New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
Liquor Capture on Piers
Reveals Theft of Five
Hundred Permits Used
to Obtain $4,000 Cases
Haynes to Lead
Crusaders To-day
Drive, Begun in City to
Trap ''Higher Ups,'' to
Extend to Several States

Fifteen thousand cases Of whisky
valued at more than s1,0O0000, shipped
here from distilleries in Maryland and
Kentucky through the medium of false
permits, were seized by prohibition
agents yesterday on North River piers
The seizure marked the Inaugural
tion of series of wholesale liquor
raids by combined Federal enforcement
agencies, including the Department of
Justice. Secret Service, customs, reve.
nue. and prohibition agents were dis
tributed over wide area during the
day. The raids are directed by Spe-
cial Agent E, C. Yellowly, of Washing
ton.
Two Important Arrests
In a quick descent by Federal agents
two important arrests were made at the
Hotel McAlpin. The hotel of Archibald
Haddon at Rosedale, L. L., was also in
vaded and Haddon arrested, charged
with selling liquor. large quantity of
whisky and gin was seized.
The million dollar pier seizures fol-
lowed discovery a few weeks ago that
500 blank permits had been stolen from
the Office. of Harold l.. Hart, director
of prohibition of New York State. In
vestigation developed that many of
these permits had reached distilleres
and bonded warehouses, apparently
made out in the correct form. They
called for release of 10000 cases of
whisky. New York was given as the
destination in each instance. The au-
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the liquor and plans were laid to entrap
the receivers.
Almost a hundred agents of the pro-
hibition Office have been on guard at
the piers in an effort to trap leaders
of the bootlegging ring. The whisky
has been arriving in heavy consign-
ments for more than a week. Ten
truckmen appeared with transporta-
tion permits at various times to re-
move part of the whisky Their per-
mits were seized for purposes of in
vestigation.
More Liquor on Way
The seized liquor was transferred
from the piers to the Knickerbocker
Warehouses, which are leased by the
government. The rum caravan remov-
ing the liquor was half block long
1t was learned late last night that
10000 more cases of whisky are ex-
pected to arrive in New York to-day
1t also became known that raids have
been ordered extending over large
areas in Connecticut and New Jersey
as far south as Atlantic City In con-
nection with the arrest of John Wal
ton and John Clark in the Hotel Nc
Alpin raid, Director Yellowley said last
night he had evidence Of their connec-
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and the Bahamas.
National Prohibition Director Roy A.
Haynes is expected from Washington
to-day and conferences are being ar
ranged for him with prominent Off
cials and citizens, with the idea of
making easier the reported impending
arrests of the "higher-ups" in big il
licit liquor deals and the capitalists
who finance them.
While the Federal agents were raid
ing in Manhattan, the police narcotic
squad in Brooklyn descended on a cell
lar at Prince Street and Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn, and seized large quantity
of narcotic drugs and liquors.
1t developed last night that Green
Miller, special government detective
and one of the Yellowley squad, since
his arrival in this district has been
bargaining with an alleged band OF
liquor smugglers, with headquarters in
New York. His efforts resulted in the
McAlpin Hotel arrest and one other.
The suspect taken at the McAlpin
gave his name as John Walton and is
charged with conspiracy. Elias A.
Burnstein, known also, the Federal au-
thorties say, as John Clark, was held
as witness.
Import Traffic Discovered
Robert A. Peatte, Assistant United
States District Attorney, said that
Green Miller reported that alleged
smugglers agreed to deliver to him
large quantities of liquor from vessels
lying off Asbury Park, N. j. He also
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