New-York tribune., 1922-04-20
State Troopers
Raid Is Cafes.
SeizeEN-Mavor
Five Haverstraw Saloonmen
Held and $4,000 Rum
Confiscatcd: Miller Is
Said to Have Ordered Act
Squadron Surprises Town
Seven Yonkers Speah-Eaeies,
Visited by Dry Agents ::
Ice Pick Used in Fight

A squadron Of state troopers. acting
on orders said to have come from Gov
ernor Miller, raided fifteen open saloons
in Haverstraw. y. Y. yesterday after
noon arrested the proprietors Of five
ard confscated truckload Of liquors
valued at $4,000
Henry Adler, Mayor of Haverstrav
for three terms, who completed his last
term two wears ago. was one Of the men
taken into custody. John Anderson.
former Democratic ccmnuttccman;
Njchacl Hughes. Democratic ward lead
or; Arthur Hughes, relative OF Mi
chael, and AdoIph Wurn. owner of .
Laundry and saloon. were the others
charged with possessing liquors. All
were taken to New City and held in
81 600 bail.
The raid MAS the first in which state
troopers have been used as shock
forces Il was totally unexpected and
when the squadron Galloped into town
fifteen places in which LIQUOR is said
b. the police to have been sold openly
were in operation. TIE arrests were
made at the first FIVE places visited.
BPt0Tp reached
their stocks had been hidden.
Descended without Warning
TIE troopers proceeded b. tnos 20 =
rendezvous near Haverstrar. where
they reformed and galloped into the
town. dividing into squads as they
reached the business center and de
scsnding without warning on places
which had been decided on in advance.
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Within short time the entire popula.
tion congregated IN streets where the
troopers were at work. A crowd Of more
than 1000 brickyard employees and
scores Of persons from Offices and stores
swarmed about the troopers. who pro-
ceeded calmly TO remove liquor stocks
and load them on g teu-ton truck which
followed the squadron. A large guam
tty OF whisky was seized together
with stocks Of gin and champagne.
Sheriff Brown and Deputy Sheriff
Woods took charge of the loaded truck
The liquors were conveyed to New City
and impounded.
Prominent residents of Haverstraw
last night expressed satisfaction over
the raid. 1t was declared that the
troopers action was due to orders is
sued by Governor Miller in person, fol-
TO him by twenty residents of Haver-
straw in which attention was called to
!awlsssness prevailing there.
Lieutenant Roberts. in charge Of the
rid, refused TO discuss the origin of
his orders II was indicated that yes
terdeN's raid is but the first OF series
now planned to end lawlossness in
some of the smaller towns Of the state.
When Lieutenant Brown entered the
place, said TO have been owned by
former Mayor Adler. the latter in
formed him. 1t was said, that he had
exceeded his authority and would be
held 10 account The officer is said
20 have replied that he acted on the
highest authority and ordered "all
out Troopers at once began removing
barrels and cases until nothing was
left The doors were then locked and
sealed
Politicians Hold Meeting
Ter other saloons visited after the
first five had been ordered closed
proved TO have no visible contraband
and no arrests were made. After de-
parturs Of the troopers a meeting of
me owners Of these places with other
persons. some prominent IN Haver-
straw political circles. was held to
decide on future policy. The gather
lng proved stormy one, speakers de-
nounclng the arbitrary action" Of the
raiders and "underhand methods" Of
those believed responsible for it.
Last night the remaining ten so
called saloons operated side doors only.
In them congregated scores of men al
legged TO have been employed in liquor
running.
Seven raids on speak-easies in
ionkers we're made yesterday BY
agents Reager. Kerrigan and Galanti.
Fourteen sumnonses we're served In
place conducted by Frank and William
Eudlnsky, brothers, some one threw an
zee pick, which cut deep cash in
hesger's right hand. The agents drew
tne1r pistols and this caused several
men to start shouting, attracting 3
crowd