The New York herald., 1922-07-18
EDWARD N. TAYLOR
NAMED in RUM PLOT
Prominent POughkeepsie
Citizen Indicted as Head
of Bootlegging Ring.
ADMIRAL EVANS'S KIN
Kept Steady Stream of
Scotch Whisky Flowing
Here, 1t Is Charged.
DETECTIVE is HELD TOO
Accused of Asking State
Troopers to BE Good Eel
lows and Pass Trucks.
DETECTIVE is HELD TOO

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
PouGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, July 17.-Ed-
ward M. Taylor was identified to-day
80 TIE man higher up" in the Pough-
feepsae rum ring scandal and indicted
by the Dutchess county Grand Jury.
He was placed under $4,000 bail.
Detective Joseph V. Shelly, for
eighteen years with the police force in
this city, who Is charged with telling
troopers that bootleggers were good
fellows and should be allowed to pass,
was also indicted and was admitted to
bail in the same amount.
Taylor is one of Poughkeepsie's most
prominent citizens and the indictment
las caused a furore in this city. He
IS the son of the late Hudson Taylor,
fot whom the Hudson Taylor, at one
time steamboat on the Hudson River,
was named, and nephew of Rear Ad-
miral Fighting Bob" Evans, who COM
manded the U. S. S. Iowa in the battle
OF Santiago. His indictment is for
conspiracy and contains three counts
on twelve closely typewriter pages.
1t states thaa he 'criminally did con-
spire with the bootleggers to transport
liquor; that he purchased two automo-
biles for the transportation Of liquor
and that on April he hired John
Burgess to drive one Of the cars w =
out a Federal permit"
Say Taylor Did Selling.
Burgess and another driver, Robert
Daniels. we're arrested two weeks ago
by State troopers at Staatsburgh. north
OF here, after Shelly had asked the
troopers not to bother them. Shelly met
the troopers later and accused them OF
double crossing him. it is alleged
Burgess and Daniels, it Is alleged, we're
coss in a machine that stretched from
Plattsburg to New York and has kept
a steady stream of Scotch whisky fiow-
ing south.
Taylor also is charged with having
procured barn for the transfer of the
liquor from car to car and having il
legally possessed and stored liquor, and
with making arrangements for its sales.
Telephone slips have been found which
1rdicate that he called up Lucio
dAmico of New York city on February
13, 21 and 27 for the purpose, il is under
stood. OF selling the liquor and that at
numerous times he received money from
Edward Cannon for liquor which he is
alleged to have sold to him.
Cannon Is in the pententiary serving
cne year for bootlegging with Thomas
Rossi. his driver. An address book
found on Cannon at the time of his ar
rest contained the names of d'Amco and
other persons with whom he is believed
to have done business.
The indictment against Detective
Shelly, who resigned July from the
police force, charges him with criminal
conspiracy, with trying to pass the boot
leggers through Staatsburgh, with un-
lawfully transporting liquor and with
having paid Cannon a sum of money for
liquor and with having used his position
as an officer to protect Cannon and
the others from arrest and prosecution.
He Is also charged with neglect of duty.
Both men were in court when ar
1aigned to-day and through their at
yorneys. pleaded not guilty. They were
kiven until next Tuesday to change their
pleas IL they desire. Former County
Judge Frank Hasbrouck Is Taylor's at
tcrney and he entered the room with
him. Taylor appeared a trifle nervous
at first, but smiled throughout the
preparation of the bail bonds.