“SPEAK-EASY” COMEDY
POLICE RESORT RAIDED OFFICERS BREAK LAW (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received Novembei’ 29, 9.30 a.m.) NEW .YORK,, November 28. „ New York’s funniest “speak-easy” raid occurred to-night, when a -score of regular city policemen were caught red-handed, by Federal prohibition j ells ■ Flanagan’s is a restaurant in Grand Street, affectionately known as the police headquarter’s annex. The house presented its usual carnival appearance after dark with police inspectors, captains, lieutenants, and several leading patrolmen attacking pigs-knuckle and sauerkraut, while foaming “schooners” slid over the bar. There was nothing to indicate that the friendly calm of Flanagan’s, which fortwenty years has been an oasis for guardians of the peace, was about to suffer from the caprices of. the American constitution.
Flanagan, and t George Haller, 'his associate, were ‘held later in £lOOO bail.
Two Government men, posted at the door, sternly told the chagrined police officials that the cafe was temporarily closed.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1929, Page 7
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