New-York tribune., 1890-05-30
I BOLD PIRATE FROM DEDHAM
HE STEALS 4 NEw-YORK YACHT, TAKES 1T TO
GLOUCESTER AND HAS 1T REPAlNIEp-Hls
IMpUDENT STORY OF THE AFFAIR.

ctoucEsTER AND HAS IT REPALNTED-HIs
IMpUDEXT STORY OF THE AFFAIR.
Charles W. Leonard age thirty four, who looks more
like a professor than a pirate, was tried yesterday
hefora Recorder Smyth on charge OF stealing
vacht valued at $500 which is usually anchored near
wost hundred and fifty seconds John Radford,
of Nd 500 West Onchundred and fifty nintlst, the
owner Of the yacht missed it on the morning OF May
lie sent out an alarm to the harbor police, and
az he did not hear about his vessel Tor several days.
he sent 200 postal cards to different ports along the
Neu England coast. lie heard on May 10 from
some one who had seen the vessel and he started for
GIouccscr Mass where the boat was said to be.
officer Wood Of the harbor police followed him and
cau,ed the arrest and extradition OF Leonard. lie
told the officer that on April 30 ne hred row-boat
in the Harlem River, and rowcd through spuyel
Duvvil Creek to the North River. lie went on board
~ the Yacht and sailed away. lie told the officer
come Of his adventures He said that he started for
Boston by the course outside Of Long Island and met
urith a souar The steamer Orient overlook him and
tny,cd him to Boston IIarbor lie lay for several
DAYS near Boston and then went TO Gloucester
Mr. RaGford found that his yacht had been greatly
changed in appearance. The body, which had been
vbi,e WAS covered with black paint, the deck and
atio bouse had been drab but the deck was light
vollov and the cabin house brick-red The brass let
TORS forming the name of the yacht, Irene, had been
talen oil and the name Lon substituted lhe ahchors
he
,a ,rned i'm Boston. Leonard told where the goooS
had becn disposed OF and they were recovered by the
n,vment of the amounts for which they had been
pawned or sold.
Ieonard told a fshy" story on the witness stand
If. s,id that he met a named Ward who asked nun
=, holm take hi, Yacht Irene 10 Boston Ward sad that
b did not want to hire regular seaman but wated
=. companon as well. Ward told him TO hire the row
boat and said that he would that 1t was returned
lie next met Ward on the yacht and Ward sailed the
boat To Fort Hamilton, where he went ashore. "A
fe hours after he returned on board OF the NcsScl
and said that he found that he could not leave town
at prescnt and offered Leonard 200 10 take the veese
a. tn,t,n Leonard said that he SOLD the loose articles
an th, hoaf 10 ra money TO stock her WIN supplies
Un aid trr,t he discovered that the paint was some
=, hat worn on and decided To have The boat repanted
1bs taking oil Of the lctUr, forming the name Irene
hr attributed To the stupidity II workman and SAID
mar he caused the Lou 10 be put on the vessel
tecaii., Ward had spoken ~ tlat name. Le0naru
,r,fcsses 10 belong a pcciabe family at Dedham
Mas. .....io.., 1,.., 90 ,ra nd
,,r',rv I'm thc first degree The Recorder In remand
i', him for sentence said lOu the most mpu-
J.nt thief have known Of lately. do not under
saud why YOU should want - tell such story a, tat
to An intelligent Jury. You impudencc can Only DC
dn.cribod by the common expression adanantlnc
| check The men who tell such stories usually come
f~,f Massachusetts some other country place New
York thieves know better