Evening star., 1930-06-25
26 UNDER ARREST
IN GOTHAM RAIDS
Ritz-CarIton and Central
Park Casino Patrons Seized
on Liquor Charges.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Charges of
liquor law violation were on file against
rs persons today as the result OF raids
by Federal prohibition agents on the
Ritz-CarIeton Hotel and the Casino
Restaurant in Central Park, two of the
city's most fashionable gathering places.
Among the persons were eight male
patrons Of the Casino, charged with pos
session of liquor Others arrested there
included Sidney Solomon, the owner;
Rene L. Black. maitre d'hotel. and eight
walters. Solomon and Black were
charged with maintaining a nuisance
and the walters with aiding and abet-
ting in the maintenance Of nuisance.
Those arrested at the Ritz-Carleton
we're Thomas Sarvas, manager of the
=3Cf garden, charged with permitting
thA sAle and sci vice OF liquor; six wait
ers, accused of sale and serving, and
Charles williams, an elevator starter,
who. prohibition agents said, sold a
quart of champagne and a pint of
whisky to one of their number.
Freed on Bail.
All of the prisoners were released on
bail after being taken to police sta
tions.
Assistant Prohibition Administrator
James Donovan, who led the rairerS at
the Casino. said both that place and the
Ritz-Carleton had been under obServa-
ton for several weeks. At the Ritz
Carleton, he said, the agents had pur-
sued the same tactics used in raids on
other large hotels recently, where Fed
eral operatives registered as guests and
lived for several weeks gathering evi-
dence previous to the raids.
Much confusion and uproar attended
the descent upon the Casino, but the
raid at the Ritz-Carleton was conducted
quietly.
Seven agents rode to the roof garden,
Informed the manager and headwaiter
of their purpose and ordered the diners
to keep their seats. Then they went
from table to table searching for liquor.
None of the patrons was arrested.
At the Casino, one of the most ex-
pensive and fashionable eating and
dancing resorts in the city, about 500
persons were in the dining room when
the raid occurred.
Women Ordered Out
One of the four agents in evening
clothes seated in the dining room rose
and went to the veranda, where he sig
nailed with his arms A squad of i6
other agents, who had been hidden in
the Central Park shrubbery surrounding
the Casino, dashed from their places
of concealment At the same time an
automobile filled with agents arrived.
The music was stopped and the agents
swarmed among the tables snatching
bottles. Those arrested were herded into
the ball room to await the arrival OF
patrol wagons to take them to the sta
ton. Woman companions of the men
arrested were ordered to leave.
The Casino was scene Of wild disor-
der. Guests accused the agents of being
rude to women and there were shouts
and threats Many women disobeyed
the orders to remain in their places and
fed toward the exits.
Among the guests were Miss Frances
Marion Miller, a grandniece Of Mark
Hanna, and Princess Obolensky, the
former Alice NJ. Astor.
The Government yesterday failed in
its first attempt to paddock an entire
New York hotel, when Federal Judge
John G. Knox refused paddock order
for the Cornish Arms, on West Twenty
third street, which was raided several
months ago. He issued an injunction
restraining the management and en-
ployes from selling alcoholic liquor on
the premises for one year. Prohibition
agents testified that they purchased
liquor from bell boys, while posing Is
guests in the hotel.