New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
Whisky Rush
AT High Mark
Since Jam. l6
Federal Officials Admit That
More Spirits Are Being
Distributed Here Than at
Amy Time Since u. s. Ban
Hair Tonics Enjoy Boom
Coney Island Dealer Held i'm
$1,000 Bail; Home
'Moonshiner' Is i'm Tornbs

There is more whisky in circulation
in greater New York to-day than at
any time since the Eighteenth Amend
ment went into effect, January 16.
This is the belief of both Henry D.
Mildeberger, Assistant United States
Attorney, and Charles r. O'Connor,
Federal prohibition enforcement direc-
tor for New York. Aside from James
s. Shevlin, supervising director of pro-
hltition enforcement for the Federal
district of New York, no other men
are in closer touch with the liquor
situation than Mildeberger and O'Con-
nor.
Records In Mr.. Mildeberger's Office
show an increasing Disregard among
liquor trafiickers for the prohibition
laws. Records in Mr.. O'Connor's office
show that more than 100 permits
have been issued to wholesalers to
withdraw alcoholic spirits from IL
censed warehouses and other dealers
TOT non beverage purposes"
AS an illustration of the facility
with which liquor has been procured
In the past, Federal authorities point
TO the recent. conviction in the case OF
Gramatan e. Co., 173 Prince Street;
the Herba Products Company, an al
he'd concern; Henry Maresca, A. Rubic
and Charles D'Angeles, officers and di
rectors OF those companies. Prior to
the Eighteenth Amendment, but under
the provisions of wartime prohibition,
these concerns withdrew a compara-
lively small amount of spirits from
bond to use in the manufacture of
hair oils and other toilet articles.
to Il, 4y
the Withdrawals mounted to $4,000
proof gallons in less than year.
Higher Bail Bonds Asked
Determined to frustrate increasing
violations, the United States District
Attorneys Office is asking high bail in
almost every case of arraignment and
missioner, yesterday held Galileo Ca
rella, West Second Avenue, Coney
Island, liquor dealer, under $11,O0
bail on two complaints charging con-
spiracy to violate the Volstead act.
The first complaint alleges that Ca
rella conspired to sell one barrel of
whisky; the Mecond charges that ne
entered into q conspiracy with Felix
Prince to deliver to Prince sixteen
barrels Of whisky "for non-beverage
purposes"
Ten alleged offenders against the
prohibition laws were arraigned yes
terday before Commissioner Hitch
cock and each held in $500 bail. Among
them were Arthur Buchert, truckman,
and Claude Weaver, his helper, az
rested in front OF 457 West 163d
Street by Policeman Henry Bendt, Of
the 40th Precinct Station, after they
are alleged to have assaulted a man.
One barrel of whisky, sixty bottles of
whisky, six 5-gallon bottles of whisky,
two cases of gin and two five-g gallon
bottles of gin were taken from the
truck. The others arraigned were:
Abrano Tassoni, saloonkeeper, of 161
Lincoln Avenue; James O'Brien, of
297 East 136th Street; Abraham NAL
kin, of 618 Sixth Street; John Rus
sell, Of 4547 Third Avenue; Peter
McGoldrick, OF 424 South Broadway,
Yonkers; 1sadore Glassner, Jacob
Kessler and Alfred Linaschke, of 766
Amsterdam Avenue.
Given Fifteen Days in Tombs
James Piccalli, of 247 East 1o4th
Street, pleaded guilty before Federal
Judge William B. Sheppard to the
charge of manufacturing whisky for
his own use, "to celebrate the birth
Of a child,' and was sentenced to
fifteen days in the Tombs.
George Bruley, French Interpreter
at the Hotel Pennsylvania, was held in
$1,000 bail for further examination