The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
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Pickpockets wsrked the Exeursiou, oo-SH
Iiznn,a watch In the Cherder.

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Tho Galway mon OF this city got aground in
the Kill Won Kull yesterday. The association
had hired four barges with tho Crys-
tai Stream and two tugs to go to Ocean Grove.
N. J., leaving Market street at noon. They got
Into tho channel at Shooters Island, Mariners
Harbor, at $3.50 O'Clock, which was low tide.
The channel was too narrow and one OF tho
barges grounded. Thereupon tho tow was split
In two. The Crystal Stream went on into Staten
Island Sound with two of the barees and the
tugs pulled the grounded barge OF In about an
hour and a half and towed her and her COM
panion Off in the wake of the others. The picnic
got back to the city at 1880 p. NJ.
The excursionists wero so interested in the
nautical side of things when the barge grounded
that a score of plckpockets aboard thought their
business hours had come. While Floor Man
ager Mike o'Reilly was urging the musicians to
play dance music, q woman on tho upper deck
OF the barRes shouted:
"Helpi Murder Me watch is gone n
In a minute a dozen other women were shout
ing that their watches had been stolen. Then
the cry was echoed on the lower deck of another
barge. and here q comedy was enacted.
Tim Mulligan, who lives in Corlears Hook.
was standing near the lunch counter. He felt a
tug at his vest pocket, and the man who stood
near him made a move to get out Of the way.
you've got me watch" said Mulligan, and q
crowd tackled the man. who had tried to got
away. The stranger had Mulligsn's watch in
his hand. He turned quickly and tossed the
Mike MonsBsn. Captain Of tho Galway Police
COMMITTEES, rushed up and shouted:
Lot me at that pickpocketl"
Get me wa,tch first" said Mulligan, "it's in
The chowder man was directed by the police
eommittee t. nsh for MulliRan's watch. He
S Spn IL ~ hnS dit It With VT a spoon and SO he put his
Some men Thought the pickpocket ought to be
thrown OVERHEARD; The police committee an
decks, and that business had been dull with
them, so II would be best to drop the pickpocket
into the = trouble room"
man who had taken tMultfisan'ts; w saciG'1 %f only My
took the watch for a Joke. In a Galway man
msseit TO tho back6one;"
and he was turned loose.
He Joined the other members of his gang and
the gang started in to work the other barge,
the Captain of the tugboat.
They wanted, to know BY, whose authority the
excursion had been delayed, but as they couldn't
reach the tugboat Captain they made their de-.
We're stuck in the mud said the barge
81 know we are" replied q committeeman,
but some one stuck us. here. You want to
keep the bsrges here 81 night so tho bar
So the crowd tackled the bar. and before the
excursioniste. got through drinking O'Connell
had sold IT'S half barrels of beer.
When they finally got moving they proceeded
TO Union Grove. on the Jersey coast. Here tho
barge. that had been aground, remained one
A landing was made at East Thirty-frst street,
and hero several more watches were stolen
while the excursionists were getting ashore.
gave up the watches they had stolen when the
crowd threatened to throw them overheard.
They were let go.