New-York tribune., 1920-06-23
Peters Cafe
Owner Given
10 Days in Jail
Calotti Found Guilty Of
Conducting Public Nui.
sance and Also Fined $500
by Federal Judge Hand
Acquitted of Liquor Sale
DIR. Straton, Who in Ser
mon Exposed Place, Is
Not Called as Witness

Not Called as witness
Peter Galotti, proprietor of Peter:
esfe, 165 West Ninety seventh Street
was cxonerated yesterday by jury ir
Federal Judge Learned Hands court o1
the charge of the Rev. John Roach
Straton, pastor Of Calvary Baptist
Church, that liquor was being sole
openly at Peters Galotti. however
was convicted by the same jury on &
charge OF having conducted public
nuisance. evidence of which was gath
cred in raid by detectives over the
head of Inspector Domipick Henry. Or
this charge Judge Hand sentenced
Galotti to ten days in the Tombs and
fined him $500. Galotti paid the fine
and was granted days stay of
sentence to arrange his personal af-
fairs. after which he Will serve his
term
Dr. Straton IN a Sunday night ser
mon after visit TO Peters cafe. in
the course of a sef-ordered vice in
vestigation, told his congregation that
Galotti was hagrantly violating the
prohibition law He said he and vol
unteer investigators had experienced
no. difficulty in buying liquor there
DR.. Straton is attending a conference
of Baptist ministers upstate and was
not called as a witness.
Companion a Witness
However, David Oppe penheim, an in
teen. who testified that he is employed
by the American Social Hygiene Asso-
ciation of 1O5 West Fortieth Street
told the jury that he had accompanied
DR.. Straton to Peters cafe on the
night of March -. in company of a
Mr.. Burton, and that Dr.. Straton or
dered a high ball. which was served
Oppenheim started to tell of the ac-
tions of women in the place, but As
sistant United States District Attorney
Taylor told him to confne himself to
die sale OF LIQUOR.
Testimony on the charge of conduct
lns public nuisance under the Vol
scead act was given by Patrolman Nc
Glynn. of the special service squad
VINO arrested Gaott the night Of April
;. He testified that. accompanied by
Mrs. John II. Cordes, wife of Patrol
man Cordes. also o. the special service
squad. he entered the restaurant that
night and was servQd with three drinks
Of whisky at 81 drink
McGlynn testified that after the
arrest Galotti led him to an upper
feor. where there were a number of
demijohns ,illed with whisky and
offered McGlvnn $500 to leave five gal
Ions Of whisky in the place, and that
later Galotti offered $1,000 to Detective
rordes and himself if the thing could
be fixed up.
The jury was out thirty minutes in
arrlvlng at verdicts on both charges.
Hollis Inquiry Continues
United States Attorney Leroy ".
Poss. of Brooklyn. said yesterday that
he was continuing his investigation of
the seizure by the police from, Hollis
wood Hall. Hollis, l.. l.. of some 40
cases of Cuban rum John E. Tench,
proprietor of the place. was released
on $500 bail By a Federal commits
sloner, who ordered the liquor to be
turned over by the police to United
states Marshal James NJ Power.
After the police had made the
seizure. Federal Prohibition Enforce
ment Director James s. Shevlin. a
'ofmer resident OF Hollis, went TO that
town and told the police that the liquor
had been released by the Bacardi Cor
pPerat'on under permit issued by
oharles r. O'Connor, prohibition en-
iorcement director for New York. and
that the release was thoroughly repu-
lar and lawful. Discussing the issues
which have now developed between him
se'i, the Fedora. authorities in Brook
iyn and Hollis police, Mr.. Shevlin said
Yesterday;
There has been a misunderstanding
AZ around. There is manifest cor
flct OF authority as to who is intrusted
WIN the enforcement. Of tho prohibi-
ton. laws. am the enforcement d.
rector for the New York Federal dis
'riet and Mr. O'Connor is the permit
oftlcer. He issued the permit. for the
T,.ltndra wal OF the liquor STOCK of the
hacard' Corporation upon the repre-.
s,snfation 10 him by the stockholders
nat sne company had no assets To
eiY'ae upon its dissolution excent ;ts
STOCK Of liquors. and this liquor was
1s.en 's IN leu of capital That is all