New Britain herald., 1928-07-31
These Are In Addition to
10S Persons Made De-
PENDANTS Monday - Ac.
ton Direct Result of
Campaign Directed BY
Mrs. Mabel Walker Will
lebrandt.

the prohibition laws in connection
with the operation of night clubs
These indictments closely followed
another batch yesterday in which
1oS defendants were named. Among
those indicted today was Tommy
Guinan, brother of Texas Guinan,
night club hostess who was among
yesterdays defendants
Yesterdays indictments referred
to the activities of Is night clubs in
the Broadway bright light district
and today's indictments dealt with
eight more. All the indictments are
the result of raids conducted recent
ly by Washington enforcement
agents under orders from Mrs.
Mabel Walker Wiilebrandt, deputy
United States attorney general.
The evidence was gathered by the
agents posing for months as men
about town and patronizing the re-
sorts in evening clothes.
Notices of Indictment were mailed
today to all the persons indicted
yesterday and their attorneys were
also notified. 1t was believed that
they would be arragned for plead
ing next Monday and pending ar
ralgnment their bail Of $1,000 each
was continued. The fact that sew
eral judges are away on vacation.
Will delay trials until early fall.
New York. July 81 TrP)-Rroad-
way may have to give up its liquor
nj T1,o
machine is rolling down that avenue
OF gaiety at such an alarming rate
mat the street habitues are begin
ming to wonder where they are going
to get their highhals to celebrate
the election of new president in
November
Major Challenge
Drying up Broadway long has
been, a major challenge to the fed
ersl authorities. Now they appear
TO have accepted the challenge and
are out not only to sop up the stuff
that bubbles to the surface in the
night clubs but to tap and drain
the reserve supply as we'll
There Is probably no one area in
the whole world where liquor is so
expensive as in a Broadway night
club. The big profits do not all go
to the bootlegger but to the sup
port of the club itself night club
cannot support itself without LIQUOR
Without alcohol the night club in
dustry withers on the New York
amusement tree and drops off.
Not Only Losers
The bootleggers. then. are not the
only losers. Even more money may
be lost by the owners of the clubs
who have spent hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars on decorations and
entertainment
The big drive started the night
that Governor Alfred E. Smith was
nominated for president, although
there is no implication that Cover
nor Smiths nomination had any
thing to do with it. 1t was just one
Of those nights in New York when
a lot of people were out celebrating
and Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt
assistant attorney general. hit upon
1t as a good time to send her agents
into the good time" belt.
Ever since that night the hand OF
federal authorities has been pressing
down heavier and heavier on the gay
spots. A new type of paddock was
introduced against So night clubs
and speakeasies providing an injunc-
ton against the sale of liquor by the
place of business or any of it's en-
ployees. Violations thereafter would
be regarded as contempt of court
with summary sentence without trial
by jury. Not many night club
hostesses, walters or proprietors
wanted to go up against hazard
\ like that. The result was widespread
1OS Indicted
Now 1OS persons have been in
dicted on charges of conspiracy to
violate the prohibition law. The de-
PENDANTS include such Broadway
luminaries as Texas Guinan and
Helen Morgan. the former perhaps
the country's best known hostess.
Miss Morgan works as hostess in the
night club which bears her name
after she finishes her act in Show
Boat" Ziegfelds musical show. An
other famous defendant is Nils T.
Granlund. radio announcer who is
better known through Station WIN
as IN. T. G."
Neither Miss Guinan nor Miss
Morgan owns her own clubs. They
are merely employees and in their
previous engagements with the law
they have been cleared because OF
their status as employees instead of
owners. Whether they can maintain
their innocence under the new pad
lock provisions remains to be de-
cided when their respective Broad
way attractions are transferred to
federal court. They proba bly, will be
arraigned on Monday. Tex Guinan
said she learned in a spiritualist
seance on Sunday night that bad
news was on the way.
Maj. Maurice Campbell, prohibi-
ton administrator here and instiga-
tor of the paddock proceedings. was
asked the why of the sudden activity
of his men.
To stop Sale
ITO stop the sale of liquor" he
replied laconically.
DO you expect to dry up New
York ?" the major was asked.
Il can make no predictions"