The New York herald., 1921-12-13
MEN WORK In SQUADS
Searches Extend From the
Lafayette, in University
Place, to Healy's.
RAIDERS ARE IN DISGUISE
Cafe Paris and Little Club Are
Visited to Accompaniment
Of Interested Crowds.

The New York prohibition enforce
ment authorities made another move
last night in their announced cam
paign to make Broadway and the
whole theatrical and hotel district dry
for the New Year and Christmas holi-
days. Ninety enforcement agents, un-
der command OF four general agents
from Washington, went into the Hotel
Lafayette in University place, the Lit
tie Club in Forty-fourth street, the
Cafe de Paris in Forty-eighth street
and Healy's restaurant in Sixty-sixth
street and served warrants upon thir-
teen owners, managers and walters of
those places.
In addition to serving the warrants
the agents searched Healy's and the
Hotel Lafayette. They said afterward
that in Healy's they found one bottle
Of whiskey. and that in the Lafayette,
hidden in an ice box in the kitchen,
they found two cases of champagne.
The raids were made shortly after the
theatres had emptied their crowds into
Broadway and the side streets in the
theatrical district, and the presence of
the agents, wearing all manner of dts
guises, caused considerable excitement
throughout Broadway, where the
rumor spread that every restaurant on
the street was being searched.
Disguised ms Milixmen.
The ninety agents divided into four
squads and the squads themselves d.
vided into smaller squads. something
like combat groups. These combat
restaurant where warrants were to be
served, announcing their identity to all
present and to all who were earnestly
trying to get into the restaurants so they
could be present. No one was allowed
to go past the small combat groups
either going into or coming out Of the
restaurant. The groups would permit no
one to enter or leave until the main body
of the enforcement army came in sight
and marched into the restaurants with
their warrants. This caused great ex-
citement and large crowds, who were
kept in order by the regular policemen
Of the New York department.
More than thirty enforcement agents
went into Healy's, in Sixty-sixth street,
just before the nightly show was to be-
gin, the preliminary announcement work
and door barring being done by a small
group Of eight or ten men disguised as
milk drivers and chauffeurs. who went
into the restaurant and announced that
everybody must sit perfectly still and
not interfere. This same announcement
was made to the crowds that had fol
lowed the agents up the street. not GER
tain Just who they were, but fairly sure
that they We're not chauffeurs or milk
men. After this advance work had been
done the main body Of raiders appeared
and marched into the restaurant.
Under the direction of the chief agent
the raiders searched Healy's from cellar
to garret. They searched under the
tables and in the coal bins, In the
Kitchens and In the washrooms. they
patted the walters pockets and investi-
gated the contents of the trays Of fooo
that the walters were carrying to diners.
They spent some time there end an
nounced afterward that they had found
hottie half filled with whiskey on table
in the downstairs dining room at which
three men had been sitting. Ownership
Of this was denied by Tom Heaiy. owner
OF the restaurant.
The agents arrested here George ID.
Cook, one of Mr.. Healy's partners. and
took him to the West Sixty-eighth street
station. They said also that they had
left a summons for Mr.. Healy. but Mr..
Healy said he had seen nothing OF II.
Wait for au Audience.
Similar scenes were enacted al the
Cafe de Paris and the Little Club. al
though things were ouleter at the Hotel
LAFAYETTE because that is in n quiet Sec
tion OF the city. The combat group
which did the preliminary announcing
and gate barring work at the Little
Club made It's appearance at an unfor-
tunate time. when there were very few
people In the restaurant. They waited.
however. with warrants for two walters
and doorman until the crowd began
TO arrive from the theatres, and then.
with the street filled with curious ones
who were hungry and kept saying so,
tho agents did their work. They
searched the Little Club also. but ssid
afterward that they. found no booze OF
any sort. But they served warrants
upon Hugh McGinty. the doorman Mike
Collie. the head walter and Felix Bicici.
captain Of the walters. and took them to
the West Forty-seventh street station.
Agent Maxwell had charge of the
squad that went into the Cafe de Paris
Ills advance groups had done such good
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the place crowded with people waiting to
watch the affair. He issued orders that
none should enter and that none should
leave until he gave permission. anc that
order was obeyed to the letter. The
usual procedure was followed. the agents
making their way into the restaurant,
variously disguiser. by the processes OF
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