Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-30
SIXTEEN ARRESTS
MADE BY FEDERAL
PROHIBITION MEN
Continued from page I.

Tho raiding party operated from
tho Office of Federal Prohibition d.
rector Robert b. Elliott. at Sixth and
King streets. The local federal
agents. Howard, Lcroy and Edwards.
were aided by Assistant Divisional
Chief Linton Evans OF Division 4, with
headquarters at Washington; General
Agents w. ]. Green, Alphonso Stafford,
Gerald Parker, Johnathan Paul, l. w.
Slonaker and G.. V. Hawkins from
Washington; Deputy United States
Marshal George Ball. Frank e. Haley,
special officer OF the Law and Order
Society. and Rev. 10. c. ProttyrnAn.
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of Delaware
The officers travelled In high-power,
ed motor CARS, closing In on the places
raided In the order of flying wedge.
Tho raids started shortly aftpr
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and tho
last one. made at tho Deer Park Hotel,
Newark, was completed about 1915
o'clock last night.
According to the officers. many bot
ties OF beer were found In the Deer
Park Hotel. The alleged bottling e.
Establishment was located on the first
/ floor. 1t was necessary TO hire a pas
senger bus to bring the seized goods
to Wilmington.
The officers met their first resistance
at 227 Tatnall street. where the rcputed
proprietor, Antonio Casolane, rushed
into back kitchen and hurled bottles
OF supposed whisky out back door
onto the pavement. Another officer
was threatened In Monacas establish
ment, at 4l8 Walnut street, when he
is alleged 10 have tried TO open 4
chest
The largest quantity Of supposed
liquor seized in Wilmington was al
the place OF Pasquale Episcopo, 1870.
West Eighth street, where more thar
so gallons OF what appears to be wine
ana liquor were found 1t Is said Ar
the liquor was being loaded into a cal
for transportation to tho old Customs
House, a hugo crowd collected abou
the agents and Kissed at them. At tn,
saloon OF Carmine Ammonia, 1880 Wes
Seventh street, "a crowd threatened Il
take the prisoner away from the OF
ficers. but were prevented by the ar
rival OF other agents.
When the raids IN this city wer'
completed, the agents INN ediatell
started for Newark, where the raiC
On Mckeivey's place WAS made. Nc
Kelvey was seated IN a room adta
cent 10 the bar room when the Off
GERS arrived. He was at that tim'
busy conducting work connected witt
his duties as justice. Without recogni
ton the officers crowded into the ba-
room. He called 10 them and said
I'll be with you in a minute"
Mckelvey WAS released under 81 90
hail at a hearing before Justice of tn
Peace l.. w. Lovett. for a hearing be
fore United States Commissioner JON
Pearce Cam this afternoon.
Magistrate Barnet GluCkman admit
ted ten Of the defendants TO $3.50
bail this morning for appearance be
fore L. =. Commissioner J. PearC
, Cam this afternoon. The partie
, placed under bond were: Bertha XII
son, TIA Walnut street: Pasquel
Episcopo, 1902 West Eighth street
Ella Welsh, 3l6 East Sixth street
WiDiam Day. Jr- East Fourt
street: Antonio Monaco. 416 Wainu
r street; Frank Davis. 200 West From
| street; Angelo Stanto, Carmine An
MONA lSa0 West Seventh street; 0io
vnnni Vuffone ala Monroe street
RoZellA Ross. 110 Poplar street.
At preliminary hearing before I
= s. Commissioner John Pearce Cam
this morning. Howard Scarbor'
Thirteenth and Head streets was ad
- mitted 20 81 500 bail for hearing o
July %.
Annie Thomas. Of Girard stree
was held under the same amount fC
hearing July 20.