Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-11
SCHOONER FRoLIc CAPTURED.
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French custom hous" official put ont in
dory and demanded that he be. shown
the ships papers. y manifest was pro-
duccd by Colby, but the French Official
seemed to he suspicious.
Colby, according to the members of his
crew now under arrest was determined
to take no chances and as the custom
official stood in his dory questioning the
accuracy of the papers. the captain give
tie Word 10 ms men to get every stitch
or sail. AZ the same moment he leaned
over the side and cut the painter of the
little dory. A good breeze which was
blowing at the time started the schooner
yacht on her way and left the custom
officer helpless, So far as giving chase
was concerned Cap" sable was the. next
point sighted and then Green island. but
no attempt was made to touch at either
point. jenkins ana Duncan assert thai
they wer" not chased by revenue. cut
tiers and they were not aware that til.
United States immigration officials Were
on their trail. The weather dawn the
coast was rough and the unfortunate
Cinnamon. packed lik.. sardircs in a space.
dozen times too small for their mum
bcrs. We're in pitiiul condition; in fact
vividly To mind the slaN" trading days of
the S nth. VIII Il Thousands of blacks Wer..
transported frn.n Africa under conditions
l"ss f;tv"rabl" than now prevail on the
10 ,rcst Of cattle steamers. The Chimes,
dirty Of body ana totally ignorant Of the
| rrdim"nts If lE@icnr, suff rcd from their
| nwn filth ana from s'.nr..rl;n-yS. III" only
a.r rhi,h entered their temporary prison
holes III. ,rrw If TIE Flol:r never cn-
tered IL" cabin. crlby himself attending
| t. the feeding Of his pass"ns., -
III" destination 81 IL v.ss,l wa# rrov-
| 1"ncc and last VI ,nday She sailed INTO
| Vineyard sound AMI on that night round
| "a Point Judith. Early c.t"ri'ly incrH-
| ing the Fr"lic cane ny n.to Narragan&-tt
bay. Unfortunately for her CaptLin she
| ran aground close by the IIurhor juno
| ton dork, but She remained th"i"
! throughout til" DAY without exciting tie
slightest suspicion. Darkness Ina .:irr,.-
| ~ closed over the city when the captain
| began to land the illegal immigrants. \
| dpry was low, red ana each time ii went
| aSll0r" ii carried six Cinnamon. Captain
| Colby went in the first boAtloaG and on
| the coal dock Ee WIS met 10y John G.
| I."hnemann Of Boston. " no, according To-
| til" police has been III this city Sir:rr lat
| Friday. Ties" two Wcn took charge Of
| each group of Cinnamon and conducted
| them Ia Il house at tn" corner Of West
! minister and Empire streets, in tGC CHI
| rcSC quarter TW, ntH-Scvcn OF The Chi
lnnm.n w,r,. landed ana trI..u to China
| town ana the men had planned to con
| tinmc their operations until shortly aft""
daylight. The discovery Of a group Of tn
| immigrants. h"H, yer, upset their plans.
| Colby and Am,S made inrir ,Sr.r". but
| | .ehncmaun WAS captured while hurryiu%
| away from tn" coal cock. l.oInemanu
| admitted that he WAS concerned in Oh,
Smuggling operations. II" said. h"W~V"r.
that II" quit his JONI b"f"r" tn" polio"
discovered III" smuggling operations. Tho
| cinnamon ~. said. VT" absolutely pan
| il stricken when thrv reached lInd. As
l hn marched them thrrnah tie streets thy
| tl!rrw their arms around his n"cl: AMI
seemed - nv,rinycd ~ their d-livrrlmr.
| from tn shin in which they had SUI
| f,rri frum hunger. thirst ana .rIsicli-
meas. that thor guido Was Ln.shl" to con
troll them.
| From Lchncmann the police learned
| where the Chinese hau been sent. but
|w hen they reached the h"uS" there was
not sign OF the srIugSl"d immigrants.
| 1t WIS considered more than probable.
however, that they had been distributed
| throughout the Oriental quarter. and 2
systematic search is being conducted
| there today The Il Cinnamon who wor"
| itured We're taken to polio" headquar-
t"rs ard held there pending instructions
| from the United States immigration Off