Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20
L GUNNER HUNTED
AFTER NUMBERING
i. S. AGENT IN RAID
Official in Party of Five Shot
to Death and Others Seized
in Brewery Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ELIZABETH, N. j., September 90
Federal, State and local authorities
sought today to round up a gang of
gunner who ambushed a raiding
party of Federal dry agents in a
brewery and killed one of the agents.
John G. Fienello a. years old, of
Philadelphia was shot and instantly
killed yesterday when he walked into
the boiler room of the Rising Sun
Brewery, where a gang of IL gunner
had lined up and disarmed his COM
panions.
The raiding party Of five Federal
men came from Philadelphia. Robert
Young, special supervisor of breweries
in New Jersey, was in charge.
Leaving one of their number at the
entrance as guard, the agents entered
the brewery. They arrested the engi-
neer and two stokers in the boiler room
Young and three agents remained with
the prisoners, while Fienello went
through the plant seeking others.
At that point the gunner rushed
into the boiler room with drawn guns
covering the agents whom they dis
armed. Fienello, unaware of the at
tack, walked into the room.
Agents Gun Jams.
There's Fienello-let him have it,
one of the gunner yelled, and stepped
behind Young to use his body as a
shield.
Fienello attempted TO fire his gun,
but it jammed The man behind
Young opened fire with two guns,
killing the agent instantly. He was
shot seven times.
City and State police were hurried
to the brewery with tear gas bombs
and riot guns, fearing the attackers
might intrench themselves in the
place, but they had fed i'll automo-
biles, after disarming the agent guard
ing the entrance.
Later Police Detective George Craig
was slightly wounded in the neck by a
bullet fired through a window while he
was searching the place. No one was
found in the place. The brewery is in
the Union Square district in the heart
of Elizabeth. The plant covers two
city blocks and is one of the oldest in
the State.
Dry agents raided the Peter Breidt
| City Brewery here last Tuesday, dump
| ing 244,750 gallons of beer The Fed
eral men declared that during that
raid ganesters set upon Federal agent
guard and stopped the flow of beer
into the streets.
John j. Dunno, who some time ago
announced his retirement from the
New Jersey beer racket, was released in
| $4,000 bail yesterday on charges Of
manufacturing liquor, maintaining
nuisance and interfering with Federal
| officers
The Federal men declared he was the
| leader of the seven men who invaded
| a brewery, but Dunno said he was the
owner of the place and, in company
of two men and his attorney, had mere
ly called to ask the agents to stop the
destruction of the beer.
Surprise in Brewery.
| The raid at the Rising Sun Brewery
was made under the direction Of Pro-
hibition Administrator John d. Pen
nington of Philadelphia, who has juris-
diction over New Jersey. 1t took place
without the knowledge of Alexander p.
McPhee, deputy administrator, at New
ark, in immediate charge of the district.
Federal authorities said they believed
the gangsters had followed the raiders
| from Philadelphia and attempted to
waylay them as one of the two cars in
which they set out had been forced of
! the road by another automobile which
escaped.
| Administrator Pennington said: agent
Finiello was one of my bravest and best
! officers. His loss will be keenly felt by
the department 1 hope the citizens of
New Jersey will take corrective meas
ures against the gangster domination Of
| the beer racket.
"Finiello could not be bought and
feel sure the gangsters set about pur-
posely to murder him, calling him by
name before firing"
City police today found signal tower
above a garage opposite the brewery.
The room was about four stories above
the ground, and its window commands
view Of all the streets surrounding
the plant.
1t is believed a lookout was on duty
there at all times. A direct telephone
line led to the brewery office.