The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-31
Taken to Wilmington, DEL, and
Lodged I'm Jail on Charge of violat-
ing the Neutrality Laws.
WAR MUNITIONS ALSO SEIZED
THE PARTY ARRESTED WHILE PRE-
PAIRING TO SAIL FOR CUBA.
$50 Remington Rifles, Cartridges and
Eleven Kegs of Powder, Intended
for Insurgents, Seized in Florida.

WILMINGTON. Del, Aug. s0.-Twenty
men were brought here to-day from Penn
Grove, n. j., and lodged in Jail. charged
with violating the neutrality laws in hav-
ing organized a hostile expedition to Cuba
They are still here in custody OF the United
States authorities and will be arraigned to-
day. The men under arrest are from Phila-
delphia and New York. and were arrested
under orders issued by the Treasury De-
partment.
1t had been suspected for several months
that Cuban flibustering party was at
work In this city. Tonight 1t was learned
that they have headquarters at No. III
Market street here and that at least one
II not more expeditions to Cuba have
been dispatched from this city. On Mon
day the United States authorities here
were notified by detective Gaylord, of the
Pinkerton agency in Philadelphia, that an
other expedition was about TO take its de-
parture. Detective Gaylord and several of
his associates came the next day. United
States Deputy Marshal Hewson Z. Lannan
and several assistants, together with the
police authorities, have been keeping a
close watch ever since. They noticed a
number of suspicious characters lettering
about the neighborhood of the headquarters
of the junta and discovered that one OF
the suspects had gone to the Office of the
Charles Warner Company and chartered the
tug Tarus, to carry freight to Penn Grove.
They shadowed the tug until she left her
wharf in this city at midnight last night.
1t was known beforehand by the authori-
ties that the alleged flbustering party
was to wait at Penn Grove for a steamer
from Philadelphia to take them to Cuba.
The name of the steamer is not known,
but it was learned that she was not ex-
pected to arrive at Penn Grove until mid
night tonight. The pursuing party there
fore permitted the men they were watch
ing to load their freight and embark their
passengers, and saw them sail in the di-
rection of Penn Grove. where a number of
detectives had been sent to await develop
ments.
Al o'clock this morning Marshal
Lannan, with several assistants. detec-
tive Gaylord and two of his
associates, and a squad of police. under
Captain Kane, boarded the tug Media
and sailed to Penn Grove. There they
found the party which had chartered the
Tarus, lounging about the railroad station
and put them under arrest. When they
overhauled the freight in the hull of the
Tarus they found that it consisted Of
twenty-seven cases of arms, a large quanti-
ty of ammunition, provisions, clothing, etc.
All of this was seized and the party re-
turned to Wilmington. None Of the prison
ers has been permitted to make any state
ment and is not thought that they will be
until they are arraigned in court.
An expedition very similar to the one
which came TO grief to-day put to sea in
the tug Bertha about three weeks ago and
1t is understood that its members We're
safely landed in Cuba.