Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-11 | Page 5 | River Pirates

IEt naulu Between Thorn ant New ew York Chicago May MI 11 A dispatch dl to the from New Now York says saysA sa A battle between bel tho the policemen who man the police pollee boat boot and a n s of or po pa policemen Icemen d as river pirates his hg be been n off or the shore of f Tamp Ins nile lt There was ns no n bloodshed but bitt the battle enough and ond a a num number lum lumber number ber of at Staten Island residents on the J Hay Bay shore I w convinced that the police had made an Important cap capture lure ture of rIvet river thieves The police boat bOt Patrol tired Ired a I num number number ber her of shots from rom Its Il two at atthe the tho pirates The forces clashed brandishing clubs strips of ot rubber hose and revolvers and the fireboat New Yorkers with steam wih up stood n a short distance away apparent apparently ly Iy ready ead to give the police help should hould It I be needed As Aa a matter mater of fact the tho light was ar arranged are ranged for or moving pictures to be shown hown In the public parks parke during the tho celebration tion tOI of the two faro hundred humOred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of at New Nel NewYork NewYork York Tho The patrol with two launches and several rowboats was Used aed In tIm tho fight n hl Two of ot the pirates pretended to be shot and fell tell to the bottom of ot their boat bat A conflict wound up the Ih proceedings