Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-05


The Attenps sT the CaDtain u the
Rsehara I'm. q Ges Ms Vessel oss
Of Lawful CsstsAy.
Cnder the above heading the Tacoma
Ledger Of the ID instant published the
following:
"The ship Richard Ill, which Vas
hbeied BY shs cYsv two OF three days
sinee, took . sudden departure yesser-
day afternoon. She had been loading
with ceal 1t the bankers, and having
eNoplessd her cargo, vss ready 20 sail.
and vas only prevsnssd BY the libsl
aasinz hef, which placed hsF in the
custody Of the Dep1ty c. s. Marshal a;
tins port until the proper bonds should
have been filed. Captain Adams, of
the Richard. had been trying for two
days 70 get bopdsmen, bet Was unable
to do %. The amount Of the Libel
against the ship vas only 500, and the
bonds twice that amount, bat this
amount Captain Adams failed 70 fur
niah. So. firing Of the laws delay. be
At Last determined 70 take the matter IN
bis own hand, and did 50, As sobse-
qaent events viii show. Yesterday
morning Deputy Sheriff Levi Shelton,
Who 10 also Depaty Marshal. having
been in charge Of the vessel all night.
vent ON shore and left Deputy Marshal
Henry Winsor in possession. While
Mr.. Winsor vas In charge Captain
Adams, Of the ship, presented him With
a bond signed by George Atkinson for
eight hundred dollars. and demanded
the release of the vessel. This Marshal
Winsor refused 10 do until he had
ascertained whether the bond vas made
out in proper form and valid. For that
purpose be went on shore TO get legal
advice, and before leaving told Capt.
Adams that be shoUid eonsider himself
and ship as still in custody until his re-
turn, and forbid bis doing anything
with her. or allowing anyone to board
her. During the Msrshafs absence the
raneen ents with the tug boat Tacoma
70 tow the ship down the Sound. Mar
shall Winsor. finding the bond defective,
Immediately fastened to the bunken to
board the vessel. when he found her
lines had been shipped and the tug
alongside ready TO take her OF. Jump
ing into canoe be pulled TO the side of
the ting and boarded her, explaining to
the captain Of the Tacoma that the
Richard was libeled and in his custody,
forbid his taking her in tow. The cap
tain replied that as the Marshal was not
on board of her the ship was free to &c
and he had nothing 70 do with her. Mr.
Winsor thsn attempted to Chamber ur
the sides Of the Richard az the tug lay
alongside and thus get on board, when
Capt. Adams, of the Richard, who wa
On her deck, drew q revolver. and
presenting it at the Marshafs head
threatened to blow out his brains II be
attempted to board. Mr.. Winsor then
went to another part Of the vessel and
again attempted to get on the ships
deck, but was followed by Capt. Adams
who, with revolver in hand, threatened
to shoot him IL he persisted in his at.
tempt t. board the vessel. Being unable
to get on board, Mr.. WinsoT returned to
the shore. and Immediately took step
to recover possession of the ship. As
soon as he left the ting Tacoma, she
took the Richard in tow and started
down the Sound. The Marshal, viii
the necessary papers for the arrest Of
Capt. Adams, left for Seattle on the
Emma Hayward, and probably reached
that port before the Richard. Tit
Marshal intends TO intercept the Rich
ard at Seattle, il possible, but should
abe have passed before his arrival be
Will follow on a special steamer and
0vertake her before she gets to sea. Tit
act of Capt. Adams in thus attempting
to run Of bis vessel and in resisting thu
Marshal was most foclhardy, and vii
make him criminally liable. He viii
probably be arrested BY the Marsha
and held to answer before the mex
grand jury. The penalty for this Grim.
10, by fine, not to exceed $500, or by
imprisonment for not more than twelv,
months, or by both. Capt. Adams hai
always borne a good reputation here
tofore. and has never had any Difficult
~ With his men, and his act yesterda,
will be q great surprise to all who know
him.
The PosT-lNTKLLIaKNcxR's telegraph,
correspondent at Port Townsend fin
ishes the story by the following tele
gram, received last evening:
PoRT TowNsxNp, Sept. 4.-The shiI
Richard III arrived here Sunday morn
ing in tow Of the tug Tacoma, bount
for San Francisco, and anchored in tn
fog of MhrTowstone Point. Captain
Adams came ashore and rushed up Il
the Collectors residence and asked Il
be cleared as speedily a. possible, say
ing he had gotten aground, and b
wanted TO 90 to sea at high tide. n tn
ting was engaged 10 do other towing, an,
delay might detain him several days
Collector Bash kindly had the nesessar
papers made ont, and the vessel put :
sea. Yesterday It transpired that tn
tcaptain had violated the laws at Taco
ma, and had driven a Deputy Unite
States Marshal from the deck Of hi
ship at the point Of pistol. The tsls
graph wires were down, and word coul
not b sent through, and the Officer
failed in their efofts 70 charter anoths
vessel TO pursue the fleeing captaiI
However, Captain Adams viii b arrest
cd ON his arrival in San Francisc'
brought back in irons, and tried at 81
attic.
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