The New York herald., 1920-01-02
COURTS HAVE FEW
|NT0XICAT!0N CASES
ON MORNING AFTER
No Arrests in Broadway Bright
Light Section-25 Arraigned
in Yorkville.

Although New York's first prohibition
New Years Eve was very wet. surprisingly
few persons were arraigned yesterday in
magistrates courts for everindulgence.
There were numerous cases OF disorderly
conduct. mostly young men who had play
fully whiled away the early hours of the
morning by smashing train windows and
other articles. The majority of these ad-
mitted. however. that they had greeted the
youngster 1920 at points where wine flowed
freely.
Magistrate Morris Koenig In the Tornbs
Court expressed aniazeiffeht when the court
clerk Informed him there were no intoxi-
cation cases 10 be heard. Sergeant Sam n.
sMassam. Of the Narcotic Squad, who had
Just arraigned tpn drug addicts, re-
narked:-"Your Homer, intoxicatio cases
don't come here any mere, They go direct
10 the Morgue.'
No arrests were made In Broadway,
which usually was the scehe OF much in
toxication and tl!sorderly conduct at New
Years celebratipnr, F'er the first time in
the history Of Went Side Court on New
Years morning there was not a prisoner
in the docket for intoxscation.
But Yorkville Court. to which cases from
most Of the large hotels aru taken, estab-
lished new record for New Years Eve
ntoxication arrests. When Magistrate Ra-
phael Tobias opened court twenty-five men
We're awaiting arruignment on charges
growing out Of tho celebration. The Magis-
trate said he was inclined to be Ienient and
sentenced each according to his ''condi-
tion." Several received suspended SEN
tences and In two cases zines Of IS were Inn
posed. Last year there were only six In
ebriates arraigned In the court.
Five men were arraigned before Masis-
trate Sweetser. in tho Harlem Court for
iutoxication and disorderly conduct Three
had smashed windows and other glass
ware In saloons. Magistrate Sweetser
suspended sentence on all.
Seven young men, accused Of smashing
the windows Of Pullman cars In the Mott
Haven yards Of the New York Central
Railroad, appeared before Magistrate
Charles Schwaib, In Morrisania Court.
They admitted they had been celebrating
the advent OF the new year. They were
arrested on the complaint of a railroad
detective. A fine Of 81 was imposed on
each.
Only two prisoners were arraigned in
Washington Heights Court Sentences
were suspended on them by Magistrate
Charles N. Harris.
The West Side Branch OF tho Young
Mems Christian Association, No. S1s West
Fifty-seventh street, celebrated the ar
rival Of the new year with an open
house" In the afternoon and evening.
Entertainment, from lectures and motion
pictures TO vaudeville acts and singing.
was continuous. Visitors were met by a
: special committee and conducted through
the building. while every activity Of the
branch was explained.
Tho first eight hours of the new year
kept the police of the city pretty busy.
Between midnight and eight o'clock In the
morning fifteen persons were injured In
street fights, twenty were treated for
alcoholism, seven were knocked down by
automobiles and two others killed There
were sixteen alarms of fire during the
eight hours. five Of which proved false.
Two persons were shot and one man fel
overheard into the Hudson River.
Thirty-three cases of alcoholism were
treated in hospitals of Manhattan and the
Bronx from midnight Wednesday unit
eleven o'clock last night Ambulance sur
geons also administered first aid" L
many who went to their homes. Following
is the list Of hospital cases:--Bellevue, IL
st. vincent's. z; Knickerbocker, 6; Volun
teer. 3; Lincoln, 2, and Harlem and Ford
ham, each.