The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-09
DOYLE RECAPTURES
PRALL ISLAND IN
GARBAGE DRIVE
Richmond Naval Foray Uses
Derrick TO Break Up Card
Game and Get II.
WATCHMEN AND SHACK
HOISTED OFF BODILY

or his borough as the result of his pic
turcsque exploit in recapturing rrall's
Island in the Arthur XIII. to which he
has laid claim most vigorously since
Richmond folk opposed having the island
turned into the place for the city's gar
oage incincrator.
Last Monday Doyies three watch
men on the island were abducted by
thirty armed men in a motor boat and
were maronned on the New Jersey shore,
out yesterday Doyle kidnapped the OPP
posing guards with a 1000 ton derrick.
This derrick was on "A barge belonging
20 the Hudson River Line. which. with
the tug Transport in charge OF Capt.
George Boyle. was moored at st. George
early yesterday with an air Of great
mystery. Under Doyle's direction thirty
armed men. twenty members Of the
staten Island Vigilance Committee.
twenty-five carpenters and five painters
marched aboard. Also on the expedi-
ton wore Alderman Charles r. Cole.
ostmaster John p. Purcell and Emil
Peterson. a builder OF To,tenville. WHIT
went along TO see that the 5000 spent
on the Invasion by the civic organiza-
tons OF the borough were advanta-
G,ously used.
secret Of 100000 Persons.
At = $50 p. NJ. the invaders steamed of
without a farewell celebration or .
orass band. as the expedition was a
strict secret. unknown to any one except
about 100000 Staten Islanders. After
an hours pleasant sail the Transport
" the barge to a pier at Mariners
haroor. where n load OF lumber was
swung aboard by the corps Of engineers.
AZ the naval expedition cast OF. the
gang OF carpenters set to work clapping
together a small cottage on the barge
with frenzied speed. No sooner did they
" one wall set up than the painters
hplashed paint on It at the same furious
pace. BY the time the OUTFIT reached
tie Arthur Kill the bungalow was com.
p.ete. except for hot and cold water and
q p~honograph.
Then came the landing on the disputed
ehore. with Doyle and his counsel, WILL
INN r. lawn, dauntlessly showing the
way. Doyle STROBE to a window Of
the old pilot house with a cabin Ar
tached, lying about 800 feet from the
rater, from which his men had been
dispossessed. Through a portfolio he
couid see two men in the pilot house and
Tour In the cabin, driving away dull
care with pinochle.
Come out here Doyle yelled. 1T
want to read something to you"
WouIdn't Leave the Game.
Apparently no literature Interested
them just then. for not a man deserted
the pinochle game. Doyle opened his
mouth a notch wider:
This house belongs 70 me. and Tn
coins to take IT,"
~ meld 100 aces" was the only
response. Thereupon the lawyer SOL
EMMY read Doyle's deed TO the property
n the building permit obtained for
the erection of the cottage which conn
pleted the Staten Island Magma Charta.
III give you one more warning to
set out Of that building" DOYLE
shouted. IF you don't we'll take you
and the building too"
Tit men, who were reported to have
been left there by J. Sterling Drake. the
real estate operator who has disputed
the ownership Of this strategic point
with Doyle. still found life more COM
Portable inside than out.
Derrick in Action Now.
Doyle turned coward the derrick.
mich had by this time lifted the new
outpost OF civilization TO a plot OF land
thirty feet away. The huge boom was
swung near, a rope was passed under the
middle Of the cabin and tho engineer
started his hosting machinery as il he
meant to lift the top of the island.
the building rose from It's posts into
the air with the speed OF a bird. But
IL night was not so graceful, because
the barge was bucking "A heavy sea.
After dipping about on a little aeroplane
trip of their own for several minutes
the occupants were finally dumped on
tina barge deck. The men in the after
compartment were stlll playing pinochle.
The pair forward hadn't had such n
good time, however. as the stove had
torn loose from its moorlngs and they
nad 10 Dodge II without much time for
a birdseye view OF the bay.
The men still preferred to keen in re.
tirement. despite their rocking in this
cradle OF the deep. So DOYLE put his
elards ashore in the new fort with in
struct!ons TO use their guns IL rushed
end with enough provisions to last for
a long siege. The navy had been twenty
minutes on the return cruise when a
dark gray. sinister craft, that had been
man9uvring in the offing, gave chase
and as 1t drew nearer proved to be the
motor boat Of Harbor Il. with Sergeant
klute and five bluecoat seamen aboard
They shouted a Jemand for the tug TO
heave 10.
Cant" megaphoned Cant. DoyIe
Current too strong-have to 20 on"
Owner Claimant with Police.
30 the merry chase went on for a mi,e
and a half further. As the TRANSPORT
slowed down Just outside Arthur KIN
Bridge the motorboat drew alongside
and to the surprise OF those on the ting
]. Sterling Drake was one OF the board,
ing party. He demanded the release of
the cabin occupants. but none OF the
expedition seemed to know who was in
charge.
I'VE aren't holding Them" several de-
clared, w want them to come out"
Drake pounded on the doors. but not
even he could coax the men out.
piece OF paper was slipped out through
a portfolio asking If he was Drake
After he had said he was himself. the
pinochle players came out, but refIsed
10 talk to Drake or any one else. Thu
real estate operator insisted that the
whole expedition be locked IN. ana
Sergt. klute nearly tore his hair.
81 wish this whole damned thing was
settled he said. "Tll take no chances
YOu make "A complaint. MIR. Drake. and
II you get warrants we'll execute them"
After Drake tried to have his men put
lahore by the raidlng squadron and was
AnII In s'taLn than, 90 A,.-,s 4,