The New York herald., 1921-11-24
SHOTWELL OF SLUSH
FAME IN RUM NET
Jersey Indicts Same Man Who
Figured in Lusk 'Silver
Chest Bill.
$17,5OO BRIBE CHARGED
Accused of Conspiracy in Get
ting Liquors From New
ark Warehouse.
s17,5oo' BRIBE CHARGED

When Major Charles s. Shotwell
surrendered himself yesterday to an
swer four indictments of bribery and
conspiracy in what New Jersey pro-
hibition authorities characterized as
one of the most audacious bootlegging
schemes undertaken thus far in the
East. it became known he is the same
Charles s. Shotwell who figured promi-
nently in the Meyer legislative COM
mittee investigation as the man who
financed the fund raised last spring to
force the detective bureau bill through
the Legislature. This is the bin in
connection with which Senator Clay
ton r. Lusk received his now famous
present of chest Of silver.
The New Jersey indictments were
returned in Newark last Friday, the
same-day on which trial Of suit Of
Major Shotwell's was begun In the
Supreme. Court to recover on one of
the. notes given to him by detectives
as security for the "loan" to aid the
detectives bill. The suit ended Mon
day afternoon with verdict in favor
of the defendant. Charles H. Baden
berger. West Side saloonkeeper. In
the offing was an internal revenue
agent with word that Shotwell had
been indicted in New Jersey.
New Jersey authorities sent only the
warrant for the arrest OF Shotwell. Hugh
McQuillan. chief Of the intelligence unit.
-. H.
certified copy of the indictment neces-
sary and so informed the authorities at
Newark. In the meanwhile he sent his
agent in search of Shotwell and the
latter promised he would surrender as
soon as the copy of the indictment
reached this city.
Freed I'm $1,000 Bail.
Major Shotwell walked into Mr. Nc
Quillan's Office at 2 80 p. NJ. yesterday.
He was taken to the chambers of United
States Commissioner Hitchcock, where
he waived removal proceedings and was
admitted to $4,000 bail to appear Tues
day In Newark. The bond was sup
piled by surety company.
While Shotwell would not talk to re-
porters. his lawyer admitted he was the
same Charles S. Shotwell who figured
In the Meyer committee investigation
and who recently was unsuccessful In an
attempt to recover part OF the $4,000
he had put up for the so-called slush
fund. During the court proceedings
.Shotwell found II necessary to write q
check which he drew on the Hartman
National Bank. the same banking insti-
tuition on which the check of the detec-
tives' bill fund was drawn. This was
turned over to the agent Of the bonding
company who went on his bail
The New Jersey indictments against
Major Shotwell charge he.was the brains
of scheme designed TO turn the La
Brecque Warehouse in Newark. one Of
the largest repositories for bonded
liquors in the State, into a virtual sup
ply station for bootleggers of three or
more Eastern States. The ring, OF which
he Is accused Of being the agent. stood
ready. II is charged. to spend upward of
$500. 900 to gain q two-thlrds interest In
the warehouse. which formerly was the
works of the Ballantine Brewing Com
pany. This warehouse is said TO contain
many hundred barrels of the finest
whiskeys and a large stock OF alcohol.
Offered ~i.,SOO Bribe.
Harry. Il. Sanos. Federal prohibition
agent assigned to Newark. went before
the Fed.r.l Grand Jury. IN that city a
week ago and swore that Shotwell. as
the agent of three New York men now
at liberty on bail. had approached him
several months ago with proposal that
the ring would pay him s17.5o0 and give
him a. one-fifth interest In the two
thirds control of the warehouse to be
purchased II he would close his eyes to
fake withdrawal permits. The PROPOSE
ton also carried with Il. Mr. Sands tes-
titled that he was to use his influence
to help qvash a bribery Indictment pend
ing in the New Jersey Federal Court
against Edmund j. La Brccaue. vice.
president and secretary OF the wore-
houac.
Major Shotwell was In the Aviation
Corps during the war and Mr.. Sands was
In the intelligence section of the army.
They met at n Southern cantonment, II
was stated, and became close friends
This war time friendship was capital
lied In the bootleg scheme. the proh!bi-
tion agent swore, Major Shotwcll having
been the one. II Is charged. who intro
duced TO Mr. Sands the other fhree men
IN the alleged scheme. Dr. William Gar
ner. a dentist. who until recently had
offices at sic Fifth avenue: Joseph
Epifani. business man living at $50
Riverside Drive. and Isdore SlmonelIi.
who is supposed to- be connected with
an Italian savings institution.
The negotiations for purchasing the
warehouse and the alleged bribing Of
Mr.. Sands were conducted Simultaneous