Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-30

small bottle behind the bar. This
raid was conducted so quickly and
quietly that the officers were ready
TO leave before any one outside knew
what was going on. At other places.
however crowds collected about
the officers cars.
From Days the flying squadron
hurried to Whitley" Monaco's place
at 416 Walnut street. Monaco. despite
tho fact that the raid was made un-
der search warrant, refused to open
an Ice chest for the officers and
threatened. II is alleged. TO mash the
to force the chest open.
At the saloon of Howard Scarboro,
Thirteenth and Head streets,
a search behind the bar and in the
cellar revealed about fifteen gallons
of supposedly intoxicating liquor.
This was contained in three quart
bottles and several partly filed 1--WE
gallon glass jugs.
The agents met with their first re-
sistance at 227 Tatnall street. where
the proprietor, Antonio Casolane,
rushed into a back kitchen and
hurled glass bottles believed to con-
tain whisky. out OF a door onto a
brick pavement. After the officers
succeeded in controlling Casolane,
one OF the men soaked some Of the
supposed whisky up in a handker-
chief.
The largest quantity OF liquor
seized in the city was at the estab-
lishment of Pasquale Episcopo, 1902
West Eighth street, where more than
fifty gallons OF wine and liquor, sup
posed to be whisky. were found. As
the liquor was being loaded into
one OF the cars for transportation
to the old Customs House. at Sixth
and King streets, huge crowd col
lected about the agents, booing and
kissing them.
While one of the cars was walt
ing in front of the saloon OF Car
mine Annone. 1880 West Seventh
street, with one of the agents and
Annone in II. the crowd threatened
to take the prisoner from the car
and turn Il over The arrival Of
other agents. who had been making
a search in the saloon, kept them
from putting this threat into ac-
ton.
T1at the raids were made
without confusion is attested by
the fact that at the saloon OF
Howard Scarboro. on Head street,
two men who were seated iB/the
barroom playing a game OF checkers
FhTnTIEn Onlr
the raid. At several other places
card games were conducted unin-
terruptedly.
As fast as the raids in this city
were made and the proprietors ar
rested. they were taken 10 the po-
lice station, where some were kept
throughout the night. Others man
aged to get bail for their appearance
before the United States Commits
sioner for a preliminary hearing to-
day.
when the raids in this city were
the agents Immediately
started for. Newark. where the raid
on McKelvey's place was made. Nc
Kelvey. who was at one time a can
didate for the Offices OF Federal Pro-
hibition Director and United states
Marshal. was seated in a room ad-
iacent to the bar when the officers
arrived. He was busy conducting
work connected with his duties as
justice.
Failing to recognize the dry
agents as they crowded into the
barroom, he called out: 'I'll be
with you in a minute. boys"
A search of the place revealed
many bottles of beer under the
counter and in various closets
the first and second I
floor. In a small room on the first
floor a small bottling establishment
was found. An alleged supply OF
whisky was found in another part
of the building. In order TO trans
port the seized goods to Wilmington.
il was necessary to hire a passenger
bus.