Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-11
Vessel Boldly Sails Up Narragansett
Bay and Anchors in Upper Harbor.
Man Arrested in Connection With Affair Makes
Clean Breast, duplicating Several Others.

| fishing schooner. The interior Of the
VcSs;"l WAS found to he in an indcscrjba-
| bic condition Of filth. The only persons
| on board at the time were two Por:u-
guese sailors who were sleeping in the
| forccartlc. They pretended not to speak
Engli.h, but the officers were of the be-
lief that the men were only shamming.
The vessel was confiscated by the
government official ana the two Portu-
guese We're arrested and brought
ashore.
The Frolie gave every appearance of
having undergone exceeding heavy
weather. Her boWsprit had been car
| ricd away and there were other indica-
tionS that She had had hard time at
sea.
1t is believed by the officials that the
breaking of the bowsprit made it pre-
| curious 10 remain longer at sea and
that the commander Of the yacht decid-
Cd to make a bold dash for port trust
ing in the altered condition of the
craft To cvadc the vigilance of the
coast guards ana the revenue cutter
/ officers. This ruse proved successful and
had it not been for the accidental dis
covc:y Of the two Chinese by Rush. the
living freight Of the FrOlic might have
been landed successfully.
Close upon the arrest of the Chinese
and the c"nScation Of tho schooner
came TIE arrest Of two white men in
the VIZ Unity Of the coal pockets. These
men were locked up on suspicion Of
having becn concerned in the snug
Cling.
Inst lnN- Chinese
board The Frolic when She left the New
F"undland coast is not known dcfinitn-
ly. although ii was reported that there
were 81 unlawful passengers. If that
report is true, the authorities have
succeeded in experimenting just about
half Cl the number.
A systematic search Of the Chinese
quarter If he city will be made by the
police today ana it is thought that
nearly all Of the Chinese will be cap
tured.
At the rclicC station it was learned
that til" two men captured on board tho
vessel were Edward Jenkins Of South
Boston, and William A.. Duncan Of
Somnrvillo, Mass. According to their
story. they. with "Ar' Ames of Boston.
constituted the crew Of the smugglcr
while Herbert II. Colby, also a Pos
ton man, commanded tie vessel. The
two las; named arc now at large. as are
p Cinnamon vino had been landed be-
fore the police authorities discovered
that the Froic was in the harbor.
Jenkins ana Duncan talked freely after
they had been locked up. According t.
their statements, they were hired by
Colby to man the FrOlic, ana they said
Captain Colby informed them that he had
chartered the vessel for the purpose CT
taking out a pleasure party. They sailed
from Boston on Aug. 90 and headed for
Halifax. Upon arriving at that port Cap
tain Colby told his men that the sailing
party had rot put in an appearance and
he then set sail for Placcnti1, n. i. At
that place A. Cinnamon were awaiting the
arrival of the Froiic and little time was
lost in slowing them on board. With his
cargo of human freight slowed away
below decks, Capt. Colby hoisted all
available canvass and started on his vOy-
age down the coast. The first difficulty
encountered was at Saint Pitrrc, MID.
where the Irolic put in. The vessel had
been there but Il short time when a
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