The Washington times., 1930-01-08

'It was too dark to make out
her name, and we were too busy,
anyhow.
"They were expecting us, and
the parleying was all over In q
couple Of minutes. Johnny and
Dunk and the other fellow and
myself loaded for about two
hours.
1--WE put on board 500 cases Of
Clear Brook rye and various
cordialS. Then we cleared and
started back through the dark. /
made for the Atlantic City light
and put, about off Garden pier.
Watching for Light
"All three Of us were watching
out for the signal which was sup
posed to give us the o. K. to
come ina man with q flash
light on the end Of Garden pier.
Dunk said the Coast Guard
was fixed and the men In the
small boats would meet us as
soon as we pulled In beside Gar.
den pier. Dunk said the Coast
Guard clocker on the boardwalk
and the Coast Guard tower look
out man was o. K. and expecting
US.
I'VE were to come in just below
the Coast Guard board walk
tower at Pacific Avenue.
ut was about 3 q. Ln.-maybe
9 little later. The waves were
breaking near us and the signal
light didn't show and we knew
we couldn't stay there long. We
waited a little more and there
was no light. So I told Dunk
we'd better go.
I'VE put about and then we
saw that the Coast Guards had
Just seized the Lenox, with her
$50 cases aboard, at Heinz pier.
dunk told me to head for the
inlet and then go UP Clam Creek
to hte second basin and unload
there. I told him it was wrong,
but I had to go.
Guard Boat Arrives
"Just as we came in the inlet
the 36-foot Coast Guard boat
came out from behind the island
wharf, practically stumbling right
over us. OF course, / ran for /
but she overlook us about a
block further on, off the bay
end Of Massachusetts, Avenue.
Johnny, Dunk and the other
fellow dove and swan to shore.
stayed aboard. I knew all the
Coast Guard boys, on account Of
going on parties with them, so
wasn't afraid.
"As the Coast Guard boat drew
alongside, I recognized two of the
Coast Guard boys. I've taken
them on plenty of parties with
gifls to road houSes-Kelly's
Pomona and other places. We
used to throw a couple of cases
Of booze into my boat and then
a couple Of the Coast Guard boys
and me would go for trip and
a lot Of fun for a few days.
when the boat came along
side, I asked them to take the
booze and let me and my boat
go. They said they were sorry
but they would have to take the
boat, but they put me ashore in
their small boat at the foot Of
Maryland Avenue, and told me
to beat it.
''It was. about S a. m, so I
went home and went to bed:
later / learned they tossed . lot
of the liquor overheard near
the pier and fished it out next
day with boat hooks. went to
PhiIIy the next day and came
back to Atlantic city about
Friday.
IT phoned scheidell at the
pool room at North Carolina and
Atlantic Avenue (near the U. S.
commissioners and prohibition
agents offices), where he always
hangs out, and he TOLD me to
come over. He said he was sorry
but the man who hired him
wouldn't give him the $1,000 for
me.
''What happened was that some
body was going to hi-jack the
load, so ScheideIl called in the
Coast Guards to be sure and save
at least part Of it.
"Then asked Scheidell If he'd
get my boat back for me. He
said he'd fix everything. But he
didn't. I didn't get my boat
back and haven't seen him since.
He told me the Department Of
Justice men were after me and
had a friend drive me back to
Philly. I came back next day
and ran across a Coast Guard Of
ficial whom I knew well. He
took me over to Camden with
him. Two customs men, Sterner
and Beaton, over there, asked
me q lot Of questions and then
took me before United States
Commissioner Armstrong, and he
held me in $1,000 bail.
II didn't have any money, but
he said it was all right for me
to sign my own bail. So / did.
They haven't bothered me since.
/ don't know whether I'll ever
have to go to trial or mot. I
understand not"
Two Evening Journal reporters
and two other men heard all OF
Fink'S story and four other Even
ing Journal reporters heard parts
of it.
Have Mysterious Calls
In the next two or three even.
ings the Evening Journal report
erS had q number of mysterious
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