Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1924, Page 4

$200,000 W as Paid to Withdraw| & Ligwr, Says Head of . Drug—F irm| = FIA.. lmltl wired thatj p wwell.” stood tri e series of mi s sppunfl 1o R ey ealth. Sith :E:‘a“).(.lu Stinson uvmm several m On March 10 Smith wired her llld'-h‘tlub.mlob.h- “I understand he is on the Dawes Europe”’ Senator Gk.llo'f" asked Senator Wheeler. Hayes had some mwledn of tho transaction. “Part or the ‘whisky was -nmad 1n the namé of an Compan % :q"lwurnmh‘ unbudn-!u fln nflnflmocumr.m&hn.m. Alps and others. th.. ONv-ldlo le Threre witn: mwk.'flh.mrk.dnluu Wcoent. “Orr was selling the permiits for $15_per case,” Goroni went on, “ana each of my drug com was get- D‘&‘ case back m Orr. Did_you Dy any ~To Murphy I D“d lboIk . $150,000.~ “That was for influence “It was for these p-.p.rl. “When was it?" “From May to about August, 1921. “In those three months you paid on wd Murphy $200,0007% was for uqnor“' “No for the permi Distilleries Are Named. “And you were not able to’ get any permits ‘without that Goronl sald he “Just got the papers” | ! and turned them over to the drug concerns. He named distilleries. yOverholt _distillery in Pittsburgh, have any permits?® Senator Wheeler | asked. “The flrst papers came on the Overholt. “Who does that distlllery belong 7T don't know.” The permits “all came the same price—$15 a case. The man that buys those permits— he goes and buys the whisky.” . “How much whisky in a case? asked Senator Brookhart. The room dissolved into laughter. The answer was inaudible. Goroni was led on with his ex- planstion, the drug companies, pay- ment of $1 a case to him for using his name. “This $150,000 you paid was boot- leggers' money?’ Senator Jones asked. “Yes, sir." “Tell us what the $300,000 you paid was for,” Senator Wheeler directed. The witness said it was for “1410, the section of regulations under which the permits issued. Sold to Bootlegmern. Senator Wheeler explained that the drug companies sold the permits to ‘bootleggers for $15 per case and paid 1 per case to Goronl. i vow, the $200,000 Murphy, it was for these perm! ey Goroni Eald he had records of pay- ments. 1 slgned the papers, got the money and turned it over to Orr and M PRy didn’t you testify to this up o m”&'«i‘%’v Yorik Senator Jomes asked, “at the trial>” o “I wasn't perm! “Now, you were paid back some Dg’ge)' from Felder's glflo!’fi-eru—l in- t me—some peo] sisted gu‘.;_ Orr give it back to me” Goronl sai He wanted his 7,100 cases of Scotch, PeSiay t Mannington.” “Did you mee! "Yeslln Murphy’s office in New ork.” “And they !‘rold !y;u 39—'“ the At- torney General's frien: They didnt specify the Attorney Gemeral. It was the Columbus cm:sl. “What did they say as to Smith Wanted to Testify. ~That he was in the Attorney Gen- eral's office. “Did you ever .talk t o dis- trict atmrnesa' at New York “T never di 'D\i:tyou offer to turn state’s evi- T°%7d mot. T wanted to watve im- maunity, defend myself as a clean T ho did you tell_that to?" to Orr and rmits?” of n" Senator Jones put in. le mx up the threat s-um- Wheeler Phiiad ui!he “Dld w\u-t you tell todsy come out ’N \& ‘fi&m Dioars (permits) were stolen,” Go- Toni said. Some Momey Returmed. ~Did Howard Maanington turn back some of L\m money? How much was p""gbont $40,000 ox $50.000—it was through Thomas B. Felder.” Goronl indicated. that the p‘rnlu “called back and Fagness “Some permits went throu;h? “Yes, Ibon! 60,000 cases.” “At 315 per. case?* “Yes." “You had trouble with Felder? - “Yes—I paid him 35000 with a promise I would not be indicted. I s.lkad for my mpney back when 1 was W3, Fiyan récommended Felder 1o me—said he was an honest man,” remarked Goroni. The committee identified Flynn as former head of the secret service. Goroni sald he imported 7,100 cases of Scotch whisky from Scotland “in 2 legitimate way” but that W. J. Fallon, a_distiller’s agent,. wanted him to sell it to bootleggers. ‘Was Offered $250,000. “He offered me a quarter of a million dollars,* Goroni went on, “to sell that to bootleggers. I refused. The whisky was in the White Star warehouse. Heilbronner and Company, export- «<rs, tried to get possession of it. They falied. After that they came to me with Felder and sald they would Eive me 2000 to ship the liquor back to Englan S nen b, Felder threw me out of_his office.” There was litigation and “by order as_reshipped 7.Had to lmp the shipment but the "ahoflfl« A carried three miles out, xidd on “Did you tl'@ any information as to vm actually become of it?* “The same kind of whisky, in bot- tles and cases, was selling by th bootleggers around New York.” He was not positive the bootlegge ~whisky was his own, but “it was the same and that kind has never JDeen mr‘ambef ref “What did you lose?" “Between $30,000 and $35,000—1liti- and all” ®ation Had Permit to Export It. The 7,100-case shipment was sent to the Alps Dfl:’l‘ Eauny, Goron{ ex- o PO nG foc Rk permitit t any! D‘ for permit—; as’a legitimate transaction,” fio- | O by dia the Scotch company re fuse. th,- payment you offered?” Sena- egumed. ”* Goroni went on. erranged with the agent to ship the liquor. I wouldn’t give up the shipment. He c-llled me up aud 1d me to go i This was in J-lu. llfl Goron! sai Senator ler Mm to rltell the story of_the eou; on the per-l*h. lmaue- for the defense were vit put o Gomnl said ‘T vum nu , but my attorney to ‘" llko the rest, Attorney General's N orflmd the whis- Xy turned om to the Scotch firm.” Heard ogwers bave everything in %‘:‘;‘r‘-‘r S T coutdn'c stop i ‘comeentration Prom: mu““mmnw “Patient - gottin ntm-." Stinson ed him when he ‘would return to St. Augustine. Smith rted . t Harding’s arrival ' was o1 18 response to “wire Ogden.” Told of l.pom‘ Letter. There were ekxchanges of messages rch 17 Smith told Miss Stin. “sent important letfer toda: Stinson asked him to return soo: “have Important deal umrust et home now, not whea it is ? greeable to your friend,” Miss Stinspn wired Smith. He responded that 'he would meet her and later madd an engagement for the purpose. patience is getting worn threadbare,” Miss Stinson said in the message. 4 eler recalled Goront. know how this money was " Whealer asked him.~ Go- ronl isald that $2 per case went to mn nncn and 50 can(- to a “lawyer named L/Es ; $4 per case went Goroni went on, “but the goods moved out Saturday.’ Senator Wheeler jumped at this mtemem. Means, it appeared, was investigate the theft S‘v Plot to Use Army Trucks. “There was a plot to steal the whis- ky with Army trucks from the Anchor warehouse,” Goronl said.. son hy Mis: 800; 8 stolen?" “I can't tell as to that,” Goroni said. “But when the cases were loaded they handled like empty crates. ‘Wheeler got Goron| to id Cimino as a “friend of Orr’ York. There were other liquor shi ments in !he Anchor warehouse, ‘Attorney Howland, for the Attor- ney Gemeral, took up the examina- " he went on. Knew Him in War. “Who is L'Esperance?” special assiatant to the dis-, roney,” Goroni said. ere is his office?" ith Hayward.” “When did you first know him?’ “When he ‘was a major in Hay- ward!s regiment, on the other side.” Did Orr tell you L'Esperance was | in Hly ard's office? 3 said L'Esperance ward's regiment. "Hiw was the Faivision arranged?” | H “30 Cenmts a Case Pald.” art, prohibition director, refused Yyou a permit to release 500 cases of Whisky and . then you tried to get fomo one of iufiuence to get it al- “Orr sent for me,” Goron{ sald, “and old me if we wanted to do business lk would be all rigitt. For “Medicinal Purposen.” The permits were for liquor far‘ “medicinal purposes” Goroni said. ‘But the liquor nevercame into |y, b your possession, but was distributed around by your agents to bootleg- gers? Notwithstanding you went on &e;:;!;gp'l}:};'?rrd a.mli( Felder and “L’Esperance was attorney for the | and asl = ““Yos, but not to get into any crook- | ComMaation—I was not present i ed proposition,.. Goron{ said. “He told |and Murphy. told me 50 cents a case | e to go to Felder and then when |went to hjm, p: Felder offered me $250,000, Flynn said | . ,_Mymm,, ",_:;r:,;,',: S l:_’:,' he was a crook. “Then I got into court, they charged ‘°,“’ 00 Honkyy Decaunss tRey Hadl me with stealing those papers that|® [aWYer In to cover up. had been issued—but the case never roni ‘said he called L'Esporance had the nerve to come up." Goroni| OnCe; but in- case of an arrest and en Howland asked if Flynn was not a democratic appointee, there was | 1o could not be located to appear for | hissing from the crowd. e aoreal sdded. it Asks Abeut Daugherty. o Unned | b district "attorney for the United Do you know as a fat that Harry | StatesT” Mr. Howland asked. | M. Daugherty ever sent any telegram| .. | telling Judge Hand to order these .B:,‘,'n‘;;"?,%“um&;‘&;{“‘mbfi:' %100 oams of liguor sent back to| Attorney General™ "Howland pro- | England?” Howland demanded. goeded. “and he has not donme any | It was on recommendation of the | business for you since.” Attorney General's office” Goron | - “No. named George B. Hayes, a New York{ “Now, attorney, as a lawyer he retained. with ‘After' you got $1 a case for appiy- liquor ts.” Howland permi asked, * Al han more L ‘why did you handle any It was for Orr." . "';vr‘:o g‘:ve it to you?” ohn Lynn gave me some; Orr sent me there to get it,” Goroni said. “When was Prohibi Hapy hen was Prohibition Director “Some time in 1921.” ‘Went Out of Basiness. “Was this business of handling Dermits continued after Hart retired?"* “I don't know—I was out of the business.” “All these matters were handled hy lh! district attorney’s office in New e l:;roduced hlmsel! to Goroni m‘:;.‘sl: ‘ef;’m-m VTV_.P::eler as a major ' you went out and talked | = Gaston B. Means just now?" ° es.” “And he asked you about this split of the money Goroni agreed. He had not told of it before, he said, because he was not asked. “Means just told me there was nothing -but garbage and ' bricks in those cases of Scotch of mine when they were reshippe: roni remark- d he had been talking with Means outside. Means asked n'Ae." he said “What was nington’s upm"" Wheeler asked. Telln of Three-Way Split. “Orr told me that Mafinington did not get so much, because part of it | went to Jess Smith—he had to split three ways.' “Did he tell you Smith was & triend | of the Attorney General?’ Ore ‘aaid "Smith was_ in the At-| terney General's offices,” Goroni re< sponded. Senator Ashurs observed that the “Dey ont of Justice was spying on_this committee. "rhis committee needs the evidence ¢ Howard Mannington,” Senator Ash ShiEw auee liave, that & collusion exists; thas. thoes lieve a on , that there Second From Private Car. tis a conspiracy with the Attorney The second, from a private car in |General to spirit Howard Manning- —North Carolina to Mal erty, from ton away in Europe, where he can- Jess W. Smith, told of the Attorney [not be reach General being en route to Florida. The| “I have demanded that Secretary datea were about March 5, 1923. Hughes be asked to furniah the orlgl- 1 M. S. 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WOrry, Mannin; hero 1f we want him,” you want Bimr him.” e want Howll.nfl -.lfl in the uproar thn.t he would endeavor to produce Man- "Wo 'Iu bring him here if we can,” Howland.explained, “and we wai implicatibh that ‘we are suppre: evidence." . “Lie,” lm methr. The committee was suppre: evidence to Daugherty, Howland pro- ceeded. Wheeler told him he lied. “I believe it,” sald Howland. “And you know it is a falsehood,”’ ‘Wheeler returned. In the ensuing discussion, Wheeler: | told Howland that “framed-up evi dence won't go on the witness stand ere.” Both men were on their feet, but the controversy quieted. George B. 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Hayes said hé was too far away. Jldn and. ordnrln' the whisky ipped abi e order from' Wuhl gton l'fllga his decision neces- “Garon] told you the whole story ut thebe Tiquor transactions?” Sen- n.or Wheeler asked. “?o Hayes “The last S aawr of B he wae in the federal court. My impression is he is amploy.d by the government now. Mr. Howland asked ‘as -to Judge actiof “Judge Hand granted a motion dis- continuing the government's ‘libel proceedings,” Hayes. said. Committee Adjourns. “The goods could not be shipped back while litigation was proceeding. The goods were shipped after the order.” He added that it “was out of the ordinary, to. my mind, that the pro- hibition = department ' should allow these to be shipped out while there wad litigation.” “And all this controversy was, then, (Conlinued on Fourteenth Page.). 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