Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18
SAVANNAH BANKER .
AMONG 81 CAUGHT
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Large FIOtiIIa Used 10 I'm
port Liquors, 1t Is Claimed.
To Be Indicted Under VOL
stead and Smuggling Laws

81 persons ALREADY under arrest at
Savannah, Ga, under the conspiracy
section of the prohibition enforce.
ment act, department of justice off,
Gals said today they, believed they
finally had rounded up one or, n
not the largest bootleg forces in the
United States.
Other important arrests were fore
cast, and it was stated that indict-
ments would be sought not only ,un.
der the Volstead act but also I'M
der customs laws against smuggling
and statutes making it unlawful
to transport. struggled goods. 4
Justice officers charged that Will.
liam Haar, c. Graham Baughn, Sam
Goldberg and Richard Bailey, who
were among the 81 arrested in the
first roundup yesterday, constituted
the "big four" of the force which
they alleged operated a large ftotiIla
of craft in importing liquors from
the Bahamas, the West midas and
Europe.
The further charge was made that
this force supplied the bulk of the
liquors reaching the market along
the Atlantic Seaboard as far east Nas
New JERSEY.
Agents of the department, it was
asserted; also had Traced shipments
as far west as st. Louis. Chicago
and Cleveland. r
Haar, it was stated, formerly was
a grocery clerk, but now is reputed
to be worth millions. Officers said
he had been indicted recently for
failure to make returns on an IN
come of 100000
Indictments of those arrested will
be sought from the federal grand
jury now in session at Savannah, it
was stated, and Federal Judge Will.
liam J., Grub. of Alabama, will be
transferred to Savannah to sit at
the trials.
The arrests followed two years of
Investigation by special agents Of
the department of justice and the
intelligence unit of the internal
revenue bureau.
GRAND JURY NOW SITTING
WILL HEAR EVIDENCE
SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 1.-two
United States commissioners in Sa-
vannah are making arrangements
to give, preliminary hearings to this
great number of defendants caught
in the great liquor roundup in Sa.
'vannah which began last night. ir~
Commissioner Richter will hold
preliminary hearings on Monday
and Commissioner Morcock has set
his hearings for Tuesday. This will
enable the cases to be presented to
the federal grand jury now sitting,
and the cases will likely be tried by
Judge Grub, of Birmingham, who
is sitting here.
At o'clock this afternoon a num-
Der of defendants had arranged
bond in the sum of $1,000 each.
Federal officers have not yet
finished their gigantic task OF !,
rounding up the alleged liquor, vio-
lators and their work is continuing
today, although little information is
being given out about it locally AR
rests are being announced as made.
Those Arrested
Among those arrested this morn
ing are some men we'll known in
Savannah. F. II. HIaar, the elder
Haar, was held on a charge of con-
spiracy. r. A. Bailey and c. G.
Tuten were jointly charged with
having a bottle Of gin in their pos
session. Nockman Goldberg and
Newton c. Hamm were charged
with having sold a small quantity,
Wylie Griswold, charged with con-
io oil IN
eleven quarts. All gave bonds FiD
the sum of 81, 900 each. Others who
gave bond this morning are r. D.
Pinckney, sale Of whisky; Fl. Gen.
ter, conspiracy; FELTON, Brown, pos
session and sale Of liquor.
The arrest of the elder Haar
makes four of this family now under
bond on charges Of conspirlng to
violate the dry law. The others are
Willie Haar, Fred Haar, Jr., anf
Carl Haar.
The federal grand jury, in return
ing indictments against William
Haar and others, charged in severn
wholesale conspiracy to vio-
late the prohibition laws and reveal
ed alleged plots to smuggle liquor
from France, Great Britain and her
possessions, and Cuba. The govern. =
ment further charged intoxicating
beverages were. landed at Fernan,
dina, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach
and Miami Fla; Wilmington, N. c.:
Charleston, S. c., and divers other
placers. consisting usually Of 500
cases, or $4,000 gallons"
Haar and others were also &C
cused of transporting from storage
and distribution points, such as
Louisville, Chicago, st. Louis, Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia and New York
City in like quantities. Haar was
arrested and after being hailed be-
fore federal commissiopeS was re-
leased on $4,000 bond.
Banker Arrested
John J. Powers, vice president and
cashier Of the Exchange bank, prom
inent in local financial circles, wag
among the first to be apprehende6 4
He was released on bond after 10
ing arraigned on a charge of violat.
ing the national prohibition act.
According to federal officials, the
evidence against the alleged con-
spirators was secured in a carefully
planned campaign by small army
VI uIy eLlOICCIlo- dSSuCSI, VINO are
said to have contracted with tbs
men for large quantities of liquor TO
be shipped to certain points.
The more prominent of those
taken into custody are:
Joseph B. Berner, merchant; Sam
uel Berner, former sergeant of po.
lice; A. Carlson, merchant; C. GrA-
ham Baughn, lawyer; Frank Balcua,
grocer.
Willie Haar, Fred Haar, Jr., Carl
Haar, Roy G. Ryan, Wolf Silver.
Rueben Tenenbaum, J. H. Thomas.
Jacob Williams, Mrs. Jacob Williams
and Robert Williams. all well known