Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17


Deputy Uaitcd states Marshal
| Itunrdon-Hheir TFlat Tuesday.
On Monday afternoon Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas Rsnrdon arrested
Ave mutinous sailors on board the three
masted schooner Ada Bailey OF Camden,
N. j., anchored In the Delaware river,
three miles north OF Collins Beach. The
mutiueers were Louis Pohl, Russian,
| Anton Nikolat, Greek, George Lascar,
q Portuguese, August Oesterman, q Ger
man, and Oscar Dadrickson, Nor
| wegian.
Against this cosmopolitan crew Gap
tain Hudson Monday swore out war
rant for refuBal to turn TO and do their
duty. The crew had been taken on board
ut Philadelphia gu Saturday laat. The
schooner dropped down the river aud
took anchorage below Reedy Islaud. On
the following Sunday morning the men
were called up to Awab decks, when one
OF them refused and the others followed
suit. They claim they had been cleaning
decks until 80 Saturday night and the
captain had them up again at 6 O'Clock
Sunday morning at the same work. The
men lay great deal of emphasis on the
fact that they got no warm coffee in the
morning They claim i'll treatment by
the captain aud mate. The former would
| take bucket and mash il ON the deck
threatening the mon with blasphemous
excavations. The crew did no work all
Sunday nor up to the Tins Of their arrest
Monday evening.
Deputy United States Marshal Reardon
was accompanied by two deputies, i. Il,
Ainscow aud thu United States Marshal
elect Henry o. Mahsffg, Captain Hudson
Of the Ada Bailey, aud representatives Of
the city PRESS.
The party left Warmers wharf at 4, 80
O'Clock on the tug Taurus.
The ride down tho bay was un-
sveutful but delightfully."- plessurable. A
stiff breeze began 80 blow 10 miles out of
port and tine new United States ma shall
got his initiation into what trip down
the bay after mutinous crew msans.
the Ada Bailey was sighted few
miles below Reedy island and within
another 20 minutes' stesming the Taurus
hove to and threw har hawser aboard the
schooner.
Tie nutinous Grew wGsdescriad loung-
ing around in tfant of tha forward cabins
Tbs United Stat officials jumped aboard
and were followed BY the rest OF the party.
well boys what's the pIatter2n ex.
claimed Deputy Heeidon. The sailors
made some explanation The Russian,
named Pohli Young fellow Of 10 who
has been wandering on ship, board all
over the world since hB was lG years of
age, seemed 70 bs the leader aud spnkes-
man There was not much delay. The
mon had their iunnage ail ready aud
after their names had all been called
they shonlderea their goods and got
aboard the IRurus The men are all fine
sAilnr-like looking fellows, especially the
Gr9ek aud Portuguese. Hhers w9a no
trouble in making the stFest. In fact it
was all done by trick. The IN IN thought
they were going TO be set free here. They
were allowed to remain under that idea.
en- the return Deputy United States
Marshal Reardon read the warrant OF mr..
rest 10 ali the men.
On the mems side it is apparently the
old story Of boarding house sharks in
Philadalphta in conspiracy with the
commission msn" along the whAtYes ia
weighing them aboard ship. pAis was
tho original trouble. The rest followed
None Of tbs sailors have received money
on account from the ship owner. Three
OF the ssilors had received 80 each in ad-
vance.
On the return trip as tho Taurus
/ neered Foft Delaware she was si9ua)si
| by the tug iYanhos on hoard OF which
wes found Deputy United States Msrshal
Fsrra who had come doWn from Viii
mington to mest the Taurus. de held q
libel warrant agaiast -he steamer Andes
laden with lumber, now anchored at the
BEeRkwater. ia handed the document
20 Deputy Rearion who boarded the
Iganhoe and continued his course Ia
l.ewes. Ihe libel is on account Of salvage
claimed by the owners OF the Iyanhoe
against the Andea. Deputy Farm re.
turned with the rent Of the party.
On lSading 81 Warmers wharf the crew
were marched up 10 the Federal BuSIding
They lett their dunnegB there and were
taken to restaurant under the escort oil
deputies Mahatty and Ainseow for sup
psr. They wsr5 Imprisoned at the
Federal Building.
GAe five mutineera were given d hear
,AR Before U s. Gummiasioner 8. Rod
ulond Smith Tuesday morning. Captain
HUI son simply testified thai they had re
fused 10 cbty ordera and gave the par
siaulars.
The men In: no complaint to make Of
tnsit treatm a. or o. the rations, mol
against tie oGieygi. As excuses for dis
ofey.ug of1e 4 refusing to work, tn
Two sihar0nt the Greek church, saiC
they were "Gllliaiisns not Turks ard i
Ral against Their principles 10 york OF
Sunday. TAO othr8 had dacliued Il
. woIk because GoG WAS not serve,
before breaktsa5, as is sometimes custom
arS. The hfia nan was rather indistinc
N bis excuses, but his chief objsotiol
seemed to BE- tlist be had engaged t,
WORK from O 81 IN, 10 p. m.
Three Of tie men had been paid ihei
advances money, and thought by refusing
TO work they would BIS put hore ant
that tho vessel VI lid get another crew.
Commissioner smith held each one ii
300 bail for ttal At the September tern
Of the Umted States district court
heginning on the second Tuesday In Sep
tember. In dstault of bail they wer
taken TO Nsw Gsstle aud locked in Jail.
Only oae man, the cook, was left Of
board tine Al Hailey Tuesday night. Til
schooner 10 lsdea with coal for Portland
Mgiue.
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