The New York herald., 1922-01-13
CATROW DISMISSAL
REVIEWED in SECRET
Hayward, McQuillan and
Day Lay New Plans for
Dry Headquarters.
$4,000 LIQUOR STOLEN
Heavy Wall in Warehouse
Bored by Dozen Men in
Night Raid.
$4,000 LIQUOR STOLEN
q ACTIVE STILLS SEIZED
Schooner j. B. Young Free to
Proceed to Bahamas With
Whisky Cargo.


William Hayward, United States At
torney; Ralph A. Day, State prohibi-
ton director: Hugh McQuillan, chief
OF the special intelligence unit of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, and John
p. Joyce. Assistant United States At
torney. held two hour conference in
Mr.. Hayward's office yesterday. It is
known that they had under considera-
tion conditions at prohibition head
huarters and that the suspension OF
Col. H. G. Catrow, Mr. Days chief as
sistant. was one Of the matters taken
up.
None Of the participants in the con-
ference would make any statement
concerning it. The same officials, with
the exception Of Mr.. Joyce, were pres
ent at a conference in Washington on
Monday. which also was attended by
officers of the Republican organiza-
tions in several States. When Mr.
Day returned here he made public the
fact that he had demanded the resig-
nation Of Col. Catrow, who is treasurer
of the National Republican Club. The
director previously had announced
that Col. Catrow retired from office
voluntarily.
Mr.. Day said yesterday that the Pro-
hibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes,
who was expected here soon. probably
would not arrive before January 90.
R2B.OOO in whisky stolen.
Scotch whisky believed to be worth
between $4,000 and $4,000 was
stolen from the bonded warehouse of
the Progressive Warehouse Company
at 53a West Forty-eighth street early in
the day.
The liquor had been kept in locked
room on the seventh and top floor. The
thieves broke through a stone and con-
crete wall to get IT, Detectives Dennis
and Fitzgerald and Federal agents who
are on the case believe that more than
n dozen men took part In the theft and
that one Of these was an inside man.
They think the part Of the insiders was
TO shut off the burglar alarm and open
the doors on each floor Of the ware
house.
Every floor of the building had been
ransacked. The robbery took place, it
is thought. between midnight and in
the morning. Residents in the block.
which lies between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues, saw trucks drive into an alley
way but thought nothing of It.
Federal agents who went through the
warehouse remarked that it was pretty
we'll cleaned OUT and that no accurate
estimate OF the amount of liquor could
be made until an inventory had been
taken. Stephen G. Duryea, superintend-
ent of bonded warehouses for the Gov
crnment said it was possible the thieves
might have broken in from the outside.
A lock was found smashed on the out
side door. The warehouse has been
robbed twice before.
Detectives Wright. Hansen. O'Connell
end German made O raid on a cellar
below cafe in a six story tenement In
First street and seized four fifty gallon
stills. which they said were in opera
ton. In addition they found twenty
five barrels Of mash. some liquor and
empty bottles 1000 labels for various
brands of whisky. box Of revolver
cartridges, coloring matter and other
bootlegging paraphernalia.
The detectives arrested Joe Farconi
and Peter Vino OF 80 First street on
suspicion OF violating the State liquor
law.
In Nutley. N. j.. a still with $50 gal
ions capacity. the largest yet found in
New Jersey, was seized by the police
there.
What Is believed to be the first LIQUOR
case of its kind was heard before Judge
Cooper In Federal Court i'm Brooklyn
when Isador Rosenberg of 81 Jefferson
street. Brooklyn. pleaded guilty to So
3iciting liquor sales and giving informa-
'pion where liquor could be obtained.
Saloon Proprietor Guilty.
Last September Rosenberg spoke %
Agent Weiscnberg. not realizing he was
an agent, and told him he knew where
he could get some liquor. promising Ia
introduce him to friend who would sell
two cases for $40. Meantime he tool;
the enforcement agent on tour Of sew
eral Brooklyn saloons. where drinks were
purchased and arrests made later by
Weisenberg. Rosenberg was fined 800
Frederick VIII. proprietor OF n saloon
ut 1876 Eighth avenue, after a two day
trial In Federal Court was found guilty
by a Jury before Judge Knox OF having
sold liquor to Izzy Enstein. Judge Knox
took occasion to compliment the jury
stating that the conviction would serve
as . warning - others not to violate the
liquor laws, no matter what their feel
ing toward prohibition may be. He said
he would pass sentence on the case
Monday and warned VIII to be prepared
to serve sixty day jail sentence.
While the Jury's verdict was being
recorded a bottle containing evidence
was pushed off the court clerks desk and
smashed.
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury De-
partmcnt has ordered the release Of the
British schooner ]. Il. Young, it was
nearned at tho Custom House. The
schooner was seized November 9. wher
she entered port flying distress signals.
She had 800 cases OF whiskey on board
which were the remainder of cargo OF
100 cases consigned 10 Nassau In the
Bahamas from st. Pierre, Newfoundlav> ".
According TO the story told by the
exew The Captain OF the Young Is alleged
~ nave conspircd with bootleggcrs &c
sell the liquor along Ions Island and
the Jersey coast. ON November 1 he
loaded some of Il into yawl and eft
the ship. which entered this port with
out him. It was learned that an export-
ing firm In st. Pierre consigned the car
go 70 Nassau. and there was no illegal
transportation of liquor so far as they
were concerned. Investigation revealed
that Capt. Olsen disposed Of tho ltquor
he took and disappeared. The vessel
leaves for Nassau to-day with raster