New-York tribune., 1921-02-28

Boston were purchased by New York
man for $3,7Oo
This information. he said, duplicates
twelve persons here and indicates that
they have been trafficking heavily in
liquor which they withdraw on bona
fide permits bought apparently from
legitimate permit holders.
Traced to Headquarters Here
Agent Kelly said he traced the ring
to its headquarters in elaborate Offices
in the Woolworth Building The boot
leggers had evidently got wind that
they were being watched and had fed,
he said. The building management was
informed as to the character of these
tenants and their office equipment was
taken out of the rooms they had occu.
pied,
Mr.. Kelly said he was able to learn of
but one other operation by the gang
in New England, but received nforma-
tlon that it has been operating in Penn
sylvania and several other nearby
states. He believes these operations
will total $1,000,0O0.
The men arrested in the Saturday
night raids gave bond to appear before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
to-day The complaints will be drawn
up against them to-day and those who
do not waive examination will receive
hearings within the next few days, it
was said.
The names of those apprehended by
the New York forces have not been
published because the local agents
did not make out their reports Sat
urday night and do not work Sunday.
Some of the New England agents who
did not complete their reports Satur-
day night yesterday reported these adj
ditional raids:
The arrest Of n waiter at The Oasis,
100 west Thirty-second Street. Agents
sald ne was carrying quart of LIQUOR
ahd dropped 1T when they arrested him.
The arrest of Frederick Herreilers
owners OF Volks Brothers Cafe IN Eor1
ty-second Street, and of John Alpmann.
clerk, at the same place Herreilars
tainted on the way to the police sta
tion. A'''
Raid on the Chateau, a cabaret and
rrestaurant, in East Eighty-sixth Street,
No liquor was found, but the agents
say they bought liquor there before
the warrant was obtained.
The agents who raided the Strand
Root Garden amplified their report yes-
terday. They said that while thew were
waiting, to be served the lights we're
dimmed for the cabaret performance.
and a few minutes later while tbey
We're siphoning drinks into an evidence
hottie q cabaret performer, unconscious
OF their presence was singing: "Who is
this wonderful guy named Volstead 2"
Inc agents complained yesterday
that the search warrants issued here
We're not as effective as those issued
IN New England cities. When they
made similar raids at Providence, they
SAID, they were issued search warrants
authorizing search of the entire prem
lses at any given address,
The warrants they used Saturday
night authorized them to search only
certain designated floors or that part
or the building used for business. as
distinguished from the entire building,
where the place of business and home
We're connected, as is the case fire.
quently with saloon properties. In one
place the agents had warrant author
lzlng search of the basement and first
moor. The proprietor, they said, was
amused when they found nothing. and
admitted that his stock was kept on
the second floor, which they had no
right to enter. In another instance they
had warrant authorizing a search of
a saloon. They searched and found
nothing. The proprietor, they learned, |
Kept his stock in his home over the
saloon and sent it down to his place of
business on the dumbwaiter.
The visiting supervisor admitted
that both he and his men found Gotham
a tough town to clean up. But he
declared 1t to be his belief that with |
ms ! forces, which are unknown to the |
local. bootleggers, some considerable |
progress Z can be made in the next