New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
Film Producer
Heldon Liquor
Fraud Charge
r.. ]. Cardos. Rich Austrian.
Arrested as a Fugitive
as He Prepares to Sell
His Home in BROOKLYN
Prescriptions Flood City
Doctors Names Forged, Says
Dry Chief; 2 More Die
From Poison Beverages

Eugene j. Gardos, an Austrian mo.
ION picture producer. accused by Chief
tugh McQuillan. Of the Internal Rcve-
nue. Department secret service. OF
being fugitive from justice on an
ola liquor fraud charge. was rcarrested
Yesterday Gardos is reputcd to be s
millionaire. He is we'll known among
Austrians and Italians on both sides
OF the Atlantic. He owns and for wears
occupied large house at 457 Eighty
hrss Street. Brooklyn
The case of the United States gov
ernment against Gardos dates back to
october :. 1920, since which time he
has twice crossed the Atlantic. On
that date he was arre sted BY Chief Nc
Quillan's men on charge of utteriny
forged permits for tho withdrawal of a
large quantity Of whisky from bonded
warehouses. He was arraigned at that
time before United States Commits
sioner S. NJ. Hitchcock who fixed the
bond at $500, but lated reduced it
to $500.
On tho date set for the hearing
Gardos failed TO appear and his bond
was forfeited, Agents Murphy and
Seib. of Chicf McQuillan's staff,
traced him to Austria, where he was
found to have invested heavily and
successfully in motion picture pro-
ducing company.
He returned to the United States a
few weeks ago with the intention of
disposing of his property here. and re-
turning to Austria and his business
there, the agents say. Agents Seib and
Murphy had been watching Gardos's
property and when the house on
Eighty first Street. Brooklyn, was
offered for sale they investigated and
located Gardos in South Brooklyn yes
terday. He was arrested and immedi-
ately rearraigned on the old charge
This time his bond was fixed at $4,000
and hearing in the case was set for
next Saturday.
Prohibition Director Ralph A. Day
reported yesterday that attempts to
forge liquor withdrawal permits were
falling Off, but that the city was flooded
with counterfeit and forged physicians
prescriptions for liquor.
In New York state 3.OS3 physicians
out of 1915 VINO were handed ques-
tionnaires by medical publication
supported by the wet element in the
profession answered the questions pro-
pounded. The first question was as
whisky necessary therapeutic agent"
Two thousand and fifteen doctors an
swered yes and ,041 answered no. For
ty-three per cent Of all the doctors re-
fused to answer the questions at all.
The second question was "Is beer a
necessary therapeutic agent?" One
thousand nine hundred and thirty-ninc
answered no and / ,067 answered yes.
Two additional deaths from wood
alcohol poisoning were reported yester-
day. The victims are Robert Doyle,
thirty-hve years old, of 426 West
Twentythrd Street. and Alfred Cable,
Of 47l7 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn.
Cable is survived by his wife and four
children. He drank alcohol used in
furniture factory. where he worked as
= furniture polisher.
Charles Wagner. chemist, appeared
before the grand jury in Brooklyn yes
terday and testified that in seven out of
thirty cases the liquor seized as evi-
dence was poisonous. The grand jury
returned indictments in thirteen cases
and dismissed seventeen of them. All
the cases were brought under the Null
Gage law.