The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-08
j. 5. BLDG.
FEARED AS
rum STORE.
Don't Want Repetition of
Squi6b Affair." Says
WinkIer.
HE SENDS 1T TO JAIL
Dry Chief Would Safeguard
$4,000 Seizure.

Deputy Federal Prohibition Admin.
istrator George L. Winl1ler stored a
100000 liquor haul in the Marion
County Jail today because he feared
the liquor might be stolen from the
Federal building if it were stored
there
The liquor, "about 1850 bottles"
Of bonded whisky, imported from
Canada, was seized by Winl1ler at
the Nickel Plate freight yards late
Monday.
Wallace Anstess, 40, Box AL, on
the Noblesville Rd., was arrested by
Winkler and Sheriff Omer Hawkins
when he admitted that he was the
Joseph Moran" to whom the liquor
was shipped.
Takes No Chance
Winkler said the liquor was taken
to the county Jail for storage be-
cause facilities are better for safe.
guarding the liquor there. AS a mat.
ter of fact 1 didn't want to take a
chance on having it stolen. 1 don't
want to take a chance of a repetition
Of the Sqmbb's affair"
Some $4,000 worth of w. p.
Squibb distillery liquor disappeared
from the Federal Bldg. while in the
custody of United States Marshal
Linus p. Meredith.
Three Negro Federal Bldg. en-
ployes, Negro tailor and delica-
lessen store proprietor were con-
victed Of the theft after the disap-
pearance was aired in the United
States House of Representatives and
reported exclusively for several days
in The Times.
ut Shall Not Pass"
every drop or this liquor will be
destroyed" Winkler declared. "It
will all be at the county Jail and
The Times can make a check of it at
any time"
4 Group Chief Oscar Holman listed
the booze seized,4SVinkler said, but is
in Lebanon, Ind, today on another
liquor case. .
Al stess declared in a written con.
fession before the dry chief that he
had paid $1,000 cash and $4,000 in
checks for the cargo. 1t was re-
ceived from a city on the Canadian
border. Winkler said. investigation
being made there today.
Other local arrests in connection
with the suspected ring are expected
momentarily. Winkler said.
"Secret" Tip
Winkler refused to disclose where
he received the "tip" the liquor was
at the freight yard.
With Sheriff Hawkins he went to
the freight yards, obtained the bill
of lading for the shipment and went
to an express office, where they
found Anstess arranging to have the
liquor taken to his farmhouse resi-
dence, nine miles from the city on
the Noblesville Rd.
Anstess said he was expecting 900
gallons of alcohol in the shipment.
the dry chief said, but evidently that
is to arrive in a separate shipment.
The man said he bought the
whisky with the expectation of sell
ing it to visitors in the city for the
Indianapolis auto show next week,
according to Winkler.
List of Customers
A list of seventy-five or 100
customer" was found in Anstess'
residence. The Federal grand jury
and prohibition officers will make an
extensive investigation, of the
customers list, and any others who
might be involved in the plot to sell
the liquor, United States Attorney
Ward said,
The liquor was packed in piano
boxes labeled dry goods" and con.
sisted of quarts and points of "Old
Log Cabin" whisky, and several
other varities of gin and other
liquors.
Anstess said he paid $40 q case for
the whisky and IS a gallon for the
alcohol according to Winkler. At
present bootleg prices h eGould have
sold the booze for at least $50, 900.
and by mixing and cutting the
whisky and alcohol probably could
have realized a much larger sum.
Tho man is said to have admitted
arranging to store the shipment in
an auto top repair shop. Two truck
drivers at the freight, depot for the
booze were questioned and released
by officers when they said they
| knew nothing Of the liuuor,