The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-04
q STOWAWAyS F|SHEO
OUT Of WATER TANK
Boston Police Had a Tip They
Were Italian DespersdOes
Of the Worst Type.
GET TWO OF CRETIC'S CREW
Men Paid From - 10 80 TO BE Struggled
Over Ocean and Ashore and
Were Fed.
GET TWO OF CRETIC'S CREW

HosroN. April 3.-Twcnty seven 1tal-
ians. stowaways, among whom are SAID
to We some Of the most dangerous GRIM
inais In southern italy. were found con-
ccalcd In one Of the water tanks In the
fore hold of the White star liner Cretic
wle she was docked at Charlestown
this afternoon. An earlier senrch. when
the vessel was down the harbor. by de-
tectives from Boston police headduar-
ters and immigration inspectors failed
to reveal the hiding place Of the 1tal-
ians. the officers having been on tho
outlook for them In consequence OF in
lorna tion conveyed to Deputy Super
intendent OF Police William Il. Watts
In a letter sent to him last month from
Naples.
Two italian Interpreters on board the
stea nship were arrested In connection
with the charges by the Federal au-
tho-ities OF n conspiracy IT, emucglc
the cliens through In violation ~ the
immigration laws as we'll as t. d.fraud
the steamship company Of It's passage
money.
Many Of the stowaways whom ques-
toned. declared that they paid some
one from e 10 IS each to get them
transportation across the ocean and to
smuggle them ashore without their
cases going through the hands OF the
immigration people.
These twenty-seven Italians had q
narro wescope from being drowned. one
Of the ehip's officers learning that the
water tank was empty had given orders
to have II filled to-day for ballast pur-
poses. but learning that the ship was to
be jrydocked here he countermanded 1t.
The letter received by Deputy Watts
was mailed at Naples ON March 1S. after
the Cretlc had sailed. Coming IVY way
of lIavre I. caught a fast steamer anu
reached this city several days ago.
The writer informed Deputy Watts
that fifteen dangerous criminals men
who would stop short Of no crime In the
calendar. had slowed themselves away
on the crstic with the connivance "
several people in the steamship COM
pany's employ Just before she sailed for
this country and told Just what arr
ranyen,ents had been made 70 get the
MEN landed here without detection.
Among the stowaways the police infor-
man, said were murderers. anarchists
and black hand men and he gave the
names Of those on board the steamship
who were in the plot.
Inspector Hsrtiand. learning that the
forward water tank was empty. decided
TO take look into 1t. When the top
was removed IIartland lowered himself
in and dropped upon the PROSTATE
forms OF tw" Italians. whoset up q
veil, In which they were Joined by
many of their fellows. liartland gave
the alarm, and one by one the stow
aways We're dragged from their place
OF conceal lment. searched for weapons.
station in city square. They were a
dirty. betlroggled lot when hauled from
the black hole and seemed glad to get
a little fresh air.
At the police station the stowaways
were closely questioned by the Federal
and city officers through interpreters
All Of them admitted that they had
slowed away jus; before the Cretic cast
of her lines from the dock at Naples.
but none confessed to being criminals
or oiiier than pcaccablc men who were
taking advantage Of an opportunity to
bea; the White star Line out of pas
sage money. Some of the prisoners
Wer. mere boys. but others were hard
loolt!Gg characters.
They told OF having paid small sums
10 certain man who agreed to ar
range FOR their transportation across
the ocean and To get them landed in
Boston without being inspected by the
immigration authorities. During the
passage they mingled among the steer
age passenxers. who numbered about
loo. and so escaped detection for the
time being. Last night. coming across
Massa chus.tts Bay. the stOWaWays said
they Received a tip from some one on
board that II was time To get under
cover and were pil0ted one by one into
the hold and ordered 10 hide in the
water tank until word came To go
ashore.
The stOwaways had an unplea sa nj time
in the place for room. air and food
was s.0nt. Some Of them cOmpla med
bitterly against the man whom they
had given their money. No weapons.
except twO' jackknivcs. were found In