The Portland daily press., 1886-05-18
THE ELLA M. DOUGHTY
Seized by the Dominion Authorities
for Buying Bait.
Particulars of the Affair as Far as
Known in Portland.

Yesterday morning Messrs. Sargent, Lord
& Skillin, Nos. to 70 Commercial Wharf,
received the following telegram from Capt.
Warren A. Doughty, of the fishing schooner
Ella M, Doughty, of which vessel they are
the managing owners:
ENGLIsHTowN, ST. ANNE,
CAPE BRETON, May nth, 1885,
Sargent, Lord d Skillin:
Our vessel is seized by Dominion government
for buying bait. Our permit is no good here. Go
see our Collector about it without delay. Answer.
WARREN A. DOUGHTY.
Upon inquiry of Deputy Collector Lewis
B. Smith the firm were informed that YES
sci simply licensed like fishing vessel or a
coaster had no power to trade in foreign
port, as registered vessel does The per-
nit granted them simply allows them to
trade there as protection against the bond
the vessel owners give to their own govern
ment, but is no protection for them as
against the laws of foreign government.
Collector Anderson said he would notify the
authorities at Washington of the matter.
The following despatch was sent in dupli-
cate to Washington-one copy to Senator
Frye, and the other to Secretary of State
r. F. Bayard:
PORTLAND, May lftL, 1856.
Schooner Ella NJ. Doughty of Portland has been
seized at Englishtown, st. Anne, Cape Breton, for
buying bait on permit from the Portland Custom
House to touch and trade.
SARGENT, LORD s. SKnLIN.
A despatch was also sent to Capt Doughty
by the firm, saying that they would do all
they could in the matter.
The Ella Al. Doughty is fine schooner,
built at Kennebunk, Maine, in 1884, and was
owned by Sargent, Lord & Skillin, Captain
Doughty and others. She carries a crew
of twelve men. She sailed three weeks
ago yesterday for the fishing grounds The
owners say she fishes only in water three
fathoms deep, and only put in to English
town to purchase bait, as they believed they
had right to do under the Custom House
permit.
Mr.. Written, President of the Portland
Fishing Exchange, telegraphed the above
facts to President Steele of the Gloucester
Fishing Association, and to Judge Woodbury.
of Boston.
Subsequent to telegraphing, the managing
owners wrote to Senator Frye in regard to
the matter as follows:
PORTLAND, Me- May II, 1886.
Hon. HTiLidm p. Frye, Wdshington:
We wired you this morning about the seizure Of
the Portland fishing schooner the Ella M.
Doughty, which was seized at Englishtown, st.
Anne, c. b. for buying bait on permit given the
captain at the Portland Custom House, April
Oath 1886. Enclosed please. find duplicate copy
said schooner? Trusting You will do all in your
power for a settlement of the present state Of
affairs between the United States and Canada, we
SARGENT, LORD & sKILL1N.
The following is a copy of the permit or
license referred to-
PERMIT OR LICENSE TO TOUCH AND
TRADE.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DISTRICT OF PORTLAND AND FALMOUTH,
April 81, 1886.
Permission is hereby granted to Warren A.
Doughty, master of the schooner named the Ella
M. Doughty of Portland, burden II 35-110,
which schooner was licensed for carrying on the
District of Portland and Falmouth, in the State of
Maine, on the 10th day of October. 1885, to touch
and trade at any foreign port or place during her
voyage presently to be made.
Given under my hand and seal the day and year
above mentioned,
(signed) SAMUEL j. ANDERSON.
Collector.
Several Canadian fishing vessels have been
in this port buying baitwithin the past three
weeks.
An Associated Press despatch from North
Sydney, Cape Breton, received last night,
says that the American fishing schooner
Ella NJ. Doughty, Capt. Warren Doughty,
anchored outside the entrance of st. Anne's
harbor on the 18th inst. and purchased a
number of barrels of bait. She left on the
18th, but owing to ice had to put back Fri
day, the 18th. Yesterday morning she was
seized by Customs Officer McAuley for pur-
chasing bait and neglecting to enter or clear
at the custom house.. Capt. Doughty adj
mitted purchasing the bait, and seems very
little concerned about the seizure, saying he
will look to the American government for
protection. No instructions have yet been
received from Ottawa. The collector of GUS
toms at Baddeck, c. B., has inquired into
the facts regarding the seizure and expressed
himself as satisfied that it was legally made.