The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-11
CAPTURE OF
THE FROLIC
SmussIer Of Chinese Over
hauled at Providence.
RUN IN AT MANY PORTS.
Two Members VI Crew Taken Tell
Of Adventures on Voyage
From Newfoundland.
RUN IN AT MANY PORTS.

PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Oct. 1.-THE
schooner yacht Frollc. for which immi.
grafton officials have been searching
along the New England coast for over
two weeks, was captured here after
twenty-seven Cinnamon had been-
struggled ashore.
Eighteen Cinnamon were captured. as
were Edward jenkins and John {.
Lehnemann OF Boston and William A.
Duncan OF Somerville. jenkins and
Duncan were members OF the crew,
and Lehnemann assisted In smuggling
the aliens ashore. Captain Herbert ii.
Colby and his mate, AL Ames. both OF
Boston. made their escape.
The escaped Cinnamon are hiding In
the Chinese quarter. and every precau-
ton has been taken to prevent them
from leaving the city.
The most amazing part OF the affair
Is the fact that the Frollc entered the
harbor In broad daylight. anchoring on
the west side OF the Providence river
al Harbor Junction.
Despite the vigilance of the coast
guards and the revenue cutters from
Eastport, Me. to Cape Hatteras the
schooner came up the harbor without
attracting any attention, those who
saw her taking her for fishing schoon.
err r-
II was by the purest accident that II
was discovered that she was the Frollc
when Earl Rush. who Is employed at
the coal pockets. stumbled over two
men huddled in heap on the wharf
Of the coal yard at early dawn.
He discovered that they were Chi
nese, and he was about to eject them
from the premises when some one on
board the schooner cried ont: Don't
bother those fellows. / will look after
them.v
Rush then returned to the Office OF
the company and Informed the police
Officers were dispatched to the scene,
and boarding party went out to the
schooner. In the party were United
States Deputy Marshal Richmond J.
Stone and several policemen and some
employees of the coal yard.
The vessel was the Frolic No at
tempt had been made TO remove from
her stern the raised letters which form
ed her name, but heavy coil of rope
hung over the stern, concealing IL. The
deckhouse was covered with white
canvas, giving the craft the appearance
Of a fishing schooner.
Jenkins and Duncan talked freely.
They said they were hired TO mal the
Frolc by Captain Colby, who informed
them that lie had chartered the vessel
to take out pleasure party. They
sailed from Boston on Aug. 20 and
headed for Halifax. Upon arriving at
that port Captain Colby told his men
that the sailing party had not put in an
appearance, and lie then set sail for
Placentia, \. +.
At that place forty-two Cinnamon
were waiting for the Frolic, and little
time was lost in slowing them on
board. With his human freight below
decks Captain Colby hoisted all avail
able canvas and started on his voyage
down the coast
jenkins, Duncan and Lehnemann
were taken before the United States
authorities. and each was held in ST.
800 bail for hearing in Boston. In
default the men were locked up.
Lehnemann said that in the latter
part Of last July the schooner Venetla,
In command of Keiser put into Mar
blehead and landed thirty-three Chi
namen. They were met by Boston
men and taken to that city by trolley.
The operations of the smugglers have
not been confined to Canadian points.
On more than one occasion Cinnamon
were assembled at Mexican and ia
maican ports and then landed in New
England.
Captain Herbert Colbys home is in
South Boston, and he is well known
among yachtsmen of that locality. He
has a wife and eight children.
jenkins, who Is eighteen years old,
Is also well known among local yachts
men. Lehnemann is known to the po-
lice as frequenter of Chinatown.
The eighteen Cinnamon captured on
the yacht Frolic were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Cross and
held for examination.