New-York tribune., 1922-11-03
Days Letters
Go to jury i'm
Rum Inquiry
Books of Former Dry Chief
Obtained i'm Federal Ef.
fort 10 Reach Bottom
of Alleged Irregularities
Inspector Henry Yields
Police Official Changes His
Mind A b out Immunity
in Bronx Liquor Seizures

The Federal grand jury, which for
the last month has been investigating
conditions in regard to illegal traffic
in liquor, will continue to-day it's ex.
animation of the books of the cloak
and suit firm of n. A. Day & Co., whose
President recently resigned as pro-
hibition director for the State Of New
York. John Holiey Clark jr., Assis.
tant United States District Attorney,
eald last night that he had subpnnaed
and would present to the grand Jury
to-day the correspondence Of Mr.. DAVIS
firm with the Capitol National Bank.
OF which Mr.. Day is a director; the
mutual Bank and the Garfcld Nation al
Sank IN regard to notes Of r. A. Day
q Go; held by those banks. He will
also have for examination the ledger
OF the firm, the pay roll books and the
report OF an accountant named Sand
ers, who went over the books some
time, ago. Frederick w. Henkle, the
bookkeeper of the firm who appeared
before the grand jury yesterday to ex.
plain the entries in the books, will be
on hand to-day for the Same purpose
Inspector Henry Testifes
Police Inspector Dominick Henry,
who refused several days ago to sign
a waiver, and was therefore unaccept-
able as witness, changed his mind
yesterday, signed the waiver and was
one of those examined by the grand
jury. 1t is understood that the govern
ment wishes to get from Inspector
Henry any information he may possess
concerning the raid on liquor owned by
Nathan Bornstein and its subsequent
disappearance.
In July. 1920, about s115,ooo in liquor
was saized from Bernstein at 900 Free
man Avenue, the Bronx. On March l
Of this year this was ordered returned
because of faulty search warrant.
The liquor was taken to stable in the
Bronx, and, although police from In
spector Henry's district and prohibit
tion agents were placed there to watch
it, every case of it disappeared within
"a few days.
Louis Mouquin, president Of the
Mouquin Wine and Restaurant Com,
pany, operating three stores besides
the restaurant at Twenty-eighth Street
and Sixth Avenue, was another witness
before the grand jary yesterday. It
was Impossible to ascertain the nature
of the evidence sought from him. The
restaurant was raided some time ago
by prohibition agents, who arrested
waiter on a charge Of selling liquor to
patrons.
Appeal TO Daugherty
H. L. Scaife, formerly al investigator
for the Department Of Justice and at
one time connected with the pro-
hibition forces, now with the Wo-
mems Good Government League,
who has already asked for the
resignation Of Commissioners Blair
and Haynes for their attempting to
whitewash the office of Director Day."
sent a telegram yesterday to Attorney
General Daugherty asking that the two
commissioners and records in their pos
session be subp9naed before the grand
jury here to show what they know con.
corning the illegal Withdrawals from
the Republic Warehouse. Mr.. Seattle
said that he had information that these
men, formerly with the American To-
bacco Company, have had relations
with the Republic Warehouse, now
under investigation.
Judge Hand denied yesterday petit
tior filed by the Standard Carpet Com
pany to release q large stock Of car
pets and other goods seized by Frank
K. Bowers, Collector of Internal Reve-
nue., following a liquor raid on the
building Of the company at ,319 East
Forty-fourth Street. Judge Hand re-