New-York tribune., 1921-12-20
Two, Convicted
I'm Rum Cases.
Given 90 DAYS
Federal Judge Hand I'm
poses Heavy Sentences
on Pair Convicted of Drv
Act Violations by a jury

The pursuit of liquor and it's dis
pensers in and about New York yester-
day was marked by considerable action
Chief among the days developments
were:
Green Miller, acting chief prob ton
enforcement agent in New Jersey. was
charged with "atrocious assault and
battery with intent to kill'' in two com
plants made in connection with the
shooting. over a case of gin, Of two
men in S. l.. Dowd's grocery store in
West Orange
Two alleged violators of the Volstead
get were found guilty by jury in
rederai Judge Hands court and re-
celyed the unusually heavy sentence of
three months each in Essex County
JAN The case also was noteworthy v
because it was one of the few jury con
VlctIons to be obtained in New York
IN connection with the sale of booze.
Libel for Million in Rum
libel for the forfeiture and con-
demnatlon of $1,000, 900 worth of liquor
ana liquor containers, held since seiz-
ure in the Knickerbocke Storage
Warehouse, was filed by the govern
mont in United States District Court.
Ten 'speak-easies' in New York CITY
were raided by prohibition agents, who,
IN practically all cases, issued Federal
summonses to the proprietors or en-
pIoyees, and in some cases seized liuuor
stocks.
The complaints against Miller were
made late in the day in Newark by
Chief of Police Patrick McDonough
of West Orange, before Police Re
corder Meeker, after the police official
had held conference with County
Prosecutor J. Henry Harrison and As
slstant Prosecutor William Mott.
Chief McDonough also filed complaints
OF assault against William Stanton and
James Mcfarland, who were shot in
the reported scuffie with Miller after
he had seized the case of gin in the
store.
Stanton was reported yesterday in a
serious condition In the Orange Me-
mortal Hospital Mcfarland will re-
cover, the hospital authorities said.
Miller was in Washington yeste rday.
Prohibition Director Charles H
Brown, of New Jersey, issued 81 state
ment terming the shooting ''a very re-
grettable affair."
We're sorry, but Miller must have
shot in self-defense, he said. THE two
men must have followed and punched
and has been in many shooting affairs
Mr.. Brown gave out the names of the
two men who accompanied Miller to
the grocery store as Louis L. Lussky
and Claude M. Spindle, government
liquor gaugers. Both were said to
have gone to Washington with Miller.
Tailor and Jeweler Convicted
The jury convictions obtained were
Of Abe Posner, who was charged with
combining the pressing of pants with
the selling Of liquor in his tailor shop,
at la East Eleventh Street, and Abe
Goldberg, jeweler. of 105 Essex
Street, who, it is said, obligingly but
not wisely. led prohibition agent to
the shop and helped negotiate hooch
transaction there.
An unusual feature, which wasn't
fully explained, was that the two,
after conviction, were offered the al
tentative of six months in the New
Jersey state Jail at Caldwell, or three
months in the Essex County jail Both
Abes chose to travel on the Essex
Short Line" Rose Posner, the wife of
the tailor, also was implicated in the
charges, but was not sentenced
Enumerated in the $1,000,OOO con-