The New York herald., 1921-09-24
LOST RUM PERMITS
Land 2 MORE in JAIL
Men Held in Connection
With Theft From Prohi-
bition Headquarters.
HART AID rs SUSPECTED
Further Arrest Is Hinted of
Employee in Office of
Director.
DRUG MAN NOW ACCUSED
John Gorini and Frank Vignine
Are the Latest Prison
ers in Plot.
DRUG MAN NOW ACCUSED

Two additional arrests were made
yesterday by agents under Hugh Nc
Quillan, chief OF the special intelli-
gence unit of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. in connection with their in
quiry into what became of 800 liquor
withdrawal permits stolen from pro-
hibition headquarters last August.
New facts in the case made public
by Mr. McQuillan indicate that per-
sons employed in Director Hart's Of
Ace were involved in the removal of
these permits, which were forwarded
to distilleries. calling for the release
of 10000 cases of liquor, with boot
leg value of at least s6.000.000.
The two arrests were those of Frank
vignone of l.. E. witter & Co.. 502
West Broadway. and John Gorini Of the
Alps Drug Company. 41o Eighth avenue.
The men were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock on
charges OF aiding and abetting in the
stealing of Government papers and with
intent to defraud the Government. They
Wcit Hci0 III 3o,VV Dtiii edSH
objects to Term "StoIen.''
Mr.. McQuillan would not say he ex-
pected to make an arrest in Director
Hart's office He did. however. state
that his inquiry had developed the fact
that the removal of the permits from
prohibition headquarters was followed
by the sending from there of letters of
confirmation to the distilleries identify
ing as regular the stolen permits. He
preferred to use the term "mysteriously
removed" In connection with the per-
mits rather than stolen"
1t will be recalled that when Chief
McQuillan was investigating the flood
of forged permits last winter his agents
uncovered the McAlpin tea party" ring,
which was aided in its operations by
clerks employed in the office of Charles
r. O'Connor. former State Director.
With the recovery Of more than 200
of the stolen permits and measures
taken which led to the seizure OF large
quantities of the liquor released under
them while they were still in transit
the Government agents believe they
have succeeded in checking what is by
all odds the biggest single bootlegging
venture yet reported In this country
Just as soon as Chief McQuillan knew
Ihat the permits nad been removed from
prohibition headquarters, and then
forged. he communicated with the dis
tilleries. which were able to hold up
some of the shipments and to give in
formation concerning others which led
to their seizure by the authorities while
In transit.
Would Arrest Congrcssmen.
Magistrate Dale In the Bridge Plaza
Court, Brooklyn. yesterday declared that
those enforcing our prohibition laws
should go to Washington and Jail the
Senators and Representatives who made
the law possible and who are violating
Il themselves every day When this is
sidering the cases of two men arrested
them come back to New York and en-
force the law among the common people.
Those who made this unfair and unjust
law should be the first to be made TO
obey II. As long as prohibition Is a
law let it be enforced without discrimi-
nation"
A plot to burn the Middlesex county
court house in New Brunswick. ". j..
and to steal fifteen barrels Of alcohol
stored in the cellar was reported there
yesterday. Harold Spofford OF Perth
Amboy and two guards at Jail. Harry
Bach and William Blue. were arrested.
The plan, according to Patrolman Jo-
seph Curran. was to siphon the liquor
from the barrels. and then to burn the
court house to thwart discovery of the
theft.