New-York tribune., 1909-03-01
SMUGGLING CHINESE
4TTEMPT TO LAND TWO
FROM 4 GERM4N SHIP.
It's Italian Sjorel,eepcr, IFho Had
Them IN Charge, Offered Money
fG an Inspector.

4-6z-a-5 : Seabroobe 4 negro inspector OF
customs on the staff of Deputy Surveyor Coneys,
Of the night staff sat in dark corner of Pier o.
North Rive- early yesterday morning, keeping
sharp watch the steamer Prl2z Sigismund'
or the Eamburg-American Line Seabrooke saw
e man walk down the gangpank at 4:45 a m.
make A survey Of the pier and walk back on
board the steamer. He reappeared on the gang
plank accompanied by two men,
The men carried bundles, and Seabrooke
thought at once that they trying TO get
some dutiabIe goods ashore Suddenly the in
spector stepped out Of the dark corner in which
he had been standing and asked the men where
they were going. The leader Of the trio. Lorenzo
Cardo. an Italian, and the storekeeper on the
steamer, started 10 run, when Seabrooke
grabbed him by the collar.
Let me CO." said Cardo, thrusting $50 bill
into the inspectors hand. Seabrooke took a
frner grasp on the Italian. who then offered the
inspector the contents Of a handkerchief-S10o
in bills
While talking to Cardo. Seabrooke saw that
the two men with him were Chinese dressed in
American attire, and he shouted to the COM
rany's Waterman. Richard Clarke. To come 70
his assistance Clarke responded. and ne
came Cardo broke from the inspector and ran
The Cinnamon. trembling and greatly excited.
started 10 follow Cardo. but Clarke held them
and Seahrooke gave chase to the Italian.
Seabrooke lost Cardo when they got outside
the pier. but after a search he found him kneel-
ing behind big dray-
The Italian was ready to fight seabrooke or
dered him 10 surrender and go hack TO the pier.
but he refused and. as the Italian started to run
again. Seabrooke drew MS revolver. The sight
Of the revolver frightened Cardo, and he went
back ahead Of the inspector.
Seabrooke ordered Cardo to 90 into a room on
the pier. IN which the watchman had placed the
Chinamen and. with the three men under lock
and KEY, the inspector telephoned the Barge
Office for help Lieutenant BURNER and two in
spectors arrived later and took the Italian and
his two Chinese companions 10 the West 2oth
street police station, where they were held until
the Jefferson Market court opened. When the
Italian and The two Cinnamon were brought be
fore Magistrate Walsh he said he had no iuris-
J7iction TO hold them. and Lieutenant BURNER
snd his inspectors took the prisoners 20 the
Barge Office, where they were brought before
the Chinese Immigration Inspector.
Cardo declined 10 throw much light on how
he came TO snuggie the Cinnamon into port.
He said thev had boarded the steamer at Sava-
rtlle Colombia. and had slowed svav. The
Cinnamon. who believed that the trips I'd and
down town were all part of the game Of Snug
cling them into the country gave their names
Nov Lee and Wong Sieu. Both about
twenty-five years old. They were later locked
I'D in the Charles street police station and viii
be brought before Commissions Shields to day.
The third officer who was on watch hoard
the Prinz Sigis-nund when the men went ashore.
said that he had made q search for stovs7v7ys
on Saturday. before they came Up 70 SANDY Hook.
hut was unable 10 find any.
While the Hamburg American Line takes IN
usual care TO prevent aliens being srnuggled into
port. the landing Of the Cinnamon yesterday and
their capture American soil leaves the com
PAM open to a possible fine The minimum fine
IS $500 for each alien that enters the country
without passing through Ellis Island. The maxi
mum fine is 81 600.