The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-11
OFFICIALS SEIZE
SMUGGLER FROL|C
Members of the Crew and
Twenty Chinese on Board
Were Arrested.
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE
COMMANDER OF THE Vessel
AND TWENTY-SEVEN CHiNkS
ARE AT LARGE-WAS DlSCOV
Erred BY ACCIDENT.

Providence, r. L., Oct 1o.-After hav-
ing evaded the United States customs
and immigration officers for more than
two weeks, the schooner yacht Frolic,
which left Placentia, Newfoundland.
with a cargo of contraband Chinese
immigrants, was boarded in the Provi-
dence river and conf1scated in the
name of the United States govern
the crew were placed under arrest.
they being the only persons found on
board the boat; two men were arrest
ed on suspicion of being concerned in
the smuggling of Chinese into this
country, while II Chinese, believed to
have been passengers on the FrOlic,
were also arrested.
1t was by the purest accident that
the schooner was discovered and that
she was the much wanted Frolic A
man employed at the coal pockets
stumbled over two Chinese huddled in
a heap on the wharf of the coal yard.
He was about to eject them from the
premises when some one on board the
schooner cried out: Don't bother
those fellows. I will look after them"
The workman went to the officers Of
the company and reported the occur
renee. Off1cers were dispatched to the
scene and within q short time eight
Chinese had been captured.
Meanwhile the customs and immi-
grafton officers had been notified Of
the affair. The search for the Chinese
was prosecuted and before long nine
more had been caught A number OF
policemen and United States Deputy
Marshal Stone boarded the schooner.
No attempt had been made to remove
from her stern the raised fetterc
which formed her name, but heavy
coil OF rope hung over the stern, COM
pletely concealing the name The deck
house was covered with white canvas:
giving the craft the appearance of
fishing schooner. The interior of the
vessel was in an indescribable condi-
ton of filth.
The Frolic gave every appearance
of having undergone exceedingly
heavy weather. Her bowsprit had
been carried away. 1t is believed by
the officers that the break of the bow
spirit made it precarious to remain
longer at sea and that the commander
of the yacht decided to make a bold
dash for port.
Close on the arrest of the Chinese
and the confscation of the schooner
came the arrest of two white men
found in the vicinity on suspicion OF
having been concerned in the SNUG
Cling. 80 80 esea -. ~ - -
At the police station it was learned
that the two men captured on board
the vessel were Edward K Jenkins
Of South Boston and William A Dun
can of Somerville According to their
story, they, with ''Ar' Ames of Boston:
constituted the crew of the smuggler.
while Herbert H. Colby, also a Boston
man, commanded the vessel. The two
last named are now at large, as are
u Cinnamon, who had been landed
before the police discovered that the
Frolic was in the harbor.
jenkins, Duncan and Lehnemanr
were brought before the United States
authorities here and sent to jail in de
fault of $500 bail each
In his cell Lehnemann made state
ments which, if true, indicate that the
smuggling of Chinese into New Eng
land states has been carried on fol-
years with great profit. He stated
that an expedition like that of tbs
Frolic netted about $4,000 clear OF al
expenses.