The New York herald., 1921-04-06
Leach and Murphy Work
Up to | This Morning on
Enforcement Details.
HOME BREW MENACED
No Invasion, but DOmiciles
Cannot Be Turned Into
Breweries.
HEARSAY NOT EVIDENCE
Six Arrests Made in New York
City So Far Since State
Became Officially Dry.
HOME BREW MENACED
HEARSAY NOT EVIDENCE

John A. Leach. First Deputy Com
missioner, and Acting Chief Inspector
Thomas Fl. Murphy worked at Police
Headquarters all last night and until
! o'clock this morning preparing or
ders for the enforcement of the State
prohibition laws which became effec-
tive when Gov. Miller signed them
on Monday. Later Mr.. Leach said that
the orders would be submitted to Com
missioner Enright this morning, and if
the Commissioner approved them they
will be sent at once to the precincts
and read to the details OF patrolmen
and detectives at 10 o'clock.
The Deputy Commissioner refused
last night to give any information as
to the extent of the orders. but he in
dicated that they would be sweeping.
1t is likely that as soon as the orders
have received the approval of Com
missioner Enright, who ordered them
prepared after receiving instructions
to that effect from Mayor Hylan, they
will be made public, or at least such
parts of them as the Commissioner
deems the general public should know.
AT this conference. said Deputy
Commissioner Leach early this morning.
1--WE digested the law and prepared an
order which will be submitted TO the
Commissioner this morning. IL he APP
proves it will be issued to the force
through the inspectors at 10 o'clock.
cannot give any idea or the contents
Of the orders until they have been ap-
proved by Mr. Enright.
II can say, however. that there will
be no arrests on hearsay evidence. The
force will DC instructed that any viola
ton which cor1es TO a poDceman's
knowledge must be acted upon, and the
policeman will be instructed to use all
Of the force that is vested in him as
police officer.'
Some Seizures TO BE summary.
"Will search warrants be necessary"
he was asked.
Yes, In some instances" replied Mr..
Leach. I'm others officers will be in
structed to make summary seizures"
How about the sanctity of the
homer"
There will be no invasion OF homes"
said Mr.. Leach. "We will have search
warrants when 1t Is necessary to enter
them
What about home Brew"
well it looks like a dark day for
the home brewer. Any paraphernaia or
ingredients for use in the manufacture
of beverages with more than one-half OF
/ per cent. alcohol might be seized even
in transportation. While the home Is
safe from summary invasion, it is not
to be turned into a brewery.
ANY vehicle engaged in illegal trans
portation, whether it be a wagon, au-
tomobile or airpIane, can be summarily
seized"
city detectives made three arrests for
alleged violation OF the prohibition laws
last night. but they were arrests OF the
type that have frequently been made by
the department and are not considered
to have been the result Of any addi-
tional efforts to enforce the dry laws.
Two of the men arrested are chauffeurs
and are charged with transporting
liquor Illegally
The first arrest was made early in
the evening, when detectives of Inspector
Underhilrs staff locked up James
oRourke Of 22s East Eghtieth street.
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apartment house in t52 East Eighty
fifth street.
The police say he was taking Rhine
and sherry wine from a taxicab. The
second arrest was made at l 1 o'clock by
detective Mcog OF the Third Inspection
district, who locked UP James Masini Of
1Sf Bay Thirteenth street, Brooklyn.
after finding him III Forty-ninth street
with a truck which it Is alleged con-
tanned twenty dozen bottles Of whiskey
and vermouth. According to the police.
Masinl said nc had intended to deliver
the liquor TO Broadway cabarets.
Arrest for whiskcy sale.
The third arrest was that OF John
Jost, a saloonkeeper in 515 East Eighty
first street. who was arrested by Detec-
tive Scheurnan. charged with selling a
drink OF whiskey. The police also say
that they seized three jugs Of wine.
The three men will be erraigned this
morning In Magistrates courts.
Three more arrests were made early
this morning when Detectives Heffernan,
Kline and Waitwood arrested Samuel
Fata shin OF SIG T.enox avenue. Arthur
Haepel of 465 Lenox avenue and John
Lynch OF 2T25 Eighth avenue. The three
men are respectively a merchant,
lunCnrOcn keeper utlu ~ lipAIi UttHs anu
the detectives ailege that they purchased
liquor from them on their premises.
Mayor Hyian's letter. in which he
asks the Police Commissioner to order
the enforcement OF tho new dry laws, Is
as follows:
II wish to call your attention to the
fact that Gov. Miller yesterday affixed
his signature to O. bill which Is now law
and which places an obligation upon the
police of this city to enforce the ma
tional prohibition law.
IL would suggest that you issue ap-
propriate orders TO that effect and sec
to IL that the police of this city enforce
this law"
At conference yesterday in the
Office OF Assistant District Attorney
Robert T. Johnstone IN the Criminal
Courts building an amendment TO one
of the bills was drawn up for submits
sion to the Legislature. If this is
passed II viii permit the trial OF liquor