Show 1 tF fo iO PRIEST S SELF UP UPMan N LIQUOR CASEMan CASE GASE Man Accused of of Forging iF Federal Booze Requests Disclaims Knowledge of I N Nationwide Search DENVER Cob Colo April 10 A A na- na wt n-wt search for tor or Father r Walter WaUer WalterA Walteri A i Orate Grace until recently pastor ot of 9 Q Shrine of or St. St Anne a Denver Den suburb Urb ended abruptly late yea yea- da afternoon The rho priest for tor whom om operatives of or the secret serIte service ser Ite ice department nt of ot department and cUl agents of ot tho bureau of or Internal In Internal In- In revenue have been JEE since t r i j k f M r 11 n v. v t. a f 1 t ott ole office of or United States State District Attorney Attorney At At- torney torne and saW said I am Father Grace Orace I believe you wish to see me The Tho cl cleric cIrio had been sought In all aU parts of or the country on a technical charge of or forgery of or liquor permits permit Following his surrender he wa was taken before United States Commission Com Corn mission Robert Hobert E. E Foote and the warrant for tor his hia arrest r read ad to him lie JIe entered a plea of not guilty I waived wal examination and was held In 2500 bond for tor the May term of or tho the thoI I federal grand Jury jur A bonding comp company ny fu furnished balL baIL LEFT FOR EAST Father Gra Grace Ornee e told newspaper men that when he be left Denv Denver cr In March arch he went to Washington Baltimore I Philadelphia and Harrisburg Pa r He lie said aid he had bad matters of great II personal interest In each Mch city olty In harrisburg he be declared he head bead In Ina a ft newspaper of or the tho charges against I him lim and that he was wanted In Denver lie He telegraphed d federal officials here hero his hia whereabouts and i returned when his hili business had been heen tran transacted In the East I lie JIe denied an any knowledge of or the I search arch made for him and declared that his departure from Denver Demer had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been hurried but had been prepared prepared pre pre- pared for several days daya In advance I r I am quite a lot In tho the dark about t the e charge ho ald and n conse- conse se i A r. r THE SA i qu nUy you ou can cannot ot expect M me to say much about It FORGERY CHARGE The Tho warr warrant nt on which the priest was arrested charges charge that on June 20 0 19 1921 2921 1 Walter A. A Grace Orace did InI In violation of or certain statutes unlawfully un tin I lawfully wilfully knowingly know and ancI falsely simulate execute and sign a document required under tinder un un- tin tin- der 1 r the tho provisions of ot tho the national prohibition act act namely a permit to purchase intoxicating liquors for tor other than beverage purposes Th The forgery charge chargo against the priest all alleges that he forged tho the name of or e Sister Germain Germaine Mother other superior 0 or ot Mullen home for the aged to an application for tor a quantity of ot whisky It Is 13 alleged d by federal officials that this liquor did not reach tho the Institution but instead found Its way to the home of or several who ho are prominent In Denver Den society Some I of or it It the they allege has been ered j |