The New York herald., 1921-07-25
RUM SHIP SKIPPER,
DESERTED, IN JAIL
IL Other Men Captured Near
New Haven Get Bail,
Quit Leader.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
NEW HAVEN, July 24.-Capt. Joseph
Miller skipper of the rum smuggling
auxiliary fishing sloop. the Jennie t.,
which was seized early Saturday MORN
ing at Lighthouse Point. near here, by
the local police, is in cell in police
headquarters, unable to obtain $4,000
bail. The captain realizes he has been
deserted by the men who hired him to
transport about $4,000 worth of choice
brands of liquor from the Bahamas,
which were loaded onto the Jennie T.
from a ship off Montauk Point, to be
delivered TO a whiskey ring here made
up OF prominent citizens of New Haven.
All the other seventeen men arrested
in the raid had no difficulty In obtaining
bonds soon after the amount had been
fixed by the local and Federal authori-
ties. The eighteen alleged rum smug-
glers will be arraigned in the City Court
this morning.
Police are searching for man, who.
Capt Miller, says. approached him at
Block Island and offered him $50 a day
"and more il he was successful" The
authorities insist they do not know this
mans name, but admit they have rather
strong suspicious. 1t is reported he is a
prominent business man OF this city.
| 1t was learned to-day that members
of the whisSey ring are following a resi-
dent of Lighthouse Point. who is sus-
pected OF telephoning Police Headquar-
tedrs that the Jennie +. had locked and
her wet cargo was being loaded into
automobile trucks for transit to cache
in this city. Within fifteen minutes the
police. armed with riot guns. were on the
scene. made the arrests and confiscated
320 cases OF liquor.
| In his cell to-day Capt Miller said he
had communicated with friends in New
London, who had promised to come here
tomorrow to put up the required bail.
IF could get out of this place could
clear myself tEc Captain said. That
fellow who hired me better get busy IL
he knows hat Is best for him."
What kind of vessel was it that
the cargo was transferred from to your
boat?" he was asked.
Il didn't have much of chance to
see that boat. but did notice she was
two masted schooner. and from what
! little | could see she had about twenty
men aboard. We came across her eigh-
teen or nineteen miles due south from
Block Island to the best OF my recollec-
ton. The stranger who made me the
offer was on board and told me to go
below as we tied Up to the schooner.
| II did not know anything that hap
| pened after that except the stranger
laid out the course TO Lighthouse Point
! What happened after we made fast to
the dock ! don't know. AS soon as we
docked one of my men disappeared and
the stranger with him. / went into the
cabin. where / was sitting when / heard
a shot fired and a second later a no.
liceman entered and with a drawn re-
volver ordered me to throw UP my hands.
which ] promptly did. After that we
We're all lined up along the pier
j. Harmon Bronson. prominent busi-
ress man OF this city. who was ar
rested on the pier and who the police
gay had charge of the unloading of the
Jennie T., refused to make any COM
ment to-day, except to say he was not in
any way involved and was only a spec
tator. The raid took place at half-past
two In the morning.