Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19
a nIrrln wIiH sMroGl.nas.
Judge . ummers rciis How the Mo.
Limo Cnnnht nhrm.

Judge uuimern TELLS How thc Mc-
Lame Caught Them.
rThe revenue cutter MoLane. which
has been cruising along tho s,lf coast
OF Flcrda after smugsl,~s Tor the
pnst two months has already done
splndlt service" sail pietrlot AZ
torncy O, J, II. SURVIVORS or ,hc
Unlitd states court 90 A rlmss.vnion
reporter,
"rhese Spanish fishermen are In
varlably amugglcra For yoara they
have almost openly carried on their
vocation unmolcntod. Every time AIN
epidemic has started IN Flarlda II has
been traced back TO theuc Spanish
fishermen, Who made their rendezvous
in the bays and ingoona In the ncigh-
borhood Of Charlotte IIarbor.
"rhe little Hteamer Mlssoc OF tho
state board Of health which wns IN
tended 20 patrol the gulf coast and
prevent a violation Of the state health
laws. has been utterly unable to pre-
vent thr spaniRrds from doing na they
please IN Florida waters. Ia one in
ainWc, WHOM the Misaue ordered
smack out Of Charlotte ifurhor. the
captain OF The emaek got up on top
lsngilshi
m you try 70 board this boat ri cut
your throat" Tho Misuoe didnt
have men enough or SUFFICIENT nrmA-
ment 10 try H.
The revenue cutter McLnnc. though.
has hud better luck than tie MiXsOe.
Within few days after her arrival aho
sta.a a .laa "a.
days ago she captured six more An
Of them were IN Ancloto harbor. The
bonts were trim and feet two-masiers.
h1mc were loaded with grOupcr md
heFiden the Eioupqr, quantities OF
Einuggled wine, whisky and Cigars were
placed In tow ana carried 70 Muiict
Key quarantine station and thora thor
oughly fumiEgted.
with the laui batch Of nix. Lieu
tenant wiley Cthe gallant commander
OF the McLanol had lively and inter-
csting experience.
THE Spaniards showed all tho re-
alHthnce they dared. but We're finally
strung IN u line bchiha the MoLune,
which wont gteaming for Mullct Key.
saudi came up, md the amasks
awaited themselves OF it 20 make ~
attempt to get away, 10 Itlo.idn
WIS tho first hmRek behind tho iic-
Lane. She cut loose the nvc flnaeku
behind her, which rnircd seil IN n
Jlry and wrro acuddlng IN different
directions over the whltecapped rnlf like
q handful OF butterflies liberated 10
the breeze
1.-THE steamer was under fun head
way, and had got n Quarter 81 q nile
on her course before she realized lost
what had happened. The remaining
smack, which was d drag and an
impeachment, was cut loose. Oh man
Hcott, rhnrpsboster with cannon.
WAS ordered 10 the bow xnn The
Mc1lanc rave chasGe, and Hr3.t rx,
plodfd several blank cartrldgsa. Tho
smacls didn't ntop. bui went narcdlng
over the wHves with bones m their
teeth. scott let 'em hkye "a shot"
said fdsntennnt Wiiluy.
THE old man had the gun loaded
with = she'll 10 drew ! Fad n the
uearent smack and let the shell drive,
n went true, cut through the rSHiLF
81 the smack just above her z.crn End
fell ~ the water beyond, Ftirring up n
fountain Of water and foam.
f''fhe affcct WAS magical Al tho
ynehts hove "a with ihei- nailH flop
pins IN the breeze They were Al
oerralled, man was placed AZ The
helm Of each ana they wera rnfrly
escorted 20 the quarantine s.aiion.
IAN Of the captain were nrraigned
before the customs ohioer FOR being IN
p0r, without rspoftinR. and i5r SNUG
Cling they we're fined 1900 euch.
Judge SUMMERS has now entered
proceedings against them for i5.O1) each
for violation Of the health laws. me
agerfgato yaite 81 the aniaclsa Ia about
SO 001. f
''1'wo Of TIN boats Ind their wells
loaded with Rronper As son as they
struck the fresh water ~ The iiiilH-
ivere thrown overheard iloaifd nahure
and created terrible stencil. which
made the Tampa people kicE visor
ously."