New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
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might involve government employees,
who are expected to be arrested on
charges of conspiracy. The whole con-
spiracy, he said, was to smuggle large
quantities of liquor into the country
in violation of the Volstead law, the
internal revenue law and the customs
laws.
According to the complaint filed in
the case against John Walton, Green
Miller states he had an understanding,
previously reached in New York with
the gang of rumrunners last Saturday
On this understanding he proceeded to
the Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, N. j.,
and there, it is alleged, discussed the
smuggling scheme with Walton and two
other alleged conspirators.
The alleged conspirators, it is
charged, represented to Green Miller
that "the venture was feasible and safe,
and that struggled "booze," if neces-
eary, could be delivered to the United
States Attorney for the State of New
Jersey without fear of seizure"
$4,000 Deal Involved
Miller says he paid 500 to bind the
bargain, but the sum total needed to
swing the deal was more than $4,000.
According to the bargain a large guam
tity of foreign-made liquor after being
struggled ashore was to be delivered to
him, Miller, at Red Bank, N, j., where
the whole sum was to be paid by the
alleged conspirators. The payment was
to be made at the McAlpin, the COM
plant AYERS.
Miller says that he had no such sum
as the alleged conspirators demanded,
and believing he had sufficient evidence
to break up the smuggling band, at an
investment of 500, he arrested Walton,
when, it is charged, Walton called at
the McAlpin to collect the big sum
agreed upon.
Walton was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Samuel M. Hitch
cock and was held for examination on
September IS in $4,000 bond
In default of bond Walton was com
mitted to the Tombs.
Ellis A. Burnstein, known as Clark,
was arraigned before the same com
missioner and was held in the same
sum. Other arrests, it was said, were
impending.
Thirteen bottles of narcotic drugs
valued at $4,000 and q large quantity
of liquors were taken in the Brooklyn
raid. The men under arrest are Sal
vator Scalise, charged with having
drugs, liquor and revolver in his
selling drugs and liquor, and Max
Freeman, charged with disorderly con-
duct.
Contraband in Cellar
The raid was on cellar under a
fruit stand, conducted by Scalse and
Nito at Prince Street and Myrtle Ave
nue.. The detectives found Scalise
asleep on case of liquor When
awakened he is charged to have reached
for revolver, in his hip pocket. The
detectives were first to draw weapons
and took the revolver from him. The
assistance of Scalse and fight fol-
lowed.
1t was said at Federal prohibition
headquarters yesterday that raids
would not be made by Federal forces on
restaurants, hotels or any suspected
places where retail liquor trade was be-
lieved to be carried on. The raiding
forces are not large enough for this
and have too much other work, it was
said. and would concern themselves
only with wholesalers, who might be
charged with violating the law.
City Proves Big Problem
Director H. L. Hart, who is in charge
of the New York office, said that New
York City could not be made bone dry
in few months without an adequate
force. which was impossible at this
time. at might take two years or even
three years." said the director. "The
situation in New York City and state
is a difficult one. We appreciate this
fact and therefore we are glad to get
all assistance and advice from Wash
ington."