The New York herald., 1921-10-04
FEDERAL DRY CHIEF
IN NHARTFORD JAIL ON
BRIBERY ACCUSATION
State Enforcement Officer
Is Fifth Arrested in
Rum Ring Drive.
FACES MANY CHARGES
Is Implicated in Confession
of Head of Detectives,
Also in Cell.
LONG LIST OF CHARGES
McAuliffe Corrupt in Every
Fibre Of His Body, Says
Prosecutor.
LONG LIST OF CHARGE


Prosecutor.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
HARTFORD, Oct 3.-Thomas +. Nc
Auliffe, prohibition enforcement Off.
Ger for Connecticut, was arrested by
State Police this afternoon charged
with accepting brlbe from Detective
Sergeant Andrew J. Richardson, New
Britain Chief Of Detectives. now in
the Hartford county Jail In default Of
bonds Of $4,000 on the technical
charge of receiving stolen automo-
biles = is believed the arrest Of Nc
Auliffe is the result of confession
made to States Attorney Hugh M.
Alcorn by Richardson on Saturday.
Charles and Sam Gardini proprietors
of the Grand Hotel in New Britain,
were also arrested this afternoon,
charged with paying money for pro-
tecting liquor sales.
McAulIffe's bail was fixed at $4,000,
in default Of which he went to the
county Jail, where the other prisoners
arrested thus far In the rum ring drive
are being held. The Gardini brothers
also had bonds flxed at $4,000. in de-
fault of which they too went to jail.
The three men arrested were ar
raigned before Judge Isaac Wolfe in
the Superior Court late this afternoon.
Calls Omcial Corrupt.
These men have been engaged for
long time In the violation OF State and
Federal laws said States Attorney
Alcorn In presenting his case. AS for
McAuliffe. he Is corrupt Federal Of
ficial''
At that point Henry j. Calnen attor-
ncy for McAuliffc. protested against the
states Attorneys statement After the
interruption Mr.. Alcorn continued:
Mr. McAuliffe Is corrupt in every
fibre Of his body. He has been contlnii.
ally misusing his trust for q year and 4
half The Garlinis have amassed a
great sum of money and the amount
which Mr.. McAuliffc has received makes
it necessary that the bond be placed
very high" ~..
United States Attorney Edward
l.. Smith. who also was present,
said: THE prosecuting arm OF the
United States and the prosecuting arm
OF the State were tor obtaining justice,
and II the accused is guilty he is liable
to prosecution by the United States
Gov ,ont ali f>xtt tot
$500 to $1,000 Paid.
When the prohibition agents attorney
protested against the high bonds asked
by the State Mr.. AIcorn replied he had
positive Information that in some In
stances McAullffc had been paid az high
as 1000 and $500. McAuliffe had been
Tiaced In charge OF the Government s
Investigation of liquor law violations In
the State. His arrest came soon after
ho had issued a statement to newspaper
men In which he said that within a few
days there would be sensational disclos-
ures made, disclosures which would
''prove that Hartford was not outside
OF the so-callcd whiskey ring"
In the statement made before he knew
he was to be arrested McAuiiffe said
Il would be a most unsatisfactory out
posure. which he characterized as a rot
ten mess. II II ended with the arrest
ard conviction of only such stool
pigeons, minor offenders or secondary
accomplices as Richardson, Jake Winkle
and the other New Britain men who
have been arrested The public will
never be- satisfied with the present re-
SUITS" he said. land this thing ought to
be pushed right through" Two hours
later he was In jail himself
Arthur II. Harris, prosperous truck
man OF New Britain. was arrested to-
night by State police. He Is said TO have
been In collusion with Detective Sergeant
Richardson and the Gardini bro TIERS of
New Britain In the transportation of a
$4,000 cargo OF liquor from New York
to Hartford. Bail was first fixed at
$4,000. but because his wife Is III he
was released In the custody OF his father.
BRIDGEPORT. Oct 3.--Patrolmen J. A..
Morris and George Calvin of the local
Police Department were suspended to-
night by Superintendent Flanagan at
direction Of the Board of Police Com
n,issioners. The board took the action
as result Of statements made to the
members by former Judge John $. Pull
man.
Judge Pullman charged at political
meeting recently that members of the
polIcc force were involved In burgiarics
here and the board asked him TO appear
before II and repeat his charges In de-
tail