Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-25
$4,000 In
Contraband.
Rum Taken.
Fishing Sloop Seized by Fed
eral ''Dry" Agents Near
New Haven-l8 Men
Arrested.
Airplanes Patrol Coast

New Haven, IOnn., july ~. - IL
the seizure of the auxialiary fishing
sloop Jennie T OF Northport, N
Y, the confiscation of liquor valued
at more than $4,000 and the ar
rests of l8 men in spectacular
raid, federal officials believe they
have solved-partially at least-the
mystery of the elusive pirate ship
which has been sighted at variou:
times off the New Jersey coast, neal
Montauk Point, and in Long Island
sound. The authorities have not YET
determined whether there was any
direct connection between the Jennie
T and the British schooner POGO
nloke, bound from Nassua, Bahama
Islands, with shipment of liquors
consigned to Canadian ports, put
into Atlantic City a few days ago
with her cargo missing. 1t was ex-
planned at the time that the liquor
had been jettisoned at sea.
The Jennie T docked at Light
house point, an amusement resort
at the eastern entrance of New
Haven harbor, laden to capacity with
valuable cargo of liquor, the marks
on the cases and bottles indicating
that it came from Bermuda and the
West Indies.
Arrests Spectacular.
In the opinion of federal prohibi-
ton enforcement officials, the Jen-
ME T received her cargo from a
larger craft somewhere off the Long
Island shore, probably just outside
the three-mile limit.
The arrests and seizure were
spectacular. Prohibition Enforce
ment Agent McAuliffe, acting on
information that an attempt might
be made during the night to land
liquor on the Connecticut shore, had
his forces posted at most of the
strategic. positions, but had over
looked Lighthouse point. About 2:30
o'clock New Haven police headquar-
ters were notified by some unknown
telephone informant that a boatload
of liquor was being put ashore at
point. Several automo-
mile loads of officers armed with riot
guns were rushed to the spot. As
they approached, they could see
cases of contraband piled on the pier,
while crowd of men was removing
the Jennie rs cargo. With guns
drawn, the officers charged the party,
which surrendered without a strug-
gle.
Gets Cargo at Sea.
Captain Joseph Miller of the
Jennie T., in statement to the Reg
ister said that he had been ap-
preached by a stranger at Block
Island and offered $50 day if he
would pick up cargo at sea and
successfully deliver it to this port.
Captain Miller states he accepted
the proposition and started off from
Block Island just as it was getting
dark. They went out to sea in 4
southerly direction for two hours.
Then, according to the captain, they
came upon a schooner which was
ying in wait for them.
The schooner had two masts and
here were a lot of men on board.
Captain Miller and his helper were
old to go down in the cabin and
mind their own business. He stated
hat he could hear the men loading
he boat, filling the hold and then
putting on a deck load. When this
vas finished, Captain Miller headed
he Jennie T. for shore. The
tranger laid out the course and told
Miller, according to his statement,
ust how to steer and how 10 get
nto New Haven harbor, which Cap
ain Miller stated he had never en-
cred before. According to the
.aptain, when they reached the
locks everything was in readiness
or unloading with trucks and men
waiting.
British Ship Seized.
Atlantic City, N. J., July "a. i
Federal officers seized the British
wo-masted schooner Pocomoke,
noored in Gardner's Basin, in the
nlet district here.
The seizure was made by John
chief keeper of the coast
yards. acting under instructions
rom Collector Berry of Philadel-
,hia, to hold the vessel pending an
Investigation of rumors that she had
! cargo of liquor aboard, but no liq-
Tor was found. Capt. ]. A. Roy,
he French Canadian skipper, in
listed that his vessel sprang leak
Turing a storm off the coast here
md that as a consequence he threw
'verboard 1000 cases of liquor which
lie had aboard.
While the federal coast guards
we're seizing the schooner, federal
prohibition officers combed the city
or trace of Captain Roy's cargo.