The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
Charge Of Smuggling Tobacco t'il': 70
Ashore Was Not Proved.
MAINE 10 BE REP 3, + 4 I RED
The Battieship Had Started South. but
Turned Back Upon Finding That
Her Guns We're Not See
III curely Mounted.
lIIlI- E 4.
I(spr,eo ,Ilal 70 1,h.,I Times. 5 lspatc h.)I

NEWPORT NEWS. VA April 10 M
John Murtjons, q. Caestoher. NJ tdei so ut
Ell and John Busohtrom, the four Bel Bel
k gian sailors belonging to the crew 'eT' OF
the British steamship st. George. who
we're arrested wednesday, night on ne
charge OF smuggling tobacco ashore from s'i !,
theft ship. were dismissed this az after ''l-
noon 81 United States Commissioners A,
G.. Garrett. Tho authorities believed that
they had plain case against the ne sea sea
mon and were greatly surprised when when
the commissioner dismissed the cases.
The sall5rs were arrested BY speclal
Agent Carter, OF tho customs service,
Chief OF Police Johnson, Ser geant Graz.
ford, Inspector Of Customs Williams and
Jno. Mason, an employe Of the Gust ON m house g
Ernest Schneider. the proprietor OF inc
5Alhambra Hotel, arranged to buy tobacco les'
from seaman on the st. George, q cung
under instructions from Special Agent el
! Carter n The officers waited near inc
hotel Wednesday night ct tho appo' ~.
time and when the sailors went IN they
entered the hotel and arrested them me
tobacco. which the sedmen are supposed
10 have brought ashore. was IN Schnel-
der's possession when the officers enter
ed the house. III NJ S8 ti}S !, y. !. Z.
81 This afternoon Schneider testified tnat
he bought the tobacco from the men anu
that they brought It to ms hotel, :, o. .'e
night the arrests were made. All three
OF the seamen absolutely denied that they
brought any tobacco ashore. They SAID
that ! they went to the hotel to get q
drink and did not know anything ABOUT
the tobacco at oil. u verybod y&s IN no
court room believed that the men were
guilty but there were three witnesses tor
ioo univ for
the prosecution. so the commissioner. did
not send tho cases on to the grand jury.
Attorney u. 8 Robinson represented the
men and prevented great deal OF the
most DANA cling testimony from being IN
troduced Captain Pugh. OF the NJ 81.
George says that Buschtrom IS believed %
have been implicated In an attempt 70
smuRgle q 800 pounds OF Tobacco co ashore
at New york on tho vessels last trip
over. N The st. George caIne here TO dis
charge a general cargo from Antwerp,
She will be repaired and painted at the
shipyard, after her cargo Is discharged
and will load a large cargo OF coal Tor
the United Sites government IN Ma Ma
Mia. II =, :
South and which had to put back because
Il was found that her guns were not Sc
curely mounted, arrived In III 11amp ton
Roads. The vessel will go to some navy
yard or private yard for repair I, (.
The negro First Baptist Church at me
corner; OF Twenty third Street and J efler-
son Ayen,1e. which was for several years
me me finest church In tho city. will be sold
on May 10Th under the hammer NJ, !, IN ex-
ecutlon OF q a deed Of trust held BY
ioa n association. The late G. T, Il u unit
ington donated $500 toward the building u ilre
fund Of this church. - y. :, J, J,
All Of the shows tor the F1remen ano
"a VI rtr
are In 'the city. except the Wild West
show which is expected OF any time.
Tha Carnival is being discussed on every
corner now and the boosters who &c.
com pany the show are beginning TO get
! in their work. Il