The New York herald., 1921-09-18
BROOKLYN DRUGGIST
| HELD FOR BOASTS OF
| BRIBING DRY AGENTS
Two of Harris Men Accused
by Yellowley Sleuth, Who
Tells Of $lOO Offer.
WAREHOUSE Is ROBBED
Watchman Held Up and $48
Barrels of Rum Valued
at $4,000, Vanish.
LIQUOR IMPORTS GROW
Customs Reports Show 180,-
900 Gallons of Whiskcy Came
Into U. S. This Year.
LIQUOR IMPORTS GROW

special agents on the staff of Z. G.
Yellowley. the internal revenue ex-
pert who is temporarily assigned here
from Washington to aid State Director
Hart in the enforcement of prohibi-
tion. made another arrest yesterday
in connection with the investigation
of drug dealers who are believed to be
the source Of most of New York's
ildcit liquor supply.
This arrest, like the one which pre-
ceded it, involves an alleged attempt
to bribe the Government agents. and
is thought likely to lead to startling
disclosures in the operations of the
drug" dealing bootleggers which may
also implicate prohibition agents oil
the local force.
The dealer arrested yesterday Is
William Pfeiffer OF 268 Montauk ave-
nue., holder of permit to manufacture
alcohol. and proprietor of the Brook
lyn Pharmaceutical Company. He is
charged with attempted bribery. and
Commissioner Ra.hbun in Brooklyn
and held in $1,000 bail for hearing
September 81. According to Mr.. yell
lowley's agents, he has declared his
intention OF pleading guilty.
Says He Paid 800 to Agent.
Agent Rutter. field director for Mr..
" n. Nio ~
have succeeded in bribing two Of Direc-
tor Hart's agents. 1t is charged that
Agent Grill OF Mr.. Yellowley's squad ar
rested Pfeiffer after he passed over 500
which he Offered as payment for prom
:se to report favorably on his application
for an Increased allowance OF alcohol per
quarter. Mr.. Rutter said PfeifYer wanted
his quota raised from 500 gallons to
300 gallons. and that favorable re-
port upon this application had been SUBJ
mitted by Agents Heffernlan and Sher-
man of Director Harris staff. Mr.. yell
lowley decided to investigate the appli-
cation. end Pfeiffer's arrest resulted
Tho special agents have In line for IN
vestigation large number OF other ap-
plicauons for permits and increased al
lowances which they expect Will lead to
other arrests.
Mr. Yellowley and Mr.. Hart bo.n
stated. when they were asked if they
had received the questionnaires which
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes Is re-
ported as having sen. to all directors
demanding an immediate showdown"
Of reasons why liquor law violations are
increasing. that they had seen no such
questionnaires and had not received
word that any such plan as reported
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A gang of bandits, numbering twelv,
or fifteen men. overpowered two watch
men at the paper and rag stock warc-
house OF George Carrizxo. 1872 Sixth
street. Brooklyn. early yesterday morn
ing and carried off forty-eight barrels
Of whiskey. valued at $4,000. Carrix1o
had q permit for the storage of liquor.
One Watchman Held on Suspicion.
One Of the watchmen. Thomas De
Saints. was arraigned In the Fifth Ave-
nue. Court before MAGISTRATE O'NeiIl be-
cause, according to the police. he told
conflicting story OF the robbery and
created suspicion that he might have
been involved In It. When De Saints
appeared at the police station he said he
had been bound with wires and forced
against a wall In the warehouse by a
man who tied rop, about his neck.
Detectives say they examined him for
marks which would corrobora.e his story
but found none. He said he had been
surrounded by six men. all with revol-
vers. De SAINTS was held for further
examination.
Philip Pellegrino. the outside watch
man. appeared just as the nrst barrel
was being loaded on truck. He was
seised by two men who were loading
tho barrels. and taken down to tho
cellar, where he was bound with wiro
and fastened to ono OF the beams sup
porting the ceiling The police found
marks on Pellegrino's wrists.
The bandits spent half an hour got
ting away with their loot When the
first truck was loaded to capacity an
other pulled UP and was flied. Guards
were placed about the warehouse. and
two men who crossed the street to see
what was going on were seized and
gagged and held until the TWO trucks
got away. Then they were released.
Records at tho cusoms office from all
ports In the country show that notwith-
stending prohibition liquor imports this
yea have attained q high figure
Nearly $50. 900 gallons Of whisi<ey came
into America from Scotland and other
countries during the nrst eight months
OF 1921. The foreign valuation OF this
liquor was s1.02s.sf5.
In the same period 3o.211 quarts Of
champagne mostly from France. were
received. These had valuation OF s514.-
oos.