The New York herald., 1921-09-15
DEATH OF RAIDER
STILL A MYSTERY
Probe Fails to Clear Up Case
of Frank Fitzpatrick, Shot
in Ferry House.
NO WITNESSES FOUND
U. S. Officials Undecided
How Agent Died After
Fight on Vessel.
MORE LIQUOR Is SEIZED
1850 Cases at Freight Pier
Takers Drug Company
Officials Arraigncd.
MORE LIQUOR is SEIZED

TIE death OF Frank j. Fitzpatrick
OF the narcotic squad following the
raid upon the Greek steamship kina
Alexander last Friday, in which seven
members of the crew were wounded
and one killed, remains mystery An
Department TO determine whether
Fitzpatrick killed himself or was MUIR
dered ended yesterday with an an
nouncement by Col. O. G. Forrer. AS
sistant United States Supervisor of
Narcotics, who came here from Wash
ington. that there is no positive evil
dence OF either suicide or murder"
Col. Forrer expressed the opinion
that it probably will never be pos
sible to determine the exact cause of
Fitzpatrick's death. He said that
United States Attorney Collins OF
Brooklyn. with whom he has been
working on the case. had reached the
same conclusion. Mr.. Collins at first
was of the opinion that what evidence
there was pointed to murder. No wit
nesses Of the shooting could be found.
Col. Forrer will return to Washington
to-day to report to Col. L. C. Mutt. head
of the narcotic division OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau. His statement COM
meatcd upon Fitzpatrick as IAN efficient
and popular officer with both his local
forces and our department at Washing
ton, whose loss to the narcotic division
cannot be estimated
Two shots Fired mt Ferry House.
The murder theory was based upon
the fact that two shots had been fired.
one of which missed Fitzpatrick and
went through a partition in the wash
room of the Atlantic avenue ferry house.
where he was found. The police. who
supported the suicide theory, reported
that powder marks were found on the
dead mans hand and breast. and that
his revolver. with two chambers empty.
was found a foot away from his body.
II is no. known IL he used his revolver
In the raid.
The King Alexander got clearance
papers yesterday and was to sail late
last night or early to-day. 1t became
known that the vessel. although operated
by Greek company and sailing under
the British flag, has been made the SUBJ
here by its charterers who declare that
the raid was brutal and outra geous."
N. A. Galanos. president of the COM
pany. issued statement In which he
said he was una bic TO perceive the ne
cessity of killing two men and injuring
more than twenty in order to confiscate
@ small quantity OF opium and liquor"
Mr.. Galanos said It was not crime
TO take a drink In Greece and that 1t
thnva a~d -
liquor getting aboard ships leaving there.
He thought the presence OF less than two
bottles for each of the crew was not
surprising. He said the company's m
vestiSacion showed that members of the
crew had no arms in their possession.
Twenty-three men are under arrest on
charges OF conspiracy to violate the
voistead and Harrison acts.
1850 Cases of whisl<ey Seized.
Another freight station seizure was
made yesterday by prohibition agents
acting under Ernest Langley. chief su-
pervising enforcement agent, when
1850 cases of whiskey were taken from
Pier IS. North River which is a Penn
sylvania Railroad freight station. The
liquor had been there for three days
unclaimed. and was consigned to +. de
Liaco. ia East 10th street. Part OF
IL was shipped by Silas Rosenfeld Of
Cincinnati and the rest from Louisville
by Brown & Foreman and Bonnie Broth
ers. The cases were sent TO the Knick-
erbocier Warehouse pending an invcsti-
cation.
Three officers OF the Central Drug
Company were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock Tuesday
on charges of conspiracy TO violate the
volstead act in the handling of liquor
and held in $4,000 bail each. They are
Frank Kalem. president: Max Wax.
treasurer and Alvin Biloon. secretary.
Fifteen hundred cases OF liquor con-
signed 10 the company and seized by
Federal agents led to the arrests. II Is
alleged that stolen and forged permits
had been made out in the Central Drug
Company's name.