Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-11
More Acts in the Robert and
Minnie Farce Comedy.
Spaulding's Alleged Fear of Being
Awfully Seasick.
Pilot Dill Tells Straight Story of
His Experience.
The Captain of the Schooner Takes n
Fall at Deputy Marshal Anderson.
Funny Incidents of Funny
Affair-The Tugs Visit
to the Schooner.

The developments in the Robert and
Minnie matter yesterday were more
humorous than sensational, and some
playwright has excellent material for a
new opera which will put Patience far
in the rear. The 1000 rifles and 2,000,-
900 cartridges and the Itata gave the
officials the slip, but they have the
piratical Robert and Minnie and her
warlike crew, consisting of captain,
four sailors, one cook, one passenger, and
another attache of that vessel in their
power, and the escape of the Itata is
avenged.
Captain Farrell OF the schooner and
the crew are United States prisoners at
San Pedro. They will be brought to
Los Angeles this morning. George Burt,
the agent of Hartley & Graham, the
manufacturers of the rifles, and Pilot Dill,
are also under arrest at the Hollenbeck.
They are under the surveillance OF
deputy United States marshals.
The "cartoon" in the Times of yester-
day showing the master of the Robert
and Minnie being arrested by repre-
sentative of that paper at San Pedro
created quite stir among its readers.
In the cartoon" a copy OF the Times
can be seen sticking out of the pocket
of the arresting officer, whose name is
Anderson. 1t leaked out yesterday,
however, that the Anderson who made
the capture is not Anderson, the Times
representative, but another Anderson.
In the excitement attending the cap
ture of. the piratical Robert and Minnie,
the An6ersons got mixed up, and the
thrilling arrest on the high seas by
Times man will not 60 down into his
tory, and caused the waste OF much car
tooning talent.
In regard to the seizure, gentleman
who should certainly know states that
the Robert and Minnie sailed peacefully
into San Pedro and got aground. Mr..
Burt and the pilot were lowered into
small boat and came ashore. Deputy
Marshal Anderson afterwards went
aboard and seized the lumber schooner,
cook and ALL
A wrestling match between Deputy
United States Marshal Anderson and
Captain Farrell helped to relieve the
monotony. This official event was
watched with considerable interest by
San Pedroites. The style was not
catch-as-catch-can or even Cumberland.
The United States official is apparently
not versed in the science of this sport,
for the captain OF the Robert and Min
ME threw his man, and the cook and
four sailors of the Robert and Minnie
smiled at the agility and adroitness of
their captain. This is another case of
where the sailorman outclassed the Off
cial.
1t was related in yesterdays HERALD
that Mr.. Burt missed the last train for
this city from San Pedro. This rather
annoyed the genial gentleman who rep
resents the big American Arms COM
pany, Hartley, Graham & Co., of New
York, so he hired team and drove to
Los Angeles, and he was arrested on
board OF the train for the north ON Sat-
urday night as it left the Arcade depot.
Mr.. Burt was enjoying a good cigar
when the war reporter of the HERALD
ventured in the room occupied by him
at the Hollenbeck hotel yesterday after
noon. The newspaper man was accom-
panied by the representative of San
Francisco paper. Both were armed well
with the weapons of their craft.
sis Mr.. Burt in?" asked one of the
intruders.
Come in, gentlemen. I am Mr..
Burt, . said pleasant gentleman. Take
a seat and have cigar" 4.
The newspaper men made themselves
at home, while they submitted the
prisoner OF war to series of questions.
"These officials will find me big
white elephant on their hands," re-
marked Mr.. Burt; "this arrest is rather
serious matter. Of course, it is based
on the sensational reports sent to Wash
ington. These reports will have to be
proved. / am not worrying myself in
the least about the matter. / am an ex-
naval officer, and l know something
about maritime matters"
Mr.. Burt received dispatch from
San Francisco, notifying him that Sena-
tor Turnbull of Chile, who is in that
city, had not been arrested, as intimated
in morning paper; also notifying him
that Hon. II. M. Page and Stephen M.
White had been secured to represent the
arrested men on the Robert and Minnie.
Whether a case can be made out
against several of the men under arrest
remains to be seen. Their cases will
probably come up in the United States
court on Tuesday.
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