The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Is Sleuths From Boston
Make Quiet Attack on
Well Known Broad
way Resorts.
So PLACES SEARCHED
Federal Court Warrants
Carried by Invaders Are
Based on Evidence Sc
cured Quietly.
MAY CLOSE THEIR DOORS
Enforcement Chief Declares
New York City Must Expect
to BE Dry-Liquor on
Ships Seized.

The big series OF booze raids by pro-
hibition agents from out OF town
which were predicted in THE NEW
York HERALD Thursday morning hit
the city with a crash at 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. and by 8 o'clock
last night a total of fifty-nine places
had been visited. There were moro
than one hundred prisoners In police
stations in various sections Of the city
at that time, and 1t was said the raids
had only just been begun.
Many OF the best known GASES along
Broadway. as we'll as restaurants and
cafes in other sections Of city,
were invaded. and in each OF tbs n one
or more arrests were made. Among
the places raided were the Alpine res
taurant, 43 West Thirty-fourth street:
the Moulin Rouge. 200 West Forty
eighth street: the Strand Roof. Broad
way and Forty-seventh street: tho
Red Mil. West Third street; the Marl-
borough Grill. Broadway and Thirty
sixth street, Healy's. Columbus ave-
nue. and Sixty-sixth street: the Oasis
Cafe, Broadway and Thirty-second
street; Guffantis, Seventh avenue and
Twenty-second street: the Opera
Cafe. Seventh avenue and Forty-ninth
street; Peters Restaurant, 1853 West
Ninety seventh street; Pfeiffer & See
walds. Sixth avenue and Thirty sixth
street; Blossom Heath Inn. West
| Thirty second street; Faust's Cabaret,
3 Pell street; Russian Cabaret, STAN
ton and Allen streets; Billy the Oys-
terrnan. East Twenty ninth street:
the Palace Cafe. Broadway and Forty
eighth street: Maison Mallot. 112 West
Forty-ninth street; Samperino's Cafe.
156 West Fiftieth street: Black Cat
Cabaret. West Broadway and Third
street. and Daley Bros. Sixth avenue
and Thirty-eighth street.
Next Step to Close Them Up.
| Peters Restaurant. which was in the
list for which warrants were obtained.
| Is the restaurant in which the Rev. DR..
John Roach straton. following his per-
/
the law was being violated.
The news OF the raids fell with Stun
ming effect on the ears OF liquor sellers
generally. but later the prohibition en-
forcement agents made an announcemenc
that dropped upon them with a resound-
ing crash. 1t was stated at enforcement
headquarters. SIS West Twenty-seventh
street. that the city might expect to be
1 IA l..
the intention OF the Federal agents to-
nave the raided premises declared public
nuisances under the volstead act. In
functions against their doing business
VIII be sought, according TO the state
ment
| Gathering evidence and even making
the raids cost quite a BIT OF money. one
OF the raiders confided TO reporters. He
said he had slipped so much good liquor
gaining the confidence of bartenders that
he felt more or less dizzy. and he also
showed an expense bill. He was proud
of the expense bill. though It showed one
item OF $3.50, all spent at a place where
he could get no evidence.
seventy-nve Men in Raid Parties.
There were more than seventy-fivo
+, men In the various raidlng parties that
swept up Broadway as the clocks were
striking five. The Broadway raiders
were from Boston. which, they explained
on all sides they have succeeded in
making rum proof While the imported
raiders were at work through the main
booze artery men from the local office
! began to show unusual activity as far
from their base as TompKinsville. Staten
Island.
On Thursday morning THE NEW YORK
HERALD said that the city was about TO
be swept clear Of all drinkable alcohol
by men from Boston and other cities.
II was stated that strangers were being
brought In because previous attempts
10 collect evidence and obtain convic-
tions fell down at the last minute Tho
failures were charged against unidentS.
hed rum sleuths who were not over
cautious concerning the Identify Of PEI
sons with whom they discussed their
business.
There was no discussion OF the plans
for yesterdays raids by the men from
Boston. Broadway never suspected
their coming. although the tip had gone
out that something unusual might be
looked for In a day or SO In the line OF
prohibition enforcement SO broadway
was caught mapping. according to tho
raiders. and the whiskey and wine and
other strong beverages were being
handed over the bars In more places
than one would think.
In most OF the saloons raided the en-
forccment agents exhibited search war
rants and went behind the bars TO look
over the stock. They carried small bot
ties with them and into these they
poured samples OF what they said was
some OF the finest liquor they had seen
since Just before Boston realized that
the lid had 10 be kept down.
II was not more than an hour aftss