Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-01
GUS MOKUS HELD FOR CRIMINAL COURT

Gus Mokus of Springfield, charged with embezzlement of s4o0 from Lieut. Hannibal l.. Hannlin of the United States Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board, was bound over to the Septem- Der term of the criminal superior court oy Judge Arthur F. Libby in the city court Wednesday morning. Bonds were sxed at s1.0oo, and Mekus, being un- able to secure a bondsman, went to jail to await trial.
 The case was taken up at s.15 o'clock Sy the court. After the charge of em- bezzlement had been read, Attorney Harry M. Ehrlich, of Springfield, coun- sel. for the accused, entered a plea of not guilty. Lieut.. Hamlin then took the stand.
 The witness stated that he lives in Brookline Mass, and Is special agent for tie United States Interde- partmenta1 Social Hygiene Board. His | duties are to assist in the suppression of vice insofar as it affects men of the | army and navy.
 l Tn Springfield around the first of May. i 1921. Mokus asked him at that time 1 if he could get him an appointment on | the federal prohibition force. He told Mokus he thought he could but that i Mokus would have to show what he could do.
 Witness said he sent Mokus to Moo sup to meet Frank Tillinghast. Connec- ticut officers and others The defend ants counsel objected to the testimony | at this point The witness said Mokus met him later in Springfield and told him that he had some Italians who wished to sell liquor to Dennis Morrisey l of this city but that they wouldn't de- | Nver the liduor until a deposit of $400 | had been made first. Moizus told the witness that Morrisey would pay the de- posit but would pay for the liquor when 1t was delivered.
 Witness said he then took the matter up with the Citizens committee In Springfield and that it was agreed to advance the s400. Witness said he paid the money to Mekus in the Wauregan hotel and got a receipt from Mokus, The, receipt was placed before the court as a nexhibit The money, was paid to Mok,s in four $50 bills and two s1oo bills. Mokus told the witness he would send him telegram when the liquor left Sprin gfeld.
 The telegram was sent and on Sun day. May 15th Lieut.. Harnlin with Con- necticut officers went to the place agreed upon but Mokus did not appear. Wit ness testified that the place of meeting a ing about a mile and a half south of Central Village and the liquor was eX- pected between and 12 o'clock al night.
 Witness said he next saw Mokus in Springfield at which time Mokus told him he had started from Springfield l with the liquor but few miles out of the city was stopped by an automobile Mokus ordered the liquor taken back te Springfield Witness asked Mokus what he had done with the s4oo. Mokus told him he had given 1t into the cus- tody of 8 Greek restaurant keeper on South Main street Springheld.
 Attorney Ehrlich asked the witness If 1 he found the money with the restaurant keeper. Witness replied that he did not Witness said the Greek restaurant keep CTS he interviewed did not know Mokus On cross examination the witness 1 said that two or three days later he met Mol1us in Palmer. At that time witness said Mokus told him that he had obtained the number of ant autome- piles involved in the liquor transaction and gave the numbers an Overland 12,930, Mass, and 8 Hudson, 176,246 l Mass The latter car, witness said Mo kus told him, belonged to the chief of police in Springfield
 Witness told Molcus to return the | s400 and Mokus agreed to return the money the following day at noon al Longmeadow, a short distance out of Springfield Witness went to the meet ing. place, but Mokus failed to show up. Witness said the omney given Mo kus had been marked. One of thu