The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-17
STOLE TIE DEPUTY.
Captain Freer Sails Away With
Sheriffs Officer Mccormick
Who Came to Arrest Him.

Captain B. Ettling Freer of the Long
Island tugboat Montauk was recently
convicted of unlawfully living with Mary
Smith on Grand street. He was fined in
the Court of General Sessions for the
cffense and permitted to go his way.
His wife, however, objected to this free
dom of the captain, and She began a
suit for divorce on statutory grounds
The papers, which included an order OF
arrest. were given to Deputy Sheriff
Edward Mccormick yesterday to serve.
He was informed by Counsellor George
C. Tenant. the wife's lawyer. that
F'reer could be found on his tug at
one of the Pennsylvania Company's
docks.
Tenant volunteered to accompany
Mccormick, and together they sought the
tug. After considerable trouble and
much climbing ever freight cars and
stumbling over railroad irons the Mon
tauk was finally discovered, and Nc
Cornlick boldly jumped aboard Coun-
sellor Tenant discreet1y remained on
ne dock. Mccormick proceeded to the
pilct house and found Captain Freer
there.
Captain" said the deputy. i've got
some papers for you"
TEL you have,'' quoth the Captain.
Yes, you must so ashore with me-"
SAILS AWAY WITH THE DEPUTY.
TEL I must remarked the Captain
in an easy manner, but at the same
time permitting his hand to reach a
signal bell. The deputy began reading
the papers, and the Captain listened as
patiently as a child. Lawyer Tenant.
fran tha pipr 1ooEo1 u, with eplooc,1ra
and all three became Sc absorbed by
the reading that neither Deputy Nc
Cormick nor Counsellor Tenant noticed
that the tug had drifted away from the
dock. n was the first to observe
this fact. and he shouted
Come back with the boat; put those
Tel WILL" retortcd the Captain,
ringing two bells, and smiling in a bland
manner as the wheel began to revolve
dock Wider.
II want to go ashore" shouted Me-
cormick.
$ do L" said the Captain. ''at Long
"You'il be in contempt of Court" re-
monstrated Mccormick.
Tell will" auoth the Captain.
The tug teamed away, and Tenant,
dismayed at the sight, ran as fast as
possible to the nearest telephone. He
rang up the sheriff's office. and gasped
%~iA NiS b1t hAtiI-t
A POSSE IN PURSUIT.
Send a posse at once to help McCCr-
mick He is being abducted. and may be
What is that ?" answered Under Sher-
if Erwin from the Court House.
Captain Freer a stolen Mccormick
came back the answer. Send a dozen
deputies to his assistance"
"All right" replied Under Sheriff Er-
sherlfls shaaff aud Burthoff to go to the
rnGpl-p While fhnr waro ON tho uov
the dialogue between the Long Island
skipper and Deputy Mccormick had
been continued, and after the tug had
steamed half an hour In an ailnless
fashion up and down tho river, the talk
ended in this manner
"Do Won want to go to Long Island
with me?" asked the Captain.
do You think I am a fool?" retorted
Mccormick.
"Ill let you off at the dock # you will
go without me-" said the Captain, con-
Tell. let me off. then" murmured
Mccormick.
The Captain BROUGHT the bow of the
hoat close CROUCH to the dock fer Nc
Corn irk to ininp to it and then ordered
the deputy TO iunnp. Mccormick did so,
md even while he was flyina through
the ai- the boat was signalled to hack
water. Canta.n Freer, as a parting
shat. shoIted:-
Cool bye, boss, tell with We and We
Daners."
Soon afterwards the deputy met
Sheaff. Rurthoff and Lawyer Tennant.
and together they returned to the Court
House. TIE Chanorllor will probably be
asked to declare Freer in contempt.