The New York herald., 1922-02-02
Despondent Actress Found
Dead May Be Victim of
Poison Rum.
THE HARBINGER LEAVES
Whisky Laden Tug Will Be
Guarded Carefully to Pre-
vent Another Landing.

Three more deaths from wood al
cohol were reported in Hobolsen and
Jersey City yesterday. Within the
last three weeks fifteen persons have
died and one has been blinded from a
similar cause in these two commune
tics.
The Jersey City police were in
formed Of the deaths of Leo Sackas of
26 James avenue and Mrs. Mary
Biercls of 6s Dales avenue. Emil
Wicker % 80 West street, West Ho-
boken, was said by physicians at the
North Hudson Hospital to have died
Tuesday night from wood alcohol poi
soning.
Sackas became i'll Tuesday evening.
After his case had been diagnosed by
DR.. Peter Maras he was sent to the
City Hospital. where he died in a short
time. Mrs. Bierck died at her home.
In connection with these two deaths
the police have arrested Nicholas Zyn-
kawslxi. who has saloon at James
avenue, Jersey City. He is held on a
charge Of manslaughter.
Michael Bicrck, husband of the dead
woman. told the police, according to the
acting captain Of detectives. Wilson.
that he bought a bottle Of liquor from
Zynkawski Monday night, and gave his
wife a drink, taking one himself. He
said that when he went to work Tues
day he didn't feel WELL and that when
re returned home he found his " ife un-
conscious on the floor. The police say
the saloonkeeper does not remember
selling any liquor to Sackas or Bierck.
Poison Case Here.
There was one wood alcohol case in
New York. John Carmelo. a bootblack,
who lives at 449 West Fifty-second
street, was found lying in the street
in Central Park West, just off Column
bus Circle, where he Is a familiar figure.
lie was carried to the West Sixty
eighth street station, where an ambu-
lance surgeon examined him and said
he was suffering from wood alcohol pol
soning Carmelo was removed to Belle
vue Hospital. where examination showed
him to be blind. He Is not expected to
regain his sight He would not tell the
police where he purchased the liquor he
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taken four or five drinks. .
Wood alcohol may have caused the
death last night of Lillian Carroll. 20,
Of 450 West Fifty-dfth street. She
feu dead there shortly after talking to
Mrs. Della Macdonald, another roomer,
about her failure to get work on the
stage. Mrs. Macdonald said Miss Car
! roll had been i'll and despondent. DR..
J Charles Cassassa. Assistant Medical
/ Examiner, said ne thought bad liquor
was the cause of death. An autopsy
will be performed in the Morgue to-day
Ralph A. Day, state Prohibition d.
rector. left for Washington yesterday to
confer with the Prohibition Commits
sioner. Mr.. Haynes. 1t is expected he
win announce the name Of new as
sistant director on his return, and that
he also VIII have received authority Tor
a considerable enlargement Of his staff.
Charles H. Brown. the New Jersey
State Director, announced that an In
vcstigation is being undertaken by his
ONCE Of permits issued to manufacturers
Of and dealers In commercial alcohol
The licenses Of six manufacturers were
revoked last week. The director thinks
the permits of at least 1000 New Jersey
manufacturers should be revoked.
Brooklyn hospitals will be the recipi-
ents of wines valued at $500 which were
declared forfeited by Judge Taylor In
Kings County Court. The wines were
seized a year ago In a specially con-
structed compartment In tho basement
OF $40 Washington avenue. Brooklyn
Judge Taylor also was asked to order
the forfeiture OF 400 gallons OF wine
which has been colored with aniline dye.
according to the District Attorneys Of
Ace in Brooklyn. and is highly Injurious.
Judge Taylor said he would give the
District Attorneys office ninety days in
which to is.., a chemist of the Board
Of Health pass on the wine before order
ing It's forfeiture.
enforcement agents seized 14o barrels
or denatured alcohol at the storage
warehouse OF William II. Strang. 1887
Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. The alcohol
was consigned to the Carlos Chemical
Company in Fresh Pond road. Brooklyn.
The Harbinger Leaves Port.
The whisky laden tug Harbnger,
bound from st. John, n. B., for Nassau
according to her original clearance pa
pers, cleared at the Custom House for
Perth Amboy and sailed, escorted by a
Coast Guard cutter that will sec that
she does not land any of her cargo on
American soil. Tho clearance was OBJ
tsined by the Harbingers skipper. Capt.
A. Aobhan.
william IT. Hirst. attorney for the
New York State Brewers Association,
issued statement in reference to the
Anti-Saloon Leagues enabling bills for
local enforcement. He said:
Tho Anti-Saloon League now asks
tho Legislature to leave TO the option
o. local or municipal governments the
enforcement of prohibition. The very
-.lsesaon OF option raises a grave ques-
IRON 80 to the merit or desirability OF
the law which is to be enforced Either
4 law is right and just or It is wrong
and unjust. There can be no option
about its enforcement. II there is any
ortion i'm the matter then the law should
either be repealed OF modified so as to
make it one for absolute and universal
observance"