New Britain herald., 1924-02-16
CONGRESS MAY ACT
 IN BOOZE SCANDAL
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and prohibition officials engaged in a
 legal battle in which serious charges
 were made against members of both forces and several on both sides were | suspended. Three deputy United States marshals now are held under l bond on charges of conspiracy to
 violate the prohibition laws.
 Meanwhile charges of liquor buying { by high officials and ordinary citi- zens alike have been on the increase. i Recently it was announced that list of hundreds Of names of prominent bootleg customers had been seized in a police raid. but the superiors of those who made the raid so success fully shifted responsibility for the list i backward and forward that the names 1 themselves finally disappeared entire i ly from public attention.
 ! No Probe Ordered
 ! There have been repeated demands i in congress for an investigation; grotesque picturizations of Washing ton floating in sea of rum have been published widely. and the capital has ! been the butt of many quips and much ridicule some of 1t wholly based on exaggerations: but every move for public inquiry into con- ditions has for one reason or another fallen short of the mark.
 Today it was apparent, however, that the shooting of Senator Greene had deeply stirred these in official positions. Many of his colleagues in the senate and his old friends in the l.. said they were ready 10 demand that something be done. Both the police and prohibition officials were very sparing in their comments, although they all attributed the blame to those who were resisting arrest.
 It was not entirely clear whether blame ever could technically be paced where it belongs. Those who were passing along the street at the time had only fleeting glimpse of flying automobiles and flashing fire of l pistols. and those who took part in l the battle told conflicting stories. | Two men who were in the car under l pursuit said when they subsequently | were captured, that they had not | fired at all, but their story was
 
 No Booxe in Car
 There was no liquor in the sup posed bootlegger car. when it was overhauled. The whole incident, the officers said. grew out Of a previous successful effort by detectives to pur- chase a half pint of liquor in the al- Icy where the chase started. Tn. prohibition car was on its way to raid the place when the other automobile was discovered drawn up at the door where the purchase had been made.
 Prohibition agents said the occn- pants of the car were unloading a still. The two men arrested said they only had gone into the alley to get n copper kettle" They were taken after the chase had been pursued into ths Virginia Hills across the Potomac and they declared they had discarded the kettle on the way.
 After the N-ray examination Of Senator Greene, this morning. Dr. Thomas A. Groover made this state- ment;
 "Thc bullet struck a glancing blow or tho frontal bone. toward the left. While it did cause fracture in that region, the bullet is not now lodged in the senator's skull" r
 The physician added that while his was preliminary, hopes for recovery Of the patient were en- lanced by absence of the bullet.
 Thorough investigation
 Intelligence officers Of the treasury ' were instructed today to make , investigation of the shoot Ing. Prohibition Commissioner Hay 1, nes said he was distressed over the . incident, and expressed his regret to i, Mrs. Greene by telephone, Further , than to say that the incident was q 'ery unfortunate one. however, fed sral enforcement officers made no public statement.
 oficers Of the prohibition unit de. ;lared prohibition agents were under ,trict orders not to shoot unless nec- sssary to protect their own lives.
 Dr. Thomas Linville, family rhysi- ian Of Senator Greene issued the following statement at noon. .,
 ''The N-ray shows the bullet struck he frontal bone Of the skull. 1t pro- |. luced a fracture at the point of con- act, but did not penetrate the brain. Senator Greene's condition is entire- y satisfactory this morning, and operative procedures do not teem ! necessary at this time. The senator s likely to be confined to the bospi- al for a least ten days