The New York herald., 1922-01-10
Insists 100000 Liquor Was
Bought and Laid In
Two Years Ago.
BARTENDERS SENTENCED
Man With Empty Bottle by His
Side Found Dead of Acute
Alcoholism.

Federal agents raided Jacks res
taurant at Sixth avenue and Forty
third street again yesterday afternoon,
seizing sixteen cases of real beer found
In a vault in the cellar. The raid was
made by Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith
on search warrant issued by Judge
John c. Knox in Federal Court. JoLn
Dunston, the proprietor, was sum-
moned to appear to-day before the
United States Commissioner, Mr..
Hitchcock, 10 answer charges of vio-
lating the Volstead act.
Last Friday agents acting on a
search warrant issued by Judge Knox
seized whisky. wine and gin valued at
more than 100000 in secret cham
Der on top of the extension of TIE
Sixth avenue part of Jacks. That
raid was made while Dunston was
being tried before Judge Knox on a
charge of violating the prohibition law
on August "a last. After being out
all night the jury disagreed.
Dunston says the liquor seized last
Friday was purchased before prohibi-
ton and stored in his home Tor more
than two years. Through his lawyers
Dunston will make an effort to have the
confscated goods returned on the ground
that under the volstead act the agents
had no right to enter his private resi-
dence and seize liquor purchased prior
A.
of this kind before the courts in this
district has been decided against the
Government
Guffanti waiter in Bail.
Gene GaineIia, head waiter, and Ben
1amin Mestino, another employee at
Guffanti's restaurant, at 274 Seventh
avenue, were held in $1,000 each by
Commissioner Hitchcock, charged with
selling and possessing liquor. They had
been arrested by Agents Kerrigan. Koch
Ter and Kufferman, who testified to pur-
chasing drinks in the place.
Matthew Healy and Nicholas Priorio
bartenders, were sentenced by Judge
Knox to serve fourteen days in the city
prison after they had pleaded guilty to
selling liquor TO prohibition agents. Mi
chael Norton of the Yorkville Casino and
Harry Stromberg, a bartender. were
fined $500 each after pleading guilty to
charges of illegal possession of whisky
Alexander KozlowsJxi was found dead
N rooming house at 726 Third avenue
with battle labeled Jamaica gin" be-
side him. The police believe his death
was caused by acute alcoholism. Frank
Kensman, proprietor of the i,onse, said
the desd man entered the place on sun
day night in an intoxicated condition.
Day Confers In Washington.
Ralph A. Day, prohibition director
and Hugh McQuillan. head of the spe-
c.al Intelligence unit of the Internal
Revenue Bureau of this city. were
In Washington comforting with Govern
tnent officials on conditions, here. IT Is
expected they will return to-day.
A. Q. Creager, general agent. speak
ing for Mr. Day, said there was no truth
in the published report that vast guam
titles of liquor had been removed from
storage through stolen or otherwise
altered permits obtained within prohibit
ton headquarters since the present di-
rector took office about six weeks ago.
He declared that whatever illegal with
drawais had been made in this period
il any, were entirely on the outside Mr.
Greager has been attached to the local
Office since last August, when he came
here with Il. c. Yellowley. general
agent, who temporarily succeeded Har-
old L. Hart now under indictment with
others charged with conspiracy.
Charles Madden of 139 Dean street.
and George Palmer Of 431 Pacific street,
both Brooklyn addresses, were held in
$1,000 bail each by the United States
Commissioner Mr.. Hennessey. on a
charge OF impersonating Federal pro-
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