Evening star., 1923-12-27
RUM LIST RECEIPT
FOUND, SIGNED BY
j. S. SPECIAL AGENT.
Two Bombs Exploded in
Probe of Bootleg Syndi-
cate in Capital. -
DEFENSE DEMANDS COPY
OF WARRANT FOR RAID
Raiders Declare Report of 1,411
Names Was Made to "Kid"
Reporters.

Two more bombshells exploded in
the Investigation Of Washington's al
legged liquor syndicate today.
The first was discovery Of docu-
mentary evidence that agents of the
special intelligence unit Of the Treas
ury had contiscated "list containing
names" when the raid of the offices
of the Morris s-Scarborough-L
combination was made at room 4O4
Continental Trust building, on De
cember 20.
The second was a charge in the fiji
ney James A. O'Shea for the defense
In the case that the government
agents were hampering preparation
OF the defense by failure to allow the
defense to see the original of the
search warrant upon which the raid
is that the District Supreme Court
demand United States Commissioner
George II. Macdonald produce the
original of the warrant.
Another development came wher
Justice F. L. Siddons of the District
supreme Court this afternoon signed
an order on United States Commits
sloner George H. Macdonald and Spe-
cial Agent George E. Golding 10 ap-
pear in court on January 4, 1924, at
ers OF the mandamus petition should
not be granted. Almost before the
ink was dry, Attorney OShea had
MED the papers officially with the
clerk of the court, and put the order
with a copy of the petition into the
shaIs, who are expected to serve
Commissioner Macdonald this after
noon. Golding being in New York, it
is believed that the marshals will
await his return to serve him.
AS to this list, which variously has
been reported missing and mythical
Star reporter today glimpsed a
duplicate of the original warrant and
In the handwriting OF Agent George
E. GoldinG of the special intelligence
unit of the Treasury Department saw
this notation:
December 90, 1928.
Washington, D. c
searched the premises described OF
the reverse side hereof and seized
one list containing names and seN-
eral bills paid.
"(signed5 GEORGE E. GoLDING.
Special Agent"
Says Warrant Mt Treasury.
United States Commissioner George
II. Macdonald, who issued the war
rant for the search of the offices rs
the alleged syndicate in tho Co.. 49,
mental Trust building, told The Star
that he did not have the orIslnaI o.
the warrant and that IL was in the
hands of Operator George L. Golding
Of the special intelligence unit of tb,.
Treasury Department
A visit to the offices of the specisI
intelligence operators, in the Treasury
Department. however. revealed that
Golding is not in Washington, but that
the warrant is. Agent Cox, Golding's
co-worker, said he had the warrant, but
that he had not yet made return of
II, because it Contained information in
the shape of affidavits with ii, that
would reveal some OF the governments
case to the defense.
According to law, the warrant must
be returned forthwith" according to
Attorney O'Shea in his petition for a
mandamus. 1t was served on Decem-
Forthwith according to o'shes.
meanh Immediately"
1t is explained that the course of
procedure in the issuance and service
with a duplicate and tender it to the
agent obtaining it.
Then the agent or officer with the.
warrant serves it and tenders the du-
pncate to the person in charge OF the
raided premises as a receipt for what
has been taken. Then he is supposed
to annotate what was taken on the
original warrant and return it to the
place of issuance, forthwith"
Would Check Legality.
O'Shea contends that his clients have
every right to see on what basis the
RAID which resulted in the removal of
papers from their offices was made. He
maintains that he, as their counsel, has
the right to see it to assure himself
that all requirements of the law in the
Issuance and service of the warrant
have been carried out.
Agent Cox stated that agents of the
intelligence unit have a list of names
after all. But he declares there are moth
ing like 1,411 names on this list In
fact. it is a small list with about
score OF names on it, he declares but
1t forms most important hinge for
the swinging of one angle of the case
Continuing, he said that he would
refuse to answer questions as to
whether the persons named on this
list are suspected of being purchasers
or not, but he did admit that the next
step of the agents will be to attempt
the corralling of sufficient evidence
for indictments of persons whose
names were used as Endorsements of
new customers of the alleged syndi-
cate.
I'VE know that purchasers cannot
be indicted for conspiracy against the
government" Cox declared, but if
another man as a safe patron, we feel
that conviction of the first man would
be a simple matter. That is one of
the angles of the case on which We
will resume work as soon as Golding
gets back from New York
When the case first broke" agents
Of the special intelligence unit, in a
with a representative of
The Star, stated that a list of names
was in their hands-seiZed during
raids on the offices. Later it was
stated that these agents were joking
when this was said-"kidding" was
the exact word used. On still another
occasion reference was made by one
agent to the DECIDING of 1,411 names
on the list. This state
ment stands out prominently today
in the face of the discovery that
Golding actually signed a receipt for
q '1ist containing Names" Now, that
list may have contained 20 or 1000
names, but there Is documentary
proof existing that list was taken.
And the fact that the agents have
not yet returned the original war
rant to the commissioner on the
ground that data contained in it
might be beneficial to the defense
Is another angle of the case that
will robabiy receive a high light
should the rays of congressional
be focused on the local
liquor syndicate investigation.
Since Washington's latest liquor
scandal started Commissioner Oyster
has received a number of anonymous
letters, some commencing him and
others denouncing him.
One letter, unsigned, but purporting
to be from a friend, warned him to
be on. the lookout for possible per-