Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
B, v. Crump, John Mitchell and
! u. C. Adams Arrested.
BAILED TO APPEAR WEDNESDAY
Sailor Manner Burke swore Out War.
rants Before United States Com
mlssioner-Accused Parties say
That Charge is Without Foundation


day afternoon by Deputy United
States Marshall Miller on warrants
charging them with violating the
Federal law prohibiting shanghaiing.
The warrants were sworn ont before
United States Commissioner A. c.
Garrett by John Burke, sailor. who
was brought to this city by Charles
Adams and signed aboard the British
steamer kanawha by b. w. Crump.
After arresting the men Deputy
Marshall Miller took them before
United States Commissioner Garrett,
VINO bailed them for an appearance
ior preliminary hearing before him
On Wednesday, September 5. The
pond OF each was fixed at $500 and
X. j. Mackey was accepted as bonds.
man for each.
According to n statement made by
b. w. Crump to Daily Press re.
porter, Charles Adams went to MOI.
folk last Wednesday OH some private
business and he, Crnmp, requested
him to bring him two seamen II he
could find any in Norfolk who want.
ed to ship on Il vessel. Adams
brought two men back from Norfolk
and Crump signed them on the Kan.
awha, which was short of two sen.
men. After the men signed the us.
ual papers, they went to Mitchel's
place, where they had several drinks
Crump that he was sleepy and was
going to take nap in a chair in the
saloon.
In the meantime Crump had given
the man n quantity of tobacco and
other articles which he was to take
with him on the voyage to England
on the Kanawha.
When Burke woke up he told
Crump that he wanted to wash I'D
before going aboard the ship and he
was allowed to go to the wash room
In the rear of the saloon. Instead of
going to the wash room the sailor
bolted out the back door and started
to run across the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad yard
Crump gave chase and captured the
man. According to Crump's stata-
ment. he overlook Burke the sailor.
called him vile name and then he
struck the man with buggy whip,
which he had in his hand.
Crump then had the sailor arrested
and Burke later swore out a warrant
against Crump, carrying him with as.
snult.
The case was continued by Justice
Brown on Thursday morning and that
afternoon Burke swore out the war.
rants against Crump, Mitchell and
Adams charging them with violating
the government shanghaing law. 1t
is very probable that Justice Brown
VIII not dispose of the cases of as.
sault until the United States author.
tiles dispose Of the other warrants.
Following is an extract of an act
of the United States Congress. an.
proved June %. 1906. and entitled,
An Act To Prohibit Shanghaiing in
the United States"
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit.
ed states of America in Congress as.
sembled, That whoever, with intent
that any person shall perform service
or labor OF any kind on board of any
Kind engaged in trade and commerce
among the several states or with
foreign countries, shall
"First-Procure or induce or MT.
tempt to procure or induce another
by force, threats, or representations
which the person making them knows
or believes to be untrue. or while the
person so induced or procured is in.
toxicated Or under the influence of
any drug, to go aboard any sucn
vessel.
"Second-lnduce or procure or at
tempt to induce or procure another
by force or threats or by representa-.
lions known or believed by the person
making them to be untrue, or while
the person SO induced Or procured Is
intoxicated or under the Influence OF
any drug, to sign, or any wise enter
into an agreement to go on board any
such vessel to perform service or la
bor thereon. shall be fined not moro
than one thousand dollars or impris.
onment for one year, or both"
LABOR DAY EXCURSION
TO RICHMOND,
VIA c. e. O. RAIL WAv