The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-24
MAGISTRATE BREEN DECEIVED
NOT TOLD or SLIVOTITz SEIZURE
IN EXCISE RAID.

Queer ConfabS IN Hallway OF Essex Market
COurt-Much Talk OF MOney-ASSault
Charges NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Angry
There's Nothing In Il, Says Detective.
Ma gistrate Breen expressed his indigna-
ton In the Essex Market police court yos-
terday at the action Of several plain clothes
men from the Delaney street police station
in failing to present the most serious EVIL
denoe In q case where Moses Flammembaum
and his wife, Mary, we're charged with
violating the Raines law. The couple
live in a tenement at 10 Suffolk street and
on Saturday night Detective Rleinmyer
was sent TO their premises, where, It Is
alleged, he bought a bottle Of slivowitz,
or Hungarian plum brandy which, it Is
alleged is highly alcoholic.
Detective. Eaton, Armstrong and Spencer
Of the Delaney street station were then
called in and they arrested the couple
and seized thirty-one demijohns Of slivo-
witz, which were taken TO the station house
A man named Morris Schwartz was in
the rooms at the lime Of the raid and he
Is alleged to have hit Detective Eaton,
He was locked up on charge OF assault.
In the station house Flammembaum was
booked for an additional char &c Of assault
ing Detective Kleinmyer.
Before the cases were called in the police
court yesterday, several Essex Market
LAWYERS got busy. The Diet eCtives, lawyers
and defendants held several confabs in
the hallway. When the Flammem aum
couple were arraigned, Detective Klein
myer appeared as the complainant:
Il bought a bottle OF slivowitz from this
man, he said.
did you taste it p asked the Magistrate.
Il did not id the Diet pgfiNe.
sHow can you swear it was liquor then?'
asked the Magistrate.
I can't, said the detective.
I must discharge this man then, and also
his wife, said the Magistrate.
Although the charge OF assault was MADE
Saturday night in the station house against
Flammemba UNI, no mention Of It was made
TO the Magistrate. Neither was he told
about the seizure Of the demijohns.
Just before the court adjourned, Detec-
tive Eaton told the Magistrate about the as
sault charge against Schwartz. The ac-
cused he said. had been IN the court room
earlier, but had gone home.
I'm give you twent 10 II hours to pro-
duoe this man, said the Magistrate, and
won't be fooled
Several policemen, lawyers and steerers
had wrangle in the court house hallway
while the case was pending and II appeared
to be about some money Transaction.
Il think SIS is enough shouted one man
a hundred or nothing, shouted another.
Several court policemen drove the crowd
| into the street.
When Magistrate Breen was Informed
later about the seizure Of the demijohn
which had not been reported 20 him, he
| said
THAT case was not properly presented to
me. II the police had told me about the
seizure Of that liquor | would certainly
have held the defendants for trial Tie
evidence was kept lack from me, The
Not one word did he mention to me about
the big seizure Of liquor which was in the
station house. II IL a most peculiar proceed
ing. want you to quote me as saying that
was deceived in this whole matter.
SAY" said one Of the detectives to the
reporters, there is nothing in this Don't
say anything al out II because you might
get the United States people after them