Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-30
ANOTHER rum BARGE
SEIZED BY U. s. AGENTS
,Copper-Lined Tanks On Board OF a
$4,000 Gallon Capacity.


curious nature on Monday evening
when seven United States Prohibition
men, two New Jersey State Troopers
under the command of Lieutenant
Nichols, County Detective Charles
Carslake and State Prohibition In
spector Hart, blew into the city about
400 in the afternoon.
All of the speakeasies and rum
dives in this city Immediately closed
up and their stock was secreted, but
they soon breathed sigh of relief
when it was found that the men were
not going to modest any of the boot
lepgers here, at least not at that
time.
Immediately upon the arrival of
me troopers, who were the first on
the scene, Banner representative
was sent to cover their movements,
and he soon learned that they were
awaiting darkness to take the barge
which was located on the Pennsylvan-
ia shore, directly opposite Beverly.
The barge which bore the letters
]. B. 113 was tied up to the College
Wharf and had been there for the
past three months during which time
the troopers had been watching from
the Beverly shore through powerful
field glasses. They had not, however
found anything wrong and were go
ing over to investigate its destination
The troopers and Carslake were
ferried across the river in the launch
Emma" owned and operated by
Captain Edward Bintliff, Of this city
No lights were showing on the
barge when they approached and
none were showing aboard the
Emma, the government agents hav-
ing ordered all lights out.
AS the launch came within hearing
distances of the barge, a man was
seen to tcome on says., and he, after
hailing abe launch, asked their mis-
sion. The government men ordered
him to throw them line as they
were going to board. They did and
found one of the best stills and stor-
age outfits that has ever been seen
on water or land.
The barge was fitted out with cop
per-lined tanks of 10000 gallon ca
pacity and the whole boat had a
storage capacity of 100000 gallons
The man on board gave his name as
Captain w. ]. Smith and said that
he had been hired to stay on board
the boat until he was further in
structed He denied knowing that
the boat was used for the making OF
LIQUOR and also denied knowing who
hired him, who paid him, where the
boat was from or anything about it.
The only thing he would admit was
that he was paid $4,000 day for re
manning on board the craft.
The copper tanks when opened
gave forth an odor that floated across
the river and gave the crowds who
were watching the police movements
from the Jersey shore, Whit OF
some strong stuff
The cabin of the barge yielded
three quarts Of imported stock, which
the skipper on board claimed was his
own personal property and was kept
ON board to warm him up while pa
trolling the deck. The liquor was
left on board. The State Police re-
turning to Jersey.
They Immediately looked up the
ownership of the boat and found that
it was unregistered. Government Of
fiofals were Immediately notified and
the police were ordered to keep al
watch ON the craft until cutter was
DISPATCHED to take it into custody
This was done on Tuesday afternoon
at two O'Clock, the barge was taken
in tow and is now at the Gloucester
naval base, government property.
The captain of the barge admitted
on Wednesday that he had once been
captain Of the barge, William ,.
Blades, which was seized with car
go of $500, 900 worth Of liquor in the
Rancocas Creek, at Bridgeboro on oc-
tober LIST.
The admission was made at hear
ing before Federal Commissioner II.
G. Manley, in the Postoffice Building
at Ninth and Market streets, wneh
Smith was held in $4,000 bail for
further hearing on November 9tn'
With the other liquors seized on
I'M LOO ~ Rancocas Creek