Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-27
kIIP PRISONER
STILL At LARGE
Federal Authorities Aid in
Search for Mess Boy--FIed
in Irons

Federal authorities have been en-
listed in an endeavor to locate the
negro mess boy by the name of b.
Leonard who jumped overheard
from the steamer Carolyn, in Prince
Bay. Saturday morning, after having
been in irons following an a~lterca-
ton aboard the vessel two days be-
fore coming up the coast.
Robert Sheppard, of 1914 Front
street, this city. reported to the
Perth Amboy police Saturday after
noon that about 1890 o'clock in the
morning he had seen a light colored
regro floating in Raritan bay with a
pair of handouts on and that he took
him to the Red Bank lighthouse.
The police here notified the police
of Tottenville and Acting Detective
Sergeant Schley was assigned to the
case. A visit to the Prince bay light
house at S%eguine's Point failed to
locate the negro and the police of
the marine division of the New York
police department were notified.
Sergeant Klute, of the marine d.
vision, came down and visited both
the Great Beds light in Raritan bay
and the lighthouse at Seguines Point
but could find no trace of the man.
An investigation later revealed the
fact that the negro had been seen
on the beach about 1880 O'Clock
Saturday morning drying his clothes.
He went to the garage of Hoag and
hoenig at the foo of Prince Bay
avenue, Prince Bay, and asked for a
taxi to take him to New York. When
told there were no airs for hire, he
displayed a roll of bills to show that
he could pay. That failed to get him
a car and he waited until an oil
truck driver, a chauffeur for A. Hal
lowell, an oil dealer of 341 West
31st. street, Paterson. came along.
Leonard persuaded the driver to
give him a lift and when last seen
they were headed for the Totem
VILE ferry.
The steamer Carolyn, which was
brought up the bay by Captain Law
renee Pearce of the tug Jacob Heath
Of the Arthur Kill Towing Company.
Tottenville, locked at the Liebig
Company's plant at Carteret. >Satur-
day afternoon and 1t was not until
then that the negro was missed.
Leonard told John Hoag, at Prince
Bay, that he had trouble aboard
a ship and did not want to enter
port. After a swim of more than a
mile he reached shore.
The trouble really started. it is
said, when the vessel left Boca Graz
Grande, Florida. Leonard was the
oilers mess boy and he did not get
Kong very good with the cook. On
pursday he went to the galley and
cdered eggs turned over" fried on
Ene side. Leonard got mad and
|there was an argument which caused
the cook to ladle out some hot water
and throw 1t at him.
Then Leonard rushed down to the
oilers quarters and came back with
an automatic pistol. The cool ran
with Leonard close on his heels. His
irst shot missed and the second went
through the left hand of M. Charl-
ton, the steward of the ship. The
third went wild in the cabin.
Captain Alonzo Nash arrived on
the scene and with Chief Officer
Evans, Leonard was %subdued. He was
then placed In irons and placed be-
= W. Saturday morning when one of
vhe men went below with his break
fast the negro was gone. Some n
had cut the ropes and he had slip
ped them off. leaving them on the
floor of the tug.