The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
GAMBLING HE'LL AFL0AT.
GEoRoEANNA HAS BEEN At 1T SINCE
THE NIVAL PARADE.

Crowd Aboard Her Got Tougher and
Tougher with Immunity Until It Over
stepped All Bounds on Saturday-Six Ont
of Thirteen Prisoners Fined Held.
Thirteen men who were arrested by Capt
Allairo of the Steam boat Squad and his men
upon the arrival Of the steamboat Georgeanna
at Pier q. North River. on Saturday afternoon.
were arraigned before Magistrate Flammer In
the Centre street police court Yesterday.
Capt O. A. O. Norton OF Hartford. who organ
lied the Grievance Committee on board the
Georgeanna and broke up the gambling on the
lower decks. took upon himself to get TO-
gether all the evidence obtainable against the
men and appeared as the leading com planning
witness against each OF the prisoners.
At Capt. Nortons suggestion the thirteen
prisoners were crowded into tho prisoners
dock. while Norton related the story OF the
barefaced manner in which the vessel had
been abandoned by those In authority TO tho
gam bers and thieves on board. Capt Norton
then Singled out the individual prisoners and
preferred specific complaints against them.
Alexander sterck. nominaly captain Of the
Georgeanna. was fined SO for disorderly
conduct. He paid his fine and left the court
room at once
John Wills. William simms. Christopher Bald
win and James Mulhaire were discharged for
lack Of evidence. as neither Capt. Norton nor
any Of the other witnesses was able to swear
that they had seen the prisoners gam bling or
making q disturbance.
George Lyons and William II. Cutler were
held In $1,000 bail each for exam nation on
Wed nesday next on the charge OF running
Charles Berry, who was thought by the de-
@ent q the II ns was held 666 bali
for examination on Tuesday on the charge OF
bs.%1 70 SSr Ss. With
gagged 10 the tracas on DO ard the Georgesnna
In any way he was positiYpsly idsntacd how
Rabe Stove e0 and Frank fP Jones fined
$40 each for dsorderly conduct. Thomas sex-
and Daniel Z. Browne. were dischareed as
there was mo ,b g1n aS Tns
ssI Without " pilots lic,sss' but Mass.Tats
Flammer declared that such matter was OUT
side the jurisdiction Of police court. None
81 so In fSrpn FiSRndif S. were n'a '0f
Pssnsy 9b the hs,a MsT b; bPse who
exouraions down tn. bay since the maya
Day 9sSn s Roh her aPrivs fSs Tough eiemsnt
8ond to g. 0s anaoysG 9n
sss.S1:.
was out II order when the etesnboat re.uInsi
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'iS No denfse Inform alton has been obtained By
oRsrs s'sSf the deorsssnnS Fbree men wsrs
stationed as watchmen a. PieE Yesterday and
tho on 40
when she took part ip the Dewey naval parade
was Hugo Oorrel. book-keeper OF 124 West
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| board some excursion steamboat. but I had
made no choice in advance. found the
sd Ss at G
TRANCE Of The pier He ,s5ed r. tSr ticket g.
oams down to- 'SG ?gsa degrees
THE steam boat stayed 80 long st the piey,
tboah gather be soo Rssrs ~
only $50 persons on board and. as whole, the
crowd was the worst have ever seen together
Island a when Gambling tables were set up in
every conysnient corner: There were SCORE
RI h' ordry 70 pan uSs
| was shell game going on at one table. and the
p TnS At
routs had \: place p thu r.
i msae y was " lost there than sny~her. Else '
plioes in the crowd; who played and wen. bu.
sure s't to lose. Probably he Began With atty
cents Or = dollar. intending to risk nothing
preTent p9 Kim an from Willie he hs9
any money left. ! saw ten men at least who
lost from $50 TO 500 each. 1t was OF no use 70
kick, either, for the gamblers were In decided
majority, Many OF them were accom- panied By
women who behaved in a manner that shook ed
even the male passengers not 70 speak OF the
decent women who we're unfortunate enough
to be on board,
was abreast lof Ftftieth street. when the cap
tain began to edge over to the jersey shore,
slowing up at the same time. Several pasaen-
gers then went to Capt SterQk apd protested
so vigorously threate ming to signal to one ofthe
police boats, that he dared not resist But he
refused positively to gq up to the Olympia az
serious trouble and without fight. which was
a miracle considering the mum Der OF intoxios-
ted men on board. The crowd seemed 10 me 70
include mum Der Of m on who ought not be a Bile
to take a step. much less 10 gather In mum bers
without being watched by the police. And vet
there was only solitary policeman on the pier
when We left and returned. tried to md out
who was in charge OF the excursion. but al!
those who, I thought. knew. refused to toll
When Captain "Sterok left court he was re.
arrested by Capt. Allaire. this tine on the
charge OF running stea N boat without a cap
tain's license, Some other matters. such Al
the boats going to sea without a sea -gqnG
license and also the question OF oyer DAD In 3
need looking into. Sterck was looked up In
| the Church street station.
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