Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-07
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FOR RSENATORG GRAY
Nv Be Arrested Today on
n Charge Of Violating tho
Liquor Law
aleAcHERY WAS RAI0Eo

r.,,ro, warrants Of arrest in the
fede,S limited States Marshal Math.
1anos n.;,i rrobably be served today upon
Ses VIZ Senator George Gray and his po.
St..e, sssociate, John J. Flynn, pro-
ncn,s ntics, Of the F'rankford Bleachery,
pr.e.' l,nan charges Of having illegally sold
| liquor. .. ..,s ,,ror
AZ As,.cherv. u upon which occasion pro-
snee,.;on sne agents are alleged to have
nlu.ht nlu..h some liquor, and to have ar.
pousnii for the purchase Of large
nnstitv. nnssuit r. q. Davidson. group head.
1harse of the prohibition enforcement
" an cna IL Wilkes Barre, will probably
omce 4 william A. Kelton, acting
ssuurcssrvising surss,Ii prohibition enforcement
sf6cer here. ....--.. ~.
u,b;,e no official announcement OF
~. VIZ" wss made by State Prohibition
sps n;rsctor Davis today the latter re.
U.sstsd his statement a few days ago
M I., = new group head would soon be
snss.n,nced sns. TO take charge Of the Phila .
Sninhis Office. The State Director at
~ ssme time refused to- comment!
o, sne Kelton's resignation and declared
W. ypVp he had not asked Kelton to resign
W. Nod the officer in charge sent In
sor p, f@ormal @ resignation to his ONCE.
Ths Director declared some one was
.s.,,r, nrotection to Senator Gray
~ Ia mariner, Flynn. And in view
u 1I tb;s ia circumstance" Davis said, II
decided to take personal charge OF the
| Investigation. , cu.,
Sas A state Senator and explained that
ia VI nurpose in conducting a probe into
~ case was due solely to the fact that
ssnested complaints had been received
sSpt liquor was being brought by truck
:,cm Amber to the Frankford bleach
~ ~ and being sold there defiantly.
Kslton denied ever having seen Sen.
;tor GRAY and said he did not know the
nan. "if any protection was offered
sny nv one, II must have been prohibi-
tion t SCENTS" Kelton explained.
-"I was ordered by Director Davis
~ investigate complaints against the
Trankford bleachery." kelton said. "1
| arst sent two agents to a certain ad.
dress in Frnnkford where n man was
10 meet them who would arrange to
surchase a quart Of liquor from Flynn.
fbe man who was to be there failed to
appear. ,.: a !.
rrankford and told them to meet man
m A saloon located three squares from
the bleecbcry. The man failed to ap-
near the second time.
Prohibition agents assigned by kcl.
tcn to investigate the complaints said
they were given the wrong address.
Kelton said yesterday he knew Of the
raids on Wednesday night. Didn't
~the agents report in my office carry
Nv Il ,nnrpinD for ,vnrk " p1
Ton explained. land didn't know of
their G meeting in the state Director 5
Office that afternoon at 4 O'clock!'
ID Director Davis. however, denied that
Kelton knew of the raids, and said he
ordered Commissioner Manley to sign
The search. warrants in his Office and
directed the agents to meet there. in
order to keep the plans secret from
Kelton.
The two prohibition agents who pur-
chased quart of liquor as evidence In
the bleachery on Tuesday night from
Flynn said yesterday that the latter de-
clared he was hard up for cash for
campaign expenses and that he would
De glad to sell them all the whisky they
wanted.
u The agents explained that they prom.
ted Flynn to distribute campaign liter
ature among the saloonkeepers to aid
0enator Gray's candidacy. while nego.
tating tlfs purchase Of liquor. and ar.
ranging to buy ten gallons to be called
Tor Wednesday night.
kelton yesterday declared that Sen
ltor Gray was not the man the Repub-
lean Organization wanted in Office and
that II was only by a slip that he was
elected.