The New York herald., 1921-11-17
Score Of Arrests Are Made
in Saloons in Upper
Eighth Avenue.
PROHIBITION AGENT HELD
L. A. Galante Is Accused BY
Cafe Man Of Shooting
Him in the Leg.

Federal prohibition authorities must
surrender to its owners the largest
seizure Of liquor made In New York
since enforcement Of the volstead act
began. The decree issued by Judge
Augustus N. Hand in the Federal Dis
trict Court last July, ordering the re-
turn Of 1000 cases and twenty-five
barrels Of the finest bonded whiskeys
and 25S barrels of domestic and i'm
ported wines. to Giovanni Acquini, Inc,
was affirmed yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals.
When the seizure was made last
March by agents acting under the
orders Of Dan Chaplin, chief Of enforce
ment at that time, the bootleg value of
the STUFF confscated was placed well
above 100000. The raid was made on
a supposedly abandoned garage in 966
University avenue, The Bronx, being
used as an additional warehouse by
the Acquini company, whose down.
town address is 389 Broome street.
Several shots were fired before the
agents gained adnittance to the ga
rage.
At the time It was charged by Federal
officers that Acquinis place In The
Bronx was being used as a depot for
supplying the Bronx saloonkeepers with
liquor. John Holley Clark. Assistant
United States Attorney. represented "a,
Government on appeal. George L. Don
nellan was counsel for the owners.
More than score OF arrests were
made by agents yesterday In uptown
raids chiefly along Eighth avenue. rang
ing from Hath to 151st street. At Eigh-
ty-seventh street and Lexington avenue
two men were arrested on charges Of
possession. selling, illegal transportation
and offering a bribe. According to the
agents, they drove up to the corner in
tn automobile to deliver five cases Of
whisl<ey for which the agents had agreed
to pay $375. A bribe of $500, 1t Is
charged was offered when the agents
told who they were. Carmine Caputo
owner of the liquor. and Frank Senis-
gall, who drove the car were arrested
and held in $4,000 bail each. Caputo's
father has a grocery store in PA Null
berry street according to the agents.
Izzy Einstein figured in several raids
yesterday as a chauffeur. His plan was
to enter q saloon with three or four
friends and start talking about this
guy Izzy Einstein." The method proved
successful in 1927 Eighth avenue, where
Patrick Cunningham. barte nder. and
Michael Egan, proprietor, were given
summonses At 1876 they were handed
to Fred VIII and John Drew at 2131 to
Henry Rice and James Gaffney; at 2190
TO Fred Gerschwoller and Bill Hecker;
at 2504 to Angelo Perrae. and Antonio
Reda at 2Sf9 to Frank Grace and p. ].
Sullivan; at 2171 TO Martin O'Donneli
and Barney Arfinan: at 2706 to Nick
Genernalo and Jim Ryan, and at 174
West End avenue to Michael Mclean
and James McCloud.
Two Bowery Arrests.
Another squad arrested John OCon-
ncll and his wife at 125th street and
First avenue. charged with selling, and
John O'Brien at 729 First avenue. A
third squad made two arrests on the
Bowery
Leonard A. GaIante, an enforcement
agent, was held for the Grand Jury yes
terday by Magistrate McAndrews In the
Washington Heights Court on a charge
of felonious assault. The complaint was
made by James f. Morris. a restaurant
man and former licensed liquor dealer,
who alleged that In the course of a raid
on November Galante shot him in the
left leg.
Charged with implication In defraud-
ing John Mclaughlin, a retired police
man. out OF $4,000 paid by him for
seventy barrels of whiskey which proved
to be water. Ernest Wentz of 614 West
157th street. was held In $4,000 bail
yesterday by Magistrate Hating in
Morrisania court. James Sullivan. AS
sistant District Attorney, said he under |
stood the defendant is wanted for a |
similar offence in New Jersey.