Evening journal., 1916-03-31
Pirate Declares
-FOUR MORE were
IN STEAMER PLOT
Continued from Flrst Page.


[ was brought into five fathoms as a
4 1recaution. Il was explained that If
( IN explosion did occur on the vessel
could be easily raised.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ng Schiller informed Captain Ber-
= yener and Magistrate Register that
ne had not placed bombs aboard the
Il vessel and that his boast about them
@hade been made to strike terror in
+ heir hearts.
Schiller said the only reason he did
rot beach the vessel on the rocks was
& because Captain Bergener. when plead
f ne for his life. had pointed to a pic
4 ure of mis- daughter on his cabin wall
lind Schiller was struck by the beauty
pf the young girl.
Magistrate Register took no chances
& with the pirate last night. the town
ock-up being guarded by four heavily
rmed men. This morning Schiller
awoke about o'clock and ate a hearty
breakfast
Detectives were expected to reach
ewes at noon from the New York po-
ice department, as well as Deputy
British Consul Ford Of Philadelphia.
Z the New York officials can connect
4 Schiller with any criminal act there.
'e will be taken to that city this after
Oon In case the New York authori-
les do not want Schiller. in all prob
| bility he will be brought to Whining
on. while his case is taken under ad-
4 isement by the government officials.
s Information from Washington SAYS
Schiller is likely to spend the rest of
sna III rHt N"ranN NaN .NanHn MnaI.s rlnN
prison. rather than face punishment by
England for his action in holding up the
steamer. Authorities on maritime law
r held today. Schiller undoubtedly would
F be considered as pirate and be sem
lnder Section 200 OF the law OF 1900,
which says
I "Whoever on the high seas commits
he crime of piracy as defined hy the
aw OF nations and afterwards is
brought into or found In the United
States shall be imprisoned for life"
Naval lawyers think this statute
+ orecludes the possibility of turning
+ Schiller over 70 England although his
alleged piticy was committed on an
English ship or the high seas Under
previous laws death was the punishment
s meted on; hy this government for pi-
acy.
With signals flying asking for i'm
mediate assistance, the Matoppo ar
lived off Delaware capes at o'clock
yesterday Afternoon and was brought
o anchor inside the Breakwater The
pilot boat Philadelphia and the Lewes
ro9st guard crew started TO respond
o the signals but before either had
& Feached the M-toppo some Of the
81 steamers crew were on their way TO-
wards shore in a small boat with
& Schiller, who seemed TO be having
+ nuch TO say about the course OF the
boat when the pilots overhauled the
smaller craft.
+, According to the story told by the
Natoppo's men. the first seen OF
IS Schiller was when he confronted Cap
f ain Richard Bergner. the steamers
f. commander in his cabin. with a pistol
{. n each hand and threatened to shoot
~ him If he made n noise. The captain
IS WAS compelled TO remain a prisoner
W n his cabin most of the night. Al
s midnight Schiller made the captain
# promise under penalty of death TO re
( nein quiet. locked him i'm and went Il
he wireless cabin and put the wire
ess instrument out OF commission
hen threw the steamers armament
consisting of six rifles, overheard and
returned TO he cabin. He riied the
safe. destroying many important
IL papers.
'< -ess Money Than Expected.
He expected to find some $4,000 oi
English money, but there was ne
money aboard, except $50, which he