New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
OYER SEAS AGAINST WILL.
Young Woman Says She Vas Kept
for FiUe Weeks an Dark Hold.
SEVEN FIREMEN ARE ARRESTED.

Stirred by the story of outrage told by
young negro woman. Sarah Abrams who
rived here from Cape Town the British
steamer Corfe Castle on June 3. seven firemen
on the steamer have been arrested. The sew
enth. and the one most desired whose name
appeared the ships articles as A. Jones. but
whose aliases are George Jones' Julius Jones
and George Harris, taken last night in
Brooklyn. He is charged with bringing a
woman into the country for immoral purposes,
the maximum penalty for which is five years
Imprisonment and payment of fine of $1,000.
and with aiding in the escape of alien from
the ship for which the maximum penalty is
two years Imprisonment and the payment OF
fine Of $1,000. The others who have been de-
tanned Frank Voss who is charged with
assisting an alien to escape from a ship, and
Jack" Donohue. ]. Liplyn, George Koper, j.
F. Kenlen and P. Christensen. With the ex-
ception of Voss and Jones, are charged
with crime.
The immigration officials heard the story of
the young woman Tuesday. They Immediately
set every agency at work to obtain the fremen
of the ship. Commissioner Greene place the Po-
lice Department at work. A large number of
saloons and sailors boarding houses were
searched. Roper Kenlen and Christensen were
taken on Wednesday. The officers Of the ship
also gave assistance. Arrangements had been
made to send men to Norfolk. Boston and Buff
falo to catch Jones if he should escape.
The girls story was as follows: The night be
fore the Corfe Castle left Cape Town she met
Jones' He invited her to take a drink at pub
lie house. which invitation she accepted, he
continued to ply her with liquor, and at last
suggested that it would be better if she did not
go to her home that night He said he could
provide for her on the steamer. and would wake
her up early in the morning and then she could
go home without being seen. She accepted MS
suggestion. and he took her down one flight OF
stairs to a coal bunker, where he spread
blankets for her and left her to spend the night
Early in the morning he awoke her and told her
that there danger that she would be ols-
covered and directed that she go down anoIher
flight of stairs to another place of concealment
She did so. He took her to place oehlno the
donkey boiler about five feet square NO Day
light could reach the spot She went 10 sieep
again When she awoke the steamer was unoer
way for New-York For the entire voyage
which lasted five weeks she was kept in this
place only obtaining exercise in the hours when
Jones and his watchmates, Voss and Nelder-
hoffe were on duty. Jones provided her Two
blankets, two meals each day and TIN can OF
water.
The Corfe Castle arrived here and Immediately
went into drydock in the Erie Basin Ihat
night it is alleged the woman, whom Jones had
promised to provide for here, taken ashore
by him and dressed in his clothing. After passing
through the gate she met by Noss and
NTIderhoffe who had bundle which they gave
to her This contained her clothing. After she
put on her garb the four went to a saloon
near the Atlantic-ave. ferry. Here a drink was
ordered. One man went out and returned IN nNe
minutes Five minutes later the precinct detec-
tive of the Amity-st station came in and ar
rested the girl the charge of soliciting Noss
The next morning she discharged, for no
one appeared against her. That night she was
found wandering around the streets ana was
locked up on a charge of vagrancy. On Mon
day night the immigration officials were In
formed and on Tuesday she was taken to Ellis
The cases are now in the hands of District
Attorney YoungS, of Brooklyn.