New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1928, Page 11

LA PUTS " ENDTO GAWBLING Pacilic’s Floating Casino Owner Now in Jail San Pedro, Cal, Aug. 34 UP— Stripped of its gaity and gamblers, the Moating casine Johanna $mith rode at anchor here today, its games of chance ended and its pur- ported owner in jail, all because an anclent maritime law had been dusted off to give federal authori- ties seizure righta on the high ie‘l- The ship was captured by the government yesterday, two months after the owner, Albert Howard, had set up gambling operations o it 12 miles off the coast, and defied every effort of Los Angeles and Orange county police to stop his business. i Before he surrendered, it was necessary to resort te a radio call to a United States coast guard cut- ter to force his hand, after which the government got Heward, the ship, its crew of 30 and $11,000. The owner was held by the United States marshal's office today pend- fag further action, while his ship was under $20,000 bond. The crew was released. It was a statute enacted in 1798, that waa invoked to end the gambl- ing activities, eoriginally aimed at piracy, the statute provided for for- feiture of a ship and all contents when employed for any *“‘trade other than that for which licensed." The Johanna Smith had been N-| ®ensed for coastal trade and a writ of attachment issued by federal court at Los Angeles erday was based on the charge that it had been operating as a gambling barge. Three deputy United States mar- shals attempted to serve the writ but when they boarded the ship, the crew appeared distinctly bellig- erent. A radio eall to & ceast guard cutter brousht 15 armed men who took the ship in charge and sailed it into harbor. The marshals found $11,000 in the ship's strong boxes. County authorities had been help- less to take any action because of | the ship's location eut of their Jurisdiction. Crowds estimated at 300 to 400 had visited the ship nightly, although ne liguor was al- lawed on hoard. LOVER IS HELD IN SUIGIDE PACT GASE Murder Charge Filed Against Ontario Youth Wocedstock, Ont., Aug. 24 P— Robert John Childs, 20 vears old, was held on & eharge of murder today after the verdict of a coron- ors jury that he was responsible for the death of his sweetheart in an alleged suicide pact. The girl, Gertrude Yelland, died from the effecta of chloroform which Childs testified he adminis- tered to her and to himself in an endeavor to end their lives.” He said he first conceived the tdea of suicide because his parents nagged him and that when “e told the girl she insisted ellowed to die with him. He purchased the chloroform last Baturday night and told the girl of Bis intentions. He sald she begged him not to cemmit suicide when she was not there “because if you die T want to die too.” Monday night, he said, he called that she be | for Miss Yelland in his car and they drove eut into the eountry. Lying dows on the floor of the car they pulled a rug over their| heads and he unstopped two bottles | of chloreform. said the girl told him, just bef-re| she lost consciousness. He said he finally got up from the figer of the car and started to drive back to town, stopping at a farmhouse on the way to get a drink of water. He did not kmow the girl was dead, h> testified. His parents, Alderman and Mrs. Fred Childs, denied they nagged him, his father testifying that he and his wife had no objection to | Miss Yelland as & prospective | daughter-in-law. | MAPLE HILL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Latham and | daughter of Theodore atreet are on a motor trip through Maine, | Mra. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson | of Golt street have been spending a few days in New York. Misses Elizabeth and Harriett Comsteck of Sequin strect are at- | tending the general conference at | East Northtield, Mass., this week. Dr. and Mra. L. E. Dary and son | David of Maple Hill avenue, hav: | returned from a vacation spent at York Beach, Maine. Mra. Daniel B. Olson and daugh | ter, Barbara, of Red Bank, N. J. |are guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. K | Perry at their summer | Hotchkiss Grove, Branford. Miss Marjorie Yeung of New | Britain is visiting Miss Evelyn Sor- | row of Sequin street at her summer | place at Canoe Harbor, East River. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hurd of Golf street spent a few days last week visiting their son and daughter-in- |law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurd in | Schenectady, N. Y. Miss Constance Grant ef Golf | street and her guest, Miss Dorothy Comstock of Somers are attending the New Britain Girl Scout camp at Job’s Pond in Portland. Mr. and Mra. L. L. Harding and daughters, Leonie and Loulse and Mrs. Louise Peterman of Robbins avenue are spending thelr vacation at Lyme. Mrs. Theodore D. Pond of Provi- dence, R. 1, is a guest of her son, William R. Pond of Hillcrest ave. TABLET IS UNVEILED Sacco-Vansetti Sympathizers in Bos- ed Men. Boston, Aug. containing bas reliefs of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti was un- veiled last night at a memoriul jmeeting in Scenic auditerium in the |South End commemorating the |anniversary on the execution of the Professer Robert M. Lavett of the Uiivaisity of 'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1928 Chicago chajrman, and the speakess included Dr. Alexander University of “Kiss me, Bob” he |Horace M. Kallen, home at ton Dedicate Memorial to Execut- 24—(M—A tablet | |two men in Charlestown state prison | |a year age. The meeting was attended by 2,000 [persons, one third of whom were | wemen, | Mrs. Glendower Evans, Boston so- ciety woman who was a leader in a ilong legal battle to save the men | {from the electric chair, unveiled the tablet which ‘was by Gutzon | Borglum, and was a gift from the sculptor. Speakers aaid it would be | | placed on the outer wall of & building {which the Sacco-Vanzetti defense |committee recently purchased emn Beacon Hill within sight ef the | state house. The building will be used next winter as a publie forum. OUR AUGUST FUR SALE NOW IN PROGRESS Leaders in Quality Furs for the Past Seven Years. Our Label is Your Guarantee Three Season's Free Service HUDSON FUR SHOP 13 Franklin Square Ask Your Neighbor Abou t Our Former August Sales. Meiklejohn Wisconsin; Prot, | English lecturer; and Rev. Harold 'stored this fall. The place, now the acted as |Stratton of Waorcester. of the | WILL RESTORE BOONE HOME |rock with large roon and great fire- New Melle, Mo., Aug. 24 (UP)— places. formerly of | The old homestead of Daniel Boone 'of heavy walnut, and skilled work- Harvard; John Cowper Powyas, ;in 8t. Charles county will be re- ers have been working nearly a year | ployers’ asseciation. CREASE ASSURED 24 (UP)—Approxi arpeniers are assured | 'z property of F. M. 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