The New York herald., 1921-12-21
DAPPER DON SOUGHT
AS Big RUM RUNNER
Sub Chaser He Is Said to
Have Brought and $4,000
Cargo Seized.
TRAILED TO BERMUDA
Daring New York Crook
Lands Liquor Safely, but
Trucks Break Down.
WANTED FOR SHOOTING
Already Under Sentence for
Larceny When He Started
New Enterprise.
WANTED FOR SHOOTING

'Dapper Dom Collins, for whom the
New York police have been searching
since last May, is active again. The
elusive Don is lodging dragnets with
all his old time facility. But now, in
addition to the local police, he has a
corps Of Uncle Sans prohibition and
revenue agents hot on his trail. The
trail began in Philadelphia a little
more than a week ago. But it isn't
altogether cold yet, and that accounts
for the fact that hopes for "Dapper
Don's" ultimate apprehension rose
appreciably at headquarters last night
following receipt Of more details Of
Don't latest exploits.
Rum running from the Bahamas in
former United States submarine
chaser is a new diversion for Don.
But he appears to have bent his en-
ergies with the same talent that he
used to employ as a salesman for fake
peat lands in the South and in conf
dence games of various kinds.
"Dapper Don," it will be remembered
was indicted in Bronx county last May
following the mysterious shooting of
John II. Reid, a travelling salesman in
the home of Mrs. Hazel Davis Warner
1892 University avenue. Reid recov-
cred, but "Dapper Dom and other men,
bers Of the party disappeared before the
police were able to question them and
the details of the shooting never have
been cleared UP. That Is one reason
for the interest Of the local police in
Don's present whereabouts and activi-
ties. The other is that his conviction
and sentence of one year by Judge Jo-
seph T. Mulqueen on larceny charge
have just been confirmed on appeal and
they want to see him begin his term.
Don Buys a Sub-Cbnser.
Now to get back to the rum running
plot. Some months ago a man who gave
the name of Cromwell which, inciden-
tally is one of Don's many aliases, pur-
chased from the Navy Department the
former subchaser No. II for $1,000. The
purchaser said he was representing a
Philadelphia syndicate that wanted the
craft for a pleasure yacht. She was
sumptuously reftted and rechrist-
ened the Nomad The man "Cromwell
Is said to have represented himself as
the stepson of prominent and wealthy
Philadelphian.
After being refitted at Camden, n. j..
the Nomad. with a jolly party, said to
include at least three women, cleared
for Nassau. But. according to informa-
tion that came to TIE NEW YORK HER
AID last night in the party was Fed
eral prohibition agent posing as a men,
Der of the crew.
Nothing further was heard Of the No
mad until week ago, when she put
into Chester, Pa, and, according to Gov
ernment agents, without fuss or feath-
ers, unloaded cargo Of Scotch whisky
worth at least $S5,000. This was loaded
on trucks and whisked toward Phila-
delphia, where 1t might eventually have
reached if there had not occurred a
hitch, against which Don, usually far
seeing, had not provided. The trucks
broke down near Leiperville. Pa, and
the contraband cargo had to be stored
in the saloon OF one James i. Dougher-
y. known as the Baron Of Lelpcrville
This incident gave the prohibition
agent his opportunity. He communi-
Gated with Philadelphia headquarters,
and last Sunday afternoon a group of
customs inspectors. dry agents and de-
tectives swooped down on Dougherty's
place and seized the liquor. But when
they came to arrest 'Dapper DON and