o, Dispotch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-That govern
ne.t agents are involved in the gi-
,sntic whisky ring. which is said to
have operated throughout the United
States, was apparent to-day when three
Jobn Doe warrants for the arrest of
,rehibition or revenue agents were
.,ked of United States Commissioner
Lewis Mason by Frank D. Richardson,
,uesia Federal investigator.
The names of the men are kept
secret. 1t was admitted that their
names we're mentioned in connection
with the latest testimony offered by
Walter Sadler, New York broker and
sel;-confessed whisky runner and ring
representative.
sadler, pale. haggard and closely
Guarded by secret service men, was
brought into the Federal Building and
taken before the grand jury. His tes-
timony was brief.
Immediately after he testified there
we're signs of conflict between Mr..
Richardson and United States District
Attorney Charles +. Clync over prose-
euton Of the whisky ring principals.
Richardson, who has worked up all of
the evidence in the big liquor exposure,
attempted to get the entire confession
Of Sadler before the Federal grand
jury He did get Sadler into the jury
room Fifteen minutes later MIR. Clyne
appeared, took Sadler out of Richard
sons custody and placed him under
the guard Of men attached to the Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
Four Politicians Involved
Just before Richardson took Sadler
to the grand jury room Clyne had de-
MED that the man was in the custody
Of the intelligence department or that
he would be placed before the grand
jury to-day. Mr. Clyne also declared
his intention Of getting Sadler to re
tract some Of his statements" before
making his confession public.
Four politicians are said to be in
yolyed in the confession.
Sader is said to have told the jury
something OF his dealings with the
Wathen Distillery at Louisville, whence
we're shipped the supplies of Old
Grand Dad whisky, seizure of which
brought about his confession. Sadler
said his deal was made with Ohio II.
Wathen, secretary of the Wathen
Company, OF which Otho's brother, Il.
/. Wathen, is president.
--Sadler entered the grand jury room
ten minutes after District Attorney
Clync had given assurances that he
would not be called before that body
for day or two. Clyne had stated
that the witness was not in the Gus
lOdy Of special agents and that he had
not been suffering from any mental or
physlcal breakdown.
eadier appeared at the grand Jury
room in the custody of Federal agent
and, 1t was learned from reliable
source, is being kept up by the admin
lsratlon of stimulants. Sadler's COL
lapse yesterday was a bona fide one.
II was learned from the same source,
caused by his fear of vengeance from
the whisky ring gunner.
I have given Mr.. Clyne typewriter
statement covering forty pages relating
oil know about the affair. NV tes-
umony before the jury will be sub
tantiaiiy the same" said Sadler to-
uay There are men mentioned in
my statement whose names have not
sel been made public. | have been
warned they will try to reach me with
Ohers OF money or with threats of re-
pflsal' haven't any statement to
through" s'
Confession Sent Broadcast
copies of Sadlers confession have
ws vesn sent to Federal authorities in
.%asn'ngton and from there to cities
W.. noughout the country where agents
w tracing ali members of the band
asl'eu y: IN the statement The calling
swsspecial grand jury here for inves-
ssst'on OF the liquor traffic is not
sared. o'y''e IT.
,.st Shortly after sadler appeared in the
ssa"9 ssa y, jury room Charles Schillinger,
n :Diversey Boulevard, was arrested
ANS ms nome on warrant charging op-
ons 'pi p OF confidence game, sworn
@Posen, III.
,,ss!p, ss!ppas, in a confession to Federal
.'s tss. made at the same time with
ons el eadler, named Schillinger as
ring N'"ee"S VI 'he WHISKY
,s.ai .ae warrant charges that Schillinger
nss. ase.Sea $4,000 from Pappas in pay
SSi., SH. lor hquor, only $4,000 worth Of
"1ich was delivered.
MA Mis SAID Schillinger recently negoti-
s..;. .a 100000 purchase of whisky,
sing as go-between for the ring and
SsIv;'onKeepers, but that he failed to
;ss, i I'VE, large part of the liquor. He
h aeio at the Detective Bureau, where
S.a w reused to make a statement on ad-
NJ VI MS attorney, w. w. O'Brien.
irs ss'eaahwhlle, Judge Lands was max
toe te II clear that he does not intend
Sa et anything of Importance get past
Nun IN the liquor cases scheduled in
itsa,s ,s'urt. The opportunity presented
'1 when Lawrence Kilcourse, as
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