Evening star., 1923-03-08
RUM SEIZED HERE. {.
TAKEN IN GOTHAM.
Bottles Tagged ''Evidencea
Found in Apartment of
William E. Svenson.
$500 STOCK FOUND
Rare Vintage Of Wine and
Liquors Condscated, With
List Of "Customers.n

1en cases OF bacArdi rum which haA
been conf1scated April II, 1922, IN a
raid on the establishment Of Timothy
Shine, 42S 7th avenue. New York city,
the police say. were among the $500
worth OF imported liquors wines and
champagne seized when members os
the vice squad and revenue officers
last night raided the apartment of
William Edward Svenson, so5-sos
Chateau Thierry apartments, 1890 =
street northwest.
1t is expected that Immediate step,
Tor an investigation into the manner
IN which this confisca,ed liquor got
out OF New York will be Instituted By
prohibition enforcement officials.
Finds Tag on Bottle.
Lieut. o. 7. Davis OF tie v.cs
squad. leader Of the raiders, made III.
discovery. In opening one case OF the
genuine Bacardt. which was 1875 viz.
tage, he noticed a small label pasted
around the neck Of the bottle.
Ihe label read as follows: "Evi-
dence in case OF Timothy Shine, ar
rested April 1s. 1922. at 42s 1th ave-
by e. McGillicuddy. 1854 II. D"
Lieut.. Davis pointed out the posi-
buity that these labels were spurious
and were placed there for the beaest
OF gullfble customers, but experts in
prohibition work attested them ger
uine this morning and suggested thai
the ten cases OF rum were stolen from
a New York warehouse.
Lieut.. Davis this morning estimated
the value OF the liquor seized az
were found. Some were works Of at
with spider webs and figures blown
into the glass. Some were In cases
marked Kingston, jamaica; Others
were in burlap sacks: there was 4.
thirty-gallon barrel Of whisky among
the Items Of evidence and two five
gallon jugs, believed to be a portion
OF the liquor that disappeared m-s-
teriously last year from the o.
Horsey distillery. One point in n.
raid stood out above all others-ther-
was rot o2e drop OF corn whishy
seized.
Get Dusty Benedictine.
In the seized consignment was
creme de r1enthe in the characteristic
!ong-necked bottles and Green Stripe
Scotch whisky sealed with lead
Musty old bottles of benedictine. with
portions Of cobwebs sticking to them.
nestled beside Wray and Nephew's
Jamaica rum.
Champagne-which police declare
reta:led at SEQ 4 quart-bearing the
Cliquo- Ponsaidin labe from Rein?s,
and Holland schnapps in square-top
ped. mall-bottomed bottles. sealed
with red sealing wax. were included
IN the seizure. Then there was gin.
believed to be synthetic, in bottles
that stood like outcasts beside the
musty old genuine containers.
AS far as quality goes. Leuit Davis
expressed the opinion that never be
fore in the history of vice squad op-
erations had liquor that was appa-
rently SO excellent and types so wide
ly assorted turned up.
The raid was staged shortly after
midnight. Lieut. Davis. Sergt. Nc
Quade and Private Bauer of the vice
squad, Assistant Divisional Director
Of Prohibition Agents Ralph Ruby
and Agents Fowler, Hertzig, Pack
ard and Burrell made up the party.
The raiding party occupied an auto
mobile which was waiting for tho
arrival Of Svenson. Svenson drove UP
10 the apartment, noticed the car, and
kept going. He ran up goth street
and doused his lights. The raiders did
not follow.
He circled the block and came back.
figured the machine was not await
ing him, and entered the apartment
Then the raiders walked In. In his
living apartment no liquor was found.
according to Lieut.. Davis, but next
door the cache was uncovered. He
had been renting two apartments.
Wife Overcome.
Mrs. Svenson was 50 overcome
~,
the raid that she IS under q physi-
clans care. A list OF customers was
found in u book that was confiscated-
according to the police containing
800 names and addresses which en-
brace some of the most substantial
citizens OF the capital.
kilograms also were found indicat-
ing an exchange Of messages relative
them dated March, 1922. announced
that the principal was there and
requested meeting tomorrow. prom
Using that deal could be closed. II
was signed CAPTAIN
This is the first time that Svenson
has been arrested. He was held on
$4,000 bond. which was provided.
Svenson talked frankly with the po-
lice. He spoke Of the manner III
which he proceeded with his work, ac-
corning W lile pOIlCe, anu DeSSeu
them not to disclose the list of Gus
toners.
The tip on Svenson. leading TO
the raid, was obtained yesterday by
the call of a woman whose husband
was allegedly one of tho customers
of the man arrested. She told about
it during the middle Of the day. Ar
rangements were made swiftly and
the raid took place within fourteen
hours. Noticing accounts OF the raid
in the morning papers, the anony-
nous informant called up Lieut.. Da-
Wis and thanked him this morning.