...the best people-and the worst.
"In Rumson, I met the best people-and the worst. Rumson, at the time, was one of the wealthiest places in the world...
"The bootleggers and rum runners rode high in those days and I was in a position to cut in to their racket. As big and powerful as they were, they had to have help...at the local level-the "fix". Which is where I came in.
"Rumson, Seabright, Deal, Asbury Park...towns along the Atlantic Coast on down to Barnegat Bay. These were the watering spots for people with ready cash, as well as rum-ports for runners."
"I got to know the crooks and the cops, and so it was only natural that I'd be the guy to handle the "ice", as they call it today. Then it was known as the "graft".
-Mickey Walker. (1)
Vintage Original Photograph
Circa 1923
Ex-Walker Estate
Size: 3 7/8 X 6 inches
Condition: Fine
2000-1409
Price: $ 295.00
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(1) Mickey Walker. The Toy Bulldog & His Times. By Mickey Walker and Joe Reichler pp.64-65