New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-08

y lynched the captain Of the craft, threw the
gamblers faro and roulette tables overheard
and chased the gamblers into the barroom
Then IT was that the vigilance committee hung
out the boats flags as distress signals. hailed a
passing tug. got word 10 the police, and finally
secured the arrest Of dozen or more men. who
will be charged this morning with completely IN
the outrage.
The prompt surprise which checked the ruf-
fans IN their practices and rescued the passen-
gers from possible wholesale robbery and as
sault can be credited fairly to Captain c. A.
O. Norton OF Hartford. Conn, who lost his
right arm at Fort Fisher but whose head and
heart and other arm are in first class working
condition He is was who led the successful at
tack against the sharpers. and he never scored a
cleaner victory even in the DAYS Of the re-
bellion than yesterday on the Georgeanna
THOSE ARRESTED.
Captain Norton was ably assisted by Samuel
Bell Thomas a lawyer with Offices at 80. l32
Nassau-st. and Colonel Edwin T Talaferro.
also OF 40 49, Nassau-st. These men planned the
stroke against the short haired fraternity. and
when the police Of the Church-st station and
the steamboat squad had an opportunity they
acted with promptness in making the arrest Of
the following
HAIpWIN cAns.opher 10, 2is East IT. ,t.a1 .ea'h-s'
B.,ERY Charles 80 5Cs Vest Tn@aty-ors.-st
JONES. Frederick NILS Il luse SO. J.
LYONS George 80 us West INenty-seco nd st
~ jso-1 ~ iie,ry I,'is' h. Nen-Y TX C..
sa5 shN4H &.a sa~-E e. 20 s Gre G's.'''
-TTRTS Alexander ~ 9trliz thltsfop.eg-ff.
STONE Roher, ST. los Vest Forty th.fi 81
sTrRcKs AIhense. actng 'aptaio %, r.. ,ie'ffeaHnA
WILLS. John 80. 3353 Reagar-are.. Philadelphia
There were close to eight hundred passengers
on the Georeeanna when she left the Battery
about 1870 o'clock yesterday morning To- see
the third sailing match between the Columbia
and the Shamrock The Georg anna had taken
On a large number at Pier 80 6 near Rect1r-st.,
its advertised pier. and those who paid s. for
tickets were angry when the boat waited at the
Battery for more. The gentee pirates on board
were simply waiting for those who had been LETT
bv the other boats. and when they had shipped a
large enough cargo of good things" as they no
doubt considered them they finally cast off and
sailed down the NarroWs the last steamer 10
carry a large load 70 the race yesterday. No
sooner we're the buccaneers out Of reach Of
POSSIBLE police interference than they began to
show What they were there for
LAYING OFT THE GAMES.
From down below came mysterious men with
even more mysterious tables There We're faro
layouts TWO or three roulette wheels. several
red and black" plants and a number Of skin
games - all descriptions In fact the boat car
ri,d "a precious 2 lot OF blackegs. graiters
and confidence men as ever went down the Mar |
rows They cane staggering onto the lower
deck from the barroom and began to "whoop 1t !
up" for their associates in charge OF the gam /
bling layouts. soon the lower deck hAd N OPP
Grafton a dozen Of these tao'es' "Nr''S anu
games. ard before very long more tao'es were
brought up from down below ana 'no'' '"'''
haired men with bad smelling cigars aPPeai'u'
In fact Philadelphia ought 10 nave oe'" '
go. rim. yesterday II all the men in charge of
FLORIDA CUBA AND THE SOUTH