The New York herald., 1921-08-17
WOMAN IS ARRESTED
AS BOOTLEG QUEEN
Asserted Mrs. CumO Is One
of Heads of Long Island
Liquor Ring.
HUSBAND ALSO HELD
Wife Is Taken When She
Appears to Furnish
Bail for Him.
DEATH THREAT Is MADE
Proprietor Of LiederkranZ Hall
Warned Not to Give Evi-
dence to Authorities.
HUSBAND ALSO HELD
DEATH THREAT IS MADE

The Queen OF the Bootleggers,' who
has been one OF the leaders OF the
gang which has been running whiskey
up and down the Long Island shore in
automobiles. was identified yesterday
by acting United States Attorney Wal
lace f. j. Collins as Mrs. Mary Cumo
of so President street, Brooklyn. She
was placed under arrest at Mr. Col
lins's orders when she appeared at the
Federal Building in Brooklyn to fur
nish bail for her husband, Alexander
Cumo, who was one OF six men ar
rested last Sunday. At the same time
that Mrs. Cumo was locked up the
revenue agents also arrested Robert
y. Lanier, owner OF the Liederkranz
Hall in Huntington, l.. /.
The revenue agents said that since
the arrests Of Cumo and the others
last Sunday Lanier had received sew
eral letters, believed to have been
from friends of the prisoners. warn
ing him that he would be killed If he
talked to the authorities about the
operations of the bootlegging gang
Lanier turned the letters over to the
authorities and the supposed authors
of them are being traced, with the
proba bility of further arrests in this
connection. Lanier. it was said. has
admitted that the 157 bottles of whis-
key seized Sunday were consigned to
him. Both he and Mrs. Cumo were
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Rasquin and held in $1,000
bail each.
Was Allowed to Go.
Mrs Cumo was in the automobile
with her husband and the other men
when the arrests were made last sun
day, the authorities say, but at that
time her connection with Cumos alleged
schemes was not clear and she was al
lowed to go after she has protested Wig
orously against being arrested. The In
formation received by the Government
authorities is that Mrs. Cumo acts as
the lieutenant OF her husband in arrang-
mig plans for disposal OF liquor and that
she was also the cashier of the group,
taking care of all receipts and making
all disbursements. with all purchasing
arrangements being made through her.
When she was arrigned yesterday.
charged with illegal transportation OF
whiskey she denied the charge and de-
clared that her arrest was an outrage.
Injunction Denied.
In the Supreme Court In The Bronx
yesterday Justice Martin denied an ap-
r.'cation by Christian Erler for a per-
manent injunction restraining Police
Commissioner Enright. Inspector Domi-
nick Henry Of the Sixth district and
Police Captain Miller OF the Forty-sixth
precinct from placing policemen in his
restaurant and soft drink establishment
at the southwest corner of 163d street
and Third avenue. Justice Martins ac-
tion followed the granting Of a tempo
rary injunction and order to show cause
BY Justice Mitchell in the Supreme Court.
Bronx county. July 20,
"It appears from the affidavits,' said
Justice Martin, that the police have
made six arrests In the restaurant, so
called. and although the plaintiff has
succeeded in iismissing these proceed
ings, II is quite evident as alleged. that
the plaintiff is conducting his business
in violation Of the law"
Leroy Coe and his brother. Charles.
were held in $1,000 bail each on charges
Of extortion by Judge Boettner in the
First Criminal Court at Newark. n. J.
The brothers collected evidence for the
Federal authorities in prearation OF the
cases against Edmund J. lie Brecque,
proprietor Of warehouses;, and Oscar
Friedrich, Jr.. accused OF conspiracy to
withdraw liquor illegally from bonded
warehouses, and their trial was set for
next month. The brothers were arrested
after 1t was alleged, they promised TO
disappear when the case was called
on the payment of money.