New Britain herald., 1921-07-23
|SLOOP HAS NAME OF
 THIS CITY ON HER
Maritime Records However, Indicate That Boat, Jennie T. Halls From Northport, N. Y., Though First Re- ports Implicated Local Parties.

New Haven, July 23.-Acting upon information furnished over the tele- phone by some unknown person, the New Haven police early today sur- prtsed a band of Is men unloading Scotch whiskey from the small auxil- iary sword fishing sloop Jennie T., captured them at the points of revolv- CTS, seized the vessel, and confiscated about 300 cases of liquor as we'll as three motor trucks and three tour ing cars
 S137, ,OOe In Seized Property.
 The seizure is said by local federal officials to be the largest that has been made along the Atlantic sea- board since the 18th amendment be- came operative. The confscated h- quor is appraised at about $37,0o0, while the vessel and motor cars bring the total valuation of the property seized to more than $1oo,0oo, it is said.
 New Haven Men Held
 Three well known New Haven resi- dents, J. Hamar Bronson, Pearl P. Sperry Jr., and William Beecher, were among the IS men taken into custody. All were held without bail pending a hearing before U. s. Con- missioner Lynch. It was considered doubtful this afternoon if the hearing would be held today on account of the time and work involved in issuing the warrants upon which the men were to be arraigned.
 Search Is Kept Up.
 Reports that a mysterious vessel, supposedly laden with contraband liquor had been seen off Montauk Point and that smaller craft had transferred portions of her cargo to points along Long Island Sound from Fairfield in the west to New London in the east, had spurred the federal prohibition officials to unusual vigil ance. Yesterday prohibition enforce ment agent Thomas J. McAuliffe re- ceived information that a cargo of liquor was to be landed somewhere in the vicinity of New Haven during the light
 Accordingly, he posted the men in his force at various points along the Connecticut shore but neglected to station anyone at Lighthouse Point, at the eastern entrance to New Haven harbor.
 Mysterious Phone Call.
 Shortly before daybreak tele- phone call came into police head quarters here and the voice on the other end said:
 ''They are unloading a boat load of whiskey at the Lighthouse Point pier.''
 Who is speaking?" asked the po- lice officer. but the informant hung up the receiver without disclosing his identity.
 Police Capture Crew.
 A large force of police was sent in automobiles to Lighthouse Point. Here the officers found cases of whiskey piled along the road in the vicinity of the little pier. Some men were unloading liquor from the Jen- nie T, vessel of six or seven tons, while others were loading it onto mo. tor trucks.
 After firing a shot in the air, the police bore down upon the supposed smuggIers and arrested them without resistance. The vessel was taken to the city dock, and prisoners and con- traband were brought to police head quarters.
 Seek 10 Connect Ships.
 The federal authorities are en- deavoring to learn if there has been any connection between the Jennie T anu Iuo bTlllSH schooner fOCOmOk6 which sailed from Nassau, Bahama Islands, recently and later put in to Atlantic City with a large part of her cargo of liquor, consigned to Canada, missing. Nearly all the bottles seized in this mornings raid were marked Bermuda
 Is Named "New Britain"
 The Jennie T had New Britain" painted on her stern as her hailing port. New Britain, however, is sev- eral miles distant from salt water. Ac- cording to the maritime records the auxiliary fishing vessel Jennie T, seven tons net. was built at Noank. Conn, and halls from Northport, N. '.
 Bronson, one of the men arrested formerly was in the liquor business. He has been prominently identified with sporting ventures in this city. Sperry also has been connected with the liquor trade. Beecher is Sperrys brother-in-law-
 Bonds Put at $3,OOO.
 The arrested men later were re- leased under bonds. In addition to the federal charges against them the
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