New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
Ten Dry Agents
Raid Shanley's;
Find A Quarts
Alleged Ram Seized in En-
ployees' Lockers; Grow
bar Used i'm Most Exhaust
i've of Broadway Searches

Shanley's Restaurant on Broadway,
extending through from Forty-third
to Forty-fourth street, was raided at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon by a
squad of ten general prohibition agents
from Washington under F.. B. Henson,
Kentuckian. twenty years in the
revenue service.
Hensen is the newly appointed as
sistant to Chief General Agent John d.
Appleby, and among his raiders were
many faces new to Broadway. Some
Of the agents were sent here on special
detail by General Chief E. C. Yellowley,
stationed at Washington.
They entered the place by the three
entrances simultaneously and searched
diligently for an hour and q half,
covering the entire establishment from
the engine room to the dance hall with
out disturbing any Of the diners, of
whom there were few at that hour.
Tear Gut Partition
The toughest work was in the engine
room and the kitchen of the establish
ment, which is in the basement. Ten
raiders came upon n blank partition
near the engine room, where they could
find no door. The engineer told them
there was nothing behind the partition
but unused tables and chairs. 1T as a
storage room for old furniture" ne said.
"Why hasn't it got door 2" asked q
searcher.
"We just nailed it up" said the engi-
neer.
"Well, we'll just tear it down." said
the agent.
With that several of the agents took
hold of the partition and tore it out.
They left a section eight feet by ten
feet lying where it fell. They found
nothing but old furniture.
Other searchers came on q closet
with padlocked door. A key Yves not
forthcoming and a siX-foot croWbar
was brought into play. There was a
crash as the wrecked door fell. In this
closet no liquor was found
In the entire establishment only
two quarts of liquor, said to be BIZ
cardi rum, one quart of alleged moon
shine whisky, two pints and some
empty TASKS rewarded the search,
which was perhaps the most complete
ever made in Broadway resort. With
the exception Of the two quarts no
liquor was found in lockers said to
contain the belongings Of the kitchen
help
Restaurant pretty Dry"
II would say that Shanley's is pret-
ty dry" said Assistant Chief Henson,
as he gave a receipt for the small
seizure.
Thomas j. and Michael j. Stanley
were said to be the proprietors Of the
restaurant business. They are in
Europe. A summons was left for John
J. Moran, the manager, and he was
charged with possession Of liquor in
violation of the Volstead law.
Instructions were that the raiders
were to take bottles from tables OF
diners without disturbing the diners
in any way, unless resistance was
offered. No bottles were found on any
tables. Only two agents were per-
mitted by Assistant Chief Henson to
enter the dining room at any one time
and these were cautioned repeatedly
not to disturb the diners.
Employees of the restaurant did not
move from their stations during the
raid. In the engine room and kitchen
employees were instructed by the
managers to give the searchers keys
where keys were demanded. There
naturally was no key to room without
door and the key to the closet which
was broken open was said to have
been mislaid.