Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-12

SEWLlN'S CAPTURE.
NJ HALrs The RAP'AHA"'
MOCK WITH A Tu0BoAT.
c,,,.n OF tie snip Arrested For
rm.ily to His sca,ncn-Three Of the
ia,ics Also Arrcs'ed-The Mar
.,,l had t, Draw u PISTOL
aud Threaten to
Use II.


aud Threaten to
Use II.
s,O,.fers o'clock last night United
s',., ,,. 9sr.hnl Newlln, Deputy Thomas
rarln W. $. liilles. Esd, and q
.nrb,r Of other gentlemen tookthe tug
1.s.o. ,.I snd left the Pnscy 4 Jones
com,aey wharf and started out OF the
tsr,.uasa and down the Delaware river.
Tbs object OF their mission was 10
,,sll.k, lilo ship I.appahaunock and to
,te.l Captain Dickinson. her com
sander who Is charged With cruelty to
asrres Tho cbargefspreierred By the
I ,mrna' Protective Association OF
who have engaged William
\ Hila, R'q., OF this city, as their
I'M gar,y oyerhauled the Rappahan.
sss about 10 O'Clock off Reedy Island,
Lpd comm, alongsllc the ship Marshal
|S,v,u, followed by his deputies and
Chs, mes,leis OF his party, started up
bis side OF the ship By means OF the
|tbtoul STAYS. As~
/ N.,te uar.haFs head appeared above
h ,u,w.le oi the ship tho mato met
h la A,A orlerel him TO get down, alto
|. .,,Agt4 he should not come aboard
" Sil. -
lA4 tAN,lsi Iril,ted aud the irate ofii.
,,r 3tew hscA Bis haud TO strike the
INtnol State o1lcor. Marshal Newlin
alwrul hsy drawing his revolver,
sid 'oll ,ln 10 stand aside or ho would
esisio.
Jtt l9a Ell the mate TO turn to
hpgy Marshal Roardon, whose head
lii ias diaarel above the gunwale,
s,IA be iurltd aside Marshal Newlin
4 ile deck aud dem Anded 10 SO
ibr cil.4a q tho snip.
ID n 'a refused 10 call the captain
rltnileaei,hsI threatened TO put him
|uudcr rputsi, until finally lie said the
t'Nsla Was lclow deck asleep. The
po' waoie u,me was Ellridge, then
\ Ok III M4r-l'al below when he Inform :
~ The cart,ln that ho had warrants for
th' atIts' ui Aimsvlf and five oi his
trg. .-.
Captain D.ckerson at once began to
complain oil ihe action of his officers and
,id 10 'oul not go along, as his leaving
W sap would result iu mutiuy and thu
0fsitition ui The vessel aud cargo.
uia,d pi $4,000. The marshal, how
itt w9s urm in his demands and the
hP'-'H nrguu to get ready to 20 along,
" llA'il tn, marshal agreed that he
hsh rcmoin aboard upon The plea that
te ap'Alh's wife aud two daughters
'fe % The vessel AID were afraid to
'iy lere il lie should be taken away,
As WAS cy,lent that tie ship could
o' away before the hour named for
Ns Nse1iA"lts appearance in this city lie
~ '.'Yed TO fcmain upon the promise
~ he would appear before United
h' Commissioner Smith at . o'clock
Dis morning. The forecastls of the ship
as lien visited and three Of the ssamen
nrt'd wiih mutiny wero arrested, and
e. bioiklii TO this city at 2 O'Clock
Y morning and placed In the Federal
h-h; at Sixth and King sireets. The
Fisuees OF the men Indicated that
Ny lal been very severely used In a
iFee i'ni faces and hands wrapped In
tuts Ira "a wrapped up and bruised
r,iswcie seen on all sides.
GSorse Griiien, the seaman who made
4, elinpl,tint that caused the arrest Of
i 'c.ptlin, gives the following account
lsni Of the treatment they received :
|N1 weeks ago. when the ship uel
Eio.e mar New Castle, we were called
~ fod' o'clock In the morning tt
~ htttipoi the mud.
'Whrn she was got snoat aud had
tNed lct anchor, we went into the
sf'cetia to get some coffee. While
t'ie The crew agreed that as the shiE
aio, n.anued properly we would ash
PIE 'ie United States marshal, to try
~ p'eFehi her going to sea short hand
I'VE ten went ait In q body to ask Il
,@a'a spe Il with the captain.
ne refused to let us see the United
Abs marshal and told us We wou Id
Y . go IN the ship, saying: You
either lave II the old way, or any
Y YOU Sani 1t, but you have to stay
ih lhe shlp'
SAats Christ an was the spokes 70 II
,Ge crew As we left the a tier parl
49, se sa'p 10 40 forward, the captain
Nv wv ,a. al!n put in irons. Thon the
,os, s,ael yy and said: III one man 10 pu,
mi, Th,a 'N must be treated alike
Wan, tau,ea ,a the captain to desIst and
bal WIN I'M aiIeFnoou Of that same day q
tlnIf, 'a = 'ot Of policemen from Phila,
A. fl r. - a"l man who said his nam,
tse, A.. "lo claimed to bo United
Iprnf. ann NY marshal, and q lot Of
ilr "' 'ualiers came ON board the
Ierr ,,'' @gre al called aft, and as WI
Son,si eiilNs ll obelience to orders. wa,
eaiet NJ ~" os lhe captain as the ring.
b. t,.e :, What he called a mutiny; a
ka NM Hno,e u, crowd lit upon me, and |
Sad FIas MI uomu aud beat with clubs
he ,yaa Vul OF tie crew who tried to beI,
ma. ~ tlyeied In tho came Way. Whil,
&ll''sn on The deck urabls 10 bel,
kicss,, 80 plain Dickinson came m
S,a Ma ~. n,e and put me In irons and
Spls IT, iiAl them of but once, and tbs
Ileca g ~ t very lew minutes, for ths las
)lnr 'ei = ileis were put 10 irons at tina
II, !, was so weak from loss Of Hoo,
N,vc 'aih'ed when laid upon the noon
o,h,,no' NV been SLOWED to change M,
it'ug Or have liberty to care lor nv
jlln -. amos OF the three brought off IN,
! j y ma a'a F9,ert Randall, Christian John
k,ne' aia a. George Grifien. Two o,ha,'
NE Ibs ,l,, n The writ could not be fonna S,mes
)rou,aa, M a,e.i,owing is an account NTH Of TN,
! |llsc O'. u a Which occurred on the sbin SOM n'
bI.rrree rea ~ ,he vessel left Philado,phia n,
ire 'n u = one o, tho crew Wa Z de,sc AZ.
sncs en9 .S IA had engaged himself at the in
(ss@ons p 81 The Protective Association a9 aa ~ ,
kvc e' .,e. One day last week Inc d.tsc
IsipS,s.a aud made his way to to fsu. Phi,
krilisa ua With him 10 TOOK a Is,t s :
lsllng4 ., "y seaman named Gr,fiins do
gs e.a,,,,i syls of cruelty upon ,hs par, ~ y
so sssr. s,s,n' The letter had been t wrIt,e, r