New-York tribune., 1921-09-01
New Dry Chief
Plans q Model.
Rs:snless 'Tovvl,
Says He viii Remain Hcre
Until City Is Freed Of
Bootleg Liquor and Be.
gins Planning il,e Drive
Secrecy Is Maintained
McQuade Tl'reateyls to Have
Enrig',f Arrested if He
Halts Oppression Order

L. c. Yellowley, head Of the squad -
prohibition agents sent here fron,
Washington 70 assist III clalnuinr down
the lid N New York. yesterday boo, -,
the planning of his campaign for :,
Improvement Of the local prohibition
situation
He said thas he intcals to remain in
New York until it is bone dr. and that
he is confident Of maxim. X {. "modsl
dry city"
There is said to be more s;en;scance
in the assignment here Of Yellowley
and his squad than appears on the
surface. 1t is known that Governor
Miller and Police Commissioner En-
right have been keeping close watch
on the rulings OF q magistrate and have
looked closely into the otscial affairs
of high police official The appear
ance Of Yellowley, who has been work
ing here with mis- squad since Monday.
followed declaration by Magistrate
F. y. MeQuade from the bench that he
knew Commissioner Enright had been
keeping tabs on his (McQuade's) deci-
sions.
Auto Dealer Arrested
1t also might appear more than CO.
incidental that United States Secret
Service agents yesterday arrested Rod
ney K. Hanes, an automobile dealer at
22S West Fifty-second Street, who was
directed by Magistrate McQuade to
bring complaints against four police
men, two of them lieutenants, who had
seized $4,000 worth of alleged intoxi-
cants in Haines's place without proper
warrant
The policemen, against whom Haines
in the principal witness, are charged
with oppression. Haines is charged
with having in his possession illegal
liquor labels. 1t was announced by the
Secret Service yesterday that Hanes
would probably not be arraigned on the
Federal charge until after the hearing
Of the case against the four policemen.
The arrest Of Haines might indicate
that Federal charges of violating the
Volstead law will be brought against
others who, like Haines, we're dis
charged in magistrates courts over the
complaints and evidence of the police.
This procedure of rearrest in such
cases was adopted by the late LIE Roy
Ross, United States Attorney in Brook
lyn, it was said, on receipt of letter
from United States Attorney General
Harry NJ. Daugherty. In an address in
Cincinnati yesterday Attorney General
Daugherty said:
"My duty is clear. AS long as l am
the responsible head of the Department
of Justice the law will be enforced with
all the power possessed by the govern
ment which l am at liberty to call to
my command"
Refuses to Outline Policy
Director H. L. Hart yesterday refused
to say how many men Yellowley had
brought from Washington. He also re-
fused to outline the policy of the gov
ernment in regard to enforcement II
New York. He said that new rulings
against wholesalers and druggists hae
begun to be successful in shutting of
a large supply of bootleg whisky ane
that enforcement conditions here woule
continue to improve.
The activity of the national govern
ment agents appeared not to hay
swerved Magistrate McQuade IN his de
termination to punish police officers TO
violating the Amendment to the Con
situation of the United States whlcl
Guards the home against illegal scare
and seizure. The Magistrate openl
threatened the arrest of Police Com
missioner Enright if that official IN an al,
way obstructed the carrying OUT u Va
orders of his court.
Acting Police Inspector Thomas Dor
ahue, Of the Sd Inspection Dlstric
ard Policeman Francis Murphy.
nia;n clothes, were arraigned peIol
MAGISTRATE McQuade, in the West DO
court, on summons charging an a
legged oppression, consisting Oh piac.il ~,
nafs of Michael r. Browne, 794 Colun
hus Avenue. Magistrate McQuade il
structed Donahue to remove the polio
watch in Brownies place, and the II
spector replied that he would have I
consult with Commissioner Enrigt
first.
Would Arrest Enright
"If that officer is not out of th;
cafe by O'Clock tomorrow morning
said the court 81 am going to issy
warrant for your arrest and for II
arrest of Commissioner Enright, and
want you to tell that to the Commi
sioner On what grounds have "
stationed an officer in that place? HI
any arrest been made? 2"
"No," answered Donahue.
Patrolman Harry Hepner. OF u
Sd Inspection District, was arrested
West Side Court for the second tir
on new charge of oppression ,yestss
day. The complaint was MADE tf Z.
time by Attorney Samuel Ecker a II
mer Assistant District Attorney
counsel for Harry Sartoris, )ewe,i
living at the Pasadena Hotel, lo W.
Sixty-frst Street.
Sartoris testited that Hepner
tered his home, saying he had seal
warrant, but did not show it.
seized bottle of gin. Hepner
mitted in court that he had no sea
warrant. Hepner is one of four poll
81 -es. "a them lieutenants, who
sacing oppression charges in
Haines case.