New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-08

District Attorney Ross Says
He'll Appeal to Kramer if
More Cases Are Brought
Across the East River
Takes 2 Prisoners Back
Grand Jury Indicts Bacardi
for Sending Rum to
Hollis Road House

James S. Shevlin, prohibition en-
forcement director for New York, and
Leroy w. Ross, United States District
Attorney of Brooklyn, may carry their
personal quarrel over jurisdiction to
Washington for final ruling. Shevlin
declares, however, that anybody who
says he doesn't have "full swing" here
to keep the lid down is simply misin-
formed.
aAnyhow," said Shevlin yesterday,
"Mr. Ross and are perfectly friendly.
We have full understanding, only
Ross is skillful press agent for him
self and / am not"
Ross Wins a Point
This so-cailed perfect understanding
N to jurisdictional limitations came to
an abrupt end yesterday afternoon
when Ross and James M. Power, United
trict, appeared before j. B. Quigley,
Shevlin's assistant, in the Custom
House. They argued for the transfer
Of two Brooklyn saloonkeepers, William
Weber. 191 Central Avenue, and Gus
tave Wellers, 1243 Myrtle Avenue, both
of Brooklyn, who had been arrested
last Monday and summoned to appear
before Colonel Francis G. Caffey,
United States District Attorney, in
Manhattan.
Weber and Wellers were released
Brooklyn and arraigned before United
States Commissioner McCabe, where
they are held under bail for examina-
ton. Ross confessed anger at the ar
rest of Brooklyn saloonmen and their
arraignment before Manhattan officials,
and declared that, if Shevlin persists
in such conduct, he (Ross) will take
the matter to Washington.
The Federal grand jury in Brooklyn
yesterday returned an indictment
against David S. De Joungh, secretary
treasurer of the Bacardi Corporation,
formerly of 267 Broadway, Manhattan
De Joungh, it is charged, delivered two
truckloads of Cuban rum from the
Bacardi Corporation to John E. Tench,
proprietor of Holliswood Hall, at Hollis,
L. J., upon the dissolution of that cor
poration.
shevlin Defended Deal
Mr.. Shevlin two weeks ago issued
statement that the liquor stock of
the Bacardi Corporation was delivered
to its various stockholders in lieu of
cash and under permit of Charles R.
O'Connor, who is in charge of the per-
nit division of the Federal prohibition
enforcement Office. De Joungh was ar
raigned yesterday and held in $1,000
bail. His trial was set for October g.
Louis Crochnot and Fritz Wilmot, Of
Long Island City, arrested last March
while they were alleged to be trans
porting liquor. said to be intended for
q dinner in honor of Sheriff George,
Of Queens, pleaded guilty in the Fed
eral court Of Brooklyn yesterday and
were fined $3.50 each. Commissioner
McCabe directed that the car in which
they transported the liquor be confis-
Gated. The car is valued at $4,000.
Reports that truckloads Of whisky
are being sent through the Borough
Park section of Brooklyn consigned to
seaside resorts are being investigated
by Shevlin's agents. Forty-eight cases
OF whisky were seized yesterday at
Fifty-frst Street and Fourteenth Ave
nue., Brooklyn, by Detectives Murphy
and Geismer, of the Parkville station.
The detectives say they discovered a
rendezvous for whisky carrying trucks.
Those arrested were Saul Sternberg, 423
st. Paups Place; Louis Fox, 900 Free
man Street, and Ralph Keschler, 1477
Longfellow Avenue, all of the Bronx.