Evening star., 1921-07-24
U. S. C0MBING COAST
TO TRAP FLEET OF
4. LIQUOR shUGGLERs
tcontlnued from I Flirst ,Pase.) }

Larger craft somewhere on the Long
ssps r.. ss5i p Ths ust y.n1ls 1as'ife
they point out. Is too small q vessel
. to make . voyage from either Ber-
muda or the Bahamas with as heavy
a. freight AZ the raiding party found
rss s,Ess1sn m0r,ns sa arrested included
Joseph Miller. skipper Of the Jennie
r.; j. Harmar Bronson, q we'll known
local Ssportsman. who formerly was
engaged in the liquor bpsiness; Pearl
H. spssr.X r another the
Of = sarase;, William Bescher. sper-
ry's brother-in-law. and David Cher
lone. president Of the French-Italian
Importing Company OF this city.
oss sperm, sssshy tRa that they
were connected in any way with the
alleged smuggling operations. They
said they were merely watching the
proceedings. Three motor trucks on
which the contraband was being
loaded are said to belong to sperry.
Releases on 5000 Bonds:
Some of the arrested men were re-
5000 each for a hearing on Monday.
OF the bonds. $4,000 is on account Of al
legged violation Of the federal statutes
and $1,000 for breach Of the Connec-
ticut laws. The arrest and seizure
were spectacular in the extreme.
Prohibition Enforcement Agent Nc
Auliffe. acting on information from
superior officers in New York that
an attempt might be made during the
night to land liquor on the Connecti-
cut shore. had his forces posted at
most Of the strategic positions: but
overlooked Lighthouse point. About
2:30 o'clock this morning New Ha-
ven police headquarters were notified
by some unknown telephone inform
ant that a boatload of liquor was
being put ashore at Lighthouse point.
Several automobile loads Of officers,
armed with riot guns, were rushed
to the spot. AS they approached the
point they could see cases OF contra
band piled on the pier while crowd
OF men was removing the Jennie rs
cargo. With guns drawn, the off1cers
| charged the party, which surrendered
without a struggle.
Captain Tells of Trip.
Capt. Joseph Miller of the auxiliary
fishing sloop Jennie T., which was
seized while the. crew were landing Il
cargo OF contraband liquor at Light
house point early this morning. in
| a statement to the Register tonight
said that he had been approached by
| stranger at Block Island and
offered $50 a day If he would pick
up q cargo at sea ana successfully
deliver 1t to this port.
According to Capt. Miller's state
| ment. the stranger. whom he de-
| scribes as 4 tall. dark man. wearing
| a dark blue suit with little stripe
In 1t. approached him when he got
| into Block Island after a fishing trip
last Thursday and asked him If he
| wanted to make a little money. Ac-
| cording TO the stranger. Capt. Miller
was to follow course he would
set and pick up cargo at sea,
| and If everything went all right
| day. Capt. Miller states he accepted
| the proposition and started Off from
| Block Island just as it was getting
| dark. They went out to sea in a
! southerly direction for two hours.
| Then, according to the captain. they
| came upon a schooner which was
laying in wait for them.
Heard Men Putting ON Load.
The schooner had two masts. and
| there were a lot of men on board.
Capt. Miller and his helper were told
! their own business. He stated that he
| could hear the men loading the boat.
| filing the hold and then putting on a
! deckload. When this was finished.
Capt. Miller headed the Jennie T. for
shore. The stranger laid out the
his statement, just how to steer and
| how to get into New Haven harbor.
which Capt. Miller stated he had
never been in before. According to the
captain. when they reached the dock
everything was in readiness for un-
loading, with trucks and men wait
ing.
Capt. Miller has as yet been unable
to secure bonds for his release. His
helper who Capt. Miller states went
for a walk while the boat was being
unloaded, has not been captured.
SEEKING RIG MARKETS.