The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-31
THE ELLA nj. DOUGHTY.
Return of Captain Doughty and His
Story.
The Treasury Department Releases
The sisters"

gliShtown, N. S., for buying Dalt, arIlVeu
here Saturday morning, together with IL OF
his crew, on the st. John boat captain
Doughty was found at Sargent, Lord q Skill
Inns Saturday and questioned about the SELF
ure of his schooner. The captain gives the fol-
lowing account of his movements since he
left here:
We left Portland on the 26th of April for the
Western banks. We proceeded to Louisberg
where we were detained by the ice We were de-
iayed several days and finally succeeded in reach
ing Sydney. Here we had considerable trouble
with the ice. went ashore, reported and cleared
After some hard work we reached Englishtown
on Friday, the 18th instant, where we were again
detained by the ice. Twice we got under weigh
and tried to get out of the harbor but without sue
cess. While we lay there some Nova Scotians in
boats came alongside and asked if we wanted to
buy any bait. We told them we did. They
brought Off ten barrels of bait and we took 1t in
over the side of the schooner from the boats. We
made an attempt to get out of the harbor after we
bought the bait but could not succeed We were
not molested until the next Monday when Customs
Onicer Macauley with man and a boy in a boat
came alongside and boarded us, we making no OPP
position: Macauley asked if we had been buying
bait. We told him we had. He then asked to see
the bait and we showed it to him. He then an
nounced that he should seize the schooner in the
Queens name. didn't know what to think but
made no resistance, as l supposed he was
armed with authority. He then left a man in
We Staid on board with the manSail set until the
next day. when Macauley again came on board
and said he had been ordered to take the schoon-
er up to the dock. He asked me if would take
her up and told him no. He then asked us to
help but l again refused and told him he must do
it himself if he wanted it done. He and his man
got the schooner into the dock We all staid on
board until the American consul from Halifax
came on board and gave us instructions to leave
and go home We started over week ago. We
travelled twenty miles in a team and then pro
ceeded in a steamer to Halifax, We went from
steamer for Portland The Nova Scotians Of En-
glishtown seemed to feel very badly, for us. and
thought it pretty hard lines that they were not
way they can get any ready cash, being obliged to
live for the most part on dried herring and pota-
toes.
Captain Doughty is young man of good
appearance, with a sunburned, pleasant
looking face. He said that he owned five
thirty seconds of the schooner Ella M.
Doughty. He hopes to be remunerated for
his loss of the schooner and his fishing trip.
He doesn't know what he shall do now. He
lives at Long Island and has family.
The following telegram was received Sat
urday by Collector Anderson
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20.
On payment of the costs of this telegram, and
expenses if any arising from the detention OF the
vessel, you viii not exact the fine incurred by
schooner 'sSi.terS' under section 2814 of the Re
vised Statutes.
(Sgned)
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRcHILD.
The action of the secretary was based on
the belief that Captain Ellis, master of the
Sisters" did not mean to evade or violate
the law in any respect. This assumption
was also embodied in an official document
received at Washington from this port under
date of May 25th. In accordance with Secre-
tary Fairchild's instructions, the detained
schooner sailed Saturday afternoon for her
home port.
Mr.. Sargent of the firm of Sargent, Lord
g. Skillin, had an interview Saturday morn
ing with Hon. VIM. L.Putnam, who has been
retained by the government in both the seiz-
ure cases. As result Mr.. Putnam tele-
graphed to Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury. at
Boston, while the following was sent to
Gloucester
George Steele, Gloucester, Mass:
What kind of a bond did the captain of the Adj
ans give on his own account? Can you send
copy?
(Signed) SARGENT, LORD s. sKILLIN.
One of the crew of the Ella M. Doughty,
says that their treatment on board of the
steamer in which they were taken from Bad
deck to Halifax was shameful. There were
sleeping accommodations furnished for IL
persons, and nineteen took passage. Cap
tain Doughty protested and was allowed to
pay for a stateroom. When it came to q
matter of food nothing was furnished. Cap
Gdlu DOuSuIy ulduo vigorous pIOteSb
against such treatment of his men, and the
consulgeneral, who was on board, seconded
his efforts.
Captain Doughty speaks in the highest
terms of Consul-General Phelan. There is
very good reason why Mr.. Phelan has not
sent copy of the libel to Mr.. Bayard. He
has had no copy given him, nor has he been
permitted to make a copy.
A despatch from Gloucester, Mass, says
that the largest number of vessels ever en-
ployed in fresh fishing of all kinds from
Gloucester and other New England ports is
engaged this year, and the market at this
time is in demoralized condition 1t is sta
ted that American vessels arriving at Glou-
cester or at Boston cannot make, within
cent per pound as much as Canadian fisher
men net on their fish. During the past two
weeks fresh fish of all kinds have been con-
tinuously arriving at Boston and Portland
from the Provinces, and it is stated by fish
ermen that if duty is not imposed upon fish
from the Provinces, the American fishing in
dustry will be destroyed. Several large deal
ers at Gloucester, who own many vessels,
say that if something is not done TO protect
them they will be obliged to withdraw their
fleet, as they cannot make expenses.