New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-06
| 'eter's Cafe
Raided Over
Henry's Head
and Three 9th.
ers Arrested and $1,000
Worth of Whisky Is
Seized by Detectives
Police Guard the Doors
Inspector Mcdonald Acts
Following Expose in
Sermon by DR.. Straton

Prompted by the charge made Sunday
by the Rev DR.. John Roach Straton,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, that
he had been able to purchase liquor in
Peters Restaurant, 163 and 1865 West
Ninety y-scvcnth Street, Inspector Thomas
Mcdonald and four detectives of the
Headquarters Vice Squad raided the
place about II o'clock last night. ar
resting the proprietor and three other
men and contiscating, they say, about
$4,000 worth of liquor. wines and cor
dials. The raid was made over the head
of Inspector Dominick Henry, in whose
district the restaurant is
The detectives say they entered the
place, sat down and ordered whisky
which was served, they charge, at 80
drink. They then placed under arrest
Peter Galliotti, 165 West Ninety
seventh Street, proprietor; Didolio
Cazeta, a waiter; Cali Ottavio a bar
men were taken to the West Tooth
Street station, whore they were lock ed
up, charged with violation Of the pro-
hlbitiOn law.
Police Of the West Tooth Street sta
ton had been appriscd that the raid
was going to be made. When the de-
tectivcs in the restaurant declared
themselves the several hundred patrons
made concerted rush for the doors, to
find them blocked by uniformed men
There was some confusion, but the
patrons quictcd down and when the
prisoners had been taken away were
permitted to leave after they had given
their names
DIR. Straton to Testify
Dr.. straton will go before the
Federal Grand Jury tomorrow at the
request Of Assistant United States
Attorney George Winship Taylor and
give details concerning the liquor vio-
lations which he described in the SEN
sational sermon on vice he delivered
Sunday night.
DR.. Straton said yesterday he would
present to the jury an affidavit giving
facts, figures, names and addresses
upon which he was able to touch only
in a superficial way in Sundays ser
mon. His affidavit will be supported
he said, by sworn statements from the
two men who accompanied him on his
tour Of investigation in the White
Light district. He had a long confer
cnce yesterday in the rcctory of Cal
vary Church with Assistant District
Attorney James +. Smith.
Dr.. Straton told Tribune reporter
last night that while making the vice
investigation which provided the ma
tcria for his Easter sermon he wore
a disguise. He refused TO describe the
"makeup" he adopted, but said it was
IA good one. He also said that in max
ing the charge that he had been served
with whisky highballa in several res
taurAnts and cnbarcts he was not act
ing on information acquired through
other persons.
Knows Taste of Whisky
Il know what whisky tastes like
said Dr. Straton, land ! tasted each
Of the drinks served to US In tho places
We visited. simply took enough To
convince myself that the stuff was
whisky"
Mr. Smith would not discuss the con-
ference ne had with DR.. Straton, but
it is known that the pnstors rcvela-
lions concerning conditions in the Ten
dcrlDin have gwen mn added impetus
30 the Investigations being carried on
bv the prosecutor All r' .hc resorts
Visited by DR.. Strnton are in the Fourth
lnsprction District, commanded by In-
socctor Henry. investigation Of con
ditions III ths section Of the city cn-
nblcd Smith to obtain indictments
agninst formc, Third Deputy polico
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