New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Tip by Woman
Causes Liquor
Raid ON Liner
Stevedore's Wife Tells of
Husband Buying Rum and
u. S. Officers Make 1000
Bottle Seizure on Mexico
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Four Hundred Barrels of
Wine and Ia of Whisky
Taken From Dealers Store

Enforcement of the Volstead act
during Wednesday and yesterday, re-
suited in raid on the Ward liner
Mexico. plying between New York and
Havana, two raids in Brooklyn. one in
Jersey City and the indictment Of five
men on the charges of grand larceny
Following up a tip from woman
that her husband, who was a boss
stevedore, had been buying liquor from
the crews of coastwise steamers
Thomas f. Rush, surveyor Of port,
sent party Of inspectors, headed by
A. c. Hokensen, to search the Mexico
shortly after she docked at Pier IA
East River, Wednesday afternoon.
After spending seven hours aboard the
ship, they found more than 1000 bot
ties of various liquors. filling forty
seven sacks, which were delivered to
the Custom House yesterday.
While the raid was in progress mem
bers of the crew gathered on one of
the decks OF the vessel, the government
officers declare, where rapid deals we're
made for the disposal Of wet goods, or
the gamble that delivery could be made
before seizure. In the course of this
feverish trading whisky sold as low as
80 cents bottle. A hint of what was
going on got to the agents, who then
searched all dock workers on board
ship. A negro, whose bulging gar
ments excited the suspicious of Inspec-
tor Hokensen. was found TO be in pos
session of eight quarts Of whisky. As
The smuggling was done entirely by the
a .r<{
sponsib ible.
4l4 Barrels of Liquor Seized
A raid on the wholesale liquor store
Of Porazzo Brothers, at 445 Hicks
Street, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
by Revenue Agents Fleming, Davis and
Foy resulted in the largest seizure of
liquor that has been made in Brooklyn.
Four hundred barrels Of wine and four.
teen barrels of whisky, valued at s10O.
600, were contscated. According to the
agents, permits were found covering all
the liquor, but these had been forged.
Frank Manno, described as manager
OF the store; Italo Caressa and Vincent
Linandri were arrested, and will be
taken before United States Commits
sioner Barmore, who issued the war
rant on which the raid was made
When their truck broke down yester-
day at Roebling and North Eighth
streets five youths we're arrested by
Patrolman MacDermott. when he
found the vehicle contained twenty
cases of liquor. They were arraigned
before Unitod States Commissioner
Hennessey and held in $500 bail each
on the charge OF transporting liquor.
The men are Anthony Angelo, seven
teen, OF 367 Metropolitan Avenue; Vim
cent Barbra, nineteen, Of 267 North
Sixth Street; Louis Francis, nineteen,
and Michael Canara, eighteen, both of
2I7 North Sixth Street, all Of Brook
lyn. Nicola Drisi was the other, who
gave no address.
Theft of Alcohol Charged
Nicilo Farrelo, $50 Hicks Street;
Giuseppi Peraino, ITO Baltic Street;
Lewis Parisi, 61 Summit Street; Joseph
Mansino, 81 Woodruff Street, and
Frank Barrelle, 169 Union Street. all of
Brooklyn, were held in $4,000 bail each
yesterday before County Judge May on
the charge of grand larceny. 1t was
said they attempted to steal drums of
alcohol valued at $4,000 from Pier
SO, Brooklyn. last Monday night
Smoke pouring out of a shed in the
| rear of 254 Custer Avenue, Jersey City,
attracted the attention of Dennis
O'Brien, who investigated and found
not only the woodwork burning, but
also a whisky still and three hogsheads
filled with liquor. One fire engine and
hose cart made short work Of the
flames, but Louis Naroni, of 252 Custer
Avenue, and his six sons were ar
raigned before United States Commits
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