New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
Double Murder.
Sl5O,O00 Theft,
In Rum Search
Louis Campagna, Who Killed
Woman end Himself OH
Liner, Is Linked to Levy
Liquor Withdrawal Case
Money Left With Friend
Man Believed to Have Fled
TO Europe, Leaving Fam
lily of Slayer Destitute

Europe IS to be combed by agents OF
the United States government for a
suspect who, it is charged in an affi-
davt made yesterday. LEFT the country
following murder and suicide
which stirred New York. Involved in
the case is the disappearance OF one
package OF banknotes totailing $780,
600. The suspect is believed 70 have
knowledge of interest to government
detectives who are working in New
York on fraudulent liquor withdrawal
cases.
The affidavit was made in the office
of Robert P. Mccormick, Assistant Fed
crai District Attorney. 1t was signed by
Cha-.es Campagna, fifteenyearold son
of Loris Campagna, Washington Mar
ket fruit merchant who on March is
shot and killed himself on board the
Lamport & Holt liner Vasari, just out
side New York Harbor, few seconds
after he had murdered Miss Vivian
Bressel
Al lrra.ng over large number of
alleged forged w thdrawal permits
ham Levy, Benjamin Levy and Herman
Rather, held in 600 bail on a charge
of consr tracy in ut.ering bogus liquor
permits, names Of several dead men
were found to have been used by the
trio in Withdrawals. The dead mems s
names were used, it IS charged. as part
ners of Abraham Levy, who conducted
a ticket brokerage concern at 2102
Seventh Avenue. Among the names was
that of Louis Campagna, given as u
pariser Of Abraham Levy in the with
drawal OF 7,H'i0 cases Of whisky. The
permit was issued, however, before the
death of Campagna, fact which great
ly interested Howard R. Kiroack, De-
partment lnf Justice investigator, who
prepared the evidence in the Levy Levy
Ratner cases.
Family Found Destitute
Kiroack traced the Campagna family
and found the widow and two of her
children in destitute circumstances.
1t was known that Campagna had $780,
600 in credits on him when he COM
nlitted suicide and he was reported to
have left an estate of nearly $500, 900.
One package of $150,00O in currency
had been given into safe keeping to a
friend, it was said.
Mrs. Campagna said she had made
demand on this friend for the money
and he said that he could not find the
package. A few days later he was re-
ported to have gone to Europe. These
allegations are covered in the affidavit.
Charles Campagna Incorporated also
in the affidavit the statement that the
widow and her younger children chad
not dime in the world" The Cam
pagna family is said to have feared
death at the hands of a Camorra if
they reported their losses to the au-
thoIities.
Foreign agents of the government
were cabled to comb Europe in an ef-
fort to find the suspected man, who
will be called upon to explain, not only
what he may know about the missing
$150000, but also what he knows about
the dealings of alleged illegal liquor
trafickers.
Witnesses Tell of Bribe
Members of Acting Director E. c.
Yellowley's flying squadron made their
first appearance in the Federal courts
here yesterday, when they testified
against Anthony Meddle, alleged for
merly to have conducted the Melrose
Drug Company, in the Bronx. NEEDLE
is charged with paying S400 bribe tc
Saul Grill, dry agent Grill testified
he had been paid the bribe. in the
presence of Green Miller, special agent
under Yellowley. Miller testified that
he had seen the bribe passed and that
prearrangement to accept the payment
had been made at prohibition head.
quarters and at the United States Dis
trict Attorneys Offices.
Disguised as milk wagon drivers an6
voicing much talk about labor troubles
Prohibition Agents Isadore Einstein