The New York herald., 1921-01-17
ALL PAY SMALL FINES
Magistrates Denounce Those
Who Sell Deadly Stuff Tn
der Name of Whiskey
CAUSES VIOLENT ACTS
One Victim. Unconscious After
Two Drinks. Had 81, 500 in
His Possession.

The Jefferson Market ana thc f-sSea
Market courts had all the appearance
yesterday-the first anniversary of the
nationwide prohibition decree-of the
old time morning after a New Years
eve celebration. In both courts prac-
tically a record breaking number of in
toxication cases for a Sunday morning
were arraigned.
The prisoners included women as well
as men, who had been picked up during
the early hours of yesterday morning.
some of them more or less helpless as
the result of drinking ''hooeh" which
has been in vogue almost since January
16 last An were let off with light tines
and a lecture.
Magistrate Charles T.. Simms. sitting
IN the jefferson Market Court. after inn
posing fines on twenty men and ten
women for intoxication--a record for
Sunday session at that court-declared
that 1t was high time that We have
prohibition or no prohibition
I'm spite Of the warning that is az
forded by stories Of earlier victims you
go on drinking this stuff called whislSey
which in reality is nothing more or less
than embalming fluid" said Magistrate
Simms. at should be possible 10 find
out the places selling this stuff and 70
make those who do so pay the penalty
for their wrongdoing. ! cannot see any
reason why enforcement agents should
have any difficulty in buying this So
called liquor with a view to bringing
those who are guilty to Justice"
Deadly Punch In This stun.
Frank Hays. who said he was st.
Louis. Mo-. broker. stopping at the Hotel
McAlpin was found unconscious at
Sixth avenue and Twenty-hfth street by
Iatrolman Robert Grossman al o'clock
II, the morning. When ARA aigned before
Magistrate Simms he had $4,000 in cash
IN his possession.
II only took two drinks of some kind
OF liquor and that Is the last / remember
until came TO life in cell" Hays told
the court.
You will now part with $40 out of
that s2.500 roll" said the Magistrate.
= he prisoner did. and left the court room
rubbing his eyes
Magistrate Thomas J. Nolan, sitting
IN the Essex Market Court, said the
new brands of so-called whiskey are crs-
ating a distinctive form Of intoxication
resulting in violence never before sn-
countered in police courts prior to the
passage of the prohibition laws.
THE number of men and women being
brought before me on a charge OF intoNi-
cation is astounding" Magistrate Nolan
said 'It is my belief from experience
that any statement issued for the benefit
OF prohibition by dry enthusiasts and
others should be carefully scrutinized
before acceptance"
Downfall Began With Prohibition.
Mrs. Charles Booth Of 327 Cherry
street appeared before Magistrate Nolan
and charged her husband with being a
disorderly person on account Of frequent
overindulgence in liquor.
How long has this been going on?'
ssked the Court.
For quite a time" Mrs. Boeth an
swered. IL should say for about a
year
I'm other words you mean since pro-
hibition went into effect" the AIagis
trate queried ''Your husband who used
20 be content with a glass OF beer now
comes home raving drunk after one or
two drinks Of this poison rotgut they
call whiskey. Is that it?'
You are right, your Honor" an
suered Mrs Booth whose husband was
rcmanded for a further hearing.
Two young women were found in a
stupor in a Greenwich Village hallway
and when arraigned said they had taken
two drinks in house somewhere near
by Both were let of with $40 fines.
\ woman who described herself as
Mrs. Mary Carrie Of $40 Aldus street.
The Bronx was arrested yesterday
while tending bar In a saloon at 1903
Westchester avenue. According TO De-
tectives Shea and Bray. who made the
arrest Mrs earle served each with a
drink of whiskcy. but refused to accept
any money for the liquor She was
bailed by Charles McQuade. proprietor
of the saloon