Chief Askew's Diary: May 5, 1930

Another stolen car uncovered; New Yorkers honor dry agent Izzy Einstein

Chief Askew learned Sunday afternoon from an Alabama sheriff that a 19-year-old white man had been arrested with the Dodge sedan stolen from a Newnan man “a few nights ago.” The owner, a Mr. Pitman, and a few others left Monday afternoon to retrieve the car — and the accused thief.

In New York, a thousand people raised a toast — so to speak — to Isadore Einstein, half of the most successful team of Prohibition agents in the country…until politics cost him his job. Paid subscribers can read on about the amazing Izzy Einstein.

The Library of Congress photo shows Izzy Einstein, left, and his former partner, Moe Smith, sharing a post-Prohibition drink in New York.