The New York herald., 1921-08-25

tion OF the floating drawing room OF a
rich but innocent idler
But once night fell the ladies were
| treated to the bootlegger development OF
the buns rush--a particularly effective
method OF treating folks who happen to
be In the way. Half the booze was low
cred over the side onto the improvised
wharf. and the erstwhile gents" be.
came natural by divesting themselves OF
their magnificence and Juggling the cases
up the steep embankment on which the
house is located. 1t was hard work apc
slow. All the stuff was slowed away III
the cellar Day broke before the remain
| ing half of the cargo could be dragg %
up the hill 10 the house. Operations
ceased until night fell again
And thus emptied, the yasht left for
the South again. But the labor leaders
brother stayed with his booze. He got
into touch with friend of his who ap-
peared with two Packard automobiles
touring car and limousine. The ex-
| perienced bootlegger had gone about his
bootlegging content that his share was
as good as in his alreday well allied
pocket. But the arch conspirator had
other plans.
Getting Orders in New York.
In small consignments (ten case lots)
the smuggled stuff was taken from the
cellar. This was in June. The friend
who had fetched the automobiles was
going about New York city taking orders.
The average price asked and obtained
was $50 a case. For some of it they
received as much as 800. Incidentally
they had fetched north q hundred cases
OF Moet g. Chandon's champagne. That
was delivered to one person. Obviously
the purchaser must have been q very
rich and entertaining man. The price
obtained for the champagne was not told
to THE NEW YcRE- HERALD reporter.
But most Of the roadhouses in the
metropolitan district hastened to place
orders with the conspirators Private
individuals bought lots of from ten to
twenty cases. The long and short of
the matter is that within month after
the yacht arrived at the scow-dock at
Bayville the cellar was empty again.
Now the man who owns the Bayville
place longs to find that one time labor
leaders, brother. He contends that there
is S2,750 coming TO hin1--the rest of the
lease money. He says he has nothing to
fear by going TO court and that he will
drag his decamping tenant into the pres
ence of a Judge just as soon as he finds
him. The experienced bootlegger would
like to meet the absconder. lie can't
very we'll go into court but he contends
he can fight nobly. And the capitalists
who backed the venture are looking for
their share Of the proceeds.
To repeat. this is but one instance. But
to attempt TO enumerate others would
be idle and foolish. They vary In de-
tail and are not always attended by
double crossing. But the method Of fetch
ing the stuff north and disposing OF II
after it gets here remains the same.
And the writer has 1t on the word or
suitable authorities here that the New
York sector Of the Atlantic coast is full
of Bahamian booze.
'Of course there are men doing busf-
ness with the bonded warehouses right
m New York" said one bootlegger who
is about to leave for New York for his
twentieth trip "But, all things consid-
cred. II IS easier to ship 1t from here
and peddle it in and around New
York. We slip it in at New London,
New Haven, bridgeport, Norwalk and
as far east along the mainland coast
OF Long Island Sound as Port Chester.
have supplied Port Ches-
ter road house with a lot OF good stuff.
''Every time bootlcgging gets Il big
dose OF publicity the price kites up in
tho States Just at present we get an
average price OF $50 for Scotch and $7F
for rye. with more in some cases. I've
sold IL for SIPS q case. particularly good
stuff. You see, the newspapers can't
hurt us or our business, for we run
chances anyway. and no man with sense
stays in the business long, anyway. You
make big money quickly and then fade.
Later on you may take another chance"