The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
B. S. 0SB0N'S IMPRISONMENT
ARRBs TED ~ 4 TACHT AVID KErr .,
Jan ~ NEW HATkN.


The Legal Complication TINT Led 60 who,
Weii-Known Ynchtsmau's Fri~na. ST..
MI OntraEc-The Cruise of the swniinvy
Capt. Il. S. OsbOn, the cx-cditor OF ina
Nautical Gazette, and present member Of tina
Brooklyn Yacht Cub. ia lpcko up In thu Nan
Haven jail for debt and Ia the victim, his friend.
assert OF an unusual outrage. In July lust ha
chartered the sloOp yacht Swallow from NJ
Francis W. Strickland Of Brooklyn. to 20 on a
cruise in Long Island Sound ~ make a nov
coast guide Tor ynchsmen and consers
He fitted out the Swallow with instru
nents. books. maps. and furniture aud
started In July with Willie Sheppard
tho sixteen-yenr-old son Of DIR. Shephnrd
~ 81 Columbia Heights. IA his mnte aud crew
The Swallow sailed in aud out Of the cc,es and
necks nlung the Sound. and went into man,
hnrbors rot frequentcd. which II was Mr. o.
hons intention To make better known in hin
book. Mr.. Oshon spent much time on hi. man
uscript md was much pleased with his WORK
He intended 10 mike handy volume. nled
with hotel cards. which would prove useful 10
yachtsmcn. lie designed to return to Brook.
lyn about oct. /. but was delayed by lis work
aud stress Of weather.
On oct. 20 h. sct sail for homo from New
Haven hafbor. Ila WIS going smoothly on
young Sheppard being Mt the wheel "a tug.
bont puffad NJ alongside. aud Capt. wmlin.to.
Of Br1oklvn. and Tho Shrrin fron Nv llnvsN
bonrlrd the Svillnw IN tod Mr. O-bnn thai
unless he had sSpO about hun. to pay the claim
ol Mr. Francis W Strickland. ho Would hay"is
90 tp Jail. Mr.. Osiun protested tlnt he VIZ
not guilty ~ any wrong, aud insisted that be-
should at least be rfitrl ~ a Ecntlemnn and
nj l. run TO prison 10y Whnt J." termed the
IT llahnss"" process" The IN wr and Cart
Wellington ware firm and fastening a Imam
the yacht they started hnrk To- New Haven viii
Alr, Oshnn prisoner. aud the swallow In tow
Mr.. Oshon was lodged In III. county iail and
all thnt Wellington would allow him TO have
from tho yacht was n pu'r ~ ryc,lHs,rs and
tume tobacco IN" manuscripts. Instruments
ing Tho apparel II Mrs. Oshon lott hy her on
visit to her husband on tie cruise. he was ne.
allowed to krep. Clpt. Watlin :ton. who Mr.
h'H shipnsstrr. and he took rhnrsr oi the vcp
81 aud employed young Sheppard t. re'urnto
Brooklyn with him. They beached tbs yacht In
Mr. StricKland claimed that whom Mr.. Osl,ou
hired the yacht II was only for three months
and that he gave him quantity Of stock said
to ho worth $500. rs security that no would re.
turn the va ht on OCT. /. Az the yacht was no,
returned ut that time. Mr. strickland siys he
found that the company had gone into hquida.
ton, and the stock had lost it's value. He began
| suit for the vllue Of his yacht. and for the rent
OF Il At the rate II s45 n month w 10 Noy. l. and
obtained an attachment against the body " Mr.
Osbon. which resulted IN his nrrcst and i'm.
| prisoumrnt rs non resident debtor, In deauh
| OF 81 900 bail. He has been in the New Haven
| jail Tor about twrnty-ihree days. and had nd
money enough TO gct postage stamps to write
| to ha friends.
| Mr. Chas n. Sheppard. ofthe Ho'el Hamman,
| Columbia Heights. sent him postage stamps
| and received long letter In which Mr.. Osbon
| describes his anxiety nt the loss " his manu-.
| scripts. In which be- said he had the material
| for three books. IT, sud that he fully intended
t. sctilf Tor the yacht M soon rs he returned 10
| brooklyn. aud wnIld have done so had he NOD
| been abducted in 80 Outrageous n manner
| Finding TINT he wis 10 be prosecuted he M OnN
| assumed the aggressive. and sent word tn the
| Custom House authorities that tho yncht swat
| low WIS none other than the VI lesy and that
| the new nam" had not been registered. AMI that
| the change had been made In violation of the
| revenue law to escape duties. revenue cut.
| ter was nt once sent To New Haven with an OH.
| Ger on board 10 tako Mr. Osh0n's testimony
| The penalty for the violation Of the law Isl
| heavy fine.
| Mrs Oshon demanded her personal efIecs
| that she could not have them unless ale paid
| freight charges. Sne refused To- do this but
| complained In United States District Attorney
| or u Second violation of IN" revenue law by the
| owners. in attempting to eNtprt freight while
| their vessel WIS not licensed 10 curry H. Mrs.
| Oshon has retained LAWYERS 10 b"gin suit iot
| heavy damages against Mr.. Strickland tyr false
| Imprisonment IA soon rs her husband II ~
| lfNsri. He has refused tu H"cept any roleas'
| which would destroy his right ~ recover IN th's
way
| The suit for tho rent Of tina Swallow Ia pend
INK in Justice Blooms court. md hns he"n al-
| lourned TO Nov. 80. The cuse has excited much
| Capt. Oshon IL known throughout the country
| ~ clever writer on nautical topics. heins ihe
| historian 81 tho naval operations Ot Adiuifal
| Porter at New Orl"uns.