The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-09-26
AMERICAN PIRATE CAUGHT
Arrested il Victoria BY the Canadian
Authorities.
CAREER OF CAPT. ALEX. MCLEAN

Many Months For PeIagio Sealing,
Bot he Evades Arrest by Chang
ing the Name Of His vessel and
Flying Foreign Flag.
Washington, D. C.-Captain Alexan-
der Mclean. the only known living
American buccaneer. who sailed the
: Paeific with crew made up OF men
. said to be as ''choice band Of rob
Oers and cutthroats as have manned
{ pirate craft since thesdays Of Captain
Kidd has been arrested in Victoria.
B. G., by the Canadian authorities.
nsnis news was very gratifying to the
officers of the Department Of Com
anerce
Mclean has been indicted in San
Francisco on charge Of conspiracy in
fitting out the schooner Carmencita in
violation re the sealing laws. The
American Federal authorities have
been after him for many months, and
It took the combined efforts OF four ex-
ecutive departments to land him.
Complaint against Mclean of peIagic
sealing was made to the Department
of Commerce several months ago. The
lease was submitted to the Department
pf.Justice. Later Mclean was indict-
3D. Efforts Weresmade for a long time
to catch him, but they were futile
Chen Chief Wilkie. of the Secret Ser
vice, was asked to help out.
Information reached here a week or
so ago that Mclean and his crew were
: anchored near Victoria. revenue cut
ter was sent after him. The Attorney
General handed down an opinion that
dcLean's 0ffense was not extraditable,
and then the officials decided to resort
to diplomacy. Negotiations were
opened up with the Canadian authori-
ties. with the result that Mclean was
arrested, and he will be handed over
to representatives Of tho United States
at once. He will be taken to San
Francisco and there tried on the In
aictment returned against him more
than year ago.
Captain Mclean has had an exciting
career. He was master of a ship
known as the Carmencita, sometimes
of Sun Francisco and sometimes Of
ether ports. The Carmencita had no
: regular abiding place except the high
! seas. According to information in the
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