Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-23

Swackhamer' are mentioned in all
six indictments, the Fords man hav-
ing been the first called in by theI
federal body. The agents are wits
nesses IN the case but are not iln-
plicated otherwise. it is said.
1t is alleged that the other indict~
ments charge that Cone and his ac-
complies had offered money 10 theI
agents TO refrain from making inves-
tigation and search Of certain pre-
misses for liquor, not TO report seiz-
ures of certain intoxicating nquorss
TO make certain raids and to refrainI
from making arrests for violationI
Of the Nolstead act.
According to information obtain
ed the agents received money o4s|
three occasions from the Cone mem
once 800 and the other two aneuntS
s25 and $50. The $1,000 offered IN
the boatload deal was never paid, i
is alleged. ----sssr=
! II is understood that Bey told ira
/ jurors that the Con gang attenpf-
/ ed 20 Fix raids with him, and or,
two occasions had liquor seized b1
the two agents repurchased by sa
loon keepers in Perth Am boy. SoufhI
Amboy and Middletown.
Cone was recently admitted to}
the bar and according TO his businessl
card, his practice is confined to thei
United States courts. United States}
internal revenue cases and United
States department OF the interiofI
cases. After he was implicated ia Il
case in this city which followed Il
raid, the former prohibition chief
made known that he was trying t0I
represent the man.
One of the biggest bootleggers nj
the state, a man who recently figur
ed in a case with general agents.
from the New York Office is said to1
be interested in this case with Cor Il
and Scully. The gang. il is said. con-j
fined their efforts TO Middlesex and
Monmouth county.
Cones Record
The arrest of Cone brings back
memories of the days when thel
South Amboy man as a prohibitioRl
agent made a name for himself inl
( dry circles by his numerous raidsl
in this city and hereabouts. His manx|
raids resulted in his being appointed
as group head and later as chief prod
hibition officer.
As chief prohibition officer Con 81
covered the entire state and last faill
/ he asked for the dismissal Of twelvel
| federal agents and the Washington
Office agreed to the dismissal Of eight
of them. Some of the former sgenrsl
retained counsel and in turn counterl
charges were made against the chief
! He later was dismissed by Intefna 4
Revenue Commissioner Blair.
At this stage Senator Edge camel
/ into the fight and revived chargeSl
that Cones records at the India nl
1 bureau showed that his expense ac-
counts had been misused.
Backed by Drys
Confidence in Cone has been ex-l
! pressed at all times by the Auti-'
Saloon League. This league Interests
( ed "Pussyfooti Johnson under whomI
Cone worked on the reservations IN
/ the West and Johnson in Europel
cabled his confidence in the South
+ Amboy man. Commissioner Haynes
J and Deputy Commissioner Jones also
/ expressed confidence in Cone during
+ the investigation of 1922.
/ Cone while head OF the field force
/ Of the state delivered a number of
lectures in churches under the aus
/ pices OF the Anti-Saloon League and
/ received So a lecture. according To-
representatives of the league,
4 The ire of Chairman Salmon OF the
| Republican county COMMITTEES was
! aroused by Cone last fail after the
prohibition man had offered his SER
vices in the campaign as a "spell-'
binder salmon told Cone he did.
not want 10 meet him and told him.
I in strong language over the phone.
Cone was later invited to a dinner
at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark
by a number of Republican women.
and when Chairman salmon learned
of it he refused to attend. At this
dinner Cone made a strong plea for
/ law enforcement.
Believers Of Cone in this section
were somewhat upset by reports DUR
ing the last year to the effect that
he was on friendly terms with sa :
loonkeepers who he had previonsiy
/ arrested for prohibition law viola
tions. In one case. IL is said, the
South Amboy man paid visit to a
saloonkeeper just before making q
church address on enforcement OF
the liquor laws.