New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
TIE WOES OF TIE SAILORS.
HOW A LAWYER SECURED SAILORS WAGES
DRUGGED IIoUoR-lIOw THE BLACK HAWK
OBTAINED HER CREW.

HOW A LAWYER SECURED A SAILORS WAGES
DRUGGED IIQUOR-IIOw THE BLACK HAWK
OBTAINED HER CREW.
John II. Shields, an English sailor ace Is,
sailed from Liverpool last November in the mail steamer
Bombay and was shipwrecked, Dec cat Machias upon
the coast Of Maine. He ashore but lost Gil NE
clothing and money The day after the wreck he shppou
for St. Johns. New Brunswick and thence for MainIs
Cuba, whence he reached New-York March u tao
medatey went TO Richard Biss sailor boarui,e Btu,
No so Oliver-et, which had been recommeuu 'sav a
The same day he accosted by James H. 80 loaned
lawyer of No IS Broadway, who had Shields sailed
that Capt Brown OF the Choice, IN VIM, -, offered
from, Matanzas owed him s1o4 wages. hidge""' ~
To collect the money and Shields cohson ao -,
~ ,ools rossed and Shields called at inc oiice Vi
Ridceway and asked II ne n"u 0 a. a. co "a
pidec,vav ren,led that he had not peen "po " uo
Cant Brown was very ops'in"'e' Ae s,,o,ds tbon
ftoruard the same answer was gwen onieiu' '"'
"i' 49,, soon he destitute II Ridgeway did not get
| ,ouo, He called several days In succession upon
.n Iouver and finally becoming convinced tnat he nau
-, s,rndled threatened prosecution Inc lawyer ooiu
=, nliod that he had obtained the money, Dnt had
handed II over to John W. OTooe in payment OF dept
bicb shields owed him. Shields said that he dd not
even know of any such person, when dGeway said that
he would prove his assertion by bringing the man 10 sec
him on the following day. Shields waited Tor TWO DAYS
in his boarding house and thought he had again been
deceived when Saturday night last he was visited 10y
Hdgeway, who was accompanied ny man "lohi nc ili
PRODUCED as Mr. O'Tooe. Shields scrutinized OToole
closely and then denied ever having seen him before.
Rdgeway asserted that OTOoe had lent him the money
when he drunk, which Shields Indignantly denied
The dispute was becoming warm when the landlord.
Richard Bis asked party, which consisted of Ridge
way, oTooe, Shields and two shpmates OF ms 10 Iake
a drink. The proposal accepted, and BIS Dr0ught
the guOr TO a table where they were seated, taxing
seat himself gust of wind at this instant blew out
the gasligh and before the was rehghed Shields
who was very suspicious of the whole proceed
ing changed glasses with the landlord. Immedi.
ateiy after drinking the liquor, Rdgeway and
his friend left the ROOM Shields waited few moments
and observing that his friends rapidly becoming
dull and sleepy and that the landlord exhibited the same
symptoms Of being drugged left the house to obtain as
sstance. During his absence, men from the snip Black
Hawk lying at "A neighbOTing pier, entered the mousse
and lifting the insensble sailors carried them on board
the ship. The Black Hawk sailed yesterday morning Tor
| California.
Despairng OF recovering his money by any other
means, Shields appeared before Justice Cox, at the
Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and made
| complaint. Warrants were issued for EidgeWay ana
OTooe, and late In the afternoon the former was
arrested and committed in default VI 1880 ban, 10
| appear at the General Sessions.