Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-21
THE WdK ON THE KAY.
Chesapeake Dror ger Captured and
keieased-Aer Captain Wants TO
shoot Somebody.


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A Chesapeake Dror ger Captured d and
keleased-Her Captain Wants TO
shoot Somebody.
A Baltimore Day special from Cam
bridge, Nd, says: News has reached
here that the Cannon boys, ring leaders
in the recent attack upon the police boat,
Julia A. Hamilton, in Fishing bay, have
been captured by the authorities
One OF the oaptives, however,
escaped from his boat. One Of
Captain McNamarA's boats osptured on
Sunday week was fined, McNamsra taking
an appeal, and the other was released,
Captain lusley, the late captain Of the
Hamilton, is aboard one Of the police
boats, aud the dredgers declare that ht
points out Tor capture only the illegal
dredgers OF Dorchester county. This oon-
duct has created wild excitement among
the oystermen, as violstors of the Law
from Baltimore and elsewhere are allowed
to escape. The local oysternen insist
that they went upon forbidden grounde
only after the strangers had begun illegal
oredgiag.
The sequel is given as follows in q
Princess Anne special to the Baltimore
Sun Sylvester Cannon whose boat was
seized by Captain Mitchell of the stesmei
Leila, Monday week on the charge OF illega
scrspinR, failed to put in an appearance
yesterday week before the magistrate a.
Bishops Head, and Justice Robinson
decided that his boat could not be held.
Sue was accordingly released, ana
he Csunons went on .heir
way rejoicing. While the magistrate
sud Cap ain lnsley were on board
the Leila, sy. vsster Cannon appeared al
R5binsou's store, where the MAJ istrste'r
c five is located, aud threatened to shoot
lDsley, OF the oyster schooner Julia usm-
iltou, on sight H. also came down to
the slore aud r-lestei ths thresis, but
~ atching q siim, Sc OF the L-i.a'r yawi
boat approaching took 10 his heels Capt.
Lesley went ashore 10 tim bat hr had
di-seI Ie,r-t fhs ctpiaiu having salts
1ad hlm-eit tuat GaAAUI had threatened
lie l''e, returpsd 10 the Leila and Lro
cuf-c tovolver H- says, Iow.ger.
IAAt he does Lo: sr;ic pat' any s-iigns
trouble. he l-es more couceri ed about
his ismi 'han about himself
AN-w Y,k Sun ape Isl, d..1 "On
Fishl boy, February Is Ii" says:
All tue Caanou bJys bear bad repu
tstinn Sylvester carrIe- bullet IL Lila
body om the pistol pf Captain rrsvers
Oi tIe oyster police, who sAOl i.Im two
years ago for resisting arrest, and nearly
killed him, Alexander is credited with
having stripped one OF the crew, and left
him on the deck of his schooner one cold
winter night on the bay. The man wa
tound frozsn to death the next morning
Milburn and Charley, the other SONS,
have been concerned in a number OF
shooting cases. The correspondent OF
The Sun interviewed the pirate ohiet to
day, aid obtained the following statement:
''lt | sm pirate, | was driven 10 it,
he said, "by the authorities, who per
mitted men 10 work Oh these beds with
out rebuke. Within the last two weeks
| have seen 100000 worth of damage
done to the bed of Fishing bay, whicu
might have been prevented il it had not
been for the cowsrdics OF Capt. Insley
aud his crew. rae illegal drejsers fret
descended upon ID arz lelsud. | wanted
them arrested, ali volunteered to assirt
Capt lnsley iu night attack. He con
sented, bat when the dredgers began
firing he hove TO and wanted me aud my
men TO besr the bruut OF the fight. The
firing WAS sO heavy that our sails wer,
riddled aul my crew compelled to 60
Town below to etcaps t4- bullets. Oar
men, seeing that there was no protection,
dredsed wherever they could fnd tho
best oysters. We had to do this OF
stsrve."
Between the Csunous and their pirati
cal followers on the one side, and the
friends of Justice Robinson aud Capt
lusiey Oh the other, a desperate feud
exists, which will, undoubtedly, result
IN b.Oodshti All Of the pirates, some
zoo in humber, have been dhveu ashore,
aud nOy iui-sL the lttls villages IN this
vlcihty. Msay OF them, vheu they cam,
get food Az other way, TAX 1t az th-
point ot tue pistol Tue RJblusva family
are the rrcogniz 81 leaders OF the Law and
order faction. The whole population ol
the Straits district have taken sides
either with the residents or the
pirates. The principals always go afmed
declaring their Intention to shlot at irsi
sight auy OF the opposite side who inter
fere Will them, 50 great ID the terror H.
which the Csnnons and their follower
are held that II is ttgult for the author
tiles to get men to serve sunmousee
Captain Mitchell ordered Sheriti kuail
to summons posse to serve the writ
against the Canuons at ali hazards. Thin
the sheriff has done, add the Cannon,
must either fight, surrender or run away
Late to might second volley OF shot
drew the crew Of the Leila on shore, witt
Instructions to capture all men touut
armed. In the dense glOom that had set
tied on the marsh, however, coucvalmen
IS easy, and no one could be seen. Capt
lusley, the commander Of the Police boa
tLat was captured last wevB, disappeaGe,
at about this time, aid several ehot
were heard along the sAore later, whiel
gave rise to rumor that he and Sylyes
ter Cannon had gone to fight duel
This added TO the excitement.
From the time tie police left the l. III
the steam = Ky; up a shrll blast Wit
her whistle. uuinsi b. tbis tue ere,
succ -ded in returning o. board ia safety
Cap an lnsley's absence eau, Ell nae
alarm, aud search party Vas b in
prga. z-i whtu h. L. .urEp1 with tao
nj Ii 81 He lad e ,,nri IL Sylvuste
Cannon tust lie YOU'D ueet nim, bu
Canron did not appear. With thi
adventure ciosed the night's experience
The storm AT Augusta,