New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-27
Police Raiders
Arrested for
Liquor Seizure
Two Lieutenants and Pair
of Detectives Accused of
illegal Search and OPP
preston Law Violation
Warrant Was Lacking
Auto Sales Manager Tells
of Invasion of His Cellar
After Lock Was Smashed

Warrants were issued fop the arrest
OF Police Lieutenants Delos Evans
and A. West and Detectives Harry Hep
ner and Thomas r. Lillis, all Of the
Third Inspection District, by Magis-
trate McQuade in the West Side court
yesterday. The charge in each case is
violation of Section 854 of the Penal
Law. which pertains to oppression, and
grows out of alleged illegal search and
seizure without warrant on suspected
transgression of the Mullan- Gage law.
Application for the warrants was
made by William S. O'Connell. attorney,
Of 80 Park Row. acting for Rodney X.
Haines, automobile sales manager. in
business at 228 West Fifty-second
Street AT this address it is charged
the four police officers entered and
seized liquors worth $4,000 after break
ing lock on cellar door. It is
charged that this forcible entrance was
committed without a search warrant.
Police to Appear To-day
Magistrate McQuade signed the war
rants and Immediately notified Acting
Police Inspector Thomas Donahuc at
the West 9th Street station of his
action, requesting that the inspector
notify his men of the court procedure
and then to appear himself in court
with the four accused policemen.
The four reported at the West Forty
seventh Street station at 6 O'Clock last
night and departed shortly afterward
without making any statement. 1t is
understood they will appear in court
to-day
Halnes was arrested August % by
the accused policemen. it is charged.
He was arraigned the following day be-
fore Magistrate McQuade and dis
charged, when the arresting officers
failed to produce search warrant
Testimony was produced at the time
telling Of the breaking of the lock and
the seizure of the $4,000 worth Of
liquors.
In his application for warrants for
the arrest of the men MIR. O'Connell
said that the detectives entered the
automobile salesrooms Of Haines on the
afternoon OF August %. Haines asked
them what they wanted and they re-
piled:
We are looking for liquor" Haines
said:
Il can't stop you, I suppose"
Raid Made on Store
A search of the place was made and
liquor was found in a carton in the
store, the application reads, and Haines
vas taken to the West Forty-seventh
Street station. He was detained half
an hour and was released when bail
was furnished for his appearance the
next day to answer the charge Of
violating the Mullan-Gage law.
At o'clock the same day. the ap-
plicatlon says, the salesrooms we're
placed under guard by the police, which
guard endured until the following
morning.
Some time after the issuing Of the
warrants yesterday Inspector Donahue
appeared in court, accompanied by
Corporation Counsel Marin. The two
discussed the case in an ante-room of
the court. Inspector Donahue said he
had sent police forthwith order"
for the four accused men to appear at
their station house. At the station
house the men were to be informed
OF their desired presence in court.
When the four men failed to appear
within a. reasonable time Magistrate
McOuade yesterday afternoon instruct
ed Warrant Officer Fischer to execute
the warrants personally.