New-York tribune., 1921-10-20
$4,000 1Ir'ibe
Offer Barred In
Liquor Arrest
Samuel AlbrechI, Accused Of
Attempting to Obtain Big
Whisky ithdrawais, Is
Trapped by YellowIey
5$552GG Taken a. Evidence
Prisoner, Charged With Pre-
scnting Plan, Alleged To
Be Leader Of Bootleg Ring

Samuel Albrecht. whose address Is
not known to the Federal authorities,
WAS arrested yesterday at state pro
hibiticn headquarters. 49 West Twenty
seventh Street, on charge of at
tempting to pay & bribe Of $4,000 to
L. c. Yellowley, Acting Site Prohibit
ton Director, to obtain Liquor with
drawal permits. lie had placed $500 in
the hands of Special Agent Green Mil
,ar when arrested.
He was arraigned later before United
States Commissioner Samuel NJ. Hitch
cock and held in $500 bail. In MS
negotiations with the prohibition au-
thorities Aibrecht SAID that he repre-.
sented dealers and drug companies and
could control 50 per cent Of the H.
legitimate rum traffic in this city
$500 Passed, 1t Is Alleged
Aibrecht handed the 5000 to Miller.
it IS said. for the privilege Of examin-
ing q file in the prohibition Offices
co-'ain'ng Cancelled liquor permits.
Special Agent Miller told in detail
&C The attempt to bribe Acting Di-
rector Yellowley. Three weeks ago an
agent, VINO said he represented the m
formation department of the Office of
Prohibition Commissioner Roy a.
Haynes in Washington, came to New
York and was approached by men who
said the could uet $50 600 as bribc
for the acting state director.
Inc agent showed interest in the
proposition and suggested that ne be
put in touch with the men who had
the cash. He was introduced to AL
brecht, and then turned Albrecht over
to another agent, who Travelled with
Albrecht for several days AS his friend
Ten days ago. it is said, Albrecht
put in his appearance at prohibition
headquarters. He asked for private
interview with Mr. Yellowlcv, accord
inc to Miller but consented to talk
with the special agent when informed
that he was Yellowley's right hand
man.
II viii make you and Mr.. Ye'lowlcy
rich" Albrecht is said to have told
n er. 81 wa~t YOU to issue me per
raits in 100, 200 and 200 case lots for
withdv dvawal froln distillcrics. You and
Mr.. Yellowley mig as well get rich
Everybody else is doing it."
$4,000 Offered for Permits
Miller said that he put Albrecht of
on that occasion and told him to call
again. Albrccht did Ee said on his
second visit that he would pay $4,000
IN cash for the permits; Mr. Yellowloy
wouldn't have TO bother about checks.
Miller told him that that was indeed
cons dcratc hl6rccht suggested, ac-
cording TO Miller, that plan be
worked out 50 lat the money could
be 9aid At the rate Of $40 per case for
evcry permit issued. and said that
aftcr the first $4,000 had been used up
tncr'd bn another $4,000 and still q
third Miller agreed that that was
very nice.
Yesterday Albrecht paid his last call
1t - West 1wenf y-scvcnth Street. He
appeared to be impatient vita the way
Miller had been aegotiating with him
and scofed at Millor's seeming pre-
caution. "Aw, what d. you care ," Al
brccht is said to have asked. "You'ro
Qo,d fellows. We're good fellows
Come on, cvcrybody's taking tho
money" lie then askcd for The file Of
t,c Hunter DRUG Company. He handed
Mller 200. II is said, and the special
agent placed him under arrest
"Uc knew all the detail of the Office
naid Miller. "Hc said Mr.. YcilDwley
would get telegram calling him out
of town. He kncw this before Mr.
YellowlcY did. The tclcGram cnmc all
right Hc lncw everyone in the Office
by name