New-York tribune., 1921-01-14
4 Dry Agents,
3 Others, Held
In Liquor Deal
Hitchcock decided to parole the men
and listen to argument to-day.
All Arrested at Same Address
Continues from sase ems,


According to Hugh McQuillan, chief
of the Special Intelligence Unit, all
seven men were arrested at CO Cook
Frank Seib, Timothy Healcy and
George Anderson, ali in charge of
Captain Frank Frayser
| AS 1T was explained by one of the
agents, the presence Of the represen-
tatives from the directors office and
the enforcement officers office in 80
Cook Street was just luck for the
been watching the men from the two
prohibition Offices for some time and
while doing SO became suspicious Of
Kessler and the others.
1t was learned, according to Mr..
McQuillan, that Harry Kruzweil, pro-
prietor of the Essential Chemical Com
pany, was in the habit Of visiting
Kessler in the latter's office, and that
Kessler and Cohen were in the habit
Loaded Trucks Followed
Last Tuesday, the agents say, two
truck loads of liquor left the place at
50 Cook Street and, according to the
address on the permit, should have gone
to an address in Spring Street, Man
haitian. The trucks were followed, max
ing their way from Brooklyn to Spring
Street by the way of Boston Road, and,
according to McQuillan, then to Rosen-
blat's garage. The driver, he said, had
a permit to take the liquor to the
Spring Street address.
Yesterday trucks said to be filled
with some of the 1000 cases Of liquor
set out for 1877 West Twentieth Street
and never got there. Where they went
has not yet been ascertained.
Mr.. McQullan said that Kessler was
the one who got the liquor out. None
of the permits, SO Mr.. McQuillan said,
was in Kessler's name.
Five truck loads of liquor were going
from 50 Cook Street yesterday morn
ing, when Eilperin and Dunn arrived
to check up the stock.
Agents Inspect Permits I
Eilperin and Dunn, Mr.. McQuillan
said, examined the permit for the re-
moval Of the liquor. 1t was for the
transportation of $50 cases. Ninety
cases were on the truck. They per-
mitted it to leave.
About this time the two inspectors,
Hurley and Streppone, arrived. Kess-
Ter and Coffey drove up in q car. They
talked with the revenue men, and agreed
to pay the inspectors 500 each and
II
agents to have them neglect their duty,
it is charged. Two hundred dollars was
handed to Streppone, and the two in
spectors say they said good afternoon"
and left
They had not gone far, the inspec-
tors charge, before they were ac-
costed by Golding and Seib and invited
back into the store, where they say
they entered in time to interrupt the
payment of $500 to the two prohibition
agents.
Kessler is already out in $1,000 bail
for the alleged bribery of q revenue
agent. Coffey still wore his badge
when he was arrested, although he
The proprietor of the Essential
Chemical Company, Mr.. Kruzweil, was
brought to the old Post Office and
questioned by Mr. McQuillan. He was
not held. Kessler's chauffeur, Harry
Donahue, also was questioned and re-
leased.
The Federal grand jury yesterday
indicted Edward Donegan, contrac-
tor ci Brooklyn; Regina Sassone,
"Beansy" Rosenfeld. They were ar
rested on December 30 and are now
out under heavy bail. Donegan and
Miss Sassone are charged with con-
spring to defraud the government
Rosenfeld is charged with Offering a,
bribe Of $4,000 to Golding, Seib and
Murphy in the Hotel McAlpin.
Mrs. Mary Parkins, also q clerk in
O'Connor's office, who was arrested
With those now under indictment has
not been indicted. Cases are pending
against William Mccoy, Mrs. Volberg
C,aastillio, and Miss Katherine Foody,
all Of O'Connor's staff who are out on
bail charged with conspiracy.
Lawrence Malawfsta, bonding
agent, said to have offered $1,000 to
an employee of the prohibition de-
partment for aid in obtaining a liquor
permit, appeared yesterday before Com
missioner Hitchcock for a hearing but
it was postponed.
When asked what he thought Of his
employees, Mr.. O'connor said: "If any
one is crooked in my ONCE, I am glad
to have him nailed"
Mr.. Chaplin when asked for an opin-
ion of the arrests said: II don't know
anything about these men; just came
here. Good work. Keep 1t up"
Three Held in $4,000 Theft
Three men were arrested in Brook
lyn yesterday in connection with the
theft earlier in the day of $4,000
worth Of liquor from Pier SO, North
River.
The men gave their names as