Evening journal., 1916-03-31
PIRATE Declares
-FOUR MORE were
IN STEAMER PLOT
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nearly 100 .44-calbre pistol cartridges
were found on Schiller.
AS the hold-up was committed out
side Of the three mile limit. the United
States authorities may have nothing to
do with the matter, in which ease schil-
Ter viii be returned to The steamer and
landed at st. Lucia. a British port.
where the steamer will stop for coal.
Immigration Officer Reiss left Philadel-
phia last night for the Breakwatcr to
take charge OF Schiller, should he be re-
CARRIED subject TO Federal immigration
laws. and Acting British Consul General
Ford Of Philadelphia, sent represen-
tative TO make a personal investigation
today. These two men probably VIII
act in conjunction with United states
District Attorney Charles L. Curlcy, OF
this district
Schiller is about 20 years old, tall and
slim, with light hair and mustacbe and
blue eyes He has been living tor the
past eight months at Hoboken. where
the Alatoppo loaded her cargo. lie
speaks excellent English, rs he has lived
IN England for number of years. Com
placently reciting how be held up the
Matoppo and its entire crew of about
90 men. he declared last night that he
was willing TO take what punishment
was IN store for him. lie apparently IS
n highly educated man and said that lac
can speak six languages. he declared
he was the son of Germans now living
in Petrograd. and that he came from
England to America about nine months
AGO. lie refused to tell how he arrived
here.
1T was no trouble for me TO get on
the ship" he said with smile. II
walked on looked her over. while she
was being loaded at Hoboken and last
Thursday morning. about 3 O'Clock,
slipped in one OF the boats. In get
ting IN | was compelled 10 break one
OF the cords which holds the canvas
top on Inside there was a coating
OF ice in the bottom. / had lunch
with me. laid there some time,
then I heard one OF the sailors say
something about the cord being
broken He got a new cord and fixed
Il up. making my hiding place safe.
Made Captiyes Drink With Him.
There ! stayed until the ship start
cd 10 sea. and yesterday evening,
about 9 o'clock. I-slipped out. went
down to the captains room, asking
my way from one of the crew. / en-
tered, pointing my revolver at the cap
tain. told him that his vessel was in
the hands of the Germans and TO hand
over his weapons. took three re-
volvers from him. While we we're
there the engineer came in. I made
him put up his hands. Then the sec
ond officer came in and that made
three | ordered them 20 put out
whisky and soda. We had drink all
around, wishing each other good
health.
Il warned them all to mind me. or
! would blow up the ship. l then
closed the cabin door and went "a
the wireless station, where | ordered
the operator to put his hands up while
destroyed the wireless instruments
! marched him back 10 the cabin with
me. They were lot OF towards, FOL
they could have dropped something on
my head or could have come after mC
when | went to the wireless; but
when / walked back they we're sitting
there scared to death Then | took
possession OF the ship.
AT first l was going TO sink IL, but
the officers told me that they had
wives and children and begged me
not TO make them take to the boats.
for the sea was rough and they could
never get to shore alive. | thought
II over for a half hour. l did not
want TO kill them, but I did want the
money on board and ! did want 10
sink the ship. However, l finally
decided that we would strike out for
shore und that ! would make my
escape. I told them TO steer a wester-
~ course. then I changed il TO south.
westerly. for / did not know where
was. We finally came in sight OF Z
lighthouse. was afraid to land. fol
the coast patrol might get me. Any
way. l told the captain TO put me OF
shore. A boat brought me off an,
when ! got near the land a boat with
men came up and the captain tol'