The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-14
big LAWMAKERS
PUT IN RUM RING
AT THE INQUIRY
Two Congress Members, an
Ex-Judge and Illinois
Legislators Named.
ACCUSED FLEE CHICAGO
COnfessing HOOch Runner,
in Fear of Life, Goes to
Sanitarium.
SALOONIST HAS PLANT
Paid Out $3,475, but Never
Got Delivery on Whiskey
Ordered.
sALOONIST HAS PLANT
speciol Despatch to THE HERALD.

Special Despatch to THE HERALD.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13.-With the expose
of Chicago's 100000 whiskey ring
yesterday by II. A. Sadler former New
| York broker, it is obvious here that a
desperate effort is being made to
| hush up" the Government investiga-
! ton before it reaches to the higher
| ups in Chicago's lawless liquor traffic.
The days developments were:
Federal officials issued q statement
| that two important witnesses whose
names so far have been shielded have
taken fight and that publicity attach
ing to the investigation has wrecked
the Government case.
Sadler. whose confession is the basis
of the Governments case is crazed
by fear of death from the clique and
was sent to a North Shore sanitarium,
where his mind Is said to be tottering.
thousand cases OF whiskey arrived
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 Mr.. Stone, two of his agents and the
consgnee.
Internal revenue agents under the d.
rection of Chief Field Deputy Thomas
]. OBrien made a series of raids this
afternoon and confiscated samples of
beer in five brewing plants. The sam
pies will be analysed to ascertain the
percentage OF alcoholic content.
Special Grand Jury Planned.
Charles f. Cline, District Attorney,
announced that he would ask Judge x.
NJ. Lands to appoint special Grand
Jury to investigate the liquor traffic
here.
Federal officials are seeking a mys-
terious woman who is said TO have en-
gineered many deals between the prin-
cipals Of the liquor ring. She Is alleged
to have offered brides of huge sums to
dry agents.
Andrew Pappas, North Side saloon
keeper dscloses that he lost $3,745 to
agents for the ring, whom he had paid
in advance for thirty-flve cases of
whiskey.
The prosecution of the Chicago ring
will be placed entirely in the hands of
Major A. V. Dalrymple. Federal Com
missioner Kramer announced in Wash
-ngton to-day.
Evidence against the higher ups"
in Congress. two State Representatives,
one Chicago ex-judge, three high salarled
Federal employees and four men con-
nected with the city government Of Chi
cago in an official capacity. The evil
dence was presented TO Judge Lands
informally to-day Immediately upon his
arrival in the city after a six weeks
vacation.
Throughout prohibition Judge Landis's
attitude has been one OF refusal to con-
Wet the little fellows" while the
higher ups" seemingly were immune
| from prosecution.
Sadler's breakdown was dramatic.
Early to-day he called District Attorney
Cline over the telephone.
This Is Sadler." came a shaky voice
from the other end of the wire. For
Gods sake send some of your men out
here. Nv life won't be worth a nickel
| IL they don't get here In hurry
sadIer Is Near breakdown.
Detectives found Sadler in n pitiable
condition. The man was trembling with
terror and obviously on 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 as look
at you. IL uoesh IhaNo any uitiet
ence what you do. / am as good as
dead"
John ]. GLOSSY Mclaughlin. for
mer member of the State Legislature
and until the present scandal deputy
Internal Revenue agent, is one or those
named in the confession of Sadler. 9th
ers are o. M Wathen. owner OF the
Grand Dad Distillery Company Of Lou
Isville, and Matthew Weydert. politi-
clan and former revenue agent