The Washington times., 1924-04-08

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b in the hands Of the United States
marshal"
you mean they are violating
che Injunction"
Yes, the Injunction is a joke"
Committee Calls YelIowIey. :.
The witness also charged, that
the Department of Justice PRO
tested" against the filing of Grim.
tnal charges against the Standard
Beverage Company. AS a result
the committee decided to sub.
poepa e. c. Yellowley. prohibition
chief.
Armstrong further charged that
all liquor law violators knew In
advance what their sentences
would be before they plead guilty"
DO you mean that the Federal
Judges in Chicago were in collision
with defendants to fix a nnnal-v
before the cases were decided IN
court"
II don't believe there was a
single nlea of guilty owe ed IN
the Federal court at Chicago in
the last four years that the de-
PENDANTS didn't know In advance
how much fine they would have
70 pay or how much time would
be given Them" Armstrong re-
piled.
Collecting Daily Graft. /.
"Who was collecting for the
Treasury Department down there?"
II know the men and they col.
Iected graft every day."
Nov this wasn't in the Depart.
nent Of Justice?" Paul Rowland,
attorney for sDaugherty, protested.
II know that" Wheeler retorted,
"but we want to bring out here
that the Treasury Department was
negligent to say the least in the
way 1t handled liquor withdrawal
and brewery permits"
Armstrong cited one case where
q man. named w. o. Flowers was
arrested on a dry law violation
and confessed he paid $500 to a |
negro politician named MCGOWAN"
60 fix his case.
us this graft going on now?"
Eyes, it's going on every day and
the graft runs into hundreds Of |
thousands Of dollars monthly" said
Armstrong"
Marshals "Fear Gunmen."
Questioned again about the Stand
ard Beverage Company, Armstrong
said the deputy marshals were
forced to remain in the office Of
the company across the street from
the brewery and weren't allowed to
even enter the brewery proper.
'Why?" "
Because Of the fear spread by
Terry Druggan, the owner, and his
gun crew." said Armstrong. "Why
they are making beer there right
now and selling II under the mar
shaps nose. Their wagons are on
the streets every day"
Armstrong declared that certain
brewery cases" never reached the
hands Of Mrs. Mabel w. Willie.
brandt, assistant attorney general, |
In charge Of prohibition cases.
Mrs. Willebrandt called w. W.
Anderson, my superior, and me into
her office just two weeks ago and
asked us why she didn't get the
1iles In various cases and why some
cases were kept out Of her hands
entirely" said Armstrong. 1--WE
Armstrong revealed that political
1AAAtOOASO WoS the COUnS I
try" with permits to manufacture
beer.
Mrs. Willebrandt called in Mr..
Britt. chief Of the litigation section
OF the prohibition bureau, Arm.
strong said. She asked Britt why
30 many permits were issued by his |
section to outlaw breweries which
ehe had proposed to close by in.
functions.
What did Britt say?"
Mentions Congress Influence.
Britt said the bootleggers' law.
yors come in with q nicely pre-.
pared case and then comes the pres
sure from the big politicians, the
Senators and Congressman 30 what
can you do?'"
what did she say?''
"She said what she would do with
the bootleggers ana the politicians
% WELL" the witness said. "The
fact is 90 many permits have been
issued to breweries that 1t has be- |