The evening world., 1921-02-03
HOOCH IN MOTORS
GUARDED BY COPS
TO SCARE THIEVES
McQuillen, Special Revenue
Agent, Learns Some Facts
About Police Activity.
BIG TRAFFIC IN AUTOS.
One Official Used Stolen Ma
chine at His Country Home
for Year and Half.

Two police SerBeants were aues-
toned at the Federal Building to-day
by Hugh McQuillen, Special Revenue
Agent regarding charges OF police
collusion in Illicit liquor tram c.
brought out at the Grand Jury in
vestisation into city corruption.
Mr.. McQuillen refused TO give the
names OF the Sergeants examined or
to divulge the details Of what he
learned. II was said. however, that
his investigation win be entirely in
dependent of the inquiry being con-
Quoted before the Grand Jury by Mr.
whitman. At the latter investiga-
tion evidence was Submitted That
policemen failed to turn over to the
Federal authorities liquor seized in
raids and that some members of the
force oven rode with the drivers Of
loads OF liquor being illegally trans
ported.
Mr.. Whitman declared to-day that
he had received amazing details OF
alleged traffic in stolen automobiles
by members OF the Police Depart
ment one instance, he declared, was
of a policeman who. It is charged,
took a stolen Stutz car to a dealer in
used automobiles, had Rolls Royce
wheels and hood put on it and sold it
for $1,000 as a Rolls Royce car.
Information also has reached Mr..
Whitman, he said, that n certain po-
lice official used n stolen Cadillac car
at his country home for year ana a
half This official sold the car since
the present investigation began, Mr..
whitman was told
Mr.. Whitman said another case dis
closed was that OF a Brooklyn police
man who has been riding around in
an almost new Cadillac car. Manhat-
tan policemen arc said to have be-
come jealous of him and one night
rode TO Brooklyn in an old. dilapi-
dated automobile. They found the
now car standing in front of a station
house and drove OFF in st., leaving the
broken down machine in its place.
Their triumph was short-lived, how
ever, for soon afterward the Brooklyn
policeman drove TO Manhattan in the
old machine he had inherited. He
saw the new car he had been robbed"
Of in front Of Police Headquarters,
Mr.. whitman was told, and drove
away in it, leaving old machine in it's
place.
Mr.. Whitman did not go before the
Grand Jury to-day, but said he
would do 80 Tomorrow, when Detec-
tive Sergt. John s. Armstrong, who
already has testified for two days, is
expected to finish his testimony.
Mr.. whitman declared he would go
before the Grand Jury next week
and ask for the indictment Of a po-
lice official in connection with the
revelations made concerning the
traffic in stolen automobiles.
District Attorney Swami told re-
porters to-day that Assistant District
| Attorney Harold Hastings had re-
undated an interview in morning
newspaper in which he was quoted
as saying that the Automobile Squad
was made up of fine policemen and
that the investigation that resulted
in disbanding it benefited automo-
bile thieves.
"And this is an opportune time for
me to repeat my appreciation of the
| splendid work being done by Mr..
! Whitman" said Mr.. Swami. He is
| = 4 at 81,
| great sacrifice of his time, and any
| thing said or done to interfere with
his investigation would be deplored
| nv me"