The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-20
WOMAN in
HO0CH
AUTO
Gin and Alcohol Seized
BY Federal Agents
Near Greenwich This
Morning Wild Chase
for Flying Auto From
Greenwich to South
NOrWa1k.


bition Enforcement agents on the
post road on the hill just outside of
Greenwich and brought to this city
this morning and arraigned before U.
s. Commissioner Lavery charged with
transporting liquor without a permit.
The men arrested were William
Bondavand of No. 1918 Purchase ST.,
New Bedford Mass, and his wife who
were riding in the front seat of the
first car, and Joseph Samuelson who
was riding in the rear of the same
car. Samuelson gave his address as
80 Welcome street, New Bedford. In
ed was Angelo Dippifo of 25 Warren
ST., Medford, Mass, Tony sgarlato of
80 Lenox ST., Roxbury, Mass, and
John Footi of the same address,
When arraigned before Commits
sioner Lavery this morning Bonda-
wand was released on his own recog-
nizance and will be given a hearing
later in the month. His wife, who
was just passenger in the car, was
not held. She told the Commission
er she had just come from a hospital
husband. The other four men ar
rested were all released in bonds of
$500 each and will be given hear
ing later in the month.
One hundred and seventy quarts of
gin were taken from the auto driven
by Bondavand and 33 five gallon cans
of pure alcohol were taken from the
second car. The hooch is being held
by the Greenwich authorities. When
first ordered to stop the three men
in the second car refused to do SO
and the federal AGENTS gave chase.
capturing the car after it had gone
a short distance.
The two cars were headed for
Massa achusetts and had come from
New York.
ARRESTED FOLLOWING CHASE.
South Norwa1k, Conn, July 20
John Iorio, of 1e9 Wall street, New
Haven, was arrested here at 1880
o'clock this morning for Federal
Agent Daniel Mccarthy of New Ha-
ven and the Greenwich police, after
he was discovered on the Old Domin-
ion Point road in a touring car, the
property of James Mosco of 8 Myrtle
street, New Haven. The car had
been given chase earlier in the even
ing from Greenwich by Agent Nc
Carthy and Patrolman Alfred Briggs
of the Greenwich police department
as it was believed to engage in rum
running Briggs was assaulted by
three occupants of the car just outside
of Darien, his motorcycle being
smashed and the patrolman's revolver
taken from him, according to reports
given here. He was badly beaten.
Iorio stated to the local police
that Mosco and another man whose
name he did not know. had left him
in the car and had gone to get some
oil for the bearings of the car.
The New Haven police were notified
and Mosco and his companion were
arrested as they reached New Haven
on an early train.
Federal Prohibition enforcement
Agent Harry Welch of this city lef
on an early train for. Greenwich this
morning after he had been notified
by Chief Smith of the New Haver
police of the arrest of Mosco and his
companion. None of the latter ha6
| been brought here before U. S. Com
missioner Lavery up to press time.
The police in Greenwich vigorously
denied that Patrolman Briggs hao
been assaulted by the three occupants
of the car that he was chasing. Ac-
cording to the story given out by the
chief Of the Greenwich police this
afternoon, Patrolman Briggs took uI
| the trail of the automobile on til
| that it was a stolen car that he hao
been ordered to be on the watch for
While pursuing the car his motorcycle
was ditched in Darien and there was
no encounter with the rum runners
| AS a result of the ditching of his ma.
| chine Briggs suffered minor injurie!
and is at present in the Stamford
hospital. Oorio Is being held by the
| Greenwich police for the state
| auth critics. s-
Harry Welch, the prohibition en-
forcement agent, was working on tn.
| case in Greenwich at press time ant
| could not be reached.