Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-22
FIRST OFFICER OF SHIP
GETS INTO LIMBO, TOO
Detective Sergeant Reynolds Locates
Msckintoshes Struggled From Brit
,ish Steamer Celtic Princess, Arrests
All Parties Concerned and Notifies
Collector.

Harry A. Morewitz. of the firm OF
Norewitz BROTHERS. $500 West avenue.
end First officer II. Lawrence aud
Steward Nicholas Ligivols, Oh Inv
british steamship Celtic frlhcesS =,
we're held for the action OF the iederai
grand Jury by United States ComihlS-
sioner A. c. Garrett yesterday even
ING In connection with smuggling
,sse which was unearthed yesterday
n orning by Detective Sergeant John
w Reynoids. MorewitZ was admitted
r. bail in the sum of $4,000, A. Roseh-
banIn. being accepted as securely, nut
Lawrence and Ligiyois were unable 10
furnish bond and were lockedaup III
the city Jail for safe keeping. IheS
will later be transferred to the Nor
folk jail.
Morewitz Is charged with receiving
smugglod goods, II being alleged that
he bought fifteen macklntosheS
brought from Cardiff Wales. by the
steward. Ligivois is alleged to nave
taken the smugglad goods ashore ana
cold them and is being held on war
rant charging smuggling. FIRST VI
scer Lawrence is charged with hinder
inc and impeding the customs inspec-
tors who searched the steamship. me
uenaltv for receiving Struggled goods
IS n fine of not loss than 500 nor
more than $4,000 or a jail sentence OF
not less than one month nor more
than one year. or both In the discreet
ion of the court and the same penalfy
Is provided for the offense with which
all 4
the steward is charged. The pehaiy
provided for impeding customs inspec-
TORS in searching ships is line oil not
less than $l00 nor more than S2,ovo
and a jail sentence or not less thah
.,ne month nor more than one year in
jail, or both.
On Trial of Mackntoshes.
Sergeant Reynolds learned Wednes-
day evening that some sailors had
been trying 10 dispose of some mack
jntoshes. Thinking at once that Inc
goods had been smuggled or stoieh'
Sergeant Reynolds began an investi-
patton. Yesterday morning he found ont
Who had sold the goods and who had
brought them ashore and, securing n
lnunch. he went 10 the Celtic Prin-
ross. which was anchored in the har-
Dor getting ready to steam Tor
Havana.
He boarded the vessel and arrested
the steward and Regas Andrew and
Michael Massis. firemen, who hal
brought the steward ashore with the
struggled goods.
Before going aboard the ship Ser
gesut REYNOLDS went TO Morewltz
nrothers' store and seized the hfteen
coats Previously he had directed
Patrolman Pearson TO arrest ConStan-
tine Cerigas. a Greek shoemaker. VINO
was thought 10 have been implicated
In the smuggling.
With the three men in jail and
the goods recovered. Sergeant Rey-
rolds conferred with Collector OF
Customs ]. z. Il. Stuart and Captain
Stuart telephonad to Norfolk for a
United States marshall.
First Officer Obstinate.
CAPTAIN Stuart then directed Chief
Inspector Edioe MOrecock and lnspcc'
tors G. W. Struggled, +. l.. Frye. {,
F. Krause. NJ y. Lewis. colored and
lanes I. Mitchell. colorcd. 10 search
the ship. The inspectors went to the
-esseI aEd First Officer Lawrence re
fused 20 permit them 10 search the
shin without written order from
Captain Williams. master of the YES
sci Leaving his inspectors aboard,
Chief Morecock returned to the shore,
reported to Captain Stuart and found
the master Of the vessel
Returning 20 the ship. Chief More
cock and his men proceeded 70 search