New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
Flee, stni There

Fleet stili There
 Highlands. N. J., Jan, is tny the Associated Pressl-The great run fleet Of 2s vessels which bobbed uT yesterday off Sandy Hook while the New York dry naval squadron wa, being reofganixed was still standias on the Ambrose channel lightship 10. day ready for business as usual. While prohibition forces were talk. ing to New York four small boats captured last night while attempting to land liquor from the mother ships, the rest Of the welcoming fleet of 50 were preparing to race back and forth between the rum carriers and shore.
 Big supply Left
 Although observers ashore estimat- cd that thousands Of cases had been landed last night the rum fleet, pre- sumably haiiing from the Bahamas, bidders putting out from this resort and other places along the coast. Liquor landed last night was report ed to have been sent by motor truck to New York, Philadelphia. Wash ington and other cities.
 Autos Used Openly.
 Bootlegging circles here display no fear, despite the capture Of four of their best boats last night. Thousands of cases moved out of the town all night by motor truck and passenger car. The last left at o'clock this in five big motor vans-four thousand cases.
 The power boats taken last night were the Margaret B.. cabin cruis- CT: the Evelyn. a seaskiff: the Mama and Ida, fishing power boat hailing from Camden, Me, and an unnamed launch newly built and on her first bootIegging .iaunt.
 The Margaret E fell in with the coast guard boat iss t,as dark thinking her friendly vessel. The Margaret then was used to capture the Evelyn and the Evelyn. one of the fastest power boats off the Highlands, ran the Mama and Ida down.
 Throws Away Cargo.
 Another alleged bootlegger was chased but jettisoned her cargo and then submitted to search. She was released Her skipper, a strapping ] ad of 16, declared he broke the last l bottle of champagne over the bow | ust as the customs boat came along tide.
 As I broke that bottle I rechris- ened my boat. the lucky devil,'" he | aid. One of the three men who es- 'aped capture last night by jumping shore was ready today to take an- 'ther of his boats out to the rum eet. "Whadda I care for that boat The pool will pay me insurance for oth boat and cargo"
 Wealthy Organization.
 He refused to give details of the ool. admitting, however, that there as a powerful and wealthy runners rganization here and that all of its lembers were protected against )sses.
 Highlands is only one of the busy ootlegger havens in the New York 'aters. Some local runners asserted nat the countless power boats that isited the rum fleet yesterday hall l from many points along the Jer- ", Long Island and New York coast. Whiskey, gin, champagne and wine |. Il were offered for sale and keen . has developed among the . iippers of the rum ships.
 Competition Keen. As the bootiegger runs alongside in = Is power boat, he scans signs hung II 'er the sides of the mother ships |, Id decides from which he will pur- lase. The signs inform the bottle hermen that Scotch whiskey of such Id such brand may be had at s45 $40 case. Rye was quoted at s35. was higher. The visiting ' 'tilla flies the flags of many nations d the crews are of all races. The ssels are loaded to the gunwales tn liquor.
 T saw 5000 cases in one pile on e boat" declared a gray-haired W nner. You can get anything you U mt, cheap, too' r