The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-08
NATE DEALT OUT THE LAW.
QUICK PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME
on THE HIGHLAND MONARCH.

Two F1remen Break Into the Captains
Cabin and the scotch OfBcer Takes
Charge OF Their Case-BrOusht 10 a
shore Dungeon by the HarbOr Police.
Almost piracy on the low seas, with no
sudden elevation on Execution Dock for the
finish, but merely a trip to Pier A In charge
Of the harbor police, tells the tale OF two
fremen on the Highland Monarch, British
tramp, Kenneth Wood, captain, for New
Zealand.
John Russell, IS years old and 8 feet odd,
of IS West street, and Joseph Ryan, IS years
old and something over 5 feet, OF 81
West street, are the two firemen, and they
are in the Church street prison until they
can be arraigned this morning.
They committed the high crime Of break
ing and entering the captains cabin on
board the Highland Monarch, extracting
therefrom the strong box Of tin and slashlng
aid box until they could open and obtain
therefrom one silver watch, aetat. So years,
and several English coins OF the one snHI-
ing denomination,
Russell got in addition a beating from
William Thompson, the Scotch first mate,
who Is not much bigger than Battling
Nelson.
Russell and Ryan shipped some time ago
as HTeL0GQ OH IIo I1Akhldhu NAOhaAShf WAASh
has been loading here for a month. They
say they were hired to go aboard the High.
land King. which ia in Far East waters, and
has been so for months. Once signed, they
say, they were s~hanghaied and taken
aboard the Monarch.
The Hiohland Monarch for the last few
days has been lying of the Statue Of Liberty.
Capt. Wood yesterday went up to town to
get his clearance papers, az he planned
TO sail at daybreak to-day.
While Wood was up in the Custom o
Russell and Ryan went aft, where they
had no business to be, and entered the
cap'n's cabin. Russell COPIED of the strong
box, so called as a compliment, and he and
Ryan went for'ard again and slowed II
away behind the winchell. They planned
to get away with the wealth in h evening,
slipping overheard and swimming to shore.
But one Of the oilers saw them hiding the
stuff away n he trotted of to find the
mate. Russell and Ryan then thought It
would be better to get busy at once. They
took the box down into the bunker room,
hacked it open and took out all that was In it.
Just as they finished In trOtted Thompson
and the oiler.
You tend to Ryan, III take the big swab,'
said Thompson, and forthwith the struggle
began. Russell was q well beaten man
when all was over.
ran up a signal Of distress-for Russell,
probably. The revenue cutter Hudson was
! lowering near to look out for the 100 coolies
that came in with the Monarch a while ago.
The cutter ran over, and learning Of the
affair set OF TO get a couple Of policemen.
Policeman O'Riordan Of the Pier A sta
ton and Hughes Of the harbor squad set
out for the ship. When they got there
Russell got busy again, but soon was sub
dued. The two men were taken to Pier A
and then to the Church street station.
Cap'n Wood got back later and found
that all they o were coins and the de-
crepit watch. He got all back. He Ia due in
New Zealand in ninety days and would not
wait over to appear against Russell and
Ryan. He is due to slip out with the day
| break, and about the time the fremen are
arraigned for petty larceny he will be hull
down on his way. He could have turned the
affair we to the British Consul, \ but he
did not think 10 was worth while botherinR
his Majesty's representative with that
Thompson tended TO 'em all right, said
the caD'n.