New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-03
TwoDry Agents
Are Indicted as
Smugggglers' Aids
Pair Dismissed From Serv.
ice Accused Of Conspiracy
: With z Others in Import
ing 100000 in Whisky
II Changed to Ginger Ale
Magistrate Flags Prohibition
rs "a CRYING Menace.
Denouncing Violstors

Nine persons. including two pronibi-
.ion agents. were named m IN iraiet-
nsnt returned IN tns United states
District Court beior- Judge A y. Hand
YESTERDAY n ar alleged liquor eonspi-
raey involving the Importation o, 100
Barrels - Canadian whisky valued ~
$4,000. retail bootleg prices. The
prohibition sgsnts who have been DIS
nired from the service s7s charged
With having stood ny giving protection
and making the way smooth Tor the
other alleged eonspifs'ors. The men
indicted are:
Ray p Robinson. customs house
bonded broker; George A. Robinson,
his brother engaged IN the trucking
business: four % George Rooinson's
,ruckmen. John Acquire, Morris Sender,
George Rosen,hsi and Hsrry Fsein,
who o-ersteo from ;hs Robinson ware.
house. Is Moore street. Harry ,. Mead
ard william Walsh. former prohibition
SCENTS. ard Bernard Schultz. brokers'
agent.
II. Indictment charges that ths
ueuor consigned % Robinson Wa
shipped legally or Apr II. before ne
.ogr, decision nat no hauor could
ier.ll- enter me United States from =
foreign country Tor transsn'pmsni TO
another country. TIE decision was
handed down MAY "a and the whisky
"a, ordered forwarded 20 - alleged
r-esumptive destination. which vas
cuba. In route u - charged the
fauor In some mysterious manner be-
cane singer sle When the shiprn ent
reached Pier IA. East River. . ~ss dis-
covered TIA; the whisky had been with
drawn from the wood and cheap grade
Of ginger ale substituted
Court Plays Dry Lac
Prohibition vss fayeo yesterday by
ysvistrste Harry Howard Dale. IN the
Adams Street Court. IN Brooklyn, IN the
as. o. Albert Mailer, 532 Twenty
ninth street. Brooklyn. held IN $1,000
Tor alleged Nulian-G Gage lsV violation.
MAILER was arrested during a raid on
NO rooms m the Temple Bar Building
A-re1. 1856 Remsen Street. Brooklyn.
Isruors were seized. The court said:
prohibition to-day - q crying men
ace 70 the United states was
member o. the judiciary committee IN
Congress when they were formulating
rlsrs FOR national prohibition. fve
Years ago but no thought was gwen
- light wines and hear AZ result
these speak-essies. conducted ny cheat
err. have sprung up a. over the coun-
Try II men would refuse % patron
70 them they would 70 out Of bust
ness ard may be then We could get
back light wines and beer.
To-day. after SIX weeks sfort, I
BEGIN % drive these speak-easies out
of business I have been waiting for
such an opportunity 20 save manhood
and save some Of the heartaches Of
our fne women Who suffer through T."
Brewer Piei Gives Bail
Henry G. Piei. ~ rty-ssver years
of5. one Of the directors % Piel
Brothers Brewery. Brooklyn. was held
n 81 900 bal for examination June
u before Magistrate Dodd n New
r.rsev Avenue Court. Brooklyn. yes
tsro6y The charge ~ possessing real
beer
The defendant explained that the
r.s beer was manufactured under
he medicinal beer decision and vas
oil that was left % q STOCK legally
manufactured and set apart from other
stock in the brewery.