The New York herald., 1921-10-21
Source Of Supply for Many
Sections of City Dry Up
by New Move.
ARREST IN WITHDRAWAL
O'Connor, Former Chief of Dry
Force, Appears for Ac-
cused Man.

Ten prohibition agents and In
spectors in the New York office were
discharged yesterday by Z. C. Yellow
ley. acting State director, making a
total of thirty men dismissed by him
since his arrival here from Washing
ton on August %. Mr.. Yellowley said
the dismissals were chiefly due to the
submission Of false reports on the
standing Of applicants for liquor per-
mits, and that he had no doubt con-
siderable amount OF bribe taking on a
small scale had taken place in connec-
ton with these reports. Other re-
movals, he indicated. may follow
The names of the dismissed men were
not made public.
The director announced also that
since he began the administration OF
enforcement in New York he has re-
voked or cancelled the permits of 1T
persons and companies. including
fifteen whose names were cut from
the list yesterday These permits were
held by wholesale liquor and drug
companies. retail druggists and manu-
facturers who make use Of alcohol in
their preparations.
Men Who Lost Permits.
Permits revoked yesterday were those
Of. Jack L. Tilley. retail druggist, 1914
Utica avenue. Brooklyn; Joseph Schepis
manufacturer. 90 Fifth avenue. Brook
lyn: Michael Doibracho, manufacturer
1874 Bryant avenue, The Bronx; Cordoc
Drug Company. 1884 Park avenue: Sal
vatore Mancuso, wholesale liquors. 322
East t14th street; William Brown. Myrtle
avenue, Brooklyn; Candeloro Benevento,
manufacturer, 20S3 Coney Island avenue
Brooklyn Veccio Buono, manufacturer.
463 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn; Joseph
Hansweller. 2 Washington avenue, The
Bronx: Ferrara G. D'Alessio, 80 Henry
street; Michael Rosato. 5721 New
Utrecht avenue: Joseph Bonitl. 2S0S
Nostrand avenue; Thomas Brescia, 4s5
Autumn street: Ralph Ra,o. 81 Presi-
dent street. and Alberto Ferraro, 1864
Bath avenue. all of Brooklyn.
Another arrest was made by agents
under Hugh McQuillan; chief OF the
special intelligence unit of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. In connection with the
block OF 400 permits which disappeared
from prohibition headquarters In August
Charles J. Steinberg OF s20 West End
avenue, treasurer of the Reliance Dis
trfbuting Company. with offices in
Broome street. was held on a charge Of
having obtained and used some OF these
permits In an effort to withdraw 500
cases of whlskey from various distil-
leries
stcinberg Held in $4,000 Bail.
Steinberg was held in $4,000 bail
by United States Commissioner Hitch
cock. He was represented by Charles Y.
OCcnnor, former State prohibition d.
rector.
Supreme Court Justice Henry d.
Hotchlsiss acted yesterday upon 2se al
legged violations of the Mullan-Gage act.
in which orders 10 show cause why
seized liquors in the possession of the
Police Department should not be dis
posed of had been issued. Default was
taken in 143 of the $40 cases. and the
liquor involved in these either will be
destroyed or distributed among city in
stitutions, depending upon it's quality.
Enforcement agents seized a truck on
lower Fifth avenue yesterday morning.
in which they found ten cases OF whis-
key, and no papers. -Four men on tho
truck were arrested.
Mr.. YellowIey announced that a tenn
porary successor to Ernest l.. Langley.
former chief field officer, would be APP
pointed in few days. and that he had
named r. q. Merritt. a general prohi-
bition agent. who has been stationed at
Greenville. s. c. He is expected here