Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
UNDERCOVER WORK
AIMED At Cassidy
Curtis and Doran Reveal
Agent Was Placed to End
Rum PeddIing.

Undercover work by q prohibition
agent in the Senate once Building, just
disclosed by Vice President Curtis and
former Prohibition Commissioner James
M. Doran, resulted in failure Of the
first court case made against the Man
in the Green Hat" George L. Cassiday,
but Cassiday, arrested again last Fall,
was convicted, and now has this second
case up on appeal.
These facts stood out today in the
latest prohibition revelations, as 1t was
learned that the work of the under
cover prohibition agent in the Senate
ONCE Building has been completed and
no new developments are expected to
result from his probe. DR.. Doran is
now commissioner of industrial alcohol.
At the same time, 1t was learned that
the undercover agent, who appeared TO
be an employe Of the Senate, was placed
ir the Senate once Building upon
request of Col. Edwin p. Thayer. sec
rotary Of the Senate. Col. Thayer was
out of town today and could not be
reached for comment.
L1SC Returned 70 C&SStu1ys
Cassiday had a list Of customer"
including the names Of Senators, &C
cording to both Vice President Curtis
and DR.: Doran. but this list has been
returned to Cassidy.
"The prohibition agent was placed In
the Senate once Building" said DR..
Doran, mot to spy on Senators nor to
make any cases against Senators, but to
drive Cassidy out Of business there.
Although the first case against the Man
in the Green Hat was unsuccessful in
court, we feel that the mission was sue
cessful, because Cassidy was arrested
short time later by Sergt. George M.
Little of the Police Department and was
convicted on this case"
Cassidy Is the author Of q series Of
articles which have just concluded pub
LEGATION In several newspapers Of the
country concerning his admitted deal
ings with Members of Congress.
The records In the case show that
Cassidy was arrested last Fail as a
result of the work of the undercover
agent and some liquor was seized. When
the case came before Justice Peyton
Gordon in court the charges were dis
missed for lack Of probable cause and
for want Of power of arrest" of the
arresting off1cer. Justice Gordon sus-
1oAASN O AAo1AOA w ouPPAC SS VIC CtA0CASS
In the case.
Awaits Appeal Hearing.
About 10 days later, Cassidy was again
arrested, this time by Sergt. George M
Little of the Police Department. This
case came before the same Judge, Pey-
ton Gordon, and Cassidy was found
guilty. He was sentenced to Is months.
He appealed the case, and is now await
ing hearing before the Court Of
Appeals.
The nature of the complaint reg
istered by Col. Thayer against Cassidy
was not disclosed. It was admitted to-
day, however, by both Vice President
Curtis and DR.. Doran that it was Col.
Thayer who made the request which
resulted in placing the undercover agent
in the Senate building.
'The work of that undercover agent
in the Senate once Building" Dr.
Doran said today, "iS now a closed
chapter. We expect no further new
developments from it,
Asked If the agent was still in the
employ Of the Government, DR.. Doran
said he could not answer that ques-
ton"
DR.. Doran said it had been well
known that Cassidy had been operat-
ing in the House once Building and
later in the Senate ONCE Building,
off and on, from 1920 to 1929. DR..
Doran said it had been charged that
the prohibition authorities had winked
at Cassidy's activities among members
of Congress. He was glad that the
whole matter had now been made pub
lie, DR.. Doran said, because 1t showed
that instead Of winking at the ac-
tivities of this man, the Prohibition
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