Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-11
CHINESE SNCCCLER SEIZED
Schooner Yacht Frolic is 0on6soated BY
United states Government.
LONG WATCH IS FINALLY sEwAROtO
after Ending Vigilance of Coast
Guards from Maine 10 Cape Hat
teras Vessel H. Captured
Near providence.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. oct 1g--Eghtoen
Chinese, arrested today after the capture
by the United States Immigration nuthori-
ties Of the schooner-yacht Frolic, for which
revenue cutters have been searching along
tho New England coast FOR the last two
weeks. were held tonight by United States
Commissioner Cross IN 81 COO bail each for
examination next Wednesday. All the men
declared they had been ia the United States
before. but that their certificates Of resi-
dence had been lost, some in New York city
and others In the fire in san Francisco.
This declaration contradicted 4 statement
alleged 70 have been mude by John c.
Iehnemann OF Boston. one of the men ar
rested for completely in the smuggling
operations. that the Chinese brought by
the. F'ronc from Newfoundland came direct
90 that country from China. Twenty other
Chinese were passengers on the F'rolic and
arc believed 10 be hiding in the Chinese
quarter in this city. but immigration inspec-
tors up 20 tonighe have been unable to
locate them.
Enters Harbor i'm Daylight
After evading the United States customs
and immigration officers for more than two
weeks the schooner yacht Frolic. which
left 1,Iacentia, ". r.. with cargo Of con-
trsbsnd Chinese immigrants. was boarded
in the Providence river carly today and
eonhscated in the name of the United
States government. Two members OF
the .erew were placed under arrest.
they being thc only persons found on
board, the boat: two men were arrested
on suspicion OF being concerned In the
smussling OF Chinese into this country,
while seventeen Chinese. pelieved to have
been passengers on the Frolic, were also
srrested
The Frolic entered the harbor i'm oroa.i
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the west side OF
tire Providence river at Harbor Junction
ct 10 o'clock yesterday. Despite the vigi-
lance of the coast guards and the revenue
cutters from PASSPORT, Me-, to Capt Hat
teras.. the schooner came up the harbor
without attracting any attention, those
who saw Il taking 1t for a fishing
schooner.
TWINS by the purest accident that it was
discovered tina. it was the Frolic. At an
early hour this morning 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, 1 will rock after
them"
The workman went TO the Office of the
company and. reported the occurrence TO
the night Waterman, who in turn in
formed abe police of what had happened.
officers were dispatcned to the scene and
within a short time, eight Chinese had
been captured.t
. Meanwhile the customs and immigrant
onicials had been notified of the affair
The vessel was not boarded Immediately.
however, as there was not breath Of
wind stirring and II would be impossible
for the. craft to getaway. The search for
the Chinese was prosecuted and before
long nine more had been caught 81.
II was not until this morning that a
boarding party Went out to the schooner
In the party were annmber of policemen
and United states Deputy Marshal Stone.
Tho vessel was the Frolic. No attempt
had been made to remove from it's stern
the raised letters which formed it's name,
but heavy coil of rope hung over the
stern, completely cOncealing the name.
The deck house was covered with white
canvas, giving the craft the appearance OF
fishing schooner