Evening journal., 1895-01-11

and sent Orders to Stop What Ho Thought
Would lie Unlawful work--Ths Amadis
Not Heard From.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-Two steam yachts
the Lagonda and the Amadis--sailed
from this port last Friday for Fernandina.
Fla, chartered, It was said for cruise
In the West Indies. Yesterday the marine
underwriters who had insured the vessels
cancelled the policies and informed the
owners that they would accept no insur-
anoe risk upon them.
Both yachts are suspected OK having
been chartered for unlawful purposes, and
the Rev. William l.. Moore, owner of the
Lagonda, has had his fears aroused to
such an extent that he has telegraphed to
Fernandina to Captain Griffing OF the
Lagonda to return TO this port upon the
first suspicious action OF the charterers
The Amadis, the smaller OF the two has
disappeared since leaving here, and last
night there was not trace OF her where
abouts
The circumstances that lod mp to the ao-
ton Of the underwriters are these: There
came to New York about Dec 10 q short,
swarthy, well dressed man who regi
at the st. Denis hotel as I'd. c. Manteli.
Central Valley" Nothing was known OF
him, and there was no ono at the hotel
who had ever seen him before. A few per-
sons visited him. and among these was
n. B. Borden, tall, curly haired Eng
lishman, who, it later transpired, was at
one time English consular representative
at Fernandina, Fla, and Is at present en-
gagged In the lumber, shipping and phos-
phate trade at that port
Hunting For Vessels.
A few days after Mr. Mantell's arrival
here Mr.. Borden turned up In the lower
part Of the city. where the shipping trade
clusters about tho Maritime Exchange, and
asked In the open market for small
steamship. There was no trading vessel
for charter apparently that combined the
requisites he demanded, and he then turn
cd his attention 10 the yacht brokers
He made known the fact that he wanted
O large sized yacht Of good apeed--one that
could show her heels to tho usual run of
steam craft. The steam yacht Lagondn.
owned by the Rev. William Il. Moore OF
301 West Seventy second street. was In
tho market, and along about the middle Of
December Mr.. Borden mado bid to char
ter her.
He told the brokers who had her for
charter that tho yacht was wanted by an
/ English gentleman about to cruise in the
West Indies. The English gentleman, Mr.
Borden said was wealthy, and while the
price asked was no object he wished OF
course to get her as cheaply as possible.
The price was eventually fixed at 90, 400
month. and Mr. Borden engaged her
| for that period. with the permission to hire
her for a longer time at the same terms
Then he announced that the English
4 gentleman for whom he had hired the
4 nIf IL Inf Nfr
| tell mover appeared on the scene here 1t
was said that be would board tho yacht
at Fernandina, and as everything was reg
ular up Go this point Mr.. Moore was salts
fed. Mr.. Borden appeared content also.
| But In the light Of more recent events 10
seems that the Lagonda was not the only
craft he had use for
He scurried around among other bro
kers, and a few days after chartering tho
| Lagonda he made bid to M. Hubble q
yacht broker at ~ State street, for the
steam yacht Amadis. owned by George II.
| kimball Of Cleveland. For this yacht,
somewhat smaller than the Lagonda, he
| bid 81, 400 for months use, also,with the
stipulation that he might hire her for q
longer term or buy her If be would. He
paid tho charter money with a certified
check bearing the signature " E. d. Man
ltiif anu nAiA III "a ApiuAhlAuu bhht NJ Nuo
hiring the yacht for him. A cruise in the
West Indies was what Mr.. Mantell wish
ed the yacht for, and as he was in bur
ny to get her south the yacht was turned
| over to him.
Asked Gould For Coal.
The AmAdis was lying at Rockland,
Me. but Mr.. Borden proposed to take her
/ from there TO Fernandina, stopping at
this port and at Savannah for water and
coal The Lagonda, which WAS chartered
| by Edwin Gould last summer was lying
I'm South Brooklyn, and as there was some
Of his property aboard he sent Captain
| Nelson, the yachts master, to put it ashore
| While the captain was ON this mission he
/ met Mr. Borden. and, as he says, was un-
favorably impressed.
Among other things OF Mr.. Gould's on
the yacht were IL tons Of coal, which Mr..
/ Gould had given TO the captain. The cap
i tain offered 70 sell the coal to Mr.. Borden
for $40 bus Mr. Borden went, the captain
says to Mr.. Gould and asked him to give
the coal Co him. Mr.. Gould refused, and
from that time on the captain looked
askRnce at Mr. Borden.
After getting hold of the two yachts
MIR Borden went about looking for crews.
After many delays both yachts put to
sea- Where they have gone or why is nok
known Old salts who heard OF the prep
arations shake their heads and hint
about hllbustering privateering and snug
Cling. All agree that something is evil
IDENTIFY wrong