Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
SCORES PROMINENT
IN D. c. ON LIST
OF LIQUOR SUSPECT
Names Seized by Prohibition
Bureau in Case of Triton,
Charged With Smuggling.
BANKERS AND LAWYERS
AMONG PENSIONERS"
Bourbon Whisky Priced at $40 a
Quart, According to Dry
Agents Information.

Names of scores of Washington
most prominent citizens, high in official
and social life, are known to be on a
| list of customers seized from an alleged
liquor smuggler, 1t was learned today.
The list is in the hands of the Pro-
hibition Bureau and was seized in the
investigation of the case of Michael
Tilton, 5000 Connecticut avenue TIL
ton was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Turnage February IA on
a charge of smuggling, The case was
continued until next Monday.
Special agents of the Prohibition De-
partment, who engineered the arrest of
Tilton and David Tavan, 1893 Park
wood place. have checked the list of
customers and are interviewing many
of them. In some cases they have in
dicated a willingness to testify. Officials
OF the bureau limited that some big
surprises are in store for the Capital
before the interviews are completed.
Bankers Are Named.
Listed among the customers of the
alleged smuggler are well known names
of bankers, brokers, lawyers, members
OF most of the prominent city and coun-
try clubs and patrons of prominent
hotels.
Tilton is out on $4,000 bond, includ-
ing one bond for $500 from Police Court
here for charges Of transportation and
possession of liquor.
The Federal Government is known
to have been on the trail of Tilton for
more than two years, and he was finally
arrested through operations of the spe-
cial agents of the Prohibition Bureau.
who work directly under supervision of
DR.. James NJ. Doran, prohibition COM
missioner.
Some of the prices alleged by the
Government to have been charged by
Tilson and his associates, according to
the information of the dry agents, were
as follows: Bourbon whisky. $40 per
quart; six pints for SOS; IL bottles
bourbon. $85: three bottles gin, $22 So:
two bottles vermouth, SIS: champagne.
$110 per dozen: IL bottles silver band
gin, $50; Indian Hill whisky, 800 per
case.
Say Autos Were Used.
Federal agents claim that some of
the alleged liquor Triton had was being
brought in by automobile to Washington.
Tilton's methods were first disclosed,
according to records of the Prohibition
Bureau, through trunks shipped from
EtUflud ny EXPRESS, one OF W1lcIk was
traced TO his address. His arrest took
place January 26. He was leaving the
house occupied by Tayan. and. accord
ing to the Federal agents, had in the
pockets of his oyercoat several bottles,
which subsequently proved to be brand
of alleged Scotch whisky known as
Vat &c."
Six quart bottles of this were found
in Tilton's possession. the records show
This liquor. when taken to custom off,
GERS operating in Baltimore and Wash
ington, was declared to have been
struggled. A customs search warrant
was obtained and on January 81. Tavan
was placed under arrest at 1888 Park
wood place. On search of his place, the
records show the following alleged
liquors were found: One hundred and
nineteen pint bottles Meadyille whisky
SO fifth bottles High and Dry gin, !
bottle Bicardi rum, 81 fifth bottles
Lawson. Scotch whisky. fifth bottles
Gilby's gin, bottle chartreuse, gal
Ion can part full) of alcohol, bottle
benedictine, i bottle apricot brandy
and empty burlap sacks marked mono
pole" and wat &c."