The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-16
AT THE.END OF A PISTOL
The Owners Of the Yacht Herald Hold Up
Deputy Marshall Gross
As He WAS lIBELIHs THEIR CRAFT.
Esq BIeck Dos Named "BiJsu"
Figures Extensively, As Does Also
Warrant, and An PsrtiouIar,
Uncle 6am, who Wants TO Know
why Hia officer Was Resisted.

The little cat-rigged yacht Herald"
arrived In this harbor some time ago,
having on board as her sole crew Mrs
Mime Matthews and her mother. Mrs.
Ella HalIer. who contributed special ar
ticles to the New York Herald on the
subject OF yachting for women.
soon after her arrival here the yacht
was hauled out on w. NJ. Cores ways,
W VINE repairs amounting to upwards of
sZoo were made to her. The bill remain
ed unpaid for long time and finally
Mr.. Core determined to libel the vessel
FOR the amount due him.
Inc necessary papers were sworn
out before United States Commissioner
Ackiss, who placed them in the hands of
Deputy Marshal Cross to serve. The
Herald was lying off Atlantic City and
Mr.. cross took boat. and in company
with MIR. Ferguson, the Waterman.
whom he proposed to leave in charge
OF the libelled craft he rowed out TO
where she lay at anchor.
NOW. the sole protector of the two
ladies who navigate the Herald is "Bi-
1ou. big black Newfoundland, who
met the invaders at the gangway and
disputed their right to ingress.
Mr.. Cross Informed Mrs. Matthews
that the dog would either have to be
taken ashore or killed. The lady re-
piled that she would accept neither al
tentative. Meantime Mrs. Halter had
gone below and she now reappelred
with an ugly looking revolver in her
hand. This weapon she leveled at the
officer and commanded him to vacate
the premises. The Deputy Marshal Is
confident that the gun was cooked and
he says the woman held 1t with her
finger on the trigger.
The deputy got out of range of the en-
emy's gun as quickly as possible. Once
on terra firma the piQued officer OF the
law sought Commissioner Ackiss, before
whom he swore out warrant for the
arrest of the Herald's crew on the charge
OF resisting an officer.
The tug Lambert's Point was then
called into the service of the United
Stat,'s government and aboard her Dep
uty Cross, with his warrant, returned to
the yacht in triumph. although the Mar
shal had no weapon. not even a stick,
with which to dive the dog off. The
dog wasn't in sight when he jumped
on the yachts deck, but Mrs Halter
was, and tho pistol was in her belt. The
Deputy Maishal's eye soon took in the
situation and he had his hand on the
pistol as soon as Mrs. Halter took hold
of It,
"A scuille ensued, he says, but he got
thd weapon and had no further trouble
in bringing his prisoner to the custom
house-before United States Commits
sioner Ackiss-,the tug making a landing
at the foot of Main street. Captain
Mathews was not aboard when the Dep
uty Marshal went with warrant, but
she subsequently went to the custom
house to join Mis-. Halter (who, by the
way. is her motner), and the warrant was
there served on Captain Mathews The
two ladies consulted their counsel. Mr.. T.
w. Shelton. preparato ito the hearing
of the case befortI Commissioner Ackiss
bail being given and the case going over
till to-day.
The dog Bijou is said to be locked on
the yacht and Watchman Ferguson in
charge.
Mrs Halter is a lady probably In the
40s, while Captain Mathews is lin the 2Os