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ing" chorused Griffin and the opera
| tives.
A Deputy United States Marshal
served warrant on former Lieutenant
Hamilton early this morning at his
home, when he was dressing.
do you want me TO come with
/ you?' Lieutenant Hamilton called
downstairs to the Marshal.
mo. Andy, you're too good fell
lcw," replied the Marshal "All I
want is for you to appear at the Fed.
eral Building for hearing Friday"
shall bring bail?' asked Lieuten-
ant Hamilton.
Yes. $4,000" said the Marshal.
Lieutenant Hamilton said later he
was not disturbed by the warrant, and
knew he would be vindicated.
Il want my friends. and the manu-
facturcrs in the northeast who have
stood by me so Loyalty. | want my SUI
perior officers and associates I'm the Po-
lice Department to withhold Judgment
in this case until 1t is over. when
they'll find / will come through clean"
said the lieutenant.
"1'll come through clean as I did be-
fore the Civil Service Commission,
without n black mark against my po-
lice record.
Il know nothing of the charges
except what | have read in the
newspapers. ! do know, however, that
l never detailed any patrolman or any
other officer connected with the Twcn-
ty fourth Police District at the so.s
called bonded warehouse.
"All the charges that appear in the
newspapers in my case will be easily
disprovrd. TIE Government oficia
already have dug UP bunch of crooks
from their ranks. but as yet they have
not involved the police department and
the" rr not going to involve ME.
Friend of Matt Griffin
Matt Griffin called at the Twen-
ty fourth District as he has called at
every district l have been connected
with in Philadelphia. lie has been to
NV home and I have been to his. We
arc more than passing acquaintance
we are friends. Concerning any
charges that are made against him in
this matter, I know absolutely moth
ing.
For the last week I have been busy
arranging some business affairs in con-
nccfion with bureau of Investigate ton
which ! am ABOUT to establish with two
partners. | presume | shal! have to lay
aside this work until the present case
is disposed Of.
II have taken two oaths in my life
time one when I became n naturalized
citizen, another when l became mem
Der Of the Philadelphia Police Bureau.
to uphold the Constitution Of the United
States and the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. These | have lived up to to
the best Of my ability. My record ns n
loyal American citizen and as nm ctf-
cicnt police officer stands unchallenged "
Lieutenant Hamilton said he had
heard Of the arrival OF the liquor at
the warehouse. and had sent the dis
triCt detectives TO investigate. They
learned that customs officers were in
charge, and on duty night and day. The
lieutenant therefore told his men 10 stay
away from the warehouse unless they
were sent for.
Says Customs Guard Confessed
According TO District Attorney Fried
man, Arthur V. llnmil. 124 South
Fifty third street, n customs inspector.
has made full confession and fur
nished al imc details of the plan nv
which it was expected to empty 5000
barrels containing whisky and substi.
tute plain water for the contents.
The water would have been shlpncd
to Greece as whisky had the plans ma
tured { was said. and the liduor would
have been disposed Of here through un.
derground channels. 1t was pointed out
at the Federal Building tins morning
that by this scheme the owners Of the
Whisky would have been paid twice for
their goods, once by the conSlcnco in
Greece and again by the purchasers
here.
Besides Hamilton. Smith. Griffin.
Kane EHmiIl. Simon and NIrTrmouv