The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-12-15
CHARGES GRAFT
IN ENFORCEMENT
OF STATE DRY LAW
"Out-and-Out ShakedoWnS, "
Says Magistrate in
Case Before Him.
NOT IN COURT
SubpoenaS Issued to Com
pei Policeman to Be at Hear
ing Adjourned to Dec. 20.

Nine-tenths Of the arrests made by
policemen of this city for violations of
the state Prohibition Law are for the
purpose of graft and are out-and-out
shake downs, Magistrate Joseph T..
Corrigan, sitting in Yorkville Court
charged to-day in a bitter arraign-
ment OF methods employed by the
Police Department In enforcing the
Mullan- Cage law. Tho Magistrate
made his declaration In the course of
the arralgnment of two employees Of
restaurants in whose establishments
police declared they found liquor.
In his forceful arraignmcnt OF po-
lice methods, Magistrate Corrigan in
timated that the enforcement of the
Mullsn-Gage law in New York is a
farce. He said methods used by the
police are ridiculous, and that more
conclusive evidence than had been ad-
duced in the cases before him would
have to be presented before he would
convict.
His denunciation was prompted by
tho arraignment of Edward McGann,
forty-two, of No. 153 East 3Sd Street.
n walter in a restaurant at No. 5i2
Second Avenue, and Louis Iaconettl,
employed in a restaurant at No. 66a
First Avenue, both Of whose places
were searched on evidence gathered
by Policeman John ]. Casey, who
procured search warrants from Su-
premo Court Justice George V.
Mullan.
When McGann's case was called
Policeman John Madden Of Head
quarters Division appeared against
him. lie told the court that Police
man Casey obtained the evidence and
had procured a search warrant froIn
Justice Mullan, after which McGann
place was searched and quart bottle
OF whiskey found.
"Weu, where is Officer Casey
asked Magistrate Corrigan.
He Is not in court" replied NJ J.
den.
Nov that's just it," the Magis-
trate blurted out. "This sort of stuff
IS ridiculous. ! refused to do any
thing in this case until Policeman
Casey comes here and tells his side
OF tho story. Nine-tenths of these
cases are merely for the purpose OF
graft and arc out-and out shake
downs"
The court went on in that vein &c
considerable extent and then
wanted to know why Casey didn't ar
rest McGann Immediately after h'
served drink to him. as tho officer
charged, instead of presenting an al
6davit for a search warrant. Madden
was unable to answer this.
Then Louis Iaconetu was called
and the same thing occurred again
The Magistrate adjourned both cases
until Dec. 20 and issued two sub
poenas for the appearance Of Casey
on that day.
'T don't care how they are served, VI
he said. "They may be served e
him personally, through hts Inspector
or through Commissioner Enright, FOL
that matter, for all I care. But have
him here on Dec. 90"
Two other cases, identical Will
| those of McGann and Iaconetti, camt
up at the afternoon session and wor'
adjourned until the same date. They
were of James O'Brlen, waiter, ar
rested at No. 35S Third Avenue, anC
Salvatore Gracci. No, 552 First Ave,
nue., and both were arrested on in
formation said TO have been uncovered
| by Policeman Casey.
Has any one here seen CascyT
asked Assistant District Attorney
Thomas Aurelio,
perhaps he's down in the Alcoholic
Ward at Bellevue" replied Magistrate
Corrigan,
FRANCO-CANADIAN TREATY Is
SIGNED IN PARIS.
PARIS, Dec. 10 (Associated Pres) 90
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