New-York tribune., 1920-01-03
Newark Police Seize Liquor;
Man Arraigned in Death
Inquiry; Two Here Are
Released From Tombs
Another Death Reported
Inquiry Into Sale of Wood
Alcohol as a Beverage
Continues; Seek Leaders

Investigation Of tho sale Of wood
alcohol as q beverage, which has
caused the death Of 100 or more per-
soma In Eastern states, was continued
yesterday by Federal and police au-
thorities.
Several new cases. of persons suffer
ing from the effects of supposed wood
alcohol poisoning were reported. A
man who is believed to be William
Jonathan stumbled into q hallway at
445 East Seventy-seventh Street yes
terday and collapsed. He died shortly
after being taken to a hospital. 1t
was believed that wood alcohol was
the cause of his death. The police
were unable to locate his relatives.
Colonel Daniel L. Porter, supervis-
ing internal revenue agent, said that
the report of observations made by his
men on New Years Eve, when wine
rants, will not be made public. His
office. he said, will continue its search
for persons said to be connected with
the "wood alcohol ring" and respon-
sible for the sale of the poison. No
deaths resulted from New Year cele-
brations, it was said.
Newark Men Arrested
Because he thought a profit could
be realized IN the manufacture Of hair
tonic, lilac water and other BARRIERS
supplies, William Landow, of 62 North
Thirteenth Street, Newark, purchased
nine barrels of alcohol in New York.
According to Lieutenant Frank E. Brex,
head of the Newark police alcohol
squad. Landlow yesterday admitted
that he had sold quantity of the al
cohol to Newark saioonkeepers. Act
ing upon this information, the alcohol
squad raided the saloon of Abraham
Amsterdam, 78 Prince Street, and Max
Fast's place, 80 Prince Street.
Landow and Amsterdam were ar
rested and held without bail. Julius
Amsterdam, of 246 Orange Street, q
former saloonkeeper, whose place has
been closed three months. and Julius
Pitscher, another saloonkeeper, who
from Julius Amsterdam, also were ar
rested. The latter is being held with
out bail on a charge of violating the
wartime prohibition act. Pitscher is
held in $500 bail as a material wit
ness. Several thousand dollars worth
of whisky. port wine and alcohol were
conhscated. according to the police.
Big Profit in Sales
In his alleged confession Landow is
said to have declared that during the
time he was, engaged in the manu-
facture of tonic and lilac water he was
approached by Abraham Amsterdam.
who offered to pay him $50 a gallon for
alcohol. He had bought it for SIS q
barrel, and decided to sell one barrel
to Amsterdam.
Later, Landow was said to have de-
clared, he sold more alcohol to Amster-
dam at $50 barrel, but then stopped
selling it.
Mox Neiburg, of 177 Seventh Ave-
nue., Newark, was held without bail
after being arraigned in the Second
Criminal Court on the charge that he
had caused the death Of Conrad Syl-
vester, of III Orange Street, who died
December after drinking liquor in
an Orange Street saloon.
James Condor, fifty-ave years old,
l54 East 18th Street, Manhattan,
and William Nolan, 252 Fulton Street,
were admitted to bail in Tombs Court
yesterday. They were arrested in con-
nection with the deaths of Edward
White, William Graham, George Ahl-
ers and Edward Clink, who died De-
cember 27. after drinking a beverage.