The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-14

D|ST|LLERY
AGA|NSEALED
Barrel of Whiskey Found in
Gasoline Tanks of Auto,
Two Under Arrest

The warehouse OF the Hammond
Distilling Company is again sealed
and two men are under arrest fol-
lowing a daring daylight theft yes
terday of a full barrel OF bonded d
whiskey.
Evidence pointing to conspiracy
involving i number OF Individual
now In the hands OF Ber1 Morgan,
state director of prohibition en-
forcement, and G. ]. Simons, eener-
al federal agent.
simons, who had last been heard
from at Washington, seemingly
dropped from the blue sky into
Hammond yesterday afternoon and
made the arrest
TWO In CUSTODY
The men now in custody are
Andrew Brunnel1, formerly of Cow
ington. KY. ard now living in Chi
cago. and W. F. Meyers. distiliery
gauger who has been stationed IN
Hammond since 1913.
Just how the tip that there was
something wrong at the distiilery
reached ears of federal officials Is
not being divulged at present. Suf-
Ace to say that Simons slipped into
Hammond and, after watching the
warehouse and the cars leaving Il
less than a day. picked off the ont
which he wanted.
Brunnell, who had been employed
for two weeks on 4 soft shipping
clerk" job at the warehouse, show
ed up yesterday with a brand new
Auburn Six. He backed it carefully
into position alongside the ware
mouse, close u a window. y canopy
had been placed over the car from
the side of The building. effectuaily
screening IL from both the rays OF
the sun and prying eyes outside the
high board fence. II also prevented
watchers from seeing anything thaf
transpired through the window.
REAR SPRINGS sAGGED
Brunnen started home early. HI
had no passengers in the rear seat
Yet the springs sagsed suspiciously
He was stopped. Nothing seemed
out OF order at first. The rear sea
cushion was lifted. disclosing th'
opening into what is ordinarily
used as the gasoline tank.
smelled strongly of v hiskey.
At the Hammond police station /
was soon learned that the gasoline
tank had a partition in 1t. Their
was just room enough left arounr
the filling tube to hold a small
two
suspicion under ordinary circum
stances. The real gasoline suppl,
| was in a tank located in front o.
the instrument board.
The work of draining the liQuoI
through the small outlet of th'
tank required considerable time
When the men finished filing tn
jugs and other vessels, they ha'
twenty-six gallons.
/ But that wasn't all.
The car spent the night In a gar
age. This morning Agent Simon
and Director Morgan looked 1t owe
again. Gus found place where tn,
back cushion to the rear seat wa
loose. He thru his hand behint
the fabric and discovered anothe
copper tank. 1t had been shaped Il
| fit within the cushion and hell
twenty-five gallons of whiskey
This brought the total find up to
| barrel
Brunnell and Meyers. the gauger
were arrested on charges of con
| spiracy. Meyers insists he know
nothing of the affair and declare
| that he is certain the liquor was no
taken from the warehouse.
HIS STORIES CONFLICT
Brunnell tells conflicting stories
He says he met the secretarF-treas
urer of the Hammond Distillini
! Company in Chicago and that tn
! Cincinnati man hired him at $50
week to hold down the shippinl
clerk job at Hammond He says tn
car was given to him and that h
does not know how the strange liq
uor tanks came to be there.
Both mon were arraigned tht
! morning before L. S. Commissione
| Charles Surprise in the Fedora
court and were bound over to tn
Federal grand jury. Brunnell'
+, bond was fixed at $4,000. Will
Meyers was required TO furnisl
s2.5oo.
Other arrests In connection Wit
the conspiracy are expected from
intimations of the Investigators.