New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-31
Whisky Worth
$ll5,OOOTaken
lin Bronx Raid
1,672 Cases Seized After
Dry Agents Break Into
Warehouse; Owners viii
Try to Recover Liquor
Fight i'm Newark Saloon
Officers Pass Through
Room Where Woman Is
Dying in Making Search

Revenue agents seized 1872 cases of
whisky yesterday at the warehouse of
.Bernard and Nathan Bernstein, 999
Freeman Street, The Bronx. This is
the largest seizure of liquor made in
this Federal district since prohi-
ton went into effect. The liquor is
valued at S115,000 1t was loaden on
seven auto trucks and taken to the
knickerbocker Storage Warehouse, 6
First Avenue, by agents Lord and Man
gin, who conducted the raid on search
warrants.
The Bonsteins and their truckman,
David Rohr, were arrested early Thurs
day morning by Revenue Agents George
Golding and Walter Murphy on the
charge of possessing and TRANSPORTING
five cases of whisky. They were
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Hitchcock and held under
$4,000 bail each. Rohr was released
on s25o bail.
An employee of the Bernstein ware
house said that the Bornsteins conduct
ed q licensed warehouse and that the
revenue agents had broken in side
door, removed the case goods, cleaned
the entire establishment of everything
IN sight resembling liquor and refused
TO produce search warrant Legal
action to remove the whisky will be
started at once, it was said.
Fight in Saloon
For two hours yesterday, Agents
Smith and McCabe searched the saloon
at !51 Ferry Street, Newark, owned
ny William Heady. Finally in dark
cellar they came across a half hidden
Underground passage, which they fol-
lowed to its end AT first they could
zee nothing more than q pile of canvas
and bricks. Examining this they found
deep down in the pile two barrels of
whisky.
They were STOPPING to examine their
hnd when Heady, it is charged, swept
McCabe aside and, Selling bottle
swung for Smiths head. Smith lodged
and. drawing his blackjack. knocked
Heady down. The two agents over
powered the saloonkeeper and contin-
ued their search. They came across two
more barrels on the third floor of the
building, as we'll as large QUANTITY
OF miscellaneous bottled goods, all Of
which were stamped and taken away
Inc agents will prefer charges against
Heady for Interference.
Wnen the saloon Of Andrew Praeger
at ~ Ferry Street, was raided. the
agents passed through a room in which
was dying woman. They had to break
down four padlocked doors before they
found what they sought. They finally
conhscated about $4,000 worth Of
wines, gin and whisky.
Pastor Aids Raiders
Among the raiders in Newark was
the Rev. DR.. Robert Z. Johnson, pastor
OF the Twenty ninth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. He is
chairman OF the general vigilance com
mittee of the Federation of Churches
in Philadelphia, and is identified with
the Antl-Saloon League in that city. Or.
Johnson IS detailed with the office in
Philadelphia of Leo A. Crossen, super
visory enforcement agent for New Jer-
sey, pennsylvania and Delaware
lie took part in the raids both on
thursday and yesterday. He was one Of
the agents who met with resistance
from Mrs. Arthur Everton when $4,000
worth OF liquor was seized in her
apartments at III Washington Street
MRS. Everton's husband says the liquor
belongs to him, although there Is sa-
loon on the first floor owned by Robert
Leach The latter and his bartender.
George Frichette, were arrested at the
Time on the charge of interference
Yesterday they were paroled in custody
OF their counsel.
The fifty-two search and seizure war
rants served by the 100 special agents
from New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more and Washington in the Newark
raids Of Thursday night will bring to
court whisky valued at $4,000 and at
least forty alleged violators of the
volstead act, according to Jacob G.
Slonaker. of PhiIadelnhia ,rbo nrr,,
lied and conducted the raids.
Enforcement agents in Manhattan
yesterday arrested Joseph Cagliono, 800
East 105th Street; Tony Provinzano.
336 East 10th Street, and Herbert
Schaub, 666 Dawson STREET, the Bronx
They were each held in $500 bail bv
United States Commissioner S. NJ
Hitchcock on the charge of transport
ing liquor without permit.