The New York herald., 1921-04-17
POLICE TO MAKE
HOURLY SEARCH
FOR LIQUOR SALES
Every Saloon, Restaurant,
Grill and Cabaret Under
Constant Scrutiny.
TWO RAIDS ARE MADE
Search Warrants for Pri-
vate Homes Issued by
Brooklyn Judge.
$50 ARRESTS In ONE DAY
Property Owners Warned Of
Responsibility-Lien
Threatened.
80 ARRESTS In ONE DAY

The enforcement of State prohibition
showed two radical developments yes
terday. For the first time since the
law went into effect and the job of
drying up New York city was given
over TO the Police Department patrol
men went on duty with specific in
structions to visit once every hour
during their tours every saloon, res
taurant, grill room, cabaret and other
places known to hold an excise license
and to note down in their books what
ever came to their attention as border
ing on infringement of the statute.
The second development, regarded as
opening up the path of invasion OF
liquors last stronghold, came with the
issuance of search warrants for pri-
vate homes by Judge Mitchell May Of
the County Court, Brooklyn. The
warrants resulted in two spectacular
raids in the Bushwick section of that
borough.
The Police Department order direct
ing every uniformed man to keep In
hourly touch with conditions on his
post was the final step in sending
home the responsibility for a dry city,
and it left no doubt in the mind OF
any one that drink hereafter in New
York will only be had on rare and spe-
cia, occasions. 1t carries out the full
intent Of the prohibition measure in
that 1t passes the responsibility
Arectlv to the individual policeman.
~s,fOo in liquor Seized.
l. whether the hotels were being visited
4 ~ hourly intervals could not be learned
BThe majority OF hotel managers gave up
their excise licenses long ego. and the
only liquor used in the various big
hostelries now Is handled by the chefs
in the making OF sauces for puddings
and in other dishes. 1t was regarded rs
possible that a policeman with hotel
on his post might feel that the fact tina
liduor was being used at all gave him
every cause to drop in every sixty min
utes.
The Brooklyn raids were carried out
by policemen OF the Ralph avenue sta
ton. Liquor valued at &,i00 was con-
fiscated and two arrests we're made.
The raids we're carried out during the
late afternoon when Broadway and Full
ton street. the locations of the two
buildings invaded, were jammed with
women shoppers.
One warrant issued by Judge May
was served on John Neis. owner OF
cafe at Broadway and Kosciusko street
A search OF the saloon was begun a
preliminary to the search OF Neis's home
on the floor above. IL was said that
the ra iders got two bottles OF liquor be-
hind the bar. and that when they en-
tered the proprietor's home under the
authority OF Judge Mays warrant they
found liquor valued at $4,000. Neis was
taken prisoner to the station house.
stuI Also Connscsted.
The second raid took the same squad
OF policemen 10 i combination bootbleck
parlor and billiard rooms at 204T Full
ton street. Frank Alligino. owner Of the
billiard room was arrested when a
search of his home above the store re-
voaled four bottles OF what the raiders
called whskey. Further search, IL was
alleged. revealed two barrels Of whs-
kcy, seven cases OF another brand five
one gallon demijohns or vhiskey and
wine. ten gallons OF grain alcohol and
still. The stuff was valued Mt $1,000.
From O'Clock Friday night until the
game hour last evening, the police broke
any one days record by making more
| than 80 arrests Of persons alleged TO
| have violated the State and Federal pro-
hibition laws in this city.
Approximately 700 persons. including
| twenty-five women. have been taken
| nito custody on charges OF violating the
dry laws by plainclothes men and pa
trolmcn since week ago Thursday.
when Police Commissioner Enright la
sued orders for drastic enforcement OF
the new state measures.
Magistrate Rosenbatt IN Washington
Heights Court in dischsrging Walter
Jacobs bartender in the Hotel Brad
dock. Eighth avenue and l26th street.
declared the Constitution Of the United
States supersedes tho Nolstead act as
| well as the new state prohibition laws.
The Magistrate denounced the action
or Detectives George Kluter and Arthur
I.oewc in entering the Hotel Braddock
without 4 warrant and forcing open
locker in the celler in which they found
SIS 900 worth OF liquor held under
Federal permit The detectives seized
the liquor
Magistrate Rosenblatt Issued sum
mons for both detectives 70 appear be-
for him Wednesday 70 show cause why
they should not be prosecuted for dts
| orderly conduct IN what he termed as an
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