The Washington times., 1922-03-21
VIRGINIA BOOZE
GANG LEADERS
MAY Be JAILED
Promised immunity by State
Officials, Y. 8. May Prose-
cute Them.
RICHMOND, Va, March a.

RICHMOND, Va. March 21.-
Although several prominent men Of
Staunton were granted immunity
from prosecution BY the State re-
Gently in the Augusta county cir
cult court and admitted that they
were members Of . whisky ring"
which had engaged Tom Tisdale to
make "moonshine" brandy for
them, they may yet Be prosecuted
in the Federal Court
Probe Into Ring.
Robert A. Fulwilsr, Federal pro.
hibition director for Virginia, with
headquarters in Richmond, indicated
this today after his return from
Staunton. where he was engaGed for
several days In making Investigation
into the alleged" ring
1T Ii generally understood" he
said, that the Federal and State
courts have concurrent Jurisdiction
In liquor cases and even where q
state court has disposed Of q case,
1t II still permissible to prosecute Il
in the Federal court.
Whether or not Judge Mcdowell,
Of the Western Federal District OF
Virginia. in which Staunton IL To-
Gated. would permit further proceed
ure In this case Ia not for me to say.
/ might say, however, that he is q
great stickler for comfy among
courts and when another court has
handled q case his usual practice has
been to hold hands Off. AZ It were"
Report II Conlpiled,
Director Fulwiler spent practically
all yesterday at his office In the Fed
eral building compiling the report
Of his findings In the Staunton invss.
tigation. The report was forwarded
last night TO Commissioner Haynes
at Washington.
Plan Silent Invasions.
New drives to dry up Etates that
still are listed by prohibition officials
as very wet" will take the form Of
silent invasions by regiments OF en-
forcement agents, moving about in
cognito from locality to locality. md
all acting under orders for sinlulta-
neous raids.
against bootleggers win he followed
learned today. Special agents.
ers, will be drawn out Of Florida
within a short period. Officials here
believed today that the cleanup Of
violators would be complete within
a week or ten days.
Some of the chief attacks Of the
raiders in their coming campaigns
will be in the rural section OF
States from which the country's
principal supplies of moonshine have
been obtained. Prohibition officials
here said today that the moonshins
liquor problem is second only to
that Of smuggling and 10 gaining
Importance az an element Of danger
to enforcement.
Moro Attacks Coming.
After the Florida cleanup Of rum
runners, q number Of other South.
ern States will be singled out for
attack by the raiders. Georgia. the
Caroiinas. Virginia And Tennessee
probably will be the esnters Of
spectacular raids.
Reports to officials today disclosed
. very alarming increase In the out
put OF white mule" Millions Of
gallons Of this dynamic brand Of
liquor are pouring forth into the
larger cities to appease eager de-
mAnds OF bootlegsers. now unable
to obtain WHISTLES of the bonded
variety. according to reports Of pro-
hibition inspectors sent into the
field.
Many Of the prohibition directors
have asked for the aid Of extra
forces of general prohibition agents.
Their forces are too limited to
attempt a general and wholesale
roundup Of alleged violators, on a
scale similar to that now under
way In Florida, officials declared
today.