New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-30
CHESAPEAKE BAY PIRATES.
VIGOROUS MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
FEDERAL CANNON TO AID THE STATE AUrHoRF
TIEs-cRUEL TREATMENT OF GERMANS

FEDERAL CANNON TO AID THE STATE AUTHohF
TIEs-cRuEL TREATMENT OF GERMANS
rBr TELEGRAPH TRIBUsE.I
Baltimore, Nov. 29.-The United states authorities
viii probably take hand in abolishing the kidnap-
ping and cruel treatment OF unfortunate men VINO
become the dupes Of the hcartless oyster-drcdgng
captains. United States Marshal Cairncs, In an In
tervicw with committee from the German Aid So
cIcty expressed his willingness to DO all he could to
put an end to the cruelty but said that he must have
an armed vessel at his disposal as he would have
desperate set of men to deal with. committee
from the German society and the Prisoners Ma 80
ciety Will accordingly go to washington toIhoffp"'
10 request that an armed revenue cutter be placed al
the disposal Of the United States Marshal This In
human treatment of moor Germans and colored men
who lnnocently become the victims OF these Chesa-
peake Bay robbers is greater evil than the hiegai
dredging Only the Federal authorities can act IN the
matter. One who has been investigating the ma''er
says:
Escape from one Of these boats is almost as i'm
possible as from the Maryland Pententiary Inc
boats are good distance from shore. The yawi noa''
are kept chained. When the captain goes ashore al
night he Will simply put his men under lock De!o"
deck At night the men sleep without covering IL
the police sloops cruising around, the cap
tain Will keep carefully OF the way so that the
men whom he holds in captivity cannot come within
calling reach These vessels do even land at any
wharf for the purpose Of sending their oysters up
but another vessel known as the supply boat VIII
alongside certain intervals out in the stream
and take off the cargo OF oysters IL the vessels are
pursued by the police boat by the United States
Marshal, and IL is known that an attempt VIII be
made to release particular man, they will Illustrate
every attempt by transferring the man from one YES
sci to another They will change the number
OF the vessel or the name The commanders OF these
vessels say there is no law upon the Chesapeake
The mother Of Orndorf Karn, a boy of sixteen. has
appealed the German society TO save her son, VINO
was entlced aboard dredger and who she fears Will
be killed. John Howard, another victim, VINO maze
his escape from the captivity of the dedge, brought
news OF the poor German woman's boy Howard
says that he and the boy Karn were both duped INTO
signing with a dredging vessel
We were short handed says he, and because
could not get up the dredges. the captain and maze
would swear at in the most brutal way. sa"
tho cook choke the boy while he winding and
then knock him down. The boy was still on the boat
when l escaped We compelled TO sleep in the
forepeak on rough boards, and the boat would leak
and of course VIC would get wet. Our food was
very poorcornbread sodabrcad and cabbage made the
bill of fare. Sometimes got meat, but that was sci
dom We started TO work at daylight and wO Ked until
nj ght. sometimes as late 10 o'clock one week
before my month was up told the captain wanted
10 go home. lie laughed at me and asked what was
the matter told him was sick and could not WORK
The other men also complained about being sick The
captain paid no attention TO me. On November 10
escaped The captain went home, and the mate
and cook went ashore I'm the yawl boat. Upon ne
turning they left the boat in the water forgetting 10
pull it on deck About o'clock in the morning
crept the boat cut her loose and made for shore
| landed on sandy reef and after walking seven
miles came to stream 300 feet wide. had TO swim
this and then | struck the main shore. / was zen
miles from the road that leads TO Washington
had 81 % and with this purchased something 10 eat
After tramp Of five days reached Washington ana
then came 10 Baltimore
Tho state authorities. with the aid Of Federal can
non will deal the pirates in the matter OF illegal
dredging and the United states authorities VIII com
pei the rascas stop the nhuman treatment OF their