Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-10
NTlAMl. Fla. April s.-Although Harry

IN III
wi ST Francis Black New York multi
millionaire and head OF the Fuller
corporation. which owns the famous Flat
iron building, was cleared by Federal
Court commissioner OF the charge of viola.
ton OF the Fogtead act. the case will 70
down in history as one OF the most sensa.
tional In the history Of prohibition enforce
ment. And its end is not yet
Not only was one Of the wealth!est citf-
zcns OF the United States forced to face
Federal prosecution, but he also suffered
the indignity o. arrest by constnbles OF the
small town OF Cocoanui Grove, a suburb of
Miami. Florida. and was forced to appear
IN me town court as codefendant with two
OF his negro employees. Moreover. for the
first time In the history OF Federal enforce.
m"n' OF prohibition a railroad private car
was seized by Federal officials and for
tw"nty!our hours withheld from It's owner
because liquor was found aboard it.
bui why should a rcn,lemnn's private
car be carrying such Il load o. liquor as
those sky cases OF whiskcy and other for.
hidden intoxicants which we're seized nv
the prohibition enforcement authorities?
around this load OF hoo,ch In his private
car 10 sell-nobody is so crazy as to sug.
fes' that No. II was needed for entertain.
men OF himself and guests.
Mr. Black has very luxurious bache
Tor home in New York City. for he Is n al.
vorc"d man. But he spends about six
months every year travelling about in his
private car. Some multi.millionaires own
yachts and spend their outings on the
wft1r. Mr. Black owns sort of LAND
yacst' in the shape of very comfortably
e1uiprc! private railway car which IS
worth about 100000
MI Black Is known as n very liberal en-.
'crtaner His guests. many OF them. have
vino cellars OF their own and are accus.
toned 10 alcoholic stmulants and Mr..
Black instructs his steward on the car TO
sec that there are always ample stores of
liquor on board
There are twelve bottles in n case OF
LIQUOR. In sixty cases there are 72O bot.
ties. Bartenders usually calculate seven.
teen drinks to bottle Thus. in the sixty
cases there would be total of 1920
drinks. II the owner OF the car drank ALI
this LIQUOR himself say ten drinks every
day, It would have taken him at this rate
almost four years to drink UP the supply
seized by the prohibition officers But Mr.
Black as already said Is famous as an en-
tcrtaincr, and this generous supply of en-
hilarat!on was intended mostly for his
guests.
a private car will accommodate very
comfortably about six people II the party
Is larger than that Il rather crowds things
Suppose that Mr.. Black and five guests
each took ten drinks n day. AT this rate
the liquor in the sixty cases would last
eight months. But Mr. Black Is well known
In many cities here and there around the
country where he travels And he is an
old and regular visitor every Winter in
Florida. where he has many friends. So, in
addition TO himself and his party on the
private car. he would need supplies suffi-
ci"nt to provide entertainment for callers
and for special dinner parties Of invited
guests at his various stopping places.
III these friends consumed liquor at the
rate or two or three drinks day as they
dropped in 10 call on him. or were invited
Tor dinner. then with his own needs and
MS private car guests the sixty cases would
ne sufficient to last only six months: and
this is exactly the length of time which MIR.
BLACK usually spends on his private car
every year. Thus II is easy TO sec why
the steward OF the "Bayview" was not
overs looking his probable needs when he
had within reach those 720 quarts or 1920
separate drinks.
But the mystery is not in the amount OF
liquor, but in where 1t came from Did Mr.
blacks negro steward put aboard this sup
ply from some source in Florida?
II Mr.. Black brought the liquor down to
Florida from his home in New York and
expects to keep the car going the rest of
his life. at the rate of sixty cases year in
addition to perhaps as many or more cases
in his own New York home-how large a
liquor reserve has Mr. Black tucked away
somewhere in cellar or storage warehouse?
At the rate Of sixty cases for the six
months. on his car. and sixty more cases
for the six months that he is around New
York. this liberal entertainer would use up
120 cases Of liquor, or LAO bottles year.
MIR. Black is in the prime of life and may