The Forrest City times., 1910-06-03

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 Boarding masters Of this class were petty ras- calls They dealt i'll men d retail The brothers John and Peter sherman. of Iryington on the Pa. citic coast. were of another tyne They dealt in men wholesale shipped entire crews Their boarding houses were licensed by the govern ment Captains bargained with them openly The shipping commissioner of the port winked at their devious ways. A crowd of thugs run hers and hansers-on served them and thTiyed by their favor. They were men of substance and owned or controlled as part of their business ev- cry saloon. dance hall and resort in the crooked streets and dark alleys about the wharyes Upper lryington drew a headline about the waterfront and seldom yentured over f outside of business hours Jack and Pete sherman were kings of IrYiagton's sailortown
 Every autumn big fleet of wind jam mers"-shps Of 2oo1 10 3 .a4o tons register-lying off Irvington The wheat Of the new northwest was in their holds consigned to ports in Europe or India by way of the six-months' journey round the Horn. The wheat feet Irviagten called L. and when the wheat feet came upper lrvtngton stirred itself sailortoWn reused 10 vieioas life and .he sallertown kings reaped harvest af blood money
 No captain shipped crew from Irvington un- ~ Ae had done business with the kings and naid tEe5E price Captain Brown of the bark Carma1- thaeHsEire learned that ta his cost He nut into IrviHgtou for cargo at time when ships We're plenty and men hard ro get He was uncou- oerntd, for his men aal been shipped in England and would not be discharged until the hone For Was reached. Captains af deep-laden vessels ly- ing in The streas eyed the Carmarrhaeust .re.s crew envieusly Jack sherman quietly sent man or two aboard The ..limejuicer" to visit and smHgsle ln forbidden whisky By twas and thTees Captain Browns czew Jeff him and were hidden about sai,ortovn The IrgiugteH police were asked tn bring them back but howe8es hard they looked for deserters they didn't fnd aHy
 Then one dark night tle rest os the a5ea van ished over he side. to the last man after f1oea# iHs ue breath oat If Captain Brown and trsezag the n.ate uz ta The main ffeEau. And befe-= he astonishsa eaira.n could recover breath ena-zs 10 rear for law" Jack and Pete Sherman Fad a.s men shpred in of tAe waiting yesses and away Next day the captain was waited 1r 5y the kings who b,aza1y atered to anG hsaa -ee crew-at S54 ths man ita roared asaiH-ta tAs British cousa3. te 6i~ shipping agents to tsa fo- lice. who Were sympathetic bur helpless Nat F. could be feaHd tH efe1 tlat -Aat tae kaes 1at any hand is the affair am t1e skipping eaz-r1ss- siuner's records Hafs clear He Lad sh#ree5 no deserters tat le knew ot
 But CaF-aia Brown sv8re tlat f he couldn't get back his men or gel the dogs of justice 10 even bark at the klags h- a- least would rav them no blood moHey t#z ueV crew So he went to another pert aua brought new crew 10 Irtinetcn hg steamer Ills bark was hauled o4t into the stream aud her crew kept close iu her forecastle That uIgat she was boarded by masked men who swept her new crew Hxer the bows into the stream. Gossip had l. thar some of them were drowned. Captain Brown gave a9 and paid the sherman boys S-5 Instead of go each for a crew. and put to sea .l hurry They're bleedin swine. ba, they're kings ot