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other selling places where violations
of the law have been committed he
Intends to detail men permanently, or
at least until he Is satisfied that no
further violations will occur there. He
said also that he means to continue
the practice of visiting suspected places
every hour.
men don't seem to realize II, but the
Jig is about up. / don't see how any
of 'em can make a living selling near
beer"
When the Commissioner said he in
tended writing to the presiding judge
In General Sessions. with view to hav-
ing court procedure speeded up. he de-
clared his belief that the speedy dis
posal of a few cases would go far
toward dispelling the fog at present ex-
listing about the efficacy of the Mullan-
Gage law. He thinks IL needs a few
convictions to discourage violations on
the theory that a man Is likely to take
chance while he knows that the courts
are clogged, and that his possible trial
would be continued from time to time.
It's important" he said, that the
uncertainty sbout some of the provi-
sions of the State law be cleared up, and
that must be done in the courts. We're
not sure just what policeman's power
is. for instance, in the matter of stop
ping and searching persons for booze
concealed on the hip"
Enright said he believed IL the Vol
stead act and the State law had been
enacted concurrently the saloon keepers
would have realized by this time that
prohibition means prohibition. He de-
clared he was well satisfied with the
work the force Is doing and added that
nc charges have betn received against
policemen for failure to take proper ac-
ton in case of violations encountered
by them.
Although the force is concerning itself
primarily with flagrant violations, the
druggists who carry on q questionable
trade are not being overlooked. accord-
ing TO the Commissioner. He said he
expects to cooperate with the Federal
authorities in tracking down medicines
that are too pleasant to the taste
Jews Deprived of Passover Wine,
1t became apparent yesterday that
there Is going to be a shortage of wine
In the Jewish observance OF the Pass
over. It was announced from the Office
of Prohibition Director OConnor that
the requests made for sacramental wine
had been in excess of the amount be-
that there wasn't going to be any more.
As some OF the liquor for which permits
were obtained has been seized by the
police 1t Is evident that the observance
of the Passover will be in q manner
handicapped.
Commissioner Enright said he could
see no relief for the situation. He was
OF the opinion that Its existence Is due
largely to the fact that Jewish congrega-
tions are much scattered that they
often live in different neighborhoods
than that in which their synagogue IS
situated, and that therefore arrests for
alleged illegal transportation have been
more frequent than they would other
wise have been.
Deputy Commissioner Leach said that
II the Jews are to get back any Of the
liquor which has been seized unjustly. as
they assert, 1t must be through the
courts. He said the police had made
their first return on this seized liquor to
Justice Delehanty in the Supreme Court
yesterday, in the case of 45O gallons Of
sacramental wine seized by them, and
the rightful possession of whioh is
claimed by Rabbi Weitzman, and that
since Justice Delehanty has now enter
tained the proceedings in rem, the Rabbi
may appear In court to prove his title to
the wine.
Five indictments were returned by
the Grand Jury yesterday on LIQUOR
charges made BY the police and five
other charges were dismissed. Judge
Mcintyre heard the first plea of guilty
which has been received since the State
law went into effect in the case of a
man charged with having Intoxicating
liquor In his possession. He was re-
manded to the Tombs for sentence
April 2.
Three OF the dismissals were of per-
sons arrested for possessing small
however, 1t was indicated by Assistant
District Attorney Unger. do not mean
that II will be impossible to obtain in
dictments on similar charges. several OF
which already have been obtained
Test Case I'm Brooklyn Also.
The announcement OF test of the
Mullan-Gage law to be started before
Judge Mcintyre next week was fol-
lowed by an attack on its validity in
Brooklyn, where Isadore Kallet ap-
peared In the Supreme Court as counsel
for Morris Rosenberg, restaurant
keeper of 17S Osborne street, Brooklyn
ago by a policeman, who said he found
a bottle OF wine in the restaurant. Mr.
Kallett said the patrolman had no
search warrant and that the arrest was
therefore unconstitutional. Decision was
reserved on his application for wri,
of habeas corpus.
The police reported yesterday findine
the first real blind tiger" In the sense
OF saloon with all the fixings. but con.
cealed from the passerby. Detectives
Niely and whitman of the Fifth stree,
station seized $50 gallons of wine and
other liquors on the fourth floor of a
six story tenement in East Eleventh
street and arrested two men. Sideric
Sartaro OF 504 East Eleventh street and
Frank Benedict, who lives next door.
The place contained the brass rail
bar. beer signs and everything. In order
TO gain entrance customers had to knock
three times.
Magistrate Thomas J. Nolan in York.