The New York herald., 1922-05-28
$6OO,OOO IN LIQUORS
SEIZED AGAINST PULL
!. BY PROMINENT MEN
Greatest Raid in jersey
Obtains 5000 Cases of
Whisky.
TAX MEN GET ACCOUNTS
N. j.. Wholesale Drug Com
pany One Of Two Permit
Holders in State.
BIG STOCK UNDER GUARD
Federal Agents Will Compare
Volume of Drug Sales to
Volstead Law Business.

Liquor valued at about 100000 was
seized yesterday by Federal prohibition
agents from New York in a raid on the
New Jersey Wholesale Drug Company
56-5s Arlington street. Newark. The
raid was said to have been the largest
ever made in New Jersey.
Federal officers said the names of
many prominent persons will be re-
vealed in connection with the seizure
1t was estimated that influential po-
| litical forces have been protecting the
| drug concern.
The raid followed an investigation
of several weeks by general prohibi-
tion agents under John D. Appleby
Jersey. The warehouse was entered
under search warrants issued by the
United States Commissioner, Mr.
Ritchie, in New Brunswick.
whisky in 5000 Cases.
The seized goods consisted Of 5000
cases of whisky. 1000 cases Of assorted
liquors and 500 barrels of alcohol
whisky. brandy and wine. The liquor
was impounded pending court proceed
ings and twelve Federal agents were
placed on guard at the warehouse with
instructions to examine all packages
taken from the building and not to per-
NIT the removal OF any goods except by
special permit s
Six internal revenue agents. who ac-
companied the prohibition officers or
the raid, took the books of the firm to
determine whether the company has been
guilty of revenue tax law violations.
The seizure was quiet. The agents. in
charge of M. J. c. Phillips and Walter
Hit of the New York office, entered the
warehouse late Friday and spent the
night on guard. No excitement was
caused and no attempt was made to re-
move the tremendous stock. Just before
noon the search warrant was served.
The New Jersey Wholesale Drug
Company did not own any of the liquor
seized, Federal officials said, although
the firm Is charged with having per-
mitted Withdrawals to be made on its
name. Most of the liquor was owned by
Fucker. Stiner and Stine. liquor mana
gerial agents for the drug concern and
former wholesale whisky dealers.
Federal officers said the warrant was
obtained from Commissioner Ritchie
on the submission of an affidavit charg-
ing the drug company with having re-
leased a quantity of whisky without
having withdrawal papers. and with
having spirits on hand Illegally A
specific instance Is named in the affi-
davit of a bottle having been sold on
February IL to a man named Jud
Farmer. The affidavit charges that the
papers of the firm contain evidence
that similar sales had been made.
One of Two License Holders.
The company was one of the two
wholesale drug firms in the State oper-
ating under Federal license. Officials
said It held a permit to possess liquor.
The stock had been obtained in part with
court sanction from Kanengieser Broth
ers, 8 Fleming avenue, Newark when
that firm went out of business following
Federal regulation of wholesale liquor
dealers.
The charge against the company of
having sold liquor Illegally is based in
part, it was said. on the allegation that
the sales of drugs have not borne the
required proportion to the firms with
drawal and sale of intoxicating liquor.
Federal authorities in New Jersey
wg1l start abatement proceedings at
once against places where liquor is sold
habitually. They will seek injunctions
to close these places At least seven
cases will be filed in Federal Court at
Newark