New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
W. F. Mccoy, Former Dry
Agent, Friend of Men
in S2,75O,OOO Permit
Scandal, Is Arraigned
Officers Question
Woman Ex-Clerk
Another Can't Re Found;
Two Singer Bros. En-
ployees and Stock Seized

The scandal which was revealed BY
the recent arrest of employees in the
Offices of Federal Prohibition Director
O'Connor, and which has resulted ia
the last three days in the return Of
permits alleged to be fraudulent anil
calling for withdrawals Of LIQUOR val
ped at $2,750,000. was presented to the
Federal grand jury yesterday At the
same time agents Of Prohibition En-
forcement Directo, Chaplin seized $780,
900 worth of intoXi icants at the estab-
lishn mt of Singer Bros, 367 Third
Avenue, and arrested two employees
there on charges of removing liquor
without withdrawal permits.
While the grand jury was investigat
ing the records Of men and women &C
cused of having been involved in the
operation Of whisky ring of wild.
scope William F Mccoy, another for
mer employee of Director O'Connor's
office. was arraigned before COMMITS
soner Hitchcock at the Federal Build
ing, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States government.
Two Women Also Named
Named in the same complaint with
Mccoy were Mrs. Volberg Castillo and
Miss Katherine Foody, both former en-
ployees OF Mr.. O'Connor.
Mrs. Castillo could not be found yes
tcrday and Federal officers said she
was missing from her former address,
1878 Nyse Avenue, the Bronx. She was
in charge Of incoming mail in the
liquor permits Office.
Miss Foody is twenty-onc years old
and from April 19 until December IS
was in charge of the filing of returned
liquor permits. On the latter date she
was discharged 'tor the good Of the
service" Yesterday she was taken BY
Secret Service agents from her home
2420 Grand Avenue. the Bronx, to the
Federal Building, where all day lon.
she was questioned by Assistant United
States Attorney George Winship Tny
ior. She was allowed to 90 home in
the evening, but il was intimated she
may be called again.
Mccoy, who wos transferred from
Washington June to be informatio
clerk at O'Connor'e Office resigned No
vember Is: He was arrested at his
home, 1875 West Seventeen Street, Tues
day night, and taken to the West Tnir
tieth Street police station. Commits
sioner Hitchcock held him in $1,000
bail for hearing next Wednesday.
Liquor Licenses Involved
The complaint charges that the con
spiracy of which Mccoy is accused hac
been going on since August a. The
former information clerk is said to have
made several trips to Washington
about that time and the complaint
names Miss Irene n. Richardson, EN-
ployed in the United States Prohibition
Commissioners Office there, as having
received 500 on September 10. The
charge made is that the 500 was passee
tor the purpose Of getting a basic per
NIT. that is, license &c deal in liquor
and that Mccoy was endcavoring to gel
basic permits for persons here who de-
sired an original government conces
sion to sell liquor. 1t was said at the
Federal building yesterday that meme
Of these permits was sold, but that the
arrest was made because of the alleged
attempt to commit a crime.
Federal agents said that suspicion
was directed against Mccoy because
of his Friendship for an employee il
Commi ssioncr Kramer's Office in Wash
ington and because Of the part he hat
taken in affairs in the apartments o.
Mrs. Mary Parkins at the Hotel Nc
Alpin.
Rosenfe'd To BE Arraigncd
Mrs. Parkins, formerl a clerk il
O'Connor's Office, and another clcrl
there. Miss Regina Sassone, are out or
$4,000 bail each following their arrcs
last Thursday with Sgnund (Beansy
Rosenfeld. the gambler, and Edware
Donnegan. charged with being leader;
in the alleged whisky ring. All foul
will be arraigncd to-day.
What connection, if any. there wa.
between the first five arrests and thu
locking up Of Mccoy yesterday was no