The New York herald., 1922-08-23
SAY boy OF 16 MADE
\ FORTUNE in LIQUOR
Dry Agents Seize Youth
Who Offered All They
Wanted.
DRUGGIST ALSO HELD
Accused as Dealer While
Lad, Broker Is Bailed
by Mother.
SUSPECT FALLS OFF PIER
Man With Special Liquor
Pockets Sought to Board
Liner. ~
SUSPECT FALLS OFF PIER

William r. Benin, 16 years old,
called by prohibition agents New York
city's youngest bootlegger. was ar
Brooklyn, yesterday and subsequently
released by Commissioner Hennessey
In $1,000 bail. furnished by his mother.
Prohibition agents in the Browns
Vile section heard that to get in touch
with boy bootlesger they must call
certain telephone number and ask
Tor Willie" They got hold of one Of
his business cards, which bore merely
his name, address and telephone num-
ber. They learned he was a drug clerk
Agent Visits BOY.
Agent Rosen visited the boy at his
home. 364 Chester street, last Friday.
and says Behm offered any quantity of
liquor he wanted. An appointment was
made for Monday afternoon.
The meeting was in Brownsville.
Behm, Rosen and a pretended ''pur-
chaser. Prohibition Agent Sassi. being
present. Sassi decided TO buy twenty
gallons of alcohol. At this point Aaron
Spector. druggist. As years old, at 156
Riverdale avenue, enters. the story.
The agents say Behm took them to
Spectors place of business and they
bought fifteen gallons of alcohol there
FOR $611.25. They thereupon took Spec
tor and Benin to the nearest station
house. where temporary bail was fur
nished and yesterday morning brought
them to the Federal Building.
Agent Rosen said Behm told him he
acted as a broker, working on COM
mission basis. For alcohol he got %
cents a gallon. Whiskey brought a
greater profit
The agents quote him as saying he
had been in the trade a year and had
made a small sized fortune"
The boy is of medium height and In
lelligent appearance. He and Spector
pleaded not guilty and Spector, held
also In $l,000 bail. furnished It. They
We're held for hearing September 20th.
Behm charged with soliciting and Spec
tor with selling. The boys mother is
reputed to be the owner OF several
houses.
James Mcclure OF 415 Yves. Sixtieth
street was arrested by customs men
yesterday after they had fished him from
the North River into which ho had fallen
near Pier 60. A heavy maclSiuaw he was
wearing was IOuUu 10 COntdln III SpeCidly
made pockets several bottles of Scotch
whisky. MCGUIRE was one of three
men who were chased by customs men
after they had come up in a motor boat
and tried to get aboard the Red Star
liner Lapland. The others got away in
the motor boat At the Custom House
Mr.. Mcclure arranged TO pay a flne of
$500.
Dry Agent Arraigncd.
Harry Seaman. 40 years old, of Co
lumbus and Mott avenues. Far Rock
away. q Federal prohibition agent, was
arraigned in Far Rockaway court yes
terday on charges of attempted extor-
tion, intoxication, disorderly conduct
and assault in the third degree. Bail
of $4,000 was fixed by Magistrate Miller.
According to the police Seaman with
two other men attempted to serve n
summons on Charles Herman of 503
Central avenue, Far Rockaway. An
argument ensued, during the course Of
which Herman was told the summons
would be withdraw for sum of money.
Louis Greenberg, an iceman, OF Divi-
sion avenue, Rockaway Beach, offered a
gallon of whisky to Magistrate Miller
in the Far Rockaway court as he was
being arraigned on a charge of possess
sion. Greenberg said he had taken the
but didn't have any use for IT, The
offer was refused and Greenberg was
held In $500 bail for the Grand Jury.
In Manhattan yesterday Federal Pro-
hibition agents visited the Eugene Res
taurant 112 West Forty-eighth street.
and collected French imported wines and
other liquors to the value of $4,000.
The manager of tho restaurant was held
on q charge OF possessing liquor for
sale.
Only ten of the fifteen men caught on
The Bat. 100000 rum runner at New
Rochelle. appeared in court yesterday.
They were held in $500 bail by City
Judge Samuel T.. Swinburne. of New
Rochelle to await action of the Grand
Jury Bail of the five will be forfeited
unless they appear in two days.
Meanwhile the 500, 900 cargo OF The
Bat is under heavy guard in a vault in
the White Plains Court House The Fed
eral authorities want It. but the sheriff
says he won't give 1t up without a
court order.
The fishing schooners Viking and Vic
tor which we're seized by customs on
cials when they attempted to enter this
port with cargo of whisky were sold
at public auction at old Pier 2. North
River, yesterday by United states Mar
shall William c. Hecht. The Victor.
valued at $4,000 was knocked down to
Michael Randoli for s5.2o0. The viking
appraised at $4,000. went to c. =. Bell
ing, OF 113 West Fifty-seventh street.
for $3.50.
At the Liberty Bell restaurant. 327
Fourth avenue. prohibition agents allege
they found twelve quarts of liquor last
night Summonses were left for Francis
Plum and Edward Rehrman alleged