The New York herald., 1921-04-29
1863 MORE POLICE
ON SALOON GUARD
Number of Raided Places
Increases With 'Mopping
Up of City.
FLYING SQUADRON OUT
Special Foes of Bootlegger
Use Motorcycles and
Fast Cars.
80 INDICTMENTS REFUSED
Kings County Jury Frees
Flask Prisoners-Sec0nd
Jury Trial AcquitS.
30 INDICTMENTS REFUSED

Police are satisfied a majority OF
liquor sellers and other violators OF
the new State prohibition law have
run to cover. Deputy Commissioner
Leach said yesterday the police drive
has been particularly s.ccensfI. Z. the
case OF the big. well known places
where drinks have been easily pur-
chasable for months past.
The Commissioner said there is no
intention on the part of the Police
Department to relax its activities One
hundred and sixty-eight patrolmen
were detailed yesterday to guard raided
premises.
The flying squadron, Of which In
spector Mcdonald took command yes
terday morning. starts with nucleus
OF forty men. which will be expanded
TO 900. 1t will travel on foot. by sub
way, automobile and motorcycle, and
will be especially watchful of boot
leggers.
The Kings County Grand Jury re-
fused yesterday to return indictments
in thirty out of forty-nine liquor cases.
and In the Kings County Court the
second case brought TO trial by jury
resulted in acquittal The Grand Jury
in Manhattan had a record day. near
ing forty-eight cases and bringing IN
thirty-nne indictments. covering every
infraction of the State liquor law.
Brooklyn cases dismissed were those
in which the defendant was found in
the possession of intoxicants for his
own use. Among those discharged were
persons carrying liquor on the hip ana
several found drinking in restaurants.
Sixty-nine talesmen had to be ex-
amned before a jury could be found
to try Harry Meyer of Tompkins ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, in the Kings County
Court before Judge Mitchell. Harry
Meyer, formerly a bartender at Halsey
street and Tompkins avenue, was said
tc be in charge of the place when two
bottles Of liquor were found there by
raiding officers. He denied knowing
anything about the liquor. 1t took the
jury twenty minutes to bring in ver-
dict OF not guilty.
Magistrate Simpson. in dismissing
possession case In the Tombs Court, said:
Il think the Mullin-Gage law Is con-
trary TO the Constitution of the United
States and the State OF New York. and
I would give up the eight years ! have
ahead OF me TO serve as a Magistrate
for one day on the bench of the United
States Supreme Court TO pass judgment
on mis- law" The Magistrate added
that some of the methods of the police
in making liquor arrests are outrage
GUS"
A new basis for court actions against
police enforcement was made yesterday
when Frank +. Holahan, counsel for
a Bronx liquor dealers association, APP
peared before Judge Louis Gibbs in the
Bronx County Court and demanded
k-F. tl,a %, ,ta frv hA
issuance OF a search warrant with which
the police seized $4,000 worth OF liquor
in a former road house owned by Her
man Weissiker of City Island When
the warrant was issued Judge Gibbs
attached mandate directing those who
claimed ownership of the liquor TO show
why II should not be confscated.
In New Jersey II Is probable a test
case concerning the Van Ness State en-
forcement law. which goes into effect
at midnight tomorrow, will be carried
70 the state Supreme Court by the city
OF Jersey City soon after the law be-
comes operative. Police Commissioner
Bentley and Corporation Counsel Milton
OF Jersey City both doubt the conetitu
tionality OF the act. II denies trial by
jury in cases growing out Of alleged vio-
latione Of the act.
What the police believe 10 be the
largest still discovered in Brooklyn was
seized last night by Detectives Claim
and Demice In a house on the corner
Of Avenue f and East Second street.
The detectives went to the cellar, where,
they say. Giuseppe Mongolia OF 15s
Central avenue. Brooklyn. was feeding
4 Atty gallon container They arrested
Mongolia and seized the apparatus and
more than 200 gallons Of prepared
whiskey.
State troopers from the White Plains
station ralded Tumble Inn. well known
road house on the Albany Post road near
Croton on Hudson. last night. and ar
rested r. r. Nj. Simons of 5S West Fifty
ninth street. who they said they saw
pouring liquor from a flask into a glass.
Several other diners In the place de-
stroyed the evidence" before the troop
ers could reach their tables. they said.
Simons was bailed out after being held
for hearing before Justice OF the Peace
Anderson at Croton.