The Washington times., 1920-12-31
DRY AGENT TRAPS
BIG WH|SkEY RING
Four Seized in Revenue Mans
Coup-Huge Frauds in Per-
mitS Uncovered.
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mits Uncovered.
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tcrnal Revenue agents went into Mrs.
Parkins' room. they found Donegan
and Miss Sassone there.
FIND TELEGRAM.
Realizing that they had something
| like a roundup, the three agents held
the occupants of the room and began
search. bundle of kilograms to
Charles X. OConnor. New York
State Prohibition Director, were said
! by them to have been found in Done
gan's overcoat pocket. Under the led,
they said that they found number
of replies to these kilograms. Ihey
also found a number of official letter
sheets and Government penalty" en-
yelopes, which Mrs. Parkins was
charged with having stolen from Mr..
O'Connors office, and number OF
withdrawal blanks.
According to the agents, Donegan
| became visibly excited at these as
coveries and finally said:
I'm a regular fellow; you look like
regular fellows. ! want to square
this"
The two women and Seib. one of the
apents then went into the adjoinin q
room, and Donegan was said TO nave
talked more about squaring the nat
ter, and to have said that he woild
give "one grand. 1.-TWO Srahus' ihd
finally five grands.
| Were not local prohibition agents,
but we are from Washington Ste
phenson said. 1--WE are not on to your
New York slang. We don't know what
YOU mean"
Doneean. it ws said, then explai ned
that a grand" in New York sporting
parlance meant $1,000. Il Will make
it sixty-five' h was said to nave
added.
PULLS OUT MONEY.
The agents said that Donegan then
pulled out a large roll OF bllls ana
| counted out $500. which he placed on
a chair between Golding and Murphy.
At this juncture "Beansy' Rosen-
field was said to have arrived in me
adjoining room. Donegan, according
to the agents, seeing that his s6,5oo
| offer was not accepted, began to count
out more money until he had increased
the amount to $4,000, which, now
ever, he kept in his hand.
The agents said that Donegan Sus
gested that he might put $4,000 N
|
When told that there was nothing
doing " he was said to have called in
| Resented.
RosenfeId. when searched, was
found to have in his possession three
withdrawal permits, not made out IN
his own name. He was said to nave
attempted to conceal d small black
covered notebook by throwing IT be-
hind sofa. The agents recovered
it. but did not make it's contents pub
lie. 4 pistol was found in the pos
session of Donegan.
Resented was said to have APP
preached the offer of a bride much
more cautiously than Donegan 81 am
placed in very embarrassing posi-
ton" he was quoted as saying. i've
dealt with all sorts of officials, city,
State, and Federal and l want to fin
| this thing up
NAMES sc5,OOO.
Rosenfeld was said to have then
stated that he did not have much
money with him, but could send out
and get 1t. He refused 10 talk with
more than one of the agents at
time, but. to them singly, said he
could give each two or three years
salary. named $4,000 as what he
might give, and suggested that the
three agents get together and name
one to make a proposition accord
ing to their story.
The formal charges against Done
gan, signed by George G. Golding,
gave as aliases for Donegal, Ed
ward Joyce" Edward Lynch" and
Edward Donegan." In the complaint
charging him with conspiracy with
Miss Sassone to defraud the Govern
ment, he was charged with having
obtained from the files Of the Fed
ctal prohibition director OF the state
of New York kilograms from dis
Itillers in various parts Of the coun-
try about the genuineness of with
dra-al permits that had been pre-
scented to such distillerics" and with
having sent forged replies to these
kilograms with the name Of Charles
Il. OConnor, the prohibition director.
AS a specific case. Miss Sassone
was charged with having taken from
the files OF MIR. O'Connor's office on
December 20 telegram addressed
charles II. O'Counor, Federal pro-
Ihibitor director" and signed by the
New Yorl; & Kentucky Company,
permit Ky. Il six one" II was
charged that Miss Sassonc delivered
this telegram 10 Donegan and that
the two defendants sent n telegram
to the New York & Kentucky Com
lpany. and signed the name, Charles
r. O'Connor. Federal director"
HOLD BILLS As EVIDENCE.
Donegan also was charged with hsv.
ing attempted TO oner S25,OOO
brihe In the manner already related
and with having actually offered q
brp,e Of $4,000. The agents said they