The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-07
ADMIRAL SCHOPPE'S COMMAND
THE BARBER-DEPUTY TAKES
POSSESSION OF A SQUA DRON.
Five Graft at tho Crescent Co.'S Plant.
Including Two Mexican GunbOats,
Seized Because OF an Unpaid Lumber
Bill-Nautlcal Information wanted.

Seized Because or an Unpaid Lumber
BiIl-Nautlcal Information wanted.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug. e.--That man
Sands up at Bar Harbor has only got five
ships, and so have l, so guess I'm just as
much OF an Admiral as he, said Henry j.
Schoppe, the barber-deputy OF Sheriff
Coriell OF Union county.
Schoppe is the omplander-in-chief OF
an army OF five constables who swooped
down last Tuesday on the Elizabethport
yards OF the Crescent Shipyard Company
to take possession OF five vessels building
there. He was armed with orders OF attach
ment issued by Supreme Court Commits
sioner William Pintard Of Red Bank, N. j.,
at the request Of the lumber firm OF f. l.. &
A. Heidritter Of this city. who have applied
to the court for lien on the vessels on
account Of material delivered. Their total
claim is said to be 5000.
Although Schoppe acquired lot OF valu-
able experience at the time he commanded
the forces that took possession OF the United
States cruiser Chattanooga In the same
yards, he was rather puzzled by the diff
culties OF this new task. The Chattanooga
was still ON the stocks, and Schoppe. on the
advice Of Constable Weaver. who Is an ex-
so ldier. treated her simply as fortress.
which he garrisoned.
Tho Ave vessels attached ON Tuesday arc
all anoat and lying OF the yards. Two OK
them already have had preliminary trial
trips and the three others are to have theirs
Schoppe on this occasion were thus purely
naval, but he mastered them He boarded
one at time at the head OF his entire force.
When he had ascertained that no resistance
was to be feared, and that the boats would
not suddenly drift away from under bis feet,
he put crew Of one man on each boat,
with orders to stick to her. The force
distributed thus consisted Of Constables
Teipel, Weaver, Peek, Jr., Cary and Law
renee.
Teipel and Weaver are veterans OF the
Chattanooga campaign, but the tnEeo
others are new men. Peek Is a telegrapher-
Cary works as an auctioneer when not serv-
| ing the county. and Lawrence was mason
before he became a constable. Lawrence
wants to be regarded as the nautical expert
| among the five, because o mason naturally
knows something about architecture, and
naval architecture Is only branch OF tnat
| profession. He Is said TO have gone 80 lar
| as to enter into dispute with his superior
| officer, Sohoppe with the result that the
latter Yesterday sent the following despatch
| to Sheriff Coriell
whats the difference between port
and larboard2 Important.
There amt none" the Sheriff is re,
| ported to have replied, although this could
| not be verified yesterday. A second mes
sage, this time carried by boy, then came
| from Schoppe. 1t read:
Lawrence says there Is. Please send
back with messenger one copy OF Weoeoer
Unabridged
| Late yesterday afternoon one OF the
! constables returned TO the Sherin ONCE
for a rest He was able TO tell OF the com,
plete restoration OF peace and good WIZ
, between the commander Of the forces az
| Elizabethport and the would-be naval
| expert. This happy state OF aHalrs' ne
! said, had been brought about by one OF
| the shipyard men, who had told SchoppS
and Lawrence that they we're par .t OF
| landlubbers. The representatives OF tne
law Joined hands at once, and the snip
ward man had to leave the premises.
The vessels now manned and held by inc
SheriH's men are the Tamplco ana the
Vera Cruz, l,0o0-ton gunboats ordered oy
a 2OO-foot sidewheeler, which Is being built
| for Charles NJ. Schwab and Is to carry the
school children OF New York to the steel
magrates recreation par k on Staten islsno
! the PlainHeld, a new ferryboat for the
| Central Railroad Of New Jersey. and the
! iZaTlD9, q bledIl ydIiN' DNh''
| Charles s. Bryan Of Sharp q Bryan, the
brokerage firm which failed on Wednes-
| day. The Tampico and the Czarina have
had their first trials. The Happy Day
is ready for her first trip and the two other
boats will be within a few days.
| President Mason S. Chace OF the Crescent
Shipyard Company said yesterday that
the appearance OF the Sheriff's men at the
wards and the application by the Held
| rttters for a lien had in no way tnterfered
| with the work on the vessels.
at Is not seizure in the proper meaning
| of the word,' said Mr. Chace, but Just a
| precautionary step to secure the lien for
| which the Heidritters are now asking the
| court. They have delivered timber which Is
distributed among all the boats mentioned,
but their total claim does not exceed
$4,000.
.To nv thinking. the whole proceeding
| seems illegal The Crescent works are a
part Of the United States Shipbuilding Com
! pany. The latter concern Is in the hands
! OF a receiver appointed by the United States
! courts How the courts OF New Jersey can
! take anv action against the Crescent yards
under such circumstances Is more than l
| can see
Another man who ia familiar with the
! affairs of the Crescent Shipyard Company
! said Yesterday that he thought special pains
| had been taken by certain parties antagon-
istic to the so-called Ship Trust to annoy
! the Crescent yards on every possible occa-
sion Il think thu the reason for this IL
the former come =. loo Of Lewis Nixon with
this firm. "he said. They regard the Ores
cent Yards as the personal property OF Mr.
Nixon, and they think that by annoying this