The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-06
CHARGE BR|BES
HERE
Probe Of Illicit Dealing In Liquor
Permits Touches WASH
ington Offices.
MORE ARRESTS PROMISED
William F. Mccoy, Formerly
Employed in Local Bureau,
Latest in Tolls.

A Washington woman employed in
the permit division Of the Prohibi-
ton Bureau, with several former
employees and a few persons under
arrest in New York, probably will
furnish the connecting links in the
investigation Of the biggest boot
logging ring in the country.
Commissioner Kramer has only
recently been taken into the conf
dence Of the Intelligence Section of
the Internal Revenue Bureau re-
garding the investigation.
Miss Irene Richardson. an en-
ploye Of the permit division in this
city, probably is responsible for
much of the evidence that will in
volve the high officials Of the bu-
reau. Miss Richardson lives with her
parents at 1925 Farragut street
northwest. Her father. w. 8. Rich
ardson, is proprietor of the drug
store at Fourteenth and r streets
northwest.
KNOWS NEW YORK WOMAN.
Just what knowledge Miss Richard
son has Of the master minds'' of the
known at the office OF the Prohibition
Commissioner Kramer this morning.
However, 1t was stated that she had
been summoned to the office OF the
Commissioner and questioned. Mas
Richardson V know to have boen a
close friend Of Mra volberg Castillo,
who was named In . complaint filed
yesterday In New York. accusing en-
ployes Of the Prohibition office there
of taking bribes from bootle8gers.
Mrs. Castillo was formerly in the
permit division hero. MrA Castillo
was transferred to New York at her
own request several months aHo.
A few months ago Mas Richardson
went on a vacation and spent the time
in New York with Mrs. Castillo.
MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED.
Another Washingtonian. William
F. Mccoy. formerly employed in the
legal division Of the prohibition bu-
reau here, was also named in the
complaint. He was arrested and
held in 5000 bail on q charge of
bribery and conspiracy.
Miss Catherine Foody was also
arrested in New York yesterday.
Mrs. Castillo could not be found
The specific complaint against the
two women and Mccoy is that they
defrauded the Government by means
of bribes offered to persons employed
In the office in Washington. The
names OF the others implicated In the
bribery were not announced at the
Prohibition office today but more ar
rests were expected here today or to-
morrow.
WELL KNOWN IN ID. c
Mccoy was probably the best
known in Washington OF any Of the
employees implicated in the charges.
He was employed as a clerk in the
legal division Of the Prohibition Bu-
reau from its inception up to last
March, when he was transferred to
New York. He lived at the Phi Sigma
Kappa fraternity house at 1916 Six
teenth street northwest He origi-
nally came here from Iowa to ac-
cept a position as filing clerk in tho
Internal Revenue Bureau.
The officials OF the Prohibition Bu-
reau are maintaining silence concern
ing the investigation, the majority Of
them not knowing just what the in
telligence bureau IS doing or how
far the investigation will go. The
clerks in the Prohibition Bureau are
very excited and the investigation
Is the talk OF the entire bureau.