The New York herald., 1922-04-06
STOCK In RUM SHIPS
OFFERS 22,6OO P. G.
Post Office Shuts Off Mail to
Company Organized to Sup
ply Runners.
HOLE IN STATES DRY ACT
Former Waiter at Jacks Tells
How He Marked Liquor
Checks.
HOLE IN STATES DRY ACT


to the American Deep Seas Trading
Company was issued by postal authori-
ties in Newark yesterday after they
had been informed that the company
was organized TO transport liquor from
England and sell it to rum runners
just beyond the three mile limit.
One of the company's circular let
ters soliciting the purchase OF stock
was received by a man In Paterson
who passed 1t on to the post office
officials. The letter held out the pos
sibility OF a return of $3.50 on an IN
vestment of $40. The capitalization OF
the company was placed at 100000
According to the circular the plan IS
to operate three vessels monthly be-
tween liverpool and this country, with
the expectation that each voyage would
realize about $500, 900. The liquor would
he sold to rum runners for cash at an
average OF $50 a case.
1t was stated that the company has q
branch office at 95 Halsey street, New
ark. This address proved to be a room
ing house. There was q small sign on
the front of the house reading "A D. o
T. c." The office furnishings consisted
of one chair. According to the landlady
the room was rented by man who
gave his name as z. A. Earl. She said
he spoke with an English accent. His
visits TO the house had been infrequent,
although he received some mail there.
Inspector Enterman Of the post office,
who issued the stop order. said the
postal authorities in Philadelphia had
received copies Of similar letter. He
said no mall would be delivered to the
company until its Newark representa-
tives had called at the post office to ex-
plain.
Jail Penalty Lacking.
The Mullan-Gage dry act. 1t devcl-
'oped in the County Court in Brooklyn,
may have a loopho1e which would per-
NIT some first offenders to escape. Judge
Mcmahon fined William Gordon of 201
Pulaski street, Brooklyn, $500 for illegal
possession of liquor The fine is the
heaviest punishment provided for first
Gordon said he couldn't pay. and that
brought up question of his commitment
to Jail.
Judge Mcmahon found that the law
the first offences makes no provision for
an alternative sentence to Jail, as 1t
does in the case of second offences.
Judge Mcmahon, therefore, means to
discover IL the court is not able to en-
force its own decree. He committed
Gordon to Jail with the understanding
that a writ O. habeas corpus would be
obtained in the Supreme Court so that
an Interpretation of the law by the
higher courts would be obtained. Cor
don gave important information to the
District Attorneys office and he was
taken into court again and his fine re-
duced to $50, which he paid.
Tells of Sales at Jacks.
William Hence, who was for many
years a waiter at Jacks. was the only
witness called at the retrial of John
who is charged with violation OF the
Volstead act.
Hence is the man who supplied Izzy
Einstein with two bottles of real beer
and flask of whisky last August He
admitted the sale and identified the
check for $9.70 which he said he gave
the prohibition agent. Hence explained
the entry "one-half red, three dollars''
as standing for the sale of half pint
of whisky. He said he got the liquor
from the head waiter and handed 1t to
concealed in napkin.
Hence testified that up to August
last It was the practice at Jacks to
serve highbslls in ordinary cups and
drinks in a demi-tasse. Near beer he
said sold for 80 cents a bottle and the
special" beer for so cents. lie left
Jacks in December, he said, because
"Dunston wanted me to claim that the
whisky gave Einstein was mine, and
that / refused to do because I knew
they had the waiter. the check and the
In the course OF cross-examination by
George l.. Donnellan. counsel for the
defendant. Hence admitted that he
served Einstein without Mr.. Dunstons >
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