L ast week another federal bullet killed another suspected liquor trafficker, started another U. State wrangle for jurisdiction. In ice-strewn Buffalo Harbor on Christmas night a Coast Guard craft came upon a speedboat without lights.
In it were two men. The coast guardsmen opened fire on the suspected smuggler, fatally wounding Eugene F. Downey Jr. His companion escaped. Although the guardsmen found neither drugs nor liquid aboard, they emphasized the fact that Downey was out on bail, charged with smuggling. He said that Downey had bled to death because the guardsmen had not called for help or administered first aid. While they loitered, city police summoned an ambulance and a fire truck, hoisted the inert lb.
Downey out of the launch. The U. Sheriff A. Thigpen and two deputies dug up a gallon jug of whiskey near the house of Farmer Philip Harris. The sheriff shot him dead. Guardsmen, recognizing the liquor-runner-suspect Black Duck shouted stop orders.
When the Black Duck veered to speed away, guardsmen opened fire, killed three suspected smugglers, wounded a fourth. Contact us at letters time. Join Us. Customer Care. Reach Out. Connect with Us. Home U. All Rights Reserved. TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.
