New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-24
THREE OF CREW RETURN.
Captain Gets Sailors Bags scith did
of Police.

Captain Joseph Smith of the three-masted
schooner w. e. and w. l.. Tuck succeeaed
yesterday in getting back three of the Tour men
of his crew kidnapped by the Atlantic Coastwise
seamen's Union on Sunday afternoon The schoon-
er has been lying at Elzabethport, N j. For the
voyage to Boston Captain Smith shipped ere"
of four men, through John Williams a shipplls
agent of this city. None of them belonged 10 the
Seamen's Union, which is fighting to nave All 'he
seamen on coastwise vessels shipped through IT.
When they don't the union has for the last SIX OF
seven months, gone out to the boat and pulled the
men of.
The schooner was TO have cleared yesterday
laden with coal On Sunday afternoon the steam
launch Rex OF the Seamen's Union, with waking
Delegate Petersen and eleven others, put out 10
the Tuck. Just before she reached the schoonei
Captain Smith went ashore to see ABOUT some "ii'
of ladng. Smith the launch, and started oach
TO the boat on the run. At the head OF the "harI
there was picket. The captain bowled him
over as he ran.
OF what happened later Captain Smith said:
knew what they were up to, but l saw there
trying to drive the men over i Doaa a.
I ran into the cabin to get my revolver but they
guessed what | was after; ana on, .4i eTabbed me
] meant kill of the ruf1ans out Soi,1bt
as well as l could, but with those odds against me
they got me down and nearly out Lndy bSS U nv
crew out of their hunks They didn't want 10 90;
but they were promised beef every day ana d
boat. Even then they refused TO go. - ,r5
Then they carried deck by the SaI' az I,'t
thrown into the LAUNCH. They fought haIG' ~
didn't have a chance. In the mean time "S tit
fighting all | worth. Every time leI e. os
yelI-and did IL pretty often-the biggest one 80
the bunch would fetch KICK IN the shSL ~
that would nearly break them You can "a .Lis
next bunch Of kidnappers that get anoaru IA,
boat will get q mighty hot reception: III De oss
for them and shoot to kill next time. guess
they'll find cut all right that amt no easy maj
one OF Captain Smiths eyes was closed, his race
and body were discolored and bruised by the peat
ing he had received, and he could scarcely walk;
Yesterday thee of the kidnapped crew returheu
TO the schooner and Williams sent over announcer.
The sea bags Of the three were in the rooms VI
the Seaner's Union. and they did not care 80
back for them. Smith then came TO Mailiiat'a'
and getting a patrol wagon and a squad OF oiue
coats from the First Precinct went to the uilioi
rooms and got the bags Of his men,
The men on the schooner had been shlppeu "1
the union scale OF wages. but that did not DO uer
ths union bit. The union wants to get corner
in sailors and make il hard for the captaf Wno
does not ship his through It. w men t me.
do go TO the union the shippers say. IL Is ul''oiJ
in furnishing men. . -, l. 80 .+Lo 6~st
The shipping agents say that this is no tine Ms 81
time that crews have been taken from codS'M vs.
boats According report received oy oI-e %
terdav another schooner's crew was klunapPSSVQ q
eba Vas living at her pier at EaSton Font y. .,
The arrest os another skipper was caused ny - %
waiting deegate because he had not shlppeo HIS
men through the union