The New York herald., 1921-02-28
WHISKEY RAIDERS
HAVE ONLY BEGUN
Arrest Of One Hundred Saloon
Men Prelude to Big Crusade
Throughout the City.
BOSTON TERROR ON JOB
Plan Is to Prosecute Owners
Of Premises as Well as
Liquor Sellers.
BOSTON TERROR ON JOB

The raids that prohibition enforce
ment agents made on fifty-nine sa-
looms and cabarets Saturday night,
with the arrest of more than a hun
dred persons, who will be arraigned
this morning before United States
Commissioner Samuel NJ. Hitchcock,
were only the beginning Of a series
through which Dan II. Chapin, chief
agent for New York, hopes to make
the five boroughs dry. There are at
least seventy five more search war
rants. already signed by Judge John
c. Knox of the United States District
Court, to be served within the next
two or three days. and as soon as
this is done Mr. Chaplin and his sleuths
will turn their attention to Brooklyn
and Queens. Brooklyn especially Is
said to be in for as thorough a clean
ing up as Manhattan rs now receiving.
In addition to the trouble caused the
owners of raided saloons by their ar
rests and the confiscation of their
liquor supplies the United States Dis
trict Attorney proposes to proceed
against them with nuisance injunc-
tions. which will lead to holding the
owners Of the property responsible
for allowing illicit traffic in booze on
their premises. This was done in
Chicago a few months ago. and more
than hundred pieces Of property
sealed up for one year by order of the
United States District Court.
Chicaso Tactics Effective.
Oficials in Chicago. where Judge Lam
dis has issued more than a hundred in
functions since last November Is. de-
has been lesscned at least one-third.
The injunctions are filed not only against
the tenant. but against the owner Of the
property as well. and are for a period OF
one year. during which the violators are
specifically enjoined from operation and
declared to be nuisa noes under the Vol
stead act.
II was learned last night that William
J. Mccarthy. chief enforcement agent
for New England. and the men whom
he brought with him from Boston to OBJ
tain the evidence which resulted in Sat
urday nights raids. will remain in New
York indefinitely. and will probably aid
Mr.. Chapin's forces in their campaign
against the bootlegger and the saloon
keeper of Brooklyn and the other
boroughs.
Mr.. Mccarthy said yesterday that
traces Of the operations of this ring
were discovered some time ago in Bos-
ton and Worcester, and that 1t was dis
covered to be centred In New York.
This particular ring" he said, has
been operating with legitimate and
forged permits and has worked not only
in New York and the East. but in cities
as far West as st. Louis"
Mr.. Mccarthy. who is credited with
having made Boston dry, said yester-
day that New York is the hardest
proposition he has ever tackled. and that
the work Of enforcing the volstead act
here has only begun. He expressed the
wish that search warrants could be
more easily obtained here covering entire
premises.
Favors Boston Plan.
I'm Boston," he said. search war
rants are issued to cover all parts OF
such property. In New York II is diff
ferent. as search warrants are only al
lowed on evidence that liquor Is sold In
a certain part OF the saloon premises.
We found In Saturdays raids that
many saioonkeepers. lived over their
places. and no doubt there are large
quantities Of liquor stored In their
homes Our warrants called only for
the seizure OF liquor In the barroom."
Almost all the persons taken Into
custody Saturday have either been fined
for violations or have cases pending
against them In the Federal District
Court. In several instances they face
serious charges for violating nuisance
injunctions running back rs far as six
months. These violators will no doubt
receive Jail sentences.
There has been n marked decrease or
claims filed against surety companies
on LIQUOR permit bonds for violations OF
the volstead Act by wholesale liquor
dealers. according to statement made
yesterday by Joel r.. Rathbonc. vice
president Of the National Surety Com
pany.
prohibition enforcement officers have
apparently learned many Of the early
tricks OF Illicit permit holders. as, for
example. the subtcrfugc of applying for
a permit 10 obtain alcohol for making