During the winter of 1923, suspicious activities around an island just inside Barnegat Inlet owned by Lakewood millionaire George J. Gould led to one of the largest Prohibition raids in Ocean County history.
Local papers printed the words of county prosecutor Wilfred Jayne as he addressed the court in Toms River on Feb. 16.
“With your honor’s indulgence I would like to employ this opportunity to make a few general remarks with respect to the observance of the Prohibition Enforcement law in this…
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