The New York herald., 1921-04-12
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LAW VIOLATORS
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fore a jury in that court as required un-
der the present laws.
II preference Is given liquor cases It
will have to be so ordered by the Judges
OF General Sessions. who nave II within
their power to do so. 1t may be weeks,
trial takes place. as there are hundreds
of other more or less important cases
pending, some of which are more than
year old.
Mr. Benton said he and Assistant
District Attorney Robert 8. Johnstone
will hold a conference to-day with the
Presiding Justice of the Appellate Divi-
sion of the Supreme Court to go over
some points Of the new laws regarding
prosecutions against seized property
which can be handled by the Supreme
Court
According to Mr.. Banton. patrolman
or other police officer has a right to-
enter restaurant or other resort and
arrest any person found with liquor on
his person or in the act of drinking an
intoxicant No mans home. however.
could be entered without the issuance
Of a warrant after evidence had been
produced that the laws were being vio-
lated
Fifteen Only Are ArraiEned.
Only fifteen persons were arraigned
yesterday in the Magistrates courts and
held In $500 bail each on charges of
either selling or carrying liquor on the
person. This is the smallest number
arraigned since the police started en-
forcement.
Customs officers seized seventy-five
cases of Scotch whiskey and champagne
found on board the steamship Maraval
Of the Trinidad line. just in from Port
OF Spain. The cases were labelled
Imported to Trinidad and there was
no one board who admitted knowing
anything about the wet goods.
The customs men, clad in overclls.
worked for two hours with picks and
shovels and dug the spirits from under
meath tons of bunker coal. Only one
bottle was broken during the digging.
The entire lot was stored In the Barge
Office last night.
Detectives John Kessler and lIax
Isaacson of Inspector McDonald's staff
made the raid and seizure In the saloon
on Pitkin avenue. Brooklyn A small
quantity Of wire and whiskey was
found behind the bar. but, owing to the
large number OF customers in the place,
they decided to investigate the entire
establishment
Two patrolmen were stationed at the
front door and two more at the side
door while the search was made. The
customers were turned out and the pro-
prietor, who said he was Sebastiano
Sannotta was taken into custody. The
cellar. according to the detectives, was
jammed with case and barrelled goods
os the best quality.
Not to be outdone by the police. 1zzy
Einstein. Federal prohibition sleuth. held
up a large automobile truck or Riving-
ton street last night and seized $50 gal
Ions Of grain alcohol in cans. Fred
Zaroni. the chauffeur, WAS placed under
arrest. The alcohol was taken to the
knickerbocker warehouse.
Sidney Stoves. 10, of so Throop ave-
nue.. and Paul Miller. II. Of 10 Walton
place, Brooklyn. were arrested last night
oy Patrolman Hugh Conlon OF the ely
mer street station. charged with having
In their possession a jug OF wine each
concealed In satche!s.
The policeman said the boys told him
their parents had sent them to Man
haitian for the wine which was to be
used for sacramental purposes during
the coming Jewish holidays. Both were
released In the custody of their parents
to be arraigned to-day in the Juvenile
Court charged with delinquency.