Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-24
EXCITING RAID
BRINGS END To
ELUSIVE SHIPS
MYSTERY TRIP
Sportsman, Ex-Liquor Dealer,
Importer and Officers of
Craft Are Arrested
POCOMOKE ALSO TAKEN
Vessel That Put Into Port
Without Cargo is Seized
by Government Agents

NEW HAVEN. Conn. July 23.-In
the seizure of the auxiliary fishing
sloop Jennie T. of Northport, n. Y.
the confiscation of liquor valued at
more than $4,000 and the arrests OF
Is men in spectacular raid today.
federal officials believe they have
solved-partially, at least-the mys-
terry attached to the elusive pirate
ship which has been sighted at va
rious times off the New Jersey coast
near Montauk Point, and in Long Is
land sound
The authorities have not vet deter
mined whether there was any direct
connection between the Jennie + and
the British schooner Pocomoke. they
said tonight. The PocOmoke. bound
from Nassau, Bahama Islands. with
a shipment OF liquors consigned to
Canadian ports, put into Atlantic
City few days ago with her cargo
missing. 1t was explained at the
time that the liquor had been ietti-
soned at sea. The Jennie T doctai
at Lighthouse Point. at the e. ern
entrance of New Haven harbor early
today, laden to capacity with I valua-
BILE cargo of liquor. the marks on the
cases and bottles indicating that il
came from Bermuda and the West
Indies.
In the opinion of the federal pro-
hibition enforcement officials the
Jennie T received her freight from
a larger craft somewhere off the
Long Island shore, probably just out
side the three-mile limit The Jen-
ME T. they pointed out. is too small
a vessel to make a voyage from eth
er Bermuda or the Bahamas with so
heavy a freight as the raiding party
found on board this morning.
The Is men arrested included Jo-
seph' Miller. skipper of the Jennie T.
J. Hermor Bronson. a well-known To-
cal sportsman, Pearl ]. Sperry. Jr.
an eX-liquor dealer. and David Cher
tone, president of the French-Italian
Importing company. of this city
All were released on bonds of
$4,000 each for hearing Monday
The arrests and seizure were spec
tacular. Prohibition Enforcement
Agent McAuliffe. acting on informa-
tion that an attempt might be made
during the night to land liquor on the
Connecticut shore. had his forces
posted at most of the strategic posi-
tions but had overlooked Lighthouse
Point About 2: 80 this morning New
Haven police headquarters were mott
fled by some unknown telephone in
formant that a boat load 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 approach
ed. they could see cases of contra
band piled on the pier. while crowd
of men was removing the Jennie T's
cargo. With guns drawn the officers
charged the party which surrendered
without a struggle.
Captain Tells story
Cant. Joseph Miller of the auxiliary
fishing sloop Jennie T. which was
seized while the crew were landing
the cargo of contraband liquor at
Lighthouse Point early this morning.
in a statement to the Register. to-
night said that he had been approach
ed by stranger at Block Island and
offered fifty dollars a day If he would
pick up a cargo at sea and success
fully deliver il to this port
Capt Miller states he accepted the
propos + ion and started off from
Block Island just as it was getting
dark They went out To sea in
southerly direction for two hours.
Then. according to the captain, they
came up on a schooner which was
lying in wait for them.
The schooner had two masts and
there were lot of men on board
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