New-York tribune., 1921-01-14
4 Dry Agents,
3 Others, Held
In Liquor Deal
Fake Permits to Withdraw
1000 Cases of Liquor
Charged by Revenue Men
Who Make the Arrests
Former Inspector Caught
Accused Enforcers From
State and u. S. Offices;
Good Work. Say Chiefs

Seven men were arrested yesterday
by agents of the special intelligence
unit of the Bureau of Internal Reye-
nue. in connection with an alleged con-
spiracy to move 1000 gases of liquor
by means of what are said to be fake
removal permits, and by corrupting
agents of both the Offices of the SUPER
vising enforcement officer and the
state director of prohibition.
Two of the men arrested are inspec-
tors attached to the office of Charles
K. O'Connor. state director. They are
| William H. Hurley, who was formerly
an assistant district attorney of
Seneca Falls, N. Y. He came into Mr..
O'Colnor's Office June 5, 1920. The
other is Frank Streppone. of 215 East
117th Street. He entered the service
July 10, 1920
Two more are enforcement agents
under Daniel j. Chaplin, supervising
enforcement officer. They are j. j.
Dunn and Louis Eilperin. Dunn was
in the Office of the Internal Revenue
Collector for seven wears and was
transferred to the prohibition depart
ment on January Is, 1920. Eilperin
entered the department January 16,
1920.
Dealer Also Arrested
The others who were arrested are
Mamie Kessler, of 11S West 141st
Street and with a place of business
at 116 West Twenty eighth Street; his
brother-in-law, Samuel j. Cohen, and
Philip Coffey. CoAey used to be a
prohibition inspector until he resigned
and went to work for Kessler.
Kessler, Cohen and Coffey were ar
raigned late yesterday afternoon be-
fore United States Commissioner
Hitchcock. They were charged with
engaging in conspiracy to defraud
the government by the withdrawal and
transportation of liquor on false per-
mits.
According to David " Cahill, Assist
ant United States Attorney, Kesser's
part in the conspiracy was to procure
and cause to be made out fraudulent
permits for the removal of Liquor, and
( to have the liquor removed to. the Es-
sential Chemical Company, at 60 Cook
Street, Brooklyn, and to various other
persons and places. Cohen and Coffey
are said to have aided and abetted in
the withdrawal and the transportation
100000 Asked for Liquor
The specific act alleged in the com.
plant is the withdrawal and trans
portation Of 200 cases of liquor to
Rosenblat's garage at 1852 Boston
Road, the Bronx. Mr.. Cahill said that
these 200 cases were part of the lot of
1000 cases, and for the whole of which
kessler gave $4,000 in part payment
The total sum to be paid for the liquor
is said to have been $40 900.
kessler was held in $2,500 bail, Co.
hen in $1,000 bail and Coffey in 1000
bail. Bonds were provided and hear
ing. was set for next Tuesday
The two prohibition inspectors and
the two agents were paroled in the
custody of their counsel until to-day
when their case will be presented to
Commissioner Hitchcock. The men
were being taken to Brooklyn for
arraignment in the Eastern District
Court when their counsels interfered
and demanded that their clients be
taken before Commissioner Hitchcock
on removal proceedings before they
were taken out of this jurisdiction
After a consultation which did not
end until o'clock Commissioner
(ContInusd on uaoe thre.,