The sun., 1878-08-19
AUDACI0US RIVER THIEVES.
FIVE MAsKED mEv THREATEN rO Ril.B
a STONE SLOOPS CREW
Hardy Sailors Compelled az tho Muz,ies ot
Pistols TO Turn ihrir Baet- while tbeir Kits
were Kmnancked-tlne Shot In the I.ev


P'stoi. Turn thrir Baets while tbcir Kits
were Knnsacked-Ore shot In the Ley.
Pivo men, with masks covering their
faces, boarded tho soop William p. Hunt, In
Oorlacrs ship, on Friday evening" md whlo
threatening tho crow with drawn pa'ols robhod
thom Of their clothes and SEQ. ucoago Will
lard and Ross Carr attempted resistance and
ono Of the thieves nrcd two shots ut thom Carr
was wounded in tho leg. Ono OF tho bullets
pnsscd between tho two men and lodged in tho
forward bulkhcad. Tho vessel was ransaokei
from stem 70 stern. Tho rolicc did not hear of
the robbery until the following day. The Hunt
hailng from Boston arrived ON Thursday last
and hauled up to the long dock at COrlaers
Hook. On the following day the crow Of five
men broke out tho cargo OF blocks Of cut blue
stone and pioces Of old iron consigned TO Rich
ards x Co.. at Pier G2 Fast River. Toward
evening the mon went below and had their sup
per Being almost exhausted by their days
work all hands turned into their hunks early
William II. Derry. tho skipper. on account Of
the unusual strain put upon the mon during
The day, overlooked the usual precaution Of set-
ward midnight the storm that had prevailed
during the afternoon increased In violence
The wind whistlcl through tho rigging. aud
the rain was dashed heavily against the weather
II was u nasty night" Cant. Derry said ycs.
what II night It would be 10 be- hove to on tho
weather side of Cape Ann. with the rocks under
your lee. when heard u boat come alongside
| Thought nothing Of this at first and was nj out
tQ turn over and 20 60 sleep when heard the
slide over tho ganAway hove, over, and saw
several men half ialling and half rushing down
the compnnion-way. started TO my feet
aud madD a rusl for a londrd rarbine lying Just
side for'ard hadn't mkcn throc stops how.
ever. before the whole gang I've Of 'cm. wore
on mo. All pointed cooked pistols at me-. and a
D
of the gang said: Go back to your bunk aud
brains out lie looked as II he meant il. nni I
s.,c il was no u-o kicking and went hack ono
oi Ga" gang VII" was very hoarso -nid Now.
thcrc is in this old hulk and II You don't shol
t,,out. .Ir'tiy Id quick wrll blow your h@ads
mrn who would ne lirf nght as cat made dash
r1 ~ I aya Nth nnI @ 6dy ,' sr is a G oo. snf 'gSd to
kuo'kcl sousolpse. Then ono OF tho gnng
shouted. KIN the Tho rest oi
'vtl.cd thrir pistols whom thoir leader cried
out No shootng. boys" He WIS too lat" how
over. two shots had hccn fred nnd one man hit
but not dangerously injured.
" Al the gang had heavy frlt masks overthcir
in'c bat one. lie WAS tho short. stout man that
I spoke - before lie WIS dressed I'M 1, woollnu
jumper. blue trousers, Ond bln"k straw hat lie
@ n, ma ,iS IT, iSi ,S !" brir'. lS ,t WotS IN
iunn9ge and. nll our. Kits and boxes were
brought out They couldn't Cet thcm opon and
was 'Ahfi'l "a W. llIh " lll'i hd,i b'
ono of the gang who held revolver against
If openrd my mouth. When We returned, the
huNcs were br ken open, and is suit, of clothes
all tho money on the vesscl l-ahoui sG0-nnd two
silver watches were taken hy the thieves.
As the gang wer" about to leave three of my
mou-Wyman. Barker. Stouc-anl myself made
q motion 20 intero~p, them. AZ tn" first NOVA
ment we made we wpr. cluuhcd numerically
with the hu'i-cndS ~ thcir 'volyer-. Then one
ot them WIS left at the gangway until the others
|
ior trap-door in the forward lulNhead that
endss IN the fo,'astlr. hoping 70 give an alarm;
but found il fastened from without
Capt. Derry i wcll-buit dcterminod-look-
in. man and his crew are an UNUSUALLY fine
OF New England. anl look as If they did not
know what fear Is. They have faced many
dangers on t1hgs 1hss ocean ana 4 they had Gen
have given the river thieves a hard
ll-ht They are much .chaErincd that
m9lesied and ,y SI wshoI 10 Know " whSher the the
shores ~ tho river are patrolled 10y tho police
Captain nerry said That on Thursday he WAS
visited rs man who asked several questions
about the vessel. lie. askei whore. she was
from. her tonnage, and the lrneth ~ her late
TIN. lie thinks that the man WIS one of tho
Captain Copeland ~ the Delaney street police
Is making thorough Investigation. liethinks
what il known ns Tho = Hook Gnnr that Iayn
thcir head quarters near the Navy Yard. They
are daring river thieves, and have been known
stream with NJ anchor watch sci. Oncer No
Georg" boat included the river front ~ the
look ON Friday evening. He saw nothing OF
the thieves.
onicer Mcclure and Sergeant Wearing ar.
rcs.cd Anthony Gillespie aged %. Of i3
SCANNED street and Kennedy. aged 10
II % Monroe street on suspicion. In
tho ESSEX Market Court thcy We're ssharsed
i.r want q evidence. Last evening Themas
Walker ~ - Monroe strcot and Thomas MUIR
ray - 400 cherry street were arrested hy Onlcer
LUwery. and locked up in the Delancey street
police station. 10 be held for Identification by
the crew.