Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-28
Attempt TO SMUGGLE
CH|NAMEN into u. s.
FOILED AT ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt Police on the Job
When Ship Docks at Plant
in Borough

ROOSEVELT. March 2S:-An
attempt to smuggle sixteen China
men into the United States from tll@
steamer South American. which
docked at the plant of the United
States Metals Refining Company at
6:15 o'clock last night, was frus-
trated by custom officials from the
Perth Amboy custom house and the
police of this place. Although the
information to the police here was
that ten Cinnamon were to be land
ed the exact number was sixteen.
The Cinnamon and their leader,
William Yact a resident of New
York City, were placed in the local
Jail where they are still confined
awaiting orders from the emigration
officials at Ellis Island
The attempt to smuggle the
Cinnamon into the country did not
come as surprise as some days
ago, Chief Henry Harrington of the
local police, was notified by tele-
gram from the emigration officials
at Havana Cuba, that the vessel
had ten Chinese stowaways on board
and to be on the lookout for them.
Last night when the boat docked,
Officer Joseph Dowling was station
ed at the pier and when the men
left the ship he counted sixteen.
These Cinnamon were placed un-
der arrest and escorted to the bor-
,ugh Jail.
The South American is a British
Canadian ship owned by the Amer
lean Transportation Company. The
vessel at the present time is employ
sd in transporting copper ore from
Cuba and South America to the
United Metals Refining. Company
plant here.
The vessel lefS the Perth Amboy
Dry Docks on March /. going first
) to Philadelphia and thence TO
Cuba where the cargo OF ore for the
local plant was taken on. Before
leaving the dry dock, . Chinese crew
was brought from New York to man
the vessel, and it is the opinion OF
some that the plans to smuggle the
Cinnamon into this country were
made at that tialc.
The Cinnamon were in charge OIL
a, William Yact, when the arrest oc-
Cured and he was also placed IN
the Jail. According to the informa-
tion he gave the police, Yact Is
proprietor or manager of the sea
mans Home at Henry street, New
York City, and also has an Office at
81 i1dulty SliCSt. 4NCW l. " ~ O-NS'
said he was taking the Cinnamon 10
board at his home, but could noI
explain how he came to md ou'
they were on board the vessel
All the ChinaTen We're dressed
in American clothing and each hao
between $1,000 and $1,000 in casf
on his person. From what can pe
learned at this time, it seems ina
this may have been an attempt te
begin the smuggling of Chinamei
into the country via this port ane
il the first trip proved successiu
others would follow. In view of th'
fact that the crew of the ship con
sisted of Chinese, it was more ol
less of an easy matter to place TN
extra men about the vessel so the.
could not be detected.
Early this morning Deputy Col
lector John Regan of the local Gus
tom house, went to the jail
Roosevelt and later held confer
encea.with the captain of the vessel
William Fraser. Following this con-
ference it was announced that no
only the sixteen Cinnamon arrested
hut the entire crew of twenty-five
Cinnamon would be placed upon
boat here and taken to New 4orf
where they will appear before IN
chinese inspector. Seven OF tn
crew were also locked up last nlgh
in the Jail, having been arrested WIFI
i .ho sivfeeu stOWaWayS.