The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-20
THE PIRATES OF FIRE ISLAND
UTIY Mr.. H. ~. HUDSON mas BEGUN A
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
4 Womnn's letter Warning Mr.. ID, snm.
mis- Of the SURF Hotel that "Putty.No.ed
Ike" aud "Bioody Bi1" Projected n Rnta

Ike" aud 'Isioody Isil" lsrolrc,.d N t.,s
David $. 5. sammis, the wcll-knowi pro.
rriotor of tho Surr Hotel Fire taana
was much disturbed in mind on the 10Th " Of
August last by an anonymous letter in icml.
nine bandvritiuo warning hin, that n band -,
notorious river thieves were about to land at
the wharf adjoining his hotel and carry of
whatever they could lay their hands on. The
writer said the gang would be composed of one
Ilu is0n. alias Pug :" or Putty Nosed Ike"
bV'uy D'Il' Nuu ou,'r notorious r'uilans.
VINO had recently robbed vessel at Coriear's
Hook. Some newspaper cuttings descending
th.,.v,loi,s ~ tho s,or,, ,.oro enclosed
-r,, -. 80. s''S,Vs'
agreed upon WIS for the partv 10 stroll sbor,
the beach and hotel grounds. and II tbear co.,
.''1 - "llN II" neg con-
duct attracted attention they were to dfsjcribe
,~ oon o ~ r orr JeNg W 80 rne eason
tha, unenn b, docovoi har o h ,,,,,"u. was
that shc WIS In fear for her life. and TINT,
world crea,y relieve her TO heor Of S hi. ,nm
4 detailed description WIS given Of ,he soop
yncht fror which the robbers wrrc to Ia nj. and
Mr. Sp,n,uis, graat ~ ALARMED c"n.nt,s ner;
soi'ico OF Gis guests. ilnIt ulni IF defe Se Ma
ngr'r1 on. Nost II The mnic boardpti, wes s
u,.rv n. tie tiue the letter ,-as received End he
I.tthr ,lly, r.st0us thilitvnf having - tnanv
hlirs and chi 'dr'n dependent on lis c,sre and
pal. .fusf itu Tho aIvfur- and bur septf ~ Wara
.ftrad and Ii WINS drtrrninrd n. give
III" rohbsfs warm raesttion 4honk ihey
tmue1 lilo threut.i'aI ana * Thpas nrsna.
rpiiors wern hot made an hour tosi soon.
iy,,bin ,,r, hons tbe rcc,tnt ~
III. tier Of wnr1inr n eioo,, eyneflv' GORE.
tpondir,. with thp daaerirtirn riyon. nv the
,,not,-,,| re woman land. nj Snmnisie. wharf
Arorty of nor, on bonri exaetiv aiting the de.
.,rit,tl,n OF ~, others snDnrkud M n Sem.
ru.in.. walked t0,ya ri the hotel Mr. "a m Mic
co.. NJ Irend fh.t " IL ,nav Biil I" Pint M poged
rt@ ma Ifs Il snsi.t. i,,,n Ina como X, .narsd
IN s,rr, ont .nplr scheme al pilnpe boltfv con-
fron,.,d the nrsf on. of tho parry he net and
informed him t,int he Ind beaf Warned ~ th,,ir
t,urfsp n tho same time m suti oning hi gen.
nrnl nolnta Of the letter he mad received,
minded OF the STRANGER with one hand in his
pistni pocse,
William H. Revere " wns the rcply
Snmfnis noticed thnt Revere bore a singular
resrri b'nus, To- " Bloody Blli "
TIC Ciptain Of vour Loat il naned tn,dson
IL he no, - as I'd Sammis
The gtrnnger. evidently startled ri plied.
There IL y tnan on board OF tina; names
He ~ also known believe ms Pug. hc ,sed or
Pu,tv.noe "a Ike Is h. mo. ?"
The stranger hcsitstsl and repliedn g I do
mo-, tno,y 800" W Wv
Safnlnis snid. You hnvc come herc,'to rob
",,t v1,r -, ne =" wv
"'ya." ryrsiifned nevere we ara bera N
fnke nilv,hiu., We can Inv our hands on
Urtirnrd On his nee and irit md -ioinino
his eo,nrrnions informed them OF his. reeer
finn Auo,har of the pnrtv who nrnv vi IN Sa
Hudson and anevsr,1 ~ me dss,ri 4 ,ion N
"pnftv.nos,d Ike - tieu rec1st ii san n IL and