The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
A YANKEE SHIPPERS RUIN.
Gross INJUSTICE ALLEGED IN 4
CANADIAN SEIZURE.

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| GLOUCESTER. Mass. June 2.-t Is an
| nounced that the schooner Frederick GerrinR,
| DR.. formerly OF this port, has been assigned
| Tor service as ltEbtshtp OIL Mirlmachi. New
BrunsWick. ana has been toweo TO her new
station. Tho earring was originally an Amer
lean schooner and was seized Tor nn alleged
Nloiatioh OF the Ihree MILO Linlt fishery law
OF canada. adjudRed guilty IN the canadian
Admiralty courts and condemned. A lew
weeks ago she was sold ut auction at HALIFAX.
Did In by the Canadian Government Tor SSoo
and converted Into lehtshlp. Inc case IL
OF exceptional interest. especially IN view OF
the assertions made by TIC former American
owner and supported by canadian testimony
that gross injustice has been done.
the schooner was owned by Capt. Edward
MOTHS OF gloucester MISS man VINO hau
spent almost his entire life In the fisheries. had
saved aiewthousanos from nus precarious call
inR anu In MS OLD age hao invested MS saw
lhgs IN THIS hsblng vessel Whlch no turned
over 10 the command OF younger man. tesl-
ing that ne had earned the right TO remain
ashore. NOW no mas again been compehed TO
seek livelihood on the sea.
me derrlng sailed IRON gloucester on
mackerel seininR voyage In the spring OF lSNb
ana on May 70 secured school OF maekerel
OH liscomb on the Nova scotia coast. owing
TO the rigid surveillance OF the coast main
taineu py the canadian government which
mas neet OF steam ana .sallihE cruisers In
commission 10 enforce the Ihree Nile Limit
law that Is. 10 see that no ilsh are taken Wthih
three marine miles OF the shore the hshermen
are very careful to avoid any ihfraction OF the
POPULATIONS on the uaV on Whlch the GER
ring was seized there were several vessels IN
her vicinity. Within hailihg distance was the
tahauieh cruiser Nigliaht 'al". hector NJ
henzie' me captain OF the "errlhg anu the
captain OF another trloucester nshing vessel.
the marguerite Haskins. go II was testlned'
nailed capt. Mckenzie and asked MN II ne
considered them outside OF the limit. as there
were mackerel showing ana they desired TO
set thelr seine ana capture the hsh. capt.
MchenZie replied that thcy we're all right.
whereupon the seine was set around school
OF mackerel oy the crew OF the derr!nR. Two
hours later' about O'CLOCK IN the eVenin z.
while inc hsh were peing oailen on the decks
from the seine the steam cruiser Aberdeen
capt. hhowlton' came along ana seizeu the
Vessei lor oelnR within the three'mile nnht.
Capt Doran OF the derrinG protested. he
SAID that ms Vessei was OUTSIDE the limit and
that he had been so informed by Capt. Mcken-
zie 81 the cruiser Nigilant and he offered to
nave the distance Verired ny towing log TO
Liscomo Light, winch was some SIX miles
away 10 thls tapt' hho"Hon OF inc hperdeen
refused to agree. lie asserted that the Ger
rlhe was WITHIN three miles OF Gull Ledge.
reef "hlch' IL was testihed' was entirely COW
ered win water at times ana could not rightly
Dc dignlned with the name OF an island IL is
TO be noted that AT the time the hsh were taken
even capt. Mckenzie OF the Nlgllant testified
that the ilsh were taken three miles from this
duil Ledge I'D iact. more-thah three fnlles ana
hall from 1t: so that In any event the Cana
dian Government Official VINO was on the spot
was witness to the TACT that the fish were
taken In tins open sea.
sFlAbermen Know that while the crew Is en-
gagged in bailing hsh from seine to vessel
the schooner Is almost helpless. that Is. DRIFT
Ing with the wind and tides Therefore the
sole offence OF tho Gerring as alleged by tho
Canadians. vas that having taken fish in tho
open sea. while engaged in bailing them to the
decks, she was driven toward an insignificant
ledge. l; was testified that che was headed
out to sea and that the wind and tide that day
would tend 10 TAKE her OF shore.
The case was tried In the Admiralty Court