Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1932, Page 12

A—12 *»» THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932. §2,000,000 ALCOHOL SYNDICATE PROBED ] | Former Banker Held as Agents Disclose “Import” and “Export” Liquor Ring. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., September 23.— Special agents of the Department of Justice pursued a wide-flung investiga- tion today into an alcohol syndicate which, they have said, did a $2,000,000 gross business during a five-month per- iod late in 1931 and early in 1932. Joseph A. Frayne, assistant chief of the agents said the ring was one of the largest of five operating in the metropolitan district, and declared it did both an “export” and ‘“import” business with Canadian interests. Began a Year Ago. Agents began their investigation more than a year sgo, but made public its results only this week when Edward J. Moffett, former bank official, surrend- ered here on a charge of embezzling funds from the Central Bank & Trust Co. He has been missing since April 12. PFrayne said Moffett handled the financial matters for the alcohol group. which had 15 accounts in the Central Bank & Trust Co. under fictitious names. Frayne asserted that more than $2.000.000 passed through those accounts. Moffett has been subpoenaed to ap- pear before the grand jury in New York tocay, but Frayne said he had been unable to obtain more informa- tion from him. Hugh McQuillan, Fed- eral income tax investigator, predicted Moffett might be held in contempt of court “until he is ready to reveal what he knows.” 20 Big Bootleggers. In speaking of the syndicate, Frayne said it included 20 of the big- gest bootleggers in the metropolitan district, ‘The main distilleries that supplied alcohol for the syndicate have | ! been raided and closed. Frayne said shipments were mode from these plants to alN parts of thE' United States and to Canada. The shipments were in carload lots, he said, and were camouflaged by oil. ACCUSED OF TRANSPORTING. Detroit Employes of Transit Company Held on Liquor Charges. By the Associated Press DETROIT, September 23—W. L. Ray, chief of special prohibition in- vestigators here, yesterday charged that Detroit employes of a transit company had been found to be engaged in trans- porting liquor between Detroit and the Atlantic Coast. Harry F. Hornstein, Detroit manager | of the Red Ball Transit Co., is under arrest here, charged with conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Plead- ing not guilty upon arraignment, he was held in lieu of $10,000 bond. Ray said two Detroit drivers, Sam Fleisher and Anthony Massu, were held under bond at Buffalo, N. Y., near where their truck was captured on’ Au- gust 23 with 3960 bottles of Scotch | whisky and five kegs of whisky malt which had been docked at Boston. Several other men are sought on| warrants in the same case, Ray said. | OPENING TONIGHT OF BOYS' Y. M.C.A.| Fathers of Members Invited to Be- ginning of Fall and Winter Season. The boys' department of the Y. M. C. A. will open for the Fall and Winter geason tonight with an inaugural cele- bration which fathers of the members have been invited to join. Open house will be held in all divi- sions of the department, with special | demonstrations of athlettc and social activities. The program will include bouts between some of the leading young boxers of the department, a life- saving _exhibition by members of the Boys' Life-Saving Corps in the men's pool. swimming contests under direc- of Kenneth Clayton, aquatic . and a motion picture comedy Refreshments wiil be served. Visitors will be taken on a tour of inspection of the gymnasium, game and club room, pool and the various craft and hobby sections. Guldes will in- clude James C. Ingram, director of the department; John F. Bergner and Fred T. Carpenter, associate directors, and Marinus DeGast, physical director. The program will conclude with a father and son swim in the boys’ and men's pools at Central Y. M. 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