The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-12-11
AWAIT RETURN OF RUM
KING FOR CHRISTMAS
"RUMMY BILL" CAUGHT, AND
ONCE MONARCH OF HIGH
LANDS REPOSES IN JAIL.
"JIM DANDY" is STILL FREE

Undisputed Ruler of Jersey Coast
Turns Prov Towards Bahamas and
Will Satisfy Holiday Thirst De-
spite DRY" Agents.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-Wi11 Jim
Dandy" come back? That's the big
question now on rum row." off New
York city. Jim might have heard how
the revenue agents got "Rummy Bill"
Mccoy, and that Mccoy, the "king
of the bootleggers," is now in Jail in
New York city That might have a
tendency to make him wary.
But Jim Dandy" said he was COM
ing back with big cargo of liquor
for the Christmas trade, and what he
says he generally does. It's certain
now that he reigns as the king of the
bootleggers," for Mccoy is in Jail and
man can't be king in prison.
Great Rivalry.
! Between the two, Mccoy and Jim
Dandy" has always existed great
rivalry on the Highlands-th strip
OF coast off New Jersey where rum
running boats anchor out at sea to
disgorge their cargoes of liquor to
smaller boats slipping out at night
from the shore.
Prohibition agents have been look
ing for the two men for long time
"Rummy Bill" and Jim Dandy" each
sought to be known as king" To
this end they were active and enter
prising. Each had his following The
prohibition agents believed that if
both were caught much of the rum
smuggling off the New Jersey coast
would stop.
Time was when five or six men dis
puted the title Of king of the rum
runners There was "Blackie Dan"
but he is gone, One night, so they say
one-pounder from a revenue cutter
sent Blackie's ship to the bottom, with
Blackic aboard Whisky WILL the
big Swede, was another who longed
to be king" But he, too, went to the
bottom of the sea when his boat cap
sized one wild night as he was snug
Cling in cargo Of liquor from ship
anchored beyond the three-mile limit
There were others, but some are
gone to Davy Jones locker, others
are in jail. and others have quit the
business-retired Only Jim Dandy"
reigns supreme on the Highlands His
title of king is undisputed.
Will He Come Back?
But will he come back? That's the
question. Two months ago, after it
was announced that the revenue Of
ficers were equipped with the fastest
boats off the coast, and after the force
had been doubled, many rum-runners
quit The game was getting too haz-
ardous. But Jim Dandy" boosted that
mot all the revenue agents in heaven,
hell, or on earth would make him
quit"
What he said he would do he gen
orally does One night two-master
silently weighed anchor beyond the
three-mle limit off the Jersey coast
Dawn broke and leaning against the
rail was the tall, slender figure Of
Jim Dandy" In the hold were thous-
ands OF cases OF whisky. Night after
night the ship rode at anchor while
revenue agents watched. They couldn't
touch the ship while it kept outside
the thrae-mile limit, but they could
watch for the small boats coming
from shore for the kings" liquor .
One night the revenue agents re-
Taxed their vigilance or the rum run
ners pulled off some new and novel
stunt. At any rate the king dispos-
ed of his whisky and laughed "I'll
be back with another cargo for the
Christmas trade" he announced
Catch Mccoy.
News travels fast in bootleg circles
Jim Dandy" turned his Prov and set
sail toward the Bahamas. His vessel
NTH ,,y;ra1aee anI No
doubt by this time message has
my Bill' has been captured.
1t was this way. Just few days ago
a British vessel hove to off the Jersey
mile limit 1t had 1920 cases of wills
sold to the shippers of the small boats
coming out from shore when two rev.
enue cutters spotted the rum-carrying
vessels.
"Ahoy schooner! Heave to there.
you little devil, or there'li be troublep
shouted the commander OF one of the
cutters.
"Heave to yourselfp shouted back
'Whad dye think yer doing -chasin'
q DTlllSH DOdt OulSluc tlic lllCC-hlliC
limit"
Bring her around or we'll blow
you clean down to Nassau" the coast
guard warned.
But the schooner kept on for the
sea. A three pound shell whizzed
across her bow The schooner kept on.
Another shell came dangerously near
her mainmast and the rum ship was
brought around.
Five. men from the cutters Chamber
ed aboard. There was a lively fight,
but the liquor smugglers were quickly
subdued. Every man had his pockets
stuffed with money. There was $780,,
900 in the safe.
Hiding in the Hold.
The revenue agents found "Rummy
Bill" Mccoy hiding in the hold of
the vessel. He had 100000 in his
pockets, money realized on the sale
of the liquor Mccoy and the other
smugglers were taken to Jail in New
York city.
Jim Dandy" must have heard how
"Rummy Bill'' was captured He
must have heard that the three-mile
limit means nothing now-that the
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