Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-10
THE GOOD SHIP
 fROL|C CAPTURED The Vessel Has Evaded the United States Officials For Two or
 Three Weeks
CARGO OF IMMIGRANTS
From China on Board Vessel Was Confiscated By U. s.
 Authorities.

having evaded the United States GUS
 toms and immigration officials fol
 more than two weeks, the schooner
 yacht Frolic, which left Placentia, N
 F., with q cargo of contraband Chin.
 ese immigrants, was boarded in the
 Providence river early to-day and
 confiscated in the name of the United
 States government. Two of the
 members of the crew were placed
 under arrest, they being the only per
 sons found on board the boat; two
 men who were arrested on suspicion
 of being concerned in the smuggling
 of Chinese into this country. while
 seventeen Chinese. believed to have
 been passengers on the Frolic, were
 also arrested
 The most amazing part of the aaffir
 lies in the fact that the Frolic enter
 ed the harbor in broad daylight, an-
 choring on the west side of the PrOvi-
 dence river, at Harbdr Junction, op-
 posite the coal pockets of the New
 York, New Haven X Hartford rail
 road company at 10 o'clock yesterday
 forenoon. Despite the vigilance of
 the coast guards and the revenue
 cutters from Eastport, Maine, 10 Cape
 Hatteras, the schooner came up here without attracting any attention,
 those who saw her taking her for
 fishing schooner.
 It was the purest accident that it was discovered that she was the Fro
 lie. At an early hour this morning Earl Rush, who is employed at the coal pockets. stumbled over two men huddled in n heap on the wharf of the coal yard. He discovered that they were Chinese and he was about to eject them from the premises when some one on board the schoon- CT cried out ::''Don't bother those f'el- lows. I will look after them.' Rush then returned to the office of the company and reported the occurrence to Henry Clark, the night watchman. Clark became suspicious that the Chinese were being smuggled into the country and lie informed the police of what had happened. Officers were dispatched to the scene and within a short time eight Chinese had been captured.
 Meanwhile the customs and immi- grafton officials had been notified of the affair. The vessel was not board. cd immediately, however. as there was not a breath of wind stirring and 1t would he impossible for the craft to get away. The search for the Chinese was prosecuted and before | long nine more had been caught.
 It was not until about q quarter of | four this morning that a. boarding party went out to the schooner In the party were number of police men. United States Deputy Marshal | Richmond ]. Stone, and several of | Inc 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 | formed her name. but a heavy coil of | -ope hung over the stern. completely the name. The deck house was covered with white canvas. giv- ng the craft the appearance of fish ng schooner. The interior of the yes 'el was found to he in an indescrib- lble condition of filth. The only per ions on board at the time were two Portuguese sailors who were sleebing n the forecastle. They pretended hat they could not speak English, mt the officers were of the belief that he men were shamming.
 The vessel was confiscated by the | government official and the two Port lguese were arrested and brought shore.
 The Frolic gave every appearance f having undergone exceedingly Ieavy weather. Her bowsprit had cen carried away. It Is believed by he officials that the breaking of the owsprit made 1t precarious to re- lain longer at sea and that the com ,anher of the yacht decided to make
 hold dash for port.
 Close upon the arrest of the Chin % and the confiscation of the rlooner came the arrest of two -hi:e men in the vicinity of the coal ockets. These men were locked up n suspicion of having been concern ! | in the smuggling. Just how many Chinese were on bard the Frolic when she left the CIV Foundland coast Is not known T although 1t was reported ! mt there were 33 unlawful passen- ! r-s. A systematic search of the Chin 'e quarter of the city will be made ! the police today.
 At the police station it was learned c tat the two men captured on board s ie vessel were Edward K Jenkins i, South Boston and William A. Dun ', m of Somerv.lle- According to = Ieir story they with "Ar' Ames of ', os;on. constituted the crew of the !. nuggler. while Herbert Fl. Colby. V so a Boston man. commanded the a- .ssel The two last named are now
 large. ss are tventv-seven China en who had been landed before the 'lice authorities discovered that the -oIic vas in the harbcr.
 Jenkins and Duncan talked freely sv ter they had been locked ID. Ac- al riing to their statements they were cs red by Captain Colby to man the m 'Olic. who. they said. informed them in st he had chartered the vessel for s- e purpcse of taking out a pleasure Ri rty- They sailed from Boston on sI Iz1st g. and headed for Hanfar- 1 th 'oa arriving at that port Captain sf l1y told his men that the saflinRI rty had not pat Ia an appezrancs,