Evening star., 1921-11-02
POLICE RECOVER Z !.
CHAMPAGNE LOOT
Get 80 Cases, Part Of Liquor
Stolen From Mr.. Letter,
and Make Arrests.

Thirty cases of champagne. part OF
the $4,000 worth Of wines and liquors
taken from the country home of
Joseph Letter, millionaire clubman, in
Fairfax county. Va, the morning OF
October II, have been recovered by
the local police and operatives of the
Morgan Bradford detective agency
Three men were arrested in a raid
on the premises of William P Cady
twenty-nind years old. a Isteamfitter
2b12 Z street. Cady being one of the
Trio. Frank Raymond Cady, twenty.
residing at 2505 Pennsylvania avenue
ana John Warning. a chauffeur, CIV
ing his address as 2611 X street, were
tne other persons arrested.
Other arrests. probably would have
Deen made. but prospective prisoners
1t is stated. drove from the vicinity
Of the Cady home in high-powereS
machines, the machines of the police
department. being unable to keer
pace with them,
Receives Bullet wound
one man in the crowd received a
ouilet wound in his thigh, and was
taken TO Georgetown University Hos
pItai Els name was not recorded by
the police. The bullet that wounded
nm II was stated. was intended for
one one or the alleged participants in
are expected to be made.
INSPECTOR Clifford l.. Grant, chief OF
1etectiVes. who led the raiding party
last night, said the police had been in
possession of valuable informa tion
since shortly after the theft of the
liquor. but 1t was not until last night
that they were able to make any ar
rests. imported wine taken from the
Letter home was in demand at 500 a
case, the price at which it had been
onered to wealthy residents Of this
city. and the wife of one of the resi-
dents Is said to have tipped off" the
alleged bootleggers TO the police.
Bought With Marked Money.
Ten cases Of the champagne were
recovered from the premises of H. 3
Spencer. 2012 Massachusetts avenue
an intimate friend Of Mr.. Letter, who
had consented to Mr.. Letter having the
detectives have the wine delivered to
Mr.. Spencer's home. Marked money was
given In payment for this particular
wine. according to the police. and
one OF the men arrested. the police
say. Ten other cases were found in
the shed where the raid was made
the police reported and several five
gallon tin containers. similar to those
used in the transportation of alcohol
also were in the shed. The other ten
cases were found at the home of a
resident whose identity Is withheld
by the detectives.
Fearing trouble with the men al
legged to be implicated in the affair
Inspector Grant had a corps Of twenty
detectives and operatives of the pri-
vate detective agency on hand last
night. Trouble started as soon as the
detectives appeared. and one of the
detectives deemed it necessary to dis
charge his weapon.
Get Writ OF Habeas Corpus.
Warning had $1.147 in his posses.
sion. while William Cady's cash
amounted to $3.50. Inspector Gran,
communicated with the Virginia au.
monwealth's attorney Of FairfaS
county are conducting an investiga-
ton in connection with the taking OF
the liquor. Charges of illegal pos
session Of intoxicants were preferred
against the three men this afternoon
Through their attorney. the three
asn CORPUS spf' Tor their M release ease pending pc eAs
nearing. The writ was granted by
Justice Hitz in the District Supreme
Court.
this AFTERNOON from SHeTlu ). II. ALL
son Of Fairfax county, Va. naming
the three men as having been i'm
the premises of Joseph Letter, in
which goods valued at 100000 are
alleged in the warrant to have been
removed.
Mrs. Letters Statement.
Concerning the champagne recovered
from the home Of Mr.. Spencer. Mrs
Letter issued the following statement
Some days ago we received in
formation through the detectives en-
ployed by us on the case that the
champagne which had been stoler
from our country home in Virginia
could be obtained, but We were ad-
vised not to receive it in our home
in this city, and they suggested tina,
we have a friend receive it for US
Acting upon the advice and directions
of the detectives we requested ouI
friend, Mr.. Spencer, to receive for US
any champagne which might be de.
livered at his house, the delivery OF
which would be arranged for by the
detectives, and Mr.. Spencer consented