Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-08
ON BOARD THE. IrATA.

I
ON BOARD THE ITATA.
|
Deputy Aarshal Spaulding Tells How the
Vessel Took French Leave.
| Tho Gan Fr.,c;.co Oh,o,;c,e,s .,,aci.l from
a.r D,.,o -. u.. A.. Cs:,,- .-..,,o.,
- '"!'. WIG" WIG CunA"" ~s"'fe -
Assss weighed her anchor iasf evening anu
| commenced to steam rapidly down the channel
| il was supposed that the deputy United States
marshal vbo had h..,, nm. aho.-a a., hola her
you'd .;.,.. !. Pr % - -
" ei'ner DO co"Peheo W 20 WIN "el ~
ner destination, swim ashore or De cast adriis
upon the Desert Cornado islands, several miles
of the coast. He arrived in the CITY this
morninv hov.v.. A.. Ch;,;., ,.,t.;r b.v;,o
nv. - ~. -. -
~ nm asn ore ~ DALLAS. Foin' elens n.e'
"., "uu no i'hoe us way Az 90
$50, s s'a'emen' MAKES seh'H1ona. 80
The casa no o an cncuis'anoes u ,oss tha5
a priyateer in the service Of the Chilian rebels.
DEPUTY MARSHAL spAuLprNa's STORY.
Denutv Marsb.I sn.nld;no,s storv NJ the as
cane il a. foIlows. sfts- Leaving me on board
.pS 70 % io"o"S' AA'o' 'eA'ins ~. on uo".N
In charge OF the steamer MADE hurried IN
spection of the ship and found nothing to be
suspicious of. She continued to receive coal
until 1920 an, ut which time retired. did
not sleep much during the night on account OF
several of the crew. whom I saw looking
through the window Of my stateroom, which
made me feel nervous. During Wednesday
nothing unusual occurred until p. m, when
boat containing First Mate Nelson, the sur
S SsUn win med,clne cness ana TWO passengers
from the noat one OF them had snort con-
versation with the captain. was at that time
IN the dining room. Five minutes later
iomnu, 70 my surprise, the steamer was under
l 1aii neao OF steam and making Tor the ocean;
lhe captain came IN minute later and invited
me 10 ms CABIN, onerlng me q chair, and sec
ohu iater ne was Joined by some OF the pas
sengers' ihey EXHIBITED revolver and asked
,ne ~ was armed. Inc captain, acting as
s shs, saio: ~ nave contraband goods on
Ponting MS niger to his throat, he said: 'See,
tha, + on1.iS ~ lleans. was 30 oumDiounoeo
'na' couio not answer.
GUARDING THE DEPUTY MARSHAL
He then called two of the Gillian crew and
they stood guard near the door. each armed
III Ao N' e"
w f1'oi'ers anu rines' ne tnen toio me NOT
70 De alarmed; put that II went out OF the
CABIN curing his absence he would not be re-
sPohsiDie ior what would happen, telling me
also tnat II attempted to give a sign or jump
overpoaru ne would not be responsible for the
aesut; Apo1s TINS tlme notlceo them h1ting
out Oh .ne noid Tour steel cannon, which they
neoateiy paced IN posltlon In the upper
ueoA, ai'er winch tney were loaded In my
presence
aaid. 1T no va o,oka, a., tho ,,;,o+ "A ;,,,taa5 ~
putting You off at Point Iona. in one of our
own boats, we will meet boat from pilot
oOa. tylhg AT Ballast Point; ne then LED me
each taI;na he rovo,sa ' .oHa.o ths.
bridge / fonnd on the dect helnw io0 Cb,7;ans
oil asr,ad -. ~ " VIZ ueoh pelCm wv Onnans,
r;aa arS r =" s.e Ten, eacn ns!ing repeauns
sistine of red cans and ;acIatS o :" onAo'" 'o"-
,rbao $3.50; ops Gnu J"o
sSee' we have cSanoeS into an-ef.w H ''''0'
looked AT the nsi"t arS sa;d "a" Won oo-
in, 20 49, .s no os o.. au S0io Afe you so-
m c StS ~. S,, sn,p ~" .;,. .ouon
b;hitina z 1870 . III Inu 49, =. w, =,
TTa ,,;Iot $500 i =. so;ls ~. W suauo ~.
i, for + '"AA'U P"'e "nu '''o Asue'' 4 @ni
Nv this Tina v. v.r. ,..r;r,, .h. .,,-.o =,
crew To mt nver u IadJar a9so 70 tha Ill. ~
allow 6own E.oort;ns, ,a "s a. I.Sd do ba "a.
1Yon mat ax",sa ,.. ss $3.50; ~, -. ~.
onnnvano" ;, A'"'' Nne Aoi pu''ihs 1ou W 'niS
After 90 ,ou..oa AVA. .,o .;so .,o 1....
passed ont Of the bsv heading norsb Maxim"
ifnonir;es ~ tho hos ;,,., T tnSnS that ,as IS
he anded a;a , ';1as s., .na' Was
testad 49, y;aorn,,s, ~ ha Saa Dieso pro-
Snr;na 81. so,oueiy ~ Deins n,a u. Rlis1ner
hor a1so 20 snI 'si, ois y. sne iiar
of the oovernment Int thav no;d M ettent;o,,
to my protest and kept me prisoner until thew
arrived at point where they intended to put
me Oh
VERY POLITE PIRATE.
They were very careful to say nothing in my
hearing that would reveal any future actions
excent thot .b. o.,..;, co.. h;.s
ssHps. sI ~, e",1 no n,' n".io anu
aaaIess ~, - wh go directly TO valparaiso and
s mouiu n IKE 10 nave you Wrlte me tnere you
iee FL 30 alsposed
., mo aeser!ers from the ltata we're seen yes
S teiuay Molnng In san plego and stated that
; DelnS urea Q. s'ayng ABOARD, they got away
intehoing 10 Try their luck on the North Amer
lean continent. They said positively that the
as far NORTH az Cana o. TO-. p'd ~ ...;.;.'
the return of the latter vessel between San
Diego and that point in order To GET nrovi.