The New York herald., 1922-01-19

MOTORBOATS TAKEN
IN LIQUOR CHASE
Police Get Two of Crew and
Whisky in Automobile
on Dock.
NEW ROCHELLE is RAIDED
Eight Places Visited and
Small Amount of Rum
COnfiscated.
NEW ROCHELLEIS is RAIDED

Inspector James w. Halleck and Pa
trolmen Jagg and Dempsey of the Ma
rine Division, patroling the lower bay
last night at midnight in Police De-
pnrtment launch, saw four motorboats
without lights cruising near the liner
PresideIte Wilson, anchored near Quar-
antne. Halleck lowered his lights and
started toward the motorboats. which
set out full speed IN the direction of
South Brooklyn.
The police launch pursued. Patrolman
Jagg operating the boat, while Inspector
Halleck and Patrolman Dempsey fired
several shots as they sped through the
darkness toward land. The boats ran
into the pier at Thirty y-ninth street about
a hundred yards ahead of the police
launch, and the men in two of them
escaped. The others, however were
caught. They gave their names as Jo-
seph Chero of "A Van Brunt street and
Stephen Cherilo of S040 Degraw street.
both of Brooklyn. All four of the motor
boats We're captured.
On the dock the police found Dom
mick Suardheo of 1919 Fourth avenue,
Brooklyn, trying to start Ford auto
mobile. Inspector Halleck found in the
car 113 bottles of whisky. Suardheo
was arrested. charged with violating the
State prohibition enforcement laws,
while Chero and Cherilo were locked up
charged with operating motorboats with
out lights.
Thirty enforcement agents from New
York stepped off a train in New Ro-
chelle yesterday morning and scattered.
a few hours later squad leaders tele-
phoned headquarters that the first con-
certed raid on New Rochelle had been
completed and that arrests had been
made or summonses left In eight places.
The agents had search warrants. OBJ
tanned from the United States Commis-
sloner. Arrests were made or sum-
monses left in Alexander Saccone's sa-
loon, Paul Majoli's saloon. a private
apartment at 81 First street occupied
ty Elena Corcano. the Sunset Hotel, 18O
Main street; an apartment at II Me-
chanic street occupied by John Kohn-
lein, Alexander Monaco's saloon, the
Central Pharmacy and Patsy Carlinos
saloon. The quantities OF liquor seized
were small.
Agents Barry, Harvey, Eberle, War
per, Whitford, Westmoreland, Mcmahon
and Holman were in charge of the
squads.
Jury Convicts Waiter.
First convictions in Westchester
county under the State liquor law were
obtained yesterday when a jury before
County Judge Bleakley brought in ver-
diets OF guilty against two Mount Yer
Lon men. Guadanzio Marone and James
Calabre. In the case of Calabre. who is
the father of nine children. the jury
recommended mercy.
Agents Izzy Einstein and Peter
Reager testified in the Federal District
Court yesterday they bought two drinks
of whisky in a restaurant at 500 River
avenue, The Bronx, from John Wallach,
q waiter. Wallach said the stuff was
ginger brandy" but the jury returned
q verdict sof guilty. He will be SEN
fenced Monday.
Albert Z. Farrell, former cashier and
teller OF the New Utrecht branch of the
Irving National Bank, who was SEN
fenced to nine years in Atlanta peniten-
tiary and fined $4,000. following his
conviction on charge OF using more
than 100000 OF the banks funds In
bootlegging operations, appeared before
the Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn
yesterday. 1t was rumored he would re-
veal details Of the bootlegging game and
the names of men engaged in it.
Judge Learned Hand in the Federal
District Court signed an order yesterday
forfeiting TO the Government large
part of liquors seized between February.
1920. and December, 1921, and now
cNOiC0 III the AnlCheTUOshtT WaFtnOQSe.
The court acted upon more than 500
seizures which have bootleg value
running into millions.
Wood Alcohol Death.
Another wood alcohol case was re-
ported yesterday in the death of John
DAILY OF 43 Fulton street. Brooklyn, a
porter at the United States Public Health
Hospital, formerly the Polytechnic Hos
pital. in West Fiftieth street. Accord
ing to the police of the West Forty
seventh street station, Days death fol-
lowed drinking bout in which he and
five other porters employed at the hos
pital participated.
John A. Leach. Deputy Police Com
missioner. submitted report yesterday
showing the departments activities in
the enforcement of the State liquor law
from April 4. 1921. to December 81, 1921.
In that period 10,062 arrests were made.
Confiscations included 9S.596 barrels of
liquor. 2.161 cases and 910 jugs. More
than 100 automobiles were seized.