Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-01
TWO DRY AGENTS ON WIT SPHsisI
Stage Rough House i'll Roiscnwer-
bcrs', Police Say, and LaHa In
Cells.
Pistols and /. Brown Bottle evidence
Against Pair in Court To-day.

james Muck Of 81 Catherine street
on internal revenue agent, and Mich
AGA Grisi of III Cherry street, Il pro
hibition enforcement agent were III
rested and locked up III the West For
tTScvcnth street station last night
ABOUT 6 o'clock after they had invad
I'll the cafeteria Of ResenWcrber S
restaurant at Eighth avenue and
FiIty-cighth street, flourishcd rcyolv
els ana the police charge, tried to
whip all the walters andU customers
in the place. They were charged by
Iatl oman latricK Luday with us
ing obscene and abusive language"
and with being drunk and disorder
"" When they were searched at
The police station the police found
that each OF them had Il revolver,
and that Muck had in his pockets I
Brown bottle filled with whislioy.
Tie police say that Muck aud Girl
ii. under The Influence of the brown
ao,tlc went into the cafeteria and
became involved in an argument
with John Walsh, manager OF tho
plAGc. Angelo Jatron Of 3d3 West For
E-Si%th street II waiter, said he saw
muck reach toward his hip pocket
sud that he saw the flash Of a reyolv
or He grabbed Muck by tho arms,
3nid Thomas King another waiter also
grabbed the revenue agent. Whiio they
were struggling, King said. Grisi
drew revolver from his pocket and
cried:
"Take your hands Off that man!
lie is u Federal agent and can do any
Thing he wants tot"
Grisi is alleged to have threatened
TIC walters and the crowd which
quickly gathered and while he and
Muck flourished their rcvolyers some
OF the customers ran outside and
Shouted for police. This drew an enor
nous crowd from the throng OF home
ward bound persons about Columbus
Nrcle, and there were several hun
Mcd persons crowded around tho
doors OF the restaurant when Muck
ard Grisi still flourishing their
guns. left the place. King. the waiter
meanwhile had slipped out by anoth
o. door and hurried over to Column
hus Circle where he informed Patrol
nan l-cddy that two Government
agents were trying to kill every
E"dy III Reiscnwcrbor'B.
Teddy abandoned traffic in the
circle and ran over to the rostaur-
ant just In time to soc n taxicab go
nrcening down the street amid the
shouts OF the crowd, with Grisi and
Muck hanging out of the windows
i'cdaE commandercd another taxicab
"nd save chase, and the crowd of
excited citizens pounded along on
loot so that traffic in Eighth avenue
il" 10 come to standstiil. Leddv
hna''y caught UP with tho fleeing
taSlcab at Eighth Avenue and For
ts-SiXth street anu ordered the chant
Ispr TO halt. He ordered Muck and
S2Si 10 20 back to the restaurant.
inty laughed at him. the policeman
sa:d and flashed their Government,
balres.
'Dont interfere with us in the nor
lnrma"cc of our duty" Ieddy sai6
Muck replied haughtily."
you've got to come back wbera
Y0u raised this rough houae" so;d
Teddy. '"''' ''''u
~"Ho W 80! declared Muck
Mn Grisi accordingly to the police
I'm going to tnke YOU back"
s2ad l1eddy. Now what do you think
Of that?'
me prohibition and revenue ,ec,ta
u.dnt think much of il. Int tborn
Ws nothing they could do Their
s9hnHenr turned his cab and drove
hsfk. surrounded bv q curious crowd
~4!fn had no idea what was hapDep
ny Dnt which was determined tn
HISS nothing. Lcddy half dragee,
ana half carried his prisoners into
tne restaurant whore Charles II
alexander. chief manager of Ro,cnn
~erber's insisted that thew no locLod
M Patrolman robert Enrieht camo
T'o.s anout that tine and he and
. ."uuY TOOK tho Government agents
10 the police station.
ihe police say that whom thew po,
acre Muck was 80 drunk he was nm
eve 70 give his pedigree, and was
%eEheo np for an hour while he soher
T4 I'D. FINALLY they we're searched and
me wh1skey bottle and the revolver.
1ollnd rs we'll az credentials nrov;ns
Icy were revennn and Drehi,,,tion
e'1aaree1hent agents. ''''''
&'or Two or three hours In tbe
t9ls Muck and Grisi were rey~osed
.2assaoo bail each furnished by
l}e"d. and they will appear IN tina
N&st Side Court this morning
lhe Sun and N. Y. Herlad Anr;,
ASH 1899. '""' April