New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1930, Page 15

26, 1930. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY CONGRESS REFUSES - AIDTO CRIPLES Will Do Nothing for Victims of + Probibition Agents' Bullets Washington, July 26 — If a citi- zen engaged in lawful pursuits is killed by prohibition agents that's just his hard luck. He can't de- pend on Uncle Sam to do anything for his wife and Andrew W. Mello millionaire secretary of the ury, has always backed up multi- treas- dry agents to the point of opposing such | bills as would provide financial aid for the families of their victims even when the innocence of the victims was a matter of general belief among other officials and members of congress. At that time® prohibi- tion enforcement was under his de- partment, but has since been trans- ferred to the department of justice. Mr. Mellon's unwillingness to ad- mit that prohibition enforcers make mistakes was responsible for block- ing three such bills in the last con- gress. These arose from the shoot- ing of Jacob D. Hanson of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Henry Wirkkula of Big Falls, Minn., and George C. Wal- thers of Underwood, Wash. Hanson was killed by a coast guard bullet, Wirkkula was killed by a customs patrol and Walthers was made a helpless cripple by the gun of a pro- hibition agent Ald Sought for Three Each case attracted nationa tention. Bills were introdu congress to pay Mrs. Ki 000, to pay the Hanson h 000 and to pay Walthers month The hous: orably reported the cutting the amount to it wasn't put to a vote. wrote the committee Mrs. Wirl e onsy “have a very unwholesome and might tend to render the treas- ury's “earnest efforts less effective.” The committee on claims, how- ever, reported that Wirkk: lost his life through a government agent's negligenc A year ago last June, it fo Virkkula was driving home wi s wife and two childre from a shepping trip to Duluth. Cus- toms Inspectess Servine and White were out cn the road looking for smugglers. They had a the road. but Wirk make out what it was up as he r L shots crashed into dove into a ditch w was mortally wounded No Liquor in Car would effect” the er or bootlegger tained no liquor. that Wirkkn a perfect right {0 be on #nd probably didr't stop couldn't read the sizu or fng held up and robbed said he had only t the but the committee said he should have taken more careful aim Mellon said the accident be deplored that it kula's fault and that heen acquitted at a trial for murder. Hanson was a citizen standing and popularity Tt wasn't any liquor in his car either. Coast Guardsmen and Jen- nings, wearing dungarees. were out ng for 1 runners. That 1t they already had shot up one automobile containinz young people had no whisky, t e 80 ened that they kept going on the bullets Dow and Jennings, stationed . stepped and waved their pistols at Hanson. Dow was the first man Hanso t and the committee decided couldn’t have been dis coast | % * | |65 AGENTS, 154 CIVILIANS SLAIN | U. S. prohibition bureau figures up to July give 65 prohibition agents killed while actually on | {raids and 154 civilians killed by | prohibition men in disch, their official duties. Latest figures on agents ed are, up to end of fi | [1929—445 agents listed jured. The government has no figures |on the number of citizens | wounded | In addition have been many prohibition killings by state and local police newspaper's sury | ported that the there d be « attempt to en- — % guardsman, but eral times windshield 2 the head. The ¢ crashed, Hanson ¢ inonths of agony and ir Crippled Victim Loses 1o pay Wa But Senators Hov Black of Alat sure so any r 14 block- Walthers Senator Bla Walthers 1s committee rec that Mr aud altimore nent prohibition y common. '11RS. 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