The New York herald., 1921-08-02
THREE LONG ISLAND
ROAD HOUSES RAIDED
United States Attorney Ross
Begins Campaign to Halt
Liquor Sales.
WHISKEY CONFISCATED
Five Arrests Are Made in
Three Visits, Which In
cluded Dew Drop Inn.
HOME BREWERS CONFESS
One Is Fined $25, the Other
Freed on a Suspended
Sentence.
HOME BREWERS CONFESS

houses along the principal thorough
fares of Long Island, where the au-
ttorities declare that liquor is being
sold openly, was begun by Leroy M.
Ross, United States Attorney of Brook
lyn, last night. when detectives under
his direction raided three places. made
several arrests and confiscated small
quantity of beer and whiskey. Inc
raids were largely a result of the
numerous deaths on Long Island re-
Gently, which the Government and city
authorities declare are directly trace
able to liquor sold in that section.
The information on which last
nights raids were based was obtained
by Mr.. Ross during an investigation
into tie death of one man and the IN
jury of several others on July "a, when
an automobile driven by Henry Rig
gers skidded and went into ditch.
Dew Drop Inn Rnided.
Five detectives OF the United states
Marshars office went to Huntington l..
|. on the S o'clock train and three hours
later raided the Dew Drop Inn on the
Jericho turnpike, where Herman Ritter
and Henry Schnipnick. owners OF the
place, and Henry Niska. a waiter were
arrested and n barrel OF beer and a
quart of whiskey confiscated.
From the Dew Drop Inn the detectives
a TIon at d
hull street and New York avenue, Hunt
ington. There they arrested Oscar o.
son. the proprietor. The last place raided
was Mullins. at New York avenue and
the Long Island Railroad tracks, where
Mrs. Nellie Cogan, owner, was arrested.
All of the prisoners were arraigned be-
fore a justice of the peace and released
on bail They will appear to-day in the
United States District Court in Brook
lyn.
Two home brewers who pleaded guilty
were before County Judge MacMahon
in Brooklyn yesterday for sentence
Fannie Partuch. 1873 st. Johns place. was
fined s25 and Mrs Annie Lieskowsky. II
McKibben place, who said she only made
the stuff for members OF her family,
was released on suspended sentence.
Some surprise was caused in Brooklyn
police circles by the removal of Detective
Harry Claim from the prohibition squad
and his assignment to other duty De-
tective CLAIM. who Is attached to the
Tenth Inspection District. has been on
the prohibition force four months and
has made more than fifty arrests. His
last prisoner was arraigned in New Jer-
sey Avenue Court yesterday and when
challenged to tell how he knew a bottle
found on the man contained whiskey
CLAIM went into dctaied description Of
how bootleg hooch" is made. The man
was held for the Grand Jury. No reason
was given for Claims transfer.
Magistrate House in Traffic Court re-
marked: Il guess you fellows get your
liquor out of the sky" when two chauf-
feurs charged with driving while in
toxicated told him they didn't know
where they got il. He held them for
Special Sessions.
Detectives Mcnamara and Patterson
Of the West Twentieth street station
found yesterday morning what they de-
clared last night was a fifty gallon
whiskey still and five barrels Of mash
in a loft over a garage In Ludlow street.
The detectives said that the still was
still hot. but that when 1t became cool
thay would 1isniantle II and take It 10
the station house, together with the
mash They did confscate. however,
about three dozen bottles labelled whs-
KEY and filled with liquid. No one
seemed to be in charge of the loft and
no one was arrested.
Joseph Donovan of III East Ninety
sixth street was arrafgned before
Magistrate Doyle In the Long Island
Police Court and held in $500 bail for
the Grand Jury charged with violation
OF the State liquor laws. According to
Patrolman Daily Of the Fifteenth In
spection District. Donovan went to Celtic
Park on Sunday and with two other
men dug three bottles of whiskey from
the ground and had a drink. Half
dozen other men were arrested at the
park on Sunday also. the police accus-
ing them of carrying whiskey In their
pockets. They were all held for the
Grand Jury.