The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-15
M'MULLIN WON U. S.
JOB WHEN IN PRISON
! Dry Law sie6th HID Tried 20
49, Give Tip on Black Tom
Explosion.
TELLS OF HIS JAIL RECORD
Man Accused of Murder in
Liquor Raid Relates Points
Leading to Staying.

Stewart y. McAfullin. the prohibition
Julius NJ. Mayer and jury In the
United States District Court charged
with the murder of Harry Carlton on
the night of March II, testified yes
terday in his own behalf.
McMullin recited the circumstances
OF his various terms In prison and then
told OF the raid that he and william
D. Yasseli. another prohibition agent,
planned and carried out upon the house
OF Carlo Carini In East Seventy-sixth
street when Carlton was killed. When
McMulln reached the point in his story
where Carlton and Carini were placed
under arrest. court adjourned 8untll
1890 O'Clock this morning, at which
time he will resume his testimony.
In reply to questions by State Sena-
tor James j. Walker, one of the coun-
sci for the defence. McMullin told OF
various places IN which he lived. He
said he was first arrested In Fort
Worth. Tex. and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for four years on charge of
forgery. He served three years and
was pardoned. Through his work as
"a prisoner In a coal mine, he asserted
lie contracted trachoma and was blind
for eighteen months.
Later. McMullin said. he went to
Indianapolis and was arrested for pass
ing worthless checks. He was sentenced
10 eight years In the Indiana State
Prison, serving four years and five
months before being paroled. After
working four days as swtchman for
the Lake Shore Railroad, McMullin said.
his leg was crushed In an ace dent and
he spent six weeks in a hospital. He
settled With the railroad for something
over $500" and came TO New York
February 81. 1913.
A few weeks after he reached New
York. McMullin admtte he was ar
rested in North Pelham. pleaded guilty
to robbery in the second degree and was
sentenced to from six to nine years in
Dannemora Prison.
Explaining how he happened TO 20 to
work for the Department of Justice
after his release from Dannemora on
November s. 1918. McMullin said that
while he was in prison he received word
that the Black Tom explosion was to
occur. sixty hours before the disaster
actually took place. He said he wrote
to the department Of Justice about his
tip. but the letter was held up at the
prison.
Later when i've went to mail another
letter he found that his first letter had
notify the authorities. McMulin con-
tended. that got him his Job. He was
assigned to trail Joe Bernstein. the prls-
oncr who was supposed to have received
word that the explosion was to occur.
Bernstein was killed short time af-
terward and McMullin's job ended. For
brief periods he worked with the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. the bureau OF public
Information and the Internal Revenue
Department He became a prohibition
agent Inst January 26. His employers,
he said. knew that he had been In Jail.
In describing the raid on the Carni
home McMuilin said that he and Carlton.
who was the 'go between" in the sale OF
the liquor carried ono case downstairs
and put It into the taxicab. When they
got back Carini Insisted on being paid
in full before the other case was taken
out McMullin said that Yasclli counted
out $3.50 and gave il to Carini. who
turned II over either to his wife or
daushter The attempt was then made
TO arrest Carini and Carlton