The New York herald., 1921-09-09

1000 CASES LIQUOR
SEIZED IN BROOKLYN
u. S. Agents Find Stock in
Five Freight Cars, but Fail
to Connect Ownership.
EINSTEIN'S SQUAD BUSY
Century Roof Restaurant Is
Raided; Proprietor and
Head Waiter Held.
EINSTEIN'S SQUAD BUSY

One thousand cases OF liquor re-
NAMED for ten days in a freight yard
off the foot OF MONTAGUE street. Brook
lyn. until their seizure yesterday by
Federal agents under William Il. Kis-
sick. in charge of the Long Island and
Staten Island districts. The authorities
received a tip two weeks ago that the
liquor was being shipped here on sup
posedly forged withdrawal permit, and
men were stationed at receiving points
on Long Island to watch for Its arrival.
Nobody appeared to claim the liquor.
The thousand cases. which have a
value of at least 100000. were distrib-
uted among five cars. They were con-
signed to Vincent De Maio, dealer at
1905 Eighty-sixth street. Brooklyn.
When DE Maio failed to claim the liquor
the agents looked him up and found
the sign "Out of business hung on his
door. He was located. however. and he
Informed the agents that, although he
had once possessed permit, the liquor
in the freight yard was not his.
The agents believe the liquor was
shipped here in the hope that it could
be removed from the yards under De
Maio's name The stuff was confiscated
and taken TO Federal warehouse.
Under Izzy Einstein, Agents Moe
Smith and Peter Rcager. members Of
Chief Enforcement Agent Langley's fly
Ing squadron, harried Harlem and The
Bronx yesterday morning and netted
twenty-five arrests in twenty two
saloons Einstein said that this brings
the number Of arrests relde so far this
month by the squad up tn ninety-seven.
Einstein. who every few days concocts
q new scheme for pulling a thick blind
OF wool over the eyes OF bartenders
found his weapon yesterday In q put
and take top.
Method of procedure: Izzy enters a
saloon. followed by two aids Pauses
at bar and explains operation of top.
You spin IT, see?" says 1zzy. We'll.
you get put four That means you
pay four drinks
And the barkeeper, completely dis
armed by the ingenious wink which
Izzy gives him. places them on the bar
and gets his summons.
Clarence Smith of $50 West 135th
street. when arraigned IN Tombs court
charged with the theft of bottle CT
whiskey, declared himself prohibition
agent. Smith was arrested by New
Yorl. Central Railroad special officer.
who said he saw Smith take a quart
bottle Of rye from case on the freight
station platform at Hudson and Varick
streets ard walk away with 1t.
,.'he prisoner told Magistrate Froth-
ingham there were forty or fifty men
about the case when he found It open
and that there was only one bottle of
whiskey in 1t. He said he was appointed
an agent August 30 and produced a
paper as his authority. He Mos not
certain what his duties were IN watch
Ing liquor in transit. The court held
him In $500 bail for Special Sessions.
Customs officers were searching the
vicinity of Cape May. N. j.. yesterday
for a big cache. OF liquor which is be-
lieved to be hidden somewhere along the
beach Since the holding up of fisher
man Saturday morning by men who
were unloading LIQUOR from q dory
there have been rumors that at least