The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-10
FROL|C LANDS AZ CHINESE

| who took the ships papers ashore, and
| Capt Colby was 10 follow and take out
| clearance papers
| The mate says that the customs officials
| did not discover that the Chinese were
| on board: and when he sailed from Boston
| he did not know that the vessel was 70
| be engaged in the smuggling OF Chinese
! AT the Miquelon islands he planned
with Jenkins to take the schooner's ten
| der and escape; but Capt. Colby got sus
| picious. cut the tender adrift and set sal
before they could leave.
The Frolic, after leaving the Miquelor
| Islands, kept well out 20 sea beyond the
beaten path of vessels. and did not fal
| in with any vessel during the trip. She
arrived off Cape Cod last Saturday night
and was blown rs miles TO sea by the
northeast storm, but weathered the gale
He and jenkins assisted in landing
| some OF the Cinnamon at Harbor juno
| ton and they were cleaning up the
schooner by order of Captain Colby when
they were arrested by Deputy Marshal
Stone and officers from the Seventh sta
| ton headed by Lieutenant Rankin, who
boarded the schooner
John c. Leheneman said TO The News
Democrat reporter that last Friday he
received word from his brother in New
Foundland to come TO Providence and help
him out. He was not told what was cx-
pected OF him. but because OF newspaper
stories suspected what the job was to
be
The letter told him 10 register at the
Narragansett hotel under the name of
j. c. Leonard. and to await the coming
of a man who would give him instruc-
tions. Up 20 yesterday on one having
appeared, he left the hotel to return TO
Goston, when he was met on the street
by Captain Colby who hailed him as
Jim" saying he recognized him by his
resemblance TO his brother.
Captain Cerby and he then went to the
Frolic and there remained until about 1880
last night, when he took six Cinnamon
and Captain Colby took another party of
six and in the darkness and the rain
walked them through the city streets 10
the Chinese colony on Empire street.
where the contrabands were left.
The two then returned to the schooner
and each took another party OF six; and
they were starting for Empire street,
when the actions Of the Cinnamon in his
party frightened him and he left them
The Chinamen were lodging at every
shadow they saw, and would have excited
| the suspicion OF any officer.
/ He jumped onto the first car he saw
and rode as far as Buttonwoods. and then
returned. intending 10 go to Boston, but
| was intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Stone
and Sergeant Kent, who arrested him.
The Cinnamon were arrested on Claw
er1ck street by officers Of the Fifth sta
| tion. but Captain Colby escaped.
The city today Is filled with Secret Ser
| vice men I'm the endeavor 20 find the q
missing Chinese: and the Chinese colony
| Is under close surveillance.
Strenuous efforts are also being made
| 10 arrest Captain Herbert Colby whose
| home Is in South Boston.
| "Ai" Ames. the other member OF the
sxe<la
This morning Edward Jenkins. William
! Duncan and John G. Leleneman were ar
! raigned before United States Commission
| or Cross on n charge OF taking the
| schooner Frolic into this country without
being duly admitted ny an immigration
official. and were held In s25.0oo bail each
Later In the afternoon they were taken to
| Boston