New-York tribune., 1921-01-22
Funeral Halts
AS Police Seize
$500 in Rum
Sixty Cases of Whisky in
Heavily Draped Hearse
Seized and 3 sMourners'
Arrested After a Battle
Liquor AT Rest in Cell
Dry Agent Praises Miller
for Warming to Enright;
a Saloon Men Sentenced

Sixty cases of Kentucky sour mash
whiskey. valued roughly at $500.
were leaving Staten Island yesterday
in hearse by way Of the Tottenville-
Perth Amboy ferry, when their fur
ther progress was stopped by Ser
geant Benedict and Patrolman Man.
ming. The mourners were arrested.
Just what prompted the two police
men to halt the funeral equipage and
inspect it is not known. 1t may have
been combination Of a number Of
things-the lack Of mourning pro-
cession, the heavy draperies of the
hearse itself, or the cheerful mien Of
the attendants. It may be that the
policemen had tip that the hearse
was carrying spirits.
At any rate, they halted the hearse
and insisted on q look at the coffin.
When the chauffeur threw open the
doors, there, 10 and behold were sixty
cases Of liquorl
Mourners Attack Police
The mourners-there were the chauf-
feur and two other men-promptly at
tackled the police, it is said, but their
efforts availed them nothing, for in the
end they were subdued and taken to
the Tottenville police station.
There the men gave their names as
Anton Datlock. twenty-eight years old,
q chauffeur, Of 1872 William Street,
Perth Amboy; Benjamin Hoplowitz,
twenty-five years old. of 146 New
Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy, and
Maurice Felzman, thirty-two years old,
Of 280 Madison Street, Perth Amnoy;
All three were charged with the
illegal transportation of liquor. Louis
Hoplowitz, Benjamin's brother, was
also arrested and charged with inter-
ferinr with an officer. The men were
held in 81 900 bail each for hearing
to-day. The liquor was laid to rest In
cell in Tottenville.
Daniel J. Chapin. supervising prohl;,
bition enforcement agent, expressed
pleasure yesterday at Governor Mil
ier's announced intention Of calling on
the police to do their best by the
Federal prohibition law.
HThe Governors attitude is excel
lent" he said. "There is no reason
that can see why the police and the
Federal agents should not work in close
harmony.
Saloon Men Plead Guilty
."If the police really turn their en-
ereies to the enforcement Of prohibi-
tion it means that I'll be able to re.
lease my men for more specialized
work. l then could set.my men to run
ming down the fake medicines which
are being .unloaded in great quantities
to-day. There are several on the mar
ket which are not much more than
plain booze. At the present we haven't
time to get after them"
Four saloon men pleaded guilty yes
terday in the United States District
Court and were sentenced by Judge
Hand to fourteen days in prison.
Frank vatrain, twenty-nine years
old, proprietor of a cabaret in the
basement Of 529 Broome Street, was
arraigned before Magistrate Simms
yesterday in Tombs Court charged
with violating the state liquor laws.
He was held in $500 bail for hearing.
One hundred and thirty-six indict-
ments were handed to Judge James
Mccarthy yesterday in the Court Of
Common Pleas in Jersey City. All the
indictments had reference to liquor
violations. .