The evening world., 1920-01-02

wood alcohol 10 Miss sigred Morgan
ecu Of Lustig street, Corona. Black
ford admitted to detectives that he
bought bottle Of port wtne," and
that he and Miss Morganson had a
rev drinks out of the bottle. Then
both came helpless. The woman is
IN st. Johns Hospital and her case
has been diagnosed as wood alcohol
poisoning. Blackboard recovered and
was held by Magistrate Conway in
$500 bail for further hearing Jan. J.
Mary Pahoey, twenty-seven years
old, who said she lives at No. n East
7sth Street, was found helpless in the
Church street Station OF the subway
Rt 1890 o'clock to-day She was
taken 20 Bellevue Hospital, where II
was said her symptoms indicated
wood alcohol poisoning.
James Condor, the proprietor OF a
saloon at No. 252 Fulton Street, and
William Nolan, his bartender, who
Were arrested last week after four
men had died in or near the place.
were released on bail of $1,000 each
to-day. Analysis OF Liquor found in
Condon's place showed traces Of
wood alcohol. and he maintains that
he sold no drinks 10 any of tho men
who died in or near his saloon.
Wood alcohol poisoning is believed
20 have caused the death last night
Of william Jonathan, No. i45 East
77lh Street, according to reports
made TO the Medical Examiners Of
flee to-day by the police and physi-
clans at the Reception Hospital. The
Medical Examiner has ordered an
autopsy.
A confession 20 the Newark, N. J.,
police alleged 10 have been nade by
William Landow. a salesman. that he
had sod alcohol to Abraham Amster-
dam. a saiooni1eeper, led to a raid this
morning on Amsterdarn's place No.
IS Prince Street, and the arrest Of
AmSterdAm- The alcohol Squad"
confiscated large quantities of LIQUOR
labelled "whiskey'' and Port Wine"
ana some alcohol there, and in Max
Fases place at No. so Prince Street.
Fast IL Amsterdam's father-in-Iaw.
Landow told the police, they say.
that he bought nine barrels OF alcohol
last August from a firJn in New York
20 mhnuaotuFe bay rum. hair tonic
lilac water and green soap He said
no did manufacture some bay rum
and lilac water from the first barrel.
Amsterdam then offered to pay $50
a gallon for IT. Iandow told the po-
lice. Il sold him altogether I'VE bar
rels out OF the nine / bought for IS
q gallon" he said. 81 used the rest in
the manufacture Of bay rum"
-Four OF the new poisoning cases
were In Brooklyn. One found suffer-
ing from wood alcohol poisoning was
John o'Brien Of No. $40 Hicks Street,
who was removed TO the Long IsIand
College Hospital too i'll to tell whore
he had bought the stun. James Greg
ory. nineteen years old. of No. ISL
Nostrand Avenue. was found uncon-
ecIous at Albany and Atlantic Ave-
nu0Hs NnAlle4 SdI1lLup NNGnIy, OF
Staten Island. was found at High
ana Washington Streets, Brooklyn,
and taken TO tho Long Island College
Hospital. Last night a policeman |
found August Steel lying in front OF
No. sl7 Dean Street, Brooklyn, and !
sent him to the Methodist Episcopal |
Hospital. where DR.. Wilson said he
was suffering from wood alcohol poi
soninR.
The big fellows Of Manhattan in |
tho liquor business are holding out, |
waiting for something to happen" de-
'clared State Excise Commissioner
Herbert S. Sisson. In his Office at No.
1851 Broadway this morning. The
Commissioners declared that he had
expected a large number OF dealers |
70 surrender their licenses at tho end |
OF December, but that the total to |
date had been only nifty ali OF them
small dealers. Though the licenseB
were granted from October 70 Ian. |
~, they could be surrendered at the |
end of any month. Forty-ona Ii |
cchses were surrendered In BROOKLYN. |