The New York herald., 1921-04-13
ARRESTS BY
POLICE PASS 500
More Than 100000 in Liq-
uors Seized in New State
Law Raids.
20 NEW INDICTMENTS
First Victims Appear in
General Sessions and Are
Held in $1,000.
BAR CHEMICAL ANALYSES
Cops Word as to Taste and
Odor Of Liquors Sufficient,
Prosecutors Agree.
BAR CHEMICAL ANALYSES

i IIooCOuCUIo ASICCs
| There have been more than five hun
dred arrests and approximately $780,
600 worth of liquor has been seized
by police in this city since they started
enforcing the new State prohibition
laws last Thursday. according to First
Deputy Police Commissioner John A.
Leach. who has charge of the dry
crusade.
| Twenty indictments were returned
yesterday by the New York county
Grand Jury, but the names Of the al
legged violators were withheld pending
their arraignment to-day in General
Sessions Assistant District Attorney
Albert B. Upger has $50 cases to be
presented for indictment to the same
body. which within few days will be
swamped with liquor cases.
Vfnanzo Maurolo and Louis Inter
fredo, walters in a restaurant at 10
Mott street. and Frank Betreto, owner
Of a cafe at 1ss Hester street. indicted
with thirteen others Monday. were the
first offenders under the new laws to
be arraigned in General Sessions.
Judge Mcintyre held each in $1,000
bail. and said like amount will be re-
CURED IN all such cases brought before
him He said no would give the defend
ants all the time necessary to test the
validity OF the indictments and granted
leave to withdraw their pleas of not
guilty or to interpose motions until April
10. 1t is expected that on that date
| there either will be demurrers filed or
an application to inspect the minutes Of
the Grand Jury.
40 Face Magistrates.
There were ITO persons brought be-
fore Magistrates throughout the city yes
terday. In most instances they were
held In $500 bail each. They were ar
rested between noon Monday and the
same hour yesterday. Last aight plain
clothes men and patrolmen continued
visiting Places where liquor hitherto mas
been more or less openly sold There
was decided falling Off in the number
OF arrests made up to a late hour. as a
majority OF the saloons and other places
have reached the point where they are
ready to quit rather than risk arrest un-
| der the new State laws
| A conference was held yesterday In
the office of Chief Magistrate William
| McAdoo. at which were present Mag
fstrates. Assistant District Attorneys
from the five boroughs and Deputy To-
lice Commissioner Leach. Definite plans
| were drawn up covering certain court
procedure and rules of evidence in liquor
cases. After the conference the follow
| ing statement was made:
1T was agreed that the safe to any
one of what purports to be alcohol.
brandy, whiskey, rum, CIR. beer, ale,
porter or wine is sufficient to establish
| q case without chemical analysis as to
the alcoholic content of the liquor so
sold. The new law specifically narnes
these drinks and defines them as In
toxicating.
1T Is sufficient case where police
man buys what is sold or given az any
OF these liquors. and testifies In addition
| that in taste and smell II corfesp Is
4 to what Is commonly known as such
liquor. The case against the defendant
is thereby proven unless he negatives
this by proof on his own account
"As to certain other drinks defined
as spirituous. vinous. malt or fermented.
pledicated, patented or not. and by
whatever name the same is called, we
| take to mean generally certain classes
OF medicines and tonics. and In these
cases q chemical analysis would be re-
quired under certain circumstances.
Proof on the Carrier.
Possession OF any Intoxicating
LIQUOR whether by an individual or ex-
press company or other carrier puts
the burden OF proof entirely upon tho
defendant to show he possesses the
/ same legally.
1T is agreed that the minimum bail
/ for possession should be $500 and for
selling and manufacturing $1,000.
/ The atmosphere of the meeting was
i to give full. practical and loyal sup
port TO the enforcement OF the law in
it's letter and spirit, as Is the duty OF
i the police, district attorneys and magis-
trates the same as in the case OF other
laws
! At a conference between Presiding
Justice John Proctor Clark OF the Appel
late Division and Joab II. Banton, Chief
Assistant District Attorney. II was de-
cided that where liquor and other prop
u erty are confscated by the police In
\ making raids and arrests an inventory
Of the same shall be returned to the
\ Justice presiding in Special Term. Part
.. OF the Supreme Court
The fact that New York county alone
among the counties OF the State has no
county court, but instead a Court OF
General Sessions, and the further fact
that the new laws do not mention the
latter court as having jurisdiction In
cases where a civil action Is concerned.
made the conference necessary. accord
ing TO Mr.. Banton.
"Only by strict enforcement or the
prohibition law can the people hope to
have II repealed" declared Magistrate
Joseph Schwab In Harlem Court after
he had held seven men In $500 bail each
on charge OF either possessing or SELF
ing intoxicants.
Dry Laws vicious.
"'The prohibition laws are somewhat
vicious" said the Magistrate. Never
theiess they are laws. and shall stand
behind the Police Department In seeing
they are enforced"
Only one case was dismissed by Mag
istrate Schwab. That was against Mr..
and Mrs. Max Muller OF 248 East
Eighty-seoond street. In whose cellar it
was charged a supposed moonshine stili
was located There was no evidence pre-
sented against them.
Magistrate Sweetser sitting In Nor
risanla Court, discharged Pasquaie
Richie of 562 Morris avenue, who had
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