The Washington times., 1922-08-07
DUE
|NL|QUOR PLOT,
SAYS DRY HEAD
Two Clerks in Prohibition o.
fees to Furnish Evidence
in "Ring" Expose.

That Ivan P. Pennyworth and
William r. Hayden, clerks in the
office of the chief Of prohibition
enforcement operatives, are part
of an elaborate "plant" in the
sensational liquor plot which
brought about the arrest of Max
Halperin and Melville Sternfels
at the Racquet Club Saturday
was indicated today by those in
charge of the case.
Pennyworth and Hayden are
going to make mighty fine wit
nesses for the State" c. E.
Yellowley, head Of the dry
sleuths, smilingly declared today.
Silent on Details.
ITO disclose their exact connec-
ton with the affair would not be
in line with my policy" Yellowley
said. Further than this. he had
little or no comment to make on
the fast-developing case, ramifica-
tions of which may involve whole
sale arrests and drastic changes in
the personnel of the enforcement
office, II is understood.
Publicity Is about the last thing
Yellowley and his workers are court
ing. The type of man they really
want" in dry-act violation cases
of importance, Yellowley pointed out
is generally very well "heeled."
through his profits in running coun-
ter to the Volstead act.
"At the first breath of scandal in
the newspapers," Yellowiey said, |,
they skip out. Last week we lost
four or five possible arrests be-
cause men connected with cases,
some word of which had already
been divulged. shipped abroad from
New York"
The quickly-famed Racquet Club
case remained static today, 30 far
as Yellowley and his operatives DIS
closed. There had been no additional
arrests since Halperin and Sternfels
were apprehended at the exclusive
Sixteenth. street establishment on
Saturday afternoon, as they sat con-
ferring with Pennyworth, prohibi-
ton office documents on the table
before them and In their pockets.
Halperin Ii BaiIed.
Temporarily, Sternfels appesred
to be lost in the shuttle. Captain
Peck Of the Second precinct said he
had been turned over 10 the United
States marshal yesterday, presurna-
bly, to be remanded to the District
Jail. He had not been received at
this institution, however. Late Sun
day night Sternfels had not furnished
the bond of SIS, 900 demanded Of him.
Halperin secured professional
bondsmen who put up a like amount
for him. He left for New York yes
terday, issuing a statement upon
his arrival protesting his arrest and
setting forth that he would do every
thing In his power to clear his
name. He had been called to Wash.
ington, he said he thought, to con-
suit clients in a liquor case, and his
apprehension was without due pro
cess Of law. Both he and Halperin
are attorneys.
He denied that there would be
any employment OF the big
broom" in the division Of the prohi-
bition enforcement unit under
there Is any dead wood" init.
Our operatives are put on trial
as soon as they Join us, Yellow
month or thereabouts their records
show they have not filled the bill,
off come their heads" No gen.
eral cleanup is contemplated. II
was indicated from his converse
ton.
Yellowley, said, however, that
there might be important an
nouncements in the Halperin-Stern-
fels case this afternoon.
The cases of Halperin and Stern
fels will be presented to the United
States grand jury here on Septembt r
s, II was announced. Volumes Of tes.
timony are being arranged by Vel.
lowley's men. 1t became known to-
day. that a check-up Of wholesale
druggists throughout the country
has been started, with reference to
their good standing and any exertion
of Influence upon prohibition en-
forcement operatives which may
ha Va haan pra cticed IN obtain unwa T..