The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-09-14
BRITISH VESSEL SEIZED
AS RUM RUNNER ATTEMPTS
TO RUN DOWN j. S. DRY SHIP
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"a Miles Out at Sea,
Carried Code Books Listing
Cities and Shore Hotels.
HAD $50, 900 AND BOOZE
Gardner Ran Liquors From
Bahamas to st. Pierre, Off
Newfoundland.

Seizure by customs men nearly
twentyfour miles off Scotland Light
of u 1S0foot schooner of British reg
istry, on which was found $56, 900 in
cash, 100 cases of liquor and code
books in which appeared scores OF
names of prominent hotel and cafe
owners along Broadway and in New
York and New Jersey shore resorts,
was made at 1896 o'clock last night
II was revealed to-day when the Tay-
Tor, of the Prohibition Navy. townd
the Britishr shop to port.
Also found In the papers OF tho
sloop was Il map of the Atlantic
Coast with markings at several points
along the Jersey shore. most OF them
places, according to the FederBI
agents, where liquor is suspected 10
have been landed from ships at sen.
Receipted bills in the ships papers
showed that several purchases had
been made along the Jersey coast,
one showing that as late as Aug. 30
pair of boots" had been bought at
Atlantic Highlands.
The seized sloop was the NJ. NJ.
Gardner of Lunberg, Nova Scotia. in
command Of Capt. NJ. c. Belts, who is
only twenty mine years old. Capt
Belts and members of his crew were
lid topn nN H.
charge of rum running, declaring they
were engaged in the transportation OF
liquor from Nassau, Bahama Islands.
TO St. Pierre, the little French island
fifteen miles southeast of Newfound-
land. They were just returning from
the latter point, where they had
landed 1000 cases OF liquor, Capt.
Belts said
Capt. Belts also declared that he
nearly rammed and sank the Taylor.
OF the Dry Navy. Because OF tho
distance from land he was convinced
the ship was a pirate after his money.
and he had jockeyed, for position TO
ram the smaller craft when a flash
Of the Taylor searchlight revealed the
American flag and the uniforms Gf
its crew and he hove TO and per-
mitted the Taylor TO come alongside.
Prohibition officials, however, de-
cIared that the Gardner long had
been on the suspect list. Bearing
out this contention were the ten code
books which included names ot
Broadway cabaret men and those ot
hotel and cafe men at Asbury Park.
Atlantic City, Long Branch and other
Atlantic Coast resorts.
Capt. Belts declared he was certain
that he and his crew of eight men
would be released after being ques-
toned by the Prohibition officials.
He explained the presence of the 100
cases on board by saying they were
turned back by the consignees and
that he was returning with them 20
Nassau, where he intended to act
another load OF 1000 cases. He
would not be quoted on the inter-
national aspect OF his seizure, saying
that that was up to the British
officials.
Capt. Belts said he was sailing
south at TO- 80 last night when the
Taylor appeared off his starboard
bow. The pilot of the Taylor mega
phoned to the sloop to heave to. But
Capt. Belts had heard something
about the operations of pirates of tlVe
American shores and began ma
noeuvring to ram the oncoming craft.
Search by the Federal men then
uncovered. besides the 100 cases Of
booze. $4,000 in a steel safe and
sl6 900 in possession OF the super-
cargo. Capt. Belts explained this
money was to pay for the next load
OF liquor at Nassau. He was aston
ished when told he was TO be taken
into custody. because OF his distanes
from the three mile limit
The NJ. NJ. Gardner which is about
iSo tons. was built three years ago
at Lunberg. ,-.