New-York tribune., 1922-12-22
The Tent Is Raided Over
Heads of Police; Liquor
Declared COnfiscated,
Mostly From Patrons
Violated State
Law, Is Charge
Prisoners Turned Over to
City Authorities; ''The
Ringside'' Is Visited

Several hundred mon and women in
evening clothes who had gathered at
the Tent, a cabaret at Fifty-seeond
Street and Seventh Avenue. after the
theater. we're thrown into eomnotlon
early this morning when Federal pro
hibition agents went over the heads Of
the police and raided tho place for
liauor. Six arrests were made and a
small quantity OF gin and whisky
seized, almost all Of it taken from per-
sons seated at tables.
While Patrolman Charles Guitlsch,
Of the Arsenal station. doing duty from
the West Forty-seventh Street station
on cabaret supervision, stood by and
looked on, the six agents, acting on a
warrant issued By United States Com
missioner Hitchcock, siftcd through
the crowd OF men and women eating
and dancing. seiEing TASKS and arrest
ing the owners.
Mullan- Gage Act Charges
The prisoners, who were taken 20
the West Thirtieth Street station, de-
scribed themselves as:
Robert Hartman, West i2sth
Street, alleged TO have been seated at
a table with n bottle Of gin.
Edgar Bernheim, Of 81 Broadway,
also charged with violation OF the Null
len. Gage act in having a bottle Of gin.
Julius Green, 14l Myrtle Avenue, vio-
lation OF the Mullen-Gage act.
Arthur Sacks, believed 20 be one OF
the proprietors, arrested for violating
the Voistead act, a half-hlled bottle
Of whisky having been found on a
dumb-waiter. the agents allege.
Harry Mckay, doorman Of the cab
aret, charged with attempting 70 In
terfere with Federal officers In the per-
formance OF their duties.
Thomas Watson, who says he IA a
lawyer, living at ~ West Forty-seventh
Street, charged with interfering with
the raiders In the performance Of their
duties. None Of the women present
we're arrested.
YelIowley Authorizes Raid
Acting Enforcement Chief Z. {. Vel.
lowley authorized the raid on evidence
obtained last Tuesday night By two
Of the raidine agents. Agents John
Kerrigan and William Stafford de-
clarcd they visited the place Tuesday
with women aud saw plenty Of drinking
from private TASKS and also liquor be-
ing served. Commissioner Hitchcock
issued the warrant yesterday.
Though they searched every nook
and Granny, only the one partly filled
bottle Of liquor was found, the agents
declared
Recently, following issuance Of the
new questionnaiTa which patrOlmen
assigned 70 oabsrets are supposed 20
lill out each night, arrangements were
made by Commissioner Enright and
Chief Yellowley 70 exchange such data
as they obtained on places and work In
cooperation for the prevention o.
liquor-act violations.
This raid apparently was a direct
violation of any agreement which thoy
may have made, for the patrolman on
duty had made out his questionnaire
as usual, and when handing II in had
not been informed that q raid was to
take place at midnight
The Ringside Ralded Also
Earlier in the evening Stafford and
ten men OF a prohibition enforcement
SQUAD, acting under Chief State Super
intendent G.. J. Simons, raided the
RinRside, Q cabaret, 753 Seventh Az
enue. managed by Willie Leonard
brother of Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion. They found no liquors.
When the enforcement agents en-
tered they were met by Leonard, who
turned over the keys Of the establish
ment. A thorough search revealed
nothing eonhscable. Three guests we're
in the restaurant when the raid took
place. ..
Champion Leonard was not present.
His brother. the manager, said benhy
would be annoyed" al having. the place
raided. On all the forty tables IN the
eafe were printed notices warning
cuests that possession Of liquor Wonld
subject them 20 arrest
"Dlnty" Moore Raidsd Again
For the third time in as many weeks
tba restaurant Of James ("Dinty')
Moore 2i6 West Forty-sixth Street,
H,as raided az about 2 o'clock this
r,oynino bv six patrolmen under com
mand OF Sergeant Kahill, OF Inspector
Bnlan's staff.
The patrolmen were engaged IN
moving cases Of whisky from Moore :
Mace TO the hallway leading into 22O
n est Forty-sixth Street. No arrests
wrre made, but II was said they VIII
follov Heretofore in the raids such
liguor as was taken always has been
returned.