Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-10
HUNT LASTED TWO WEEKS
Coast Guards Mistook the Boat for
Fishing Schooner.
MONG0LIANS ARE ARRESTED
Vessel Found to Be in Frightful Con-
dition Upon Examination by
the Officers


| having evaded the United States customs
weeks the schooner yacht Frolic, which
| left Placentia n. F., with a cargo of con-
| traband Chinese immigrants, was boarded in
the Providence river early today and confis-
/ Gated in the name of the United States gov
eminent. Two Portuguese members of the
| crew were placed under arrest, they being
the only persons found on board the boat;
| TWO men were arrested on suspicion of be-
ing concerned in the smuggling of Chinese
| INTO this country while seventeen Chinese
peheVed to have been passengers on the
Frclic, were also arrested.
The Frolic entered the harbor In broad
daylight, anchoring on the west side of the
Providence river. at Harbor Junction, at 10
O'Clock yesterday. Despite the vigilance
of the coast guards and the revenue cut
ters from Eastport Me- to Cane Hatteras
me schooner came up the harbor without
atlracGng any attention, those who saw
her taxing her for a fishing schooner
IL was by the purest accident that it was
discovered that she was the Frolic At an
carry hour this morning a man employed al
the coal pockets stumbled over two Chi
hese huddied 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. l will look after them" The
workman. went to the Office Of the COM
pany and reported the occurrence to the
hlght Waterman. who in turn informed the
ponce OF what had happened Officers We're
dispatched to the scene and within a short
time eight Chinese had been captured
Nine Were Caught.
Meanwhile the customs and immigra-
ton officials had been notified of the afa,r
The vessel was not boarded Immediately
however, as there was not a breath of wind
stirring and it would be impossible for the
craft TO get away. The search for the
chinese was prosecuted and before long
nine more had been caught
1t was not until about AIS this morning
mat boarding party went out to the
schooner. In the party were a number of
policemen and United States Deputy Mar
shall Stone.
The vessel was the Frolic No attempt
mad been made to remove from her stern
the raised letters which formed her name
but heavy coil of rope hung over the
stern, completely concealing the name
Inc ueck mouse was covered with white
canvas, giving the craft the appearance of
a hshlng schooner. The interior of the
vessel was in an Understandable condition
OF h:th. The only persons on board at
the time We're two Portuguese sailors. who
were sleeping in the forecastle
Vessel Was Confscated.
The vessel was conliscated by the gov
anu tile fOTtufrueSe were
arrested and brought ashore.
The Frolic gave every appearance of
having undergone exceedingly heavy
weather. Her howsprit had been carried
away. 1t is believed by the officers that
the break of the bowsprit made it pre-
carlous to remain longer at and that
the commander Of the yacht decided to
make bold dash for port.
Close upon the arrest o. the Chinese and
the contiscation of the schooner came the
arrest of two white men found in the vi
entity suspicion Of having been con-
cerned in the smuggling.
Just how many Chinese were on board
the Frolic when she left the Newfoundland
coast is not known definitely. although it
was reported there were thrty-three I'M
lawful passengers.
a systematic search of the Chinese quar-
ter of the city will be made by the police
today.
Two Men Captured.
At the polite station it was learned that
TIE two men captured on board the vessel
were Edward X. Jenkins of South Boston
and William A. Duncan Of Somerville. Ac-
cordfng to their story they, with "Al'
Ames of Boston. constituted the crew OF
the smuggler, while Herbert H. Colby also
a Boston man. commanded the vessel. The
two las: named are now at large. as are
twenty-seven Cinnamon, who had been
landed before the police discovered that
the Frolic was in the harbor.
Jenkins and Duncan talked freely after
they had been locked up. According to
their statements, they We're hired by Capt.
Colby to man the FroHc. who. they say,
Informed them that he had chartered the
vessel for the purpose OF taking out a
pleasure party. They sailed from Boston
on August 20. and headed for Halifax
Upon arriving at that port Capt. Colby
told his men that the sailing party had
not put in an appearance, and he then set
sail for Placentia, Newfoundland. At that
place forty-two Cinnamon were waiting
the arrival of the Frolic and little time
was lost in slowing them on board. With
his cargo of human freight below decks.
Capt Colby ho'sted all available canvas
and started Oh his voyage down the coast
The first difficulty encountered was at Saint
Pierre Miuuelon, where the Frolic put in.
The vessel had been there but q short time
when a French customs house official put
out in dory and demanded that ne be
shown the ships papers.
Manifest Produced
A manifest was produced by Colby, but
the Frenchman did not seem satisfied, and
as he stood in his derry asking questions.
Capt. Colby, according to his crew. gave the
word to set every stitch of sail. At the
same moment he leaned over the side ami
cut the painter of the little dory The
schooner filled away under a good breeze