The sun., 1903-11-24
4 WHOLE CREW KIDNAPPED.
IOyGSHORE SAM PARKSES BACK
ING GRAFT WITH VIOLENCE.
carry on From Aboard Ship Seven Men
shipped without Paying ''Union"
tribute and Thrash the skipper-Unclc
sam Hasn't Walked UP 10 Them Yet.

nrosperoiis looking "seamen' who run
things down at the Office of the Ccastwise
seaman's Union at 81 South street. was
brought forcihly home to Capt. Joe Smith
of the three masted schooner w. f. and
". l.. Tuck on Sunday afternoon.
Can't joe Smith had the cool impudence
In secure crew Of seven men for his next
trjp 10 Boston. which was to have begun
Yesterday, without asking permission of
the union. The result was that his schooner.
which is docked at Elizahethport, was
boarded on Sunday by twelve members
81 the union, led by one Peterson, walking
or sailing dele gate Of the union. His seven
mon we're assaulted and then pitched aboard
n launch in which the invaders had come
down from the city; their luggage was
thrown after them, and then whenthe union
men had kicked Capt. Joe in the eye couple
If tines, torn his clothes and swabted up
the deck with his person, they all sailed
back TO this city. where the unfortunate
seyen were made to deposit their sea chests
At the South street office as guarantee
that they would not again attempt to go
10 work without being assigned to it by the
union itself,
For two years the Coastwise Seaman's
coast wise sailors. Certain seamen, who
are described as sea lawyers. formed the
union and have never been to sea since
They use the South street Office as head
quarters and will furnish crews to coast
wise shippers at the usual commissions
from the skipper and the sailor. For years
there has been enough money in these com
missions to support large number of
~, IN, f,it
1t has been a soft thing for the union for
two years, for its organizers have met with
a great dea of success in cornering the
sailor market.
IN the last six months the union has
been bo.der than it was at first 1t has de-
olared that no crews shall go out of New
York on sailing vessels unless they are
furnished by the union. II has posted
pickets at the doors of shipping agents
Offices and has marked all seamen who have
done business through them. 1t has taken
sailors from trucks as they were leaving
for ships they had been booked for by
independent agents; it has assaulted them
on the street and it has caused the arrest
for oi.ordery conduct OF number Of sail
ing vessel shippers who have tried to rescue
their crews But never until Sunday had
u deuDeTately Soue dpodru Nessei. hiu-
mapped an entire crew and assaulted the
skip per because he tried to drive its repre-
sentatlves from his ship,
Thew. Z. and w. L. Tuck halls from East
port. Me She is OF 800 tons burden. and
her owners are Alfred Windsor 4 Son Of
Boston. Capt. Joe Smith is a part owner
and he has fine reputation as an easy
man to ship with among the coastwise
sailors. The Tuck got to Elizabethport
about three weeks ago, and after discharg
ing her crew Capt. Smith took contract
C. W. Crane Il Co. of this city. The cargo
had been taken aboard little by little, and on
Saturday last Capt. Smith decided that
he could get away by MGnday mo morning: 80
He wanted seven men and according to
his usual custom went to John Williams
well known shipping agent, who has an
Office at "a Pearl street,
There are a great many sailors around
the city who prefer to do business through
shipping agents, and Williams got Capt.
Smith seven men without any trouble.
He signed them all at the rate of wages that
the unions gets for the men 1t ships, and on
Saturday night they went to Elizabeth
port. slowed away ther luggage and spent
part Of the evening ashore enjoying them
selves.
What happened on Sunday morning is
best told by Captain Joe himself. He limped
INV WIG oAiP hc"S OIilCc III tIo pdttSty
yesterday. both eyes blackened. his head
cut in several places and his face scratched,
and spun his yarn as follows
went to Mr.. Williams because wanted
good sailors and wanted the privilege OF
rejecting any man that didn't suit me.
When you o to the union for men you take
what they give you and II you don't like
the men why you can 60 without any crew.
When had my crew, all likely fellows,
safely aboard Saturday night I thought
I all vjuhf h,t ri SUNDAY p,Nrptpv
when see fellow hanging around the pier
sort OF sizing up my ship, began to suspect
that maybe he was union spy and might
make trouble. 30 I says to my mate Keep
the men on the other side and don't lot that
shark see them or talk to them
Well about 10 O'Clock everything was
going all rght!and thought I'd go ashore
and look after one or two things in my bill
Of lading. As I stepped on the pier this
Tsow Whistle aSsa aSSSk ana wse9
saw a steam launch that had been hanging
around for an hour or 80 shoot alongside
Of the Tuck and lot Of men get out Of her
and Chamber up the side Of the schooner.
pier tries to head me Off. He had given
signal that 7 was of the boat, You see. and
he didn't want me to get back until those
pirates were through their dirty work s-~N
II knocked him out pretty quick, can
tell YOU, and got back on the Tuck. There
hangs out in South street and never does
anything harder than collect commissions
from sailors with less brains than they've
rot. They were throwing my men about
like ninepns and when I tried to stop it
they said they'd throw me overheard II 7
fnterfered. What the devil are you doing
with my men? I asked one big red-headed
fellow they called Peterson, who was in
command.
You can't ship this crew, said this
fellow THEY'RE going ashore with us and
tley go if we have to throw them in the
-iv"r. Next time you want crew see the
miOr.'
II saw my men wanted to stay, but were
nirai, so I called the steward and the
mate 10 my side and started for my cabin
r. r"t "A brace OF revovers. They guessed
What was after and before had taken
dozen steps they were on my neck. Three
of them Knocked me down and beat and
kicked me. The steward run into the
ga"y, and my mate was thrown into the
hold aud kept there. The rest OF the men.
meantImc. were fighting my crew The
men lIut up good fight, but one by one
they were hauled to the side and dumped
INTO the launch. Three of my men were in
th"lr hunks taking a snooZe when ms
ga < boarded us and they were hauled
out and dumped over the side before
They Eul ont ,aly lynl