The New York herald., 1922-01-20
Motors Communicated to
Remove Cargo, With $40
a Case Profit.
HIsPANIOLA THEN SAILS
Bold Stroke Shows How a Yes
sells Cost Is Made i'm One
Trip to West Indies.

The Hispaniola, 75 foot schooner
so heavily laden that even the small
choppiness of the harbor water KEEP
her decks awash, came boldly into
New York harbor less than a month
ago with 500 cases of Scotch and rye
expertly packed.
She had come from West End,
Grand Bahama. the western tip of
the Bahama archipelago-the jump
ing off place for the deep sea booze
runners to the United States. Her
progress was slow. At best she can
make no more than twelve miles an
hour and with the water closing over
her at every lurch at sea, she had
been doing her worst.
She was coming into the Narrows.
1t was an ideal night for it--starless,
moonless and accordingly black. She
had never been in New York harbor
before, but her navigator had. So had
her engineer.
Down upon the Hispaniola bore the
harbor police boat. The latter hailed
her and went without an answer. Then,
for 1t did not require extraordinary
keenness TO calculate that there was
something queer about the Hispaniola.
the mighty searchlights of the police
boat concentrated upon the heavy laden
stranger. Tho Hispanlola stood out In
the glare like the Statue OF Liberty.
Trio of Crew with Record.
In addition To the 500 cases OF
whisky the Hispaniola bore a crew OF
five. and three OF the quintet were
wanted by the police. One had served
three prison terms In the South for bur-
glary and kindred activities and he was
now wanted for bigan,y and safe blow
ing. Another was sought for straight
bigamy (if there can be straight big
nmy). having married four trusting fe-
males under four names but In the same
middle Atlantic State The third was an
ex-gentleman sought for embezzlement
Facts are lacking on the fourth and fifth
members OF the crew.
But this Is told that Il may be under
stood that there was a general disposi-
ton on board the Hispaniola to avoid
conflict with the police. The situation
was saved by the engineer. the captain
being dumb with panic. The engineer
raised his voice In protest. He embel-
lished his protest with profanity. The
man relating this account of the affair
to THE NEW YORK HERALD is Of the
opinion that no cop, a-sea or ashore.
was ever thus categoried. The engineer
cursed the police for an entire minute
without comeback and then came to
his close thus:
You don't know nothing on land and
you don't know nothing at sea. Any
body but a cop would know that It's
against all marine law to turn search
light on a sloop Ike you're doing. How
the hell do you expect me to navigate
this boat with that light binding me =?
What's to prevent my running down
some smaller boat or being rammcd my
self by a bog buoy? Get to hell out of
my way with that searcnlight SOS
can sec to navigate this boat II you
love trouble keep on. that's ALL"
Blum at Police Works.
II worked. The engineer knew the law
and so did the police. Notified that the
navigator on the Hispaniola knew his
business and wasn't nervous the police
turned their boat away and made off.
The whisky runner kept on, taking to
the East River and passing Blackwells
and a part OF Wards Island until she
came TO her designated docking place
the Recreation Pier off Thomas Jeffer-
son Park, about the foot of East 1i2th
street.
In her current condition Of alcoholism
she was able to travel no faster than five
or six miles an hour. She eased up to
the pier In the darkness only to be dis
appointed. Two small boats lay Just OF
the pier and they contained members
OF the New York end OF the COM
bination of bootleggers controlling the
Hispaniola.
Lay of. lay offr' they warned the
skipper of the Hispaniola. There's
something doing. There are a dozen
dicks on the pier. and while we don't
know what they know or whether they're
looking for us we'd better take no
chances. Can you go on 20 Long IsIand7"
Too Much Rum to Go Fast.
40 you know that we can't make
more than Ave or six miles an hour
loaded down like this7" demanded the
skipper.
Slow or fast you better beat II for Long
Island
"It makes this much difference"
roared the skipper. the tide comes in
through He'll Gate at seven mile clip
and we've got as much chance Of making
Long Island as you have trying to make
me attempt IT,"
SO the Hispaniola. carrying booze that
cost s12.5o0 (average price of s25 the
cage) lay out in midstream with nowhere
20 60. subsequently this whisky brought
an average price OF 800 case and
according to the rclator Of this story of
tho Iiispaniola, Il required by forty
eight hours to sell the lot.
But that Ia leaping ahead too fast.
To continue as the account was given
THE NEW YORK HERALD by one Of the
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