The New York herald., 1922-08-16
FLEEING LIQUOR CAR
WRECKS CIGAR SHOP
Chauffeur Buried Among
Debris and Nineteen Cans
of Alcohol.
POLICE GUNS DEFIED
Drivers Giant Negro Body
guard Escapes After Fell
ing Patrolman.
WATCHMAN ON RAMPAGE
Banana Oil Makes Him Treat
World and Fight Ped
dlers' Army.
WATCHMAN ON RAMPAGE

A law abiding citizen al Eighth
street and Third avenue yesterday in
formed Patrolman Abraham Goldberg
that a large automobile he beheld
bowling north in his direction con-
tanned drinking alcohol. Goldberg ac-
, cepted the information and by great
sgility leaped upon the running board
and demanded to see whether the
State prohibition law was being vio-
lated
The reply he got was 4 wallop on
the chin, delivered by Goliathic negro
sitting beside the chauffeur. Goldberg
landed upon his shoulders on the paw
ing and the motor car. accelerated by
the alarmed chauffeur, increased it's
race. Goldberg scrambled TO his feet.
pulled his pistol and began firing. A
taxicab came along. Goldberg COM
nandeered it. shooting the while at
the big motor
Patrolman Frank Franzone at
Tenth street entered the scene and
orened fire on the suspected car. Be
tween them they pumped several bull
let's into the automobile. but failed to
stop it. 1t kept on to Tenth street.
passing Franzone and turning east
toward Second avenue. At Second
avenue and Tenth street there is a
cigar store.
Franzone and Goldberg, on the run
ming board of the taxicab, were shoot
Ing AT the big car. and the entire
neighborhood, thinking the semi
weekly gun fight was on, had taken to
cellars and doorways. The big motor
tried to make the turn at the cigar
store, but either the steering appara-
tus had been damaged by bullets or
the car had become irresponsible be-
cause of its contents.
Car Wrecks store.
1t crashed into the show window of
the store. burying its chauffeur under
wreckage and throwing the walloping
negro clear The negro landed on his
feet ard kept on moving. The last seen
OF MIN he was headed toward the East
River. But out of the wreckage Cod.
berg and Franzone dug the chauffeur
Bernard Dugo, go $50 East 1S9th street.
The Bronx. lie was uninjured Out CT
the motor car they took nineteen five
gallon cans of alcohol. which was taken
10 chemist for analysis. Dugo was
held In $500 bail by Magistrate Douras
FOR examination next Tuesday.
Earlier in the day the police had
quite .'me OF it with William Milrod.
81. Ala First avenue. Mr. Milrod IS a
watchman by profession and it is said
OF him that he went forth Yesterday
morning desirous of taking a drink He
negotiated successfully with a pusaclrt
peddler in First avenue for a gallon cf
wnaf the puSacart peddler described as
old fashioned stuff straight from Canala.
n >ut MIR. Milrod did not nave patience
He stepped into q doorway ana took n
hearty swg OF the old fashioned stuff
Witnesses who were instrumental in
having MIR Milrod dragged before
Magistrate Douras said that one drink
had an astounding effect. First Mr.
Milrod fell down, striking his chin on
the stoop. he jug did not break. lie
lifted himself to his feet, threw The
jug into the air. caught it like a foot
ball. and charged at the nearest Of tic
nifty or sixty peGdlers whose pushearts
lined the curbs.
offers to Treat world.
He knocked over the first pushcart he
me. ard piled its pusher upon It, He
fiaitened five peddlers with two or three
swings of his fist. He drew from the
jug It's cork and invited the world TO
join him. No one accepted. 80 he began
TO sprinkle the oldfashioned stuff over
the fruit and vegetables In the push
rarts. About twenty pedders got to-
gether and challenged Mr.. Mirod to
fight. With fild cry of appreciation
MIR. Milrod engaged the twenty
When Detective Henry Pohl arrived
from the Fifth street police station Mr.
Milrod was covered with peddlers still
he was doing fairly weli having five or
six Of them laid up for repairs. The
jug lay in the gutter still intact.
At the Fifth street station they ex-
amined the contents Of the jug and
found Mr.. Milrod had consumed par
ticularlv non-potable liquid known as la
mana oil. The peddlers said nearly
$1,000 worth Of their fruits and vegeta-
bles had been rendered unstable by the
stun. Mr.. Milrod was sent TO the. OBJ
xpryatipp vyn Ri a., T1attatFtt.