New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
+ alse r Per1nits
For $3,500,OOO.
In Whisky Held
Arrest Made Here Discloses
Alleged Use of Maiden
Lane Jewelry Depot as
BoOtlegging Headquarters
More Agents Dismissed
Ten in All Ousted Since Day
Took Charge of Enforce
ment in New York State

Al Goldwyn. $40 West 17sth Street,
former prohibition enforcement agent,
was arrested yesterday. charged with
selling fraudulent liquor permits. The
Ease also concerns the arrest, on
~ovember &c, Of Edward Mas. for
f6ehteen years claims examiner in the
(Eporation CounsePs Office. Unauthor-
Bed liquor permits covering the re-
lease of 87,500 gallons of whisky,
valued at s3.5oo,ooo, are exhibits in the
case
The men are said to have maintained
offices in Chicago and in Maiden Lane,
New YORK. An alleged attempt to bribe
Assistant United States District At
torney Harry l.. Brin in Chicago, who.
it is charged, was offered $4,000, also
is made part of this case. Goldwyn is
Held for the Chicago authorities.
Beside Goldwyn and Mas, two more
prisoners are held in Chicago. The
matter is being handled in New York
by Assistant United States District
Attorney Maxwell S. Mattuck and Chief
Investigator Hugh McQuillan.
Mas is accused of placing the raised
and otherwise altered permits. Gold
wyn is said to have sold or offered the
permits for sale while he had head
quarters in a Maiden Lane jewelry
establishment.
child. Chief McQuillan said that Col
owyn dropped out of sight" just after
Mas was arrested. Special Agents
Frank Seib and William Keyes were
assigned to find him. Since November
20 they have been seeking him. Yes
terday they received information that
their man would go to Prohibition
Headquarters, AZ West Twenty-seventh
street, in an effort to talk with agents
he met while employed there.
When he arrived at prohibition head
quarters he was arrested. He was taken
to the United States District Attorneys
Office, where John j. Lorden appeared
and announced he was Goldwyn's coun-
sci. United States Commissioner Hitch
cock was in Washington and arraign-
ment could not be arranged for yester.
day afternoon. After a conference in
which Lorden agreed personally to be
responsible for his clients appearance
before the commissioner tomorrow,
Mr.. Mattuck agreed to release Goldwyn
over Sunday in custody of his counsel
1t was announced yesterday by Ralph
a. Day, State Prohibition Director, that
another shake-up of agents might be
expected. Seven dismissed agents are
an appeal to Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes in Washington. John S. Par
sons, Chief Enforcement Agent, an
nounced he had suspended three more
agents. This makes ten men dropped
in the three days by the new admins
tration. 1t was said more agents are
listed for dismissal.
Mr.. Parsons said his men were busy
on Investigations and guarding places
where arrests have been made.
Edward Caulfeld, special policeman
Of the Erie Railroad. who says he is a
state trooper, was arrested yesterday.
s. Patrolman Charles Francis declared
that Caulfield was causing a disturb
ance in the B. r.. +. subway and re-
sisted arrest. Caulfield, itAis charged
drew a revolver and placed it against
The body of the policeman. The police
man ignored the revolver, he says, and
struck Caulfeld's jaw, knocking him
out. A pint bottle of gin was found
on the prisoners person, the policeman
charged.
Prohibition agents investigating
large shipments of liquor from Hobo
ken arrested John K. Segrave, of 302
West Twenty second Street, Manhat-
Park West, Manhattan, on charges of
violating the Volstead act. The ship
ments included 205 barrels of alcohol !;
SS8 gallons of alcohol, and 237 gallons
of alchhol. Proper permits were not
held for the shipments, it is alleged.
William ]. Powers, former Manhat-
tan saloonkeeper, caused the arrest
yesterday of Raymond Mulcahey, of
ELL West 138th Street, charging that
Mulcahey extorted $500 from him on
the representation that he was pro-