Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
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Nsvsv Kceps "sueh lettsrs"
=. "No. I always tear up such let.
lbrH, % I haven't sot them. AnywsS, /,
y don't believe l wrote ID Mr.. McCon-
1su about the matter. think l Ques.
tlened him verbally about IT,"
q. You said you knew nothing about
Z the IMrsrial Drug Company. which was
19metlmes called the Imperial Chemical
Oo0pAAy. Do you still ray that you
Aovef heard Of them2" -.
~ 4. mo, ! don't know anything
at0ut them, and that's all I've got to
xenys, know there 10 no letter Of mine
q the Mcconnell case records, for l
3 04n't write any"
s"Afs you aware that nearly ali
the papers and correspondence bear.
- On the so-called Mcconnell con
9rpcy case and the fraudulent with.
! Seawals were stolen from the files Of
-. Nee Connell's ohice?"
a. ~ don't know anything about
A1t AFFAIR at ALL"
Q. Ibid you indorse the Rev. John
y. Davis as Mr.. McConnell's success.
A.. well, Mr.. Davis came to me and
asked for my support and Endorsement
and gave him verbal Endorsement for
the place, but not a written one. We
want to Keep out Of that sort Of thing.
! don't want anything to do with this
liquor game or the enforcement oiRce."
Mr.. Baker concluded the interview
sy saying:
have Known for the last ten days that
this thing was to be blown Oh. No
IL All l~A
District Attorney Cole, saws that
peeparations for the prosecution of the
Mcconnell conspiracy cases are vir.
tuelly complete. He also says that the
defendants will soon be summoned to
plead to the indictments. He doubts,
however. whether the cases will be listed
for trial before autumn, because of the
state Of the calendar.
The letter written by Mr.. Mcconnell
Mae bis reply to an inquiry made of
him BY Mr.. Bnker. Virtually all OF
the correspondence and documentary
evidence bearing upon the 100 or more
Raudulent withdra wal permits involved
IN the Mcconnell case were stolen from
ONCE.
According to Mr.. Davis, who was
formerly a member Of the legislature, !
and who succeeded Mcconnell as Pro. |
hibition Director. the disappearance Of
these documents from the Office files took !
place before he was sworn into Office In |
January. He declared that he could ,
throw no light upon their disappear.
aAce.
Abe Fierman was credited with being
the brains Of the concern" by a Fed.
erai agent, whose lengthy report on
the Imperial Drug Company is in the
nsnds OF District Attorney Coles.
Fiermsn Also Indicted
Both Abe and Ben Fierman. as we'll
as their associate. Adolph Schoenbrun.
were indicted In the Mcconnell case.
Each Of these men was held in bail
~ Judge Thompson with the two score ,
and odd others rounded up In alleged
Interstate bootlegging operations. Total
beil for the group was put up on
March q to the amount Of $16S. 600.
According to information now dis.
closed BY District Attorney Coles,
two motortrucks containing sixty bar. |
reis Of whisky consigned to the
Imperial Drug Company from Balti.
more. were seized en- route on Sen.
tember 21. Robert ]. Gottfried wns
Involved In this transaction. Gottfried.
Who, Mr.. Coles says. Is now in New
York. is among those indicted also In
me Mcconnell conspiracy case, and ia
snder $4,000 bail.
The sixty barrels consigned to the
lmperial Drug Company Of Wilkes.
Bafre were cOnfiscated BY the Govern.
nent as 1t was discovered the concern
had no basic permit. The motortrucks
6ere returned to their owners.
Although without a permit. and re.
FUSED one BY the Federal authorities.
% Mr.. Mcconnell advised Mr. Baker
in his letter Of August II, quoted pre-.
viously. the enforcement agents found,
according to Mr.. Coles. that the Inn.
perial concern had contrived to eet
withdrawn some 900 cases and eighty.
I've barrels Of whisky. How the Fier.
mans managed their operations was
brought out In the evidence d aced At
Ne disposal Of the Federal Grand Jury,
DR.. Davis II q cousin of Judge Davis.
VI the United States Court Of Appeals,
whose brother, q Camden lawyer. was
rounsel for Sam Singer, who earned
the sotriquet Of "the King of the l}oot.
!eSyers." When Singer was before
Judge Davis he asked to be replaced by
mother Judge, because his brother was
n the "a -