Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07
LEWES.
One Gerpaa Bests German Grew.

A man whose name is said to be
Ernest Schiller, was landed in the
local Jail on Thursday night charged
with one OF the most neryy attempts
ever made to seize a ship at sea. he
boarded the British steamship Aatop-
DO, bound for VladivOstok, with car
20 Of war munitions and supplies, at
Hoboken, N. j., last Thursday morn
ing, and appeared two hours after the
ship had passed Sandy Hook and
started to run things. He succeeded
very well. With signals flying asking
for assistance the MatoppO arrived on
Delaware Capes at 1 p. m. Thursday,
and was brought to anchor inside the
BreakWater.
According TO the story told by the
Matoppo's men. the first seen of Schil-
Ter was when he confronted Captain
RIcharg Bergner, the steamers COM
mander. In his cabin with revolver in
each hand, and threatened to shoot
bim II he made q noise. The captain
was compelled to remain a prisoner
IN his cabin most of the night At
midnight Schiller made the captain
promise. under penalty of death, TO
remain quiet, locked him in and went |
70 the wireless cabin and put the In
struments out OF commission. then /
threw the steamers armament. con-
sistlng of six rifles. overheard and re-
turned TO the cabin. He rifed the |
safe, destroying many important pa
pers.
He expected to find some s2000 Of
English money, but there was no
money aboard except ego which he
took from the captain and R1O which
he later took from the first officer.
At 4 a. IN. he allowed the captain to-
leave the cabin to take charge Of the
ship, and compelled the captain, Off
GERS and crew to head the steamer in
toward land. The man told the cap
tain that he had placed bombs in diff
ferent parts of the ship, and as the
crew of the MatOopO feared him, when
the steamer hove in sight Of the Del
aware Capes her course was again
and she sent up the signal
for assistance. On approaching the
Delaware Breakwater, Schiller com
pelled the captain to lower a boat TO
put him on shore. AS soon as the
boat was manned and lowered with
ia It, still threatening every
BODY with his pistols, the crew started
rowing for shore, but the Pilot boat
ran between the small
boat and the shore. took the small {
boat in tow, put a pilot on the steam /
er and steamed for the breakwater,
OF Schiller and his guns. /
When OF Cape Henlopen the Coast :
Guard power boat met them and Cap I
lain John S. Lynch ordered Schiller '
into the boat, disarmed him and then /
brought him ashore, and the pilot !
boat returned the small boat crew to !
The steamer Upon being searched the
stolen money and nearly 100 "A cal
Ibre cartridges were found on Schil-
Ter. +
Schiller is about 26 years Of age, is
all and slim, with light hair and mus I
ache and light blue eyes. He has been Z
living for the past eight months at
where the Matoppo loaded &
her cargo. He was the son Of Ger
mans, now living in Petrograd, and a
ne came from England to America
about nine months ago. He apparent Y
y is q highly educated man and said Il
le could speak six languages. Immi-
grafton officer Reiss left Philadelphia Il
Thursday night for the Breakwater
o take charge of Schiller, should he
)e regarded subject to Federal immi- 4
ration laws, and Acting British Con- n
Iul General Ford, of Philadelphia, ac- n
.Ompanied him. a
Ernest Schiller, also known as Clar-
nee Reginald Hudson, was taken to s.
lew York on Saturday, where he was g
.rraigned on suspicion of conspiring 7
o dynamite the Cunard Line steam b
hip Pannoma. To safe himself from
deportation to England he has con- Il
essed to planning explosions on many 81
lunition ships bound for ports of the
lilies, the police assert. According to gI
he story Of Schiller his efforts to Ii
ause the destruction of steamers were b.
nanced by a young woman living In d
allen, Mass, who Is a German SYM h,
athizer. Several arrests are expect Fl
q to be made. II
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