The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-01
FRANK TURK AGAIN.
This Time He is Landed in Jail
and Taken in Irons to
Portland.
The First Nate of the Ecclesfcchen
and Crew Arrested.

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and Crew Arrested.
To notorious Turk outfit are prom
inen again in an apparently dastardlS
atte. pt to shanghai number o.
saik on board the British ship Ec
clefe .1en, which arrived in port yes
terdly afternoon. There were ten sail
ors in all, and they are now in Port
land together with Frank Turk ant
the first mate, in the hands or Multno
NAH county officers. They were placed
under arrest here yesterday afternoon
soon after the arrival of the vessel, by
Deputy Sheriffs Cody and Watson
from Portland, and soon lodged in tht
county Jail, where they were held unit
time for the Potter TO leave, when they
were taken aboard. From Deputy Cody
an Astorian reporter secured the follow
ing:
on Monday last a sailor boarding
house master named Wright arrived II
Portland over the Northern Pacific with
ten sailors. They were at once taken
to the waterfront for the purpose Of
putting them on board the Ecclefechen
which was lying in the stream. They
refused to go until they had been prop
erly signed, when Wright flashed an
officers badge and told them they
could either go on board the ship OF
to Jail. They chose the latter, after
being told that the British consul
would sign them aboard, and were
taken off TO the vessel. After going On
board they were told to go forward, and
were kept prisoners that night, and
the following evening John Belts, well
known in both Astoria and Portland
went aboard, and representing himself
to be the resident British consul, sign
ed the men and left the ship. During
the first night the the men called for
help to every passing boat, and on a
ship that was lying at the dock directly
opposite, the sailors distinctly heard
their cries for assistance. The police
were notified, and the chief, detailing
an officer to act with, the harbor officer
gave instructions to go on board the
Ecclefechen and make an investiga-
tion. This was on Wednesday, and as
the officers came alongside and pre-
pared Ito climb up the side, they found
themselves looking into the barrel of
an ugly looking gun in the hands of the
mate. They concluded that they had
gone on their mission at the wrong
time, so put back and reported at head
quarters what had occurred. In the
morning when the officers were ready
FOR a second attack, the ship had gone.
Warrants were. at once sworn out by
the dlanlot attorney for the arrest of
Captain George Kinds, Frank Turk,
and Arthur Jost, for kidnapping, and
Thos. Wright for impersonating an Off
cer Captain Kinds was arrested in
Portland and released on $1,000 bail.
Wright escaped to Tacoma, and Turk
ON it's way to Astoria. No time was
lost, for Thursday evening Deputies
Cody and Watson started for Astoria,
passing the vessel en- route. They ar
rived here yesterday morning, and no.
tifylng Sheriff Hare, had the papers
endorsed by Justice Abercrombie so
At they could make the arrests in
this county AS soon as the vessel ar
rived, or shortly a1ser, they went along
side with the Electric, and placed the
whole crowd under arrest Turk and
the matte on the charge already men,
toned, and the sailors as witnesses.
From there they were taken to the
couhay Jail
Tae sailors seemed delighted that they
were being taken from the vessel, and
stated that Turk had given them
clothes in Tacoma, and afterwards
robbed them Of not only all that had |
been given thsm, but others besides, |
They were being sent to sea with
enough clothes to cover their
oacRs. When the Putter left, Turk and |
the first mate were securely ironed to-
gether. Turk will probably be wanted
by the Multnomah county officers. when
he gSi,s out of this serape. on a charge
Of prize-fghting.
1t has been but short time ago
hat the rasoally Turk sailor boarding
house outfit We're in a scrape here,
similar to this one, in which he was
.rying to send sailors to sea without
them with clothing and other
articles according 10 the contract. He
sss iSscsd on that occasion to disgorge,
ind managed By so doing to keep out
y Jail. 1t is a PITY that such pests are
allowed to exist. and ehere are few
lcre who will regret when this outfit
gets Its just deserts, which win come
sDOrer or later