New-York tribune., 1871-12-12
oIrTRAGES ON SEAMEN'
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's ~ ,.,,,,o,nc kind: The runners roafo NesSe'e !
down in the for the InrCT, , Si the saors 10 which
.na heo hence ss' tnsn to eacr co,npains ass9s 9 ins
. @atSs The no 'Srs Ma1rans "ss 'ST cT fs ci tho
s. @ ar c.usins once drawn up. ame t @ w hun lie
.ace a"'s 1T n e sior made oath telling hin tna
bis arrest win surely follow az In"" w the orcr viii ire
onenIy pay from SO to e!so Which IS R"nDcrs are
tse runner and tn, aw, M rarsc Of
provided with blank powers OF at!ornst Ss & H." barge
non aymcut Of was and blank nriSi's cI "ni in lew
no With ts rsquss ns,S; 1 nTd., mo .Ir.v re oaS
.Wst.r lawyer s under soven ,adctm'nH 80 2 n IN
snyste.ing. A iric-.diy ward pohn''a" "'' TX '
every e"'f' THE LOWEST OF TIE LoN.
r,. r-e,t bope OF sailor life the At'th'e IL INC
"Brckocs' or "Pacact-r..s'-a desperate c'N VI VI s' ~
bc,ouyng IN Liverpoo and owing allegiance 10 i-i N
Tney ere all rucs OF the lowest or 'cr' an" '''o W
s;,c which respectable" river-prate nccohes se
,,cm,n They ship from LIVERPOOL generally In e"i'
rant ships when they prey upon tue iinmsfhtS s'ca
lag money, clothing, or anything ieit LOT 1c'
watched In the bunss They will steal from ~en "o''
comrades. and II is an uulucsy day GU whl'h l"o'
dce,-s. Saor-one who goes on long yoyasrs & veil
the iuc or TO tie Pacifc-!n the possession Oh n
'd chest among them nnrvnS bnsy "t even to the
i Only ,noc fey IN {SsriI ys IonSon nsS an 0s% s
slor German: ;ra spS% nnSon =" to e during
tbs voynce Ne ohbcd Ivy three thieves oi wv" ysa IT,
ra3 r3.t IN They Surrounded bim he bay in his bunk in
the middle "f the night. aud cut bis nett r4 m % fheir
on, ns sn a rate in the genuine Thug fashion the
of the poor sailor when ne erp n bnt no
one pcacacd among that crowd When ahc 'o1tS f tSs
Srs"q a. 1 aai sS S. ana beso"Snt them to him his
uoLey but, after irutess SEARCH, AL hoPo "a
where he re,sihs dnsa an "a nr & IN !ne % r%agr ,dir
visit. around the bucket shops OF me Fourth and SIXTH
Wit, some lone drunken fellow, follows him to deserted
place the street, knocks bin down ro9s MN. anu
suoag Themselves, bat, although they great buies
ALL caim to he heavy the icht" they do not use
tho. strength in any eveqy matched contest ahd never
WITHOUT Lope Of robbery.
"sHANGHAEING"
When sailors are scarce and the demand greatly ex
the supply the landlords have recourse to what
known Shan nghaeing, for completing the Lists OF the
crews for which they contracted They offer to the
sailor which have not the shadow OF found
alton TO induce 60 board vessel and, once be-
low dek either detained by force or cunning until
tho ship is under way for her destination. Az coIn-
pete st ~ the crew required tO be presented at the
Custom House the day before sailing 1t not ul-
nSSS"rs.e. "SugI'y NrSe' inai such mantle are sent
% s.s soss & p's When S,iH the e BY @
% ia l SS sno s the r aS %
the foruer THIS accounts Tor the fact that sailors
se% se%f"y sa Iap %S% Of so many aase that their
s,ial identity is IreooveTahly lost Finding himself
the sailor is forced to accept situation and 10 sign
lI:r :s1D and should nc leave would Dc returned
The pcrhdous boarding, ,house keeper does not, how
atop with his abuse o: Sailors Perhaps the most
nooriou- cass on ree@rd in any land s one OF the hI
the latter var, of the war when the large hounties Of
The eH sT o
npossble TO get crews for the merchant service The
t i"r e",srpns % the sailor and % failing % IN drussne
him, they frequently Knocked him senseless and had
hee lived in 3veI near Water Ssnl poor oss taller
W,Pk ried q his
s S Sna by no SaU Tays n Of repair
man to compete ships w. had recourse to this nm
fortunate tailor to fuinn his CONTRACT Hc entered
had Clothes which ne neeaed sss
Jackets shown him The tailor having produced bis
rcnSys.,on Mssn!i%s deck the sStvity
% tine p 1
through the Narrows. After passing the bar the sails
Begun The tailor. ali alone at lls wo, as Startled By
The Of the mate ~hS demanded n voice
and SS
to ny which Almost him Of ns
s1d a a S Ss a wen sorts fsn o S
buttons, such as jumping overheard showing fight &C.
ince, and gone nearly two years that voyage.
when he returned he at once swore Ot writ against
Hsddeu but the latter hearing of the fact escaped and
the streets for nearly three years. He
then returned entered his old haunts and openly dehed
arrest.
The boarding house masters generally Irish, Ger
nan, English, and swcdes. They have been of
various trades cOalheavers to junk dealers but
sailors who think that lucrative employment may
h found shore through panderinR the of
very Of men with whom they formerly associated
pre the most and by far the worst clement
While II 10 true that many cOmmendable traits Of cbarac
housekeepers yet 1t is not to be denied that the premium
npOn dishonesty Ia very great and that II they in
ined do right their calling docs enable them "
Sultivate the softer virtues.
In the list which follows only the prominent cases
hsve been selected and complete as is the directory II
aates for notoriety have been overlooked:
TsD%ss Churchill M r MS ~ i've is native Of
bootOsck but abandoned II upon reaching mature
.nd became packet rat" On the vessels then plying
years ago. he started sailors boarding house the
worst sort. During the civil he did safe business
way bought considerable property which he has since
cst He then resumed his old business which for the
saiors This den Is the headquarters Of the lowest
.bnckoes" Martin Churchill, OF No. $50 Waterst. his
trober has much the history, but although gifted
with as little conscience his knsman lie SEED
the ability which makes the former peer among is
Jimmy % Keesan =; better known as Jimmy the Tinker
v bs Frys wsId M 70 S ws khSwa no
not succeed In bringing to terms by argument
ss sEes no. 10 p 'sa n.S to to try rs
world and TO get his advance money. ready connve
% sSnsmsd BY ali Is OF he
lrsh by birth but has been natualized his principal
snsre In he H,nSSsa Se 1 ss
quarters 10 Rooseveitst but shortly after took up
DomIlick Heaiy, alias "Black Pool" Of No. s7o |
Taterst, is native Of Ireland and about Ss years Of
age Very little is known Of his history except that
eane TO this city, about eight years since
Ssilor This profession" he soon abandoned for the
s % as na aa;
acquired without just cause. Healy stole t4Oo from o
law i'm Wi nf