New Britain herald., 1920-10-14
BIG LAWMAKERS ARE
 PUT IN BOOZE RING
Two Members of Congress Among
 Accused

Chica 20 Oct. 1f.-Nitll the expose of Chicagos s3.0oo,0o0 whiskey ring by H. A. Sadler. former New York broker, it is obvious here that a dcs- perate effort is being made to hush up'' the government investigation before it reaches to the higher ups" in Chicago's lawless liquor traffic.
 The developments are:
 Federal officials issue a statement that two important witnesses whose names so far have hcen shielded have taken flight and that publicity at taching to the investigation has wrecked the government case.
 Sadler, whose confession is the bas of the governments case, is crazed by fear of death from the clique and was sent to a North Shore sanitariun,. where his mind i.s said to be totterinE.
 rived in Chicago on a permit stolen from the office of State Prohibition Director Ralph W. Stone, the names on which were forged. including the signatures of Mir. Stone. two of his agents and the consignee.
 Internal revenue agents under the direction of Chief Field Deputy Thomas J. O'Brien made a series of raids this afternoon and confiscated samples of beer in five brewing plants. The samples will be analysed to as certain the percentage of alcoholic content.
 Special Grand Jury Planned.
 Charles F.. Cline. district attorney, announced that he would ask Judge K. M. Landis to appoint special grand jury to investigate the liquor traffic here.
 Federal officials are seeking a mys- terious woman who is said to have engineered many deals between the principals of the liquor ring. She is alleged to have offered hribes of huge sums to dry agents.
 Andrew Pappas. north side saloon keeper. discloses that he lost S3475 to agents for the ring, whom he had paid in advance for B cases of whis- key.
 The prosecution of the Chicago ring will be placed entirely in the hands of Major A. Y. Dalrymple. Federal Commission Kramer announced in Washington yeste rday.
 Evidence against the higher ups" duplicates two Illinois representatives in congress. two state representatives one Chicago ex-iudee, three high sal aried federal employees and four men connected with the city government of Chicago in an official capacity. The evidence was presented to Judge Lan- dis informally immediately upon his arrival in tho city after six weeks vacation.
 Throughout prohibition Judge Lan- dis attitude has been one of refusal to convict the little fellows while the "higher ups seemingly were inn mune from prosecution.
 Sadlers breakdown was ranlatic Early yesterday he called District At torney Cline over the telephone.
 This is Sadler.'' came n Shaily voice from tho other end of the wire ''F'nr Gods sake send some of your men out here. My life won't he worth nickel if they don't get hero in hurry
 SadIcr Is Near Breakdown.
 nete~tjvcS found Sadlor in pitia- hle condition. The man was tremb- the verge of a mental and physical collapse.
 They'll get me" he shrieked at the detectives, "You don't know those guys. They'd as soon shoot you difference what you do. T. am as good as dead
 John I. f'Ross") Mclaughlin. former member of the state logisla- ture and until the present scandal deputy Internal Revenue agent. is one of those named in the confess sion of Sadlcr. Others are O. NJ. Wathen. owncr of the Grand Dad Dis tillerr company of Louisville. and Matthew Wevdcrt, q politician and former revenue agent.