George Cassiday Research Paper

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There was a man known as George Cassiday and he was known as the man in the green hat (Carlson 46). George was caught selling liquor in the U.S. House of Representatives (Carlson 46). He had to spent sixty days in jail for selling (Carlson 46). Once he got out he moved buildings and went to the Senate house and sold for another five years (Carlson 46). “For nearly ten year I have been supplying liquor at the order of U.S. Senators and Representatives at their offices” (carlson 47). Between the Congressmen and Senators 4 out of 5 of them drink (Carlson 47). In March 1925 he was busted for smuggling booze into the House (Carlson 47). Roger Butts is a undercover spy (Carlson 48). He is trying to catch Cassiday in the act trying to sell

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