The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-21
Federal Judges Decide All
Violators. Must Serve
Prison Sentences.
FATHER AND son FIRST
Plead Guilty to Selling Liquor
and VIII Pass a Few Days
Behind Bars.

valued at S125, 900, were seized yester-
1 day by Federal enforcement agents In
the cellars OF Z. Musco's wholesale
liquor store at 1873 Mott street. This
is one Of the largest and most i'm
portant seizures made here. The Gov
eminent officials said it closed a big
reservoir Of liquor supply.
/ Notice Of the Governments deter
mination to clamp down the enforce
ment law more vigorously was served
on all that are bootlegging when in the
criminal branch of the District Court
Judge Julius NJ. Mayer announced that
the four Federal Judges had agreed
| upon a new policy in dealing with all
violations of the volstead act
Jail sentences are to be imposed
hereafter instead of fines. The "edu-
cation" of the public in terms of the
prohibition law is completed and here
after leniency will not be shown.
Judges Mayer. Learned Hand, Au-
gustus Hand and John c. Knox agree
upon the policy.
Joseph De Palma. a chauffeur. OF 1O45
/ SiXty-flrst street Brooklyn. went to A.
garage at Grand and Hester strets to get
his automobile. Two men met him and
asked him whether he would do a little
/ job for them because their driver was
1 Ill. 1t would take him fifteen minutes,
| they explained and was good for $40.
/ IL looked like easy money to De Palma.
Around the corner in Mott street
big truck was shown to the driver. who
was told to follow an automobile. He
/ did, but had not gone many blocks when
several agents pounced on the truck.
/ Others tried to catch the automobile
leading the way but the two men in the
car were too quick and got away.
/ Twenty-Five cases OF whiskey wers
taken in the truck. The labels on the
boxes had been scraped off and painted
over, but the agents found f. Musco's
address under the paint. They went
| back to Musco's store and confiscated
1 his entire stock.
Musco was big dealer. under 500. 900
bond to the government He was =
wholesale permit holder. which author
lied him TO withdraw liquor in large
quantities from bond. The government
charges that the liquor has been d.
verified from the medicinal purposes for
which Il was released.
In addition to the 400 barrels OF wines
/ OF all varieties the agents took 90 cases
OF WHISKY. Inc kVpiS NNit S'AiN W N'''
Knic<erbocker Warehouse, where tho
government now has more than
! 81. 900. 600 worth of liquor under seal.
The actions Of five men who lowered
! around a big motor truck in front OF
CAS- Ninth avenue early this morning
attracted the attention OF Detectives
/ Nancy and Daily Of the West Forty
seventh street station and they investi-
gated. They followed the men when
they entered the house and found them
in a storcroom in the rear of the first
floor. In the room also was found the
greater part OF a $50 600 shipment OF
fine whiskey. The remainder was found
/ ia the truck.
/ The men were taken TO the station
house and the booze WAS loaded on 70
the truck and removed 10 the station
house garage. According to the five
/ mon. who were locked up on charges or
| TRANSPORTING whiskey without permit.
they knew nothing of what the cases
contained They said they were hired
to move the boxes and were to get 80
each for the job.
Announcing the decision OF the Cow
eminent to impose Jail sentences Tor
liquor violations Judge Mayer said
''Where defendants plead guilty 10
manufacture or sale of liquor for COM
mercial purposes or profit the minimum
uunishment for offences since June
viii be two weeks imprisonment.
"Where "A verdict " guilty is found
after trial the punishment will neces-
sarilv be greater ~ accordance with
settled practice in the criminal courts.
There may Of course be special circum-
stances which may require special dis
position but the general policy Is a.
Indicated
AS there may not be a general UNDER
standing as 20 the principal features OF
the act OF Congress 80 far as concerns
penalties the following is stated for
general Information:
Il. Possession and transportation.
The punishment for first offence Is
fine Of not more than $500 for SEQ
ond offence a fine Of not less than
500 and not more than $1,000, or
imprisonment for not more than
ninety days
- sale and manufacture The
punishment for a first offence Is
fine of not more than $1,000 or inn
prigonruent not exceeding six months
for second or subsequent offence
a dne 81 not less than 5000 nor more
than 81. 900 and imprisonment for not
less than one month nor more than
FIVE years
20 Maintaining a nuisance This
punishment for this offence Is a Ana
nent for not more than one year or
both.
"4 Contempt cases ma punish
rnent FOR contempt Is nne or NOT
less than $500 nor more than $1,000
or imprisonment Of not less than
thirty days nor more than twelve
months or both
In the early time. when the constitu-
tionality Of the law was questioned. tho
court believing that a reasonable educa {.
ton was necessary 20 secure obedience
"a IN. only imposed fines. The consti-
tutionality of the Eighteenth Amend
nent having been upheld by the court
OF last resort months ago. therefore
violators OF IL will be punished
After pleas OF guilty had been entered
BY Charles Rubin, saloon keeper. and
his son Morris. the FIRST offenders 70 be-
arraigued after the an1ounc,u4ygl.
Judge Mayer sentenced the rather to ten
days imprisonment and the son TO a ava
day term
HASKELL HOME TOMORROW.
Col William II Haskell. allied High
Commissioner 10 Armenia according to