The New York herald., 1922-03-23
100000 BOOTLEG
ship BRINGS $4,000
The Javary. Which Was Cap.
tured With 100000 IL
licit Cargo, Is Auctioned.

The steamship Javary, bult At a cSsi
waited few years ago when no wa.
turned into an oil burner was ssld ~
public auction at Stapleton. $. .. yes
terday for $4,000. The vessel vas
seized last December wnen her psrt
owner and skipper. Capt. Daniel DOH
erty OF Baltimore. was convicted IA the
Federal Court OF bringing into port al
most 100000 worth OF grain alcohol
which was listed on her manifest as
grain"
Although the Javary IN IL years oil
and ships aren't bringing top Drices
these days. Marshal, Hecht was sur
prised to hear one OF the twenty BID.
ders offer as little AT $1,000. lie let
the bidding go on, but II was slow work.
The Garland Steamship Company took
the boat at figure that amounted 10
fraction over s19 ton. The bids
were made on cash basis.
The Javary is of 7so tons and is In
good condition, and IL was said that she
could not be duplicated to-day for less
than s450.000. She had been lbeled by
the Garland company for s25.00c. the
marshal said.
Prohibition agents seized a big still
a few doors from Fifth avenue yester-
day afternoon. at IS West Thirty-ninth
street, and two others were found by
the police, one at 49, Rodney street
Brooklyn, and the other at 27a
Delaney street The building In Thirty.
ninth street is four story brownstone.
with tea room in the basement and
lodgings in the upper stories. The still
was discovered on the top floor.
Agent Weisenberg. who led the 10 i'll
accompanied by Agents Sassl and Ar
knson. said he bought two pints oil
whisky from Mrs. Martha kines al the
Thirty-ninth street address yesterday
morning for SIS, and then obtained a
search warrant.
The agents found the still in an
apartment occupied by Frank l<ines
who told the agents he had separate,
from Mrs. Kines. although he lived ID
the same house with her. He Is said
to have admitted ownership of the still
which the agents said they found in
operation when they arrived. 1t was
mounted on a gas stove and had a
capacity of thirty gallons. In the same
room were nine barrels OF mash. sew
enty-five gallons of liquor and ten grcs,
or bottles There was also smaller
still Of about ten gallon capacity.
Mrs. Kines said she was the lessee
OF the house. She and kincs wer,
arrested.
At 272 Delaney street the police ar.
rested Daniel Zurich on the complaint
of neighbors who feareo an explosion OF
Gurich's STILL He told the police he was
making the stuff in preparation for his
baby's christening. The baby was found
sleeping five feet away from the boiler
f. II. La Guardia former President
OF the Board of Aldermen, declared ir
the Tombs Court yesterday that 9Th,
Government has not produced prohibi
tion agent willing to fight. Men o
fighting caliber don't seek prohibition
jobs" Mr.. La Guardia was defending
Robert Santangelo, Columbia Law
school student, who was charged b.
Robert J. Owens, prohibition agent. witt
\ having revolver in his possession a
\ the time Of a raid on soft drink estab
4 lishment run by Santangelo's father
There was q scuffle between the agent
and young Santangelo. Magistrate Ober
wager discharged the defendant for iacl
OF evidence.
! Detective Mclaughlin and Haake AM
/ two policewomen went into the Stran,
| Roof Restaurant at 1888 Broadway las
waiter and a captain iof walters after
they alleged, the waiter had served Nc
Laughlin with a drink.