Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-08

her as the Sea Waif, and I knew my
friend, Capt. Henderson, was out OF
another fishing trip
"The next time L met Capt. Hender-
son l took care not to mention that /
had recognized his boat, but did not
hesitate to tell him that 1 had nearly
run down a smuggler near the port of
Redondo. He asked me if 1 had re-
ported the meeting to the authorities
and l informed him had not. No more
was said about it at the time, and L
did not see the smuggler for several
years after that. l went north with the
salmon fleet and was in Bering sea-
stalled in the ice, for nearly two years
but when next reached the Mexican
port L sought out my old friend and
he greeted me in such a manner that 1
knew he was glad to see me.
Confesses Smuggling
HE invited me to visit him in his
room that night, and l was oVerjoyed
to get the invitation. There, he sitting
on the edge of sailors bunk he had
rugged up, and me on an old seaman's
chest, he told many strange things.
First he told me that his was the
vessel 1 had so nearly run down off the
California coast three years previous.
He told me what he had been doing
there, and then confided to me that he
had not smuggled any jewels since that
trip.
Instead he had gone into new busi-
ness, he said, and where he had for
merly made dollars he was now making
hundreds. According to his story,
precious stones did not bring him in the
revenue when smuggled that other
articles did and in fact, he offered to
allow me to participate with him in
the good things.
Makes Big Profit
"'I can clear up $4,000 a month from
this time OUT he said, and never run
the slightest danger of getting caught
The United States has law forbidding
the admission of Chinese and l have
solved the problem by beating it. My
way is simple. sail from Guaymas TO
Point Rosa every two weeks, and there
take on board party of ten almond
eyed sons of the orient. With this
party 1 sail directly to Port Los An
geles and anchor about five miles from
that point. There small boats are put
out from shore at signal from me and
the celestials are landed at wild place |
up the shore. They are then run into
the canyons there, where they are
by two of their countrymeu. |
who pass as small ranchers, and after |
WetAu etAo allOWSu 10 uTlIL INTO surround |
ing towns as they desire.
There is not the slightest danger of
getting caught, as 1 have engines I'm
my boat which can sail her faster than
any revenue cutter in the service of
the United States can CO. 1 draw down
$500 from each of the Chinese, and never
put foot on United States land nv
self. If the Chinese are captured after
being in the United States they lose
don't, as L get the money before thev
are placed on board my vessel. / have
made number of trips with them and
SO far have not run into the slightest
danger
Refuses Offer
II refused to go in with him on his
proposition, saying l was well satisfied |
with my salary of $3.50 a month and no |
SHOW OF having my liberty taken away
from me.
After 1 left the captain that time
aid not see him again and did not hear
of him again for several years. Then
one day l picked up a Mexican paper
and was given a clew to his where
lbouts.
According to the published story.
Capt. Henderson had still been engaged II
N the. Chinese smuggling trade, but, Il II
had made his last trip I'll
seems the United States authorities had
earned that he was smuggling Chinese
nto the country and had carefully laid
trap TO catch him. A revenue cutter
lad been stationed off Port Los An i
seles, and when the Sea Waif had
come ND on one of her seni-nonfhl,,