The Archive · 1924

Pirate Arrested in Paris

One finds all sorts of queer people in Paris—even pirates. In the ands of the police at the present moment is a German-American named Pfaff, who is strongly suspected of being the moving spirit jin a highly successful raid on the French str, Molhouse shout three months ayo. This vessel, carrying very large quantity of liquor in her cargo, " was hailed off the American coast. by a schooner, which signalled a desire fo buy 50 cases of whiskey. Soon after the two vessels were alongside, 20 men of the schooner's crew boarded the Mulhouse, revolver in hand, took the officers and crew prisoners, and put the wireless apparatus out of Half a dozen other schooners soon have in view and collecte round the Mulhouse, and their crews immediately proceeded to transfer the Mulhouse's cargo to their own vessels, forcing the crew of the steamer to help them, The work lasted seven or eight days and fine ely all cases of liquor out of the steamer'y id, the pirates sheered off with: oat requesting anyone to walk the plank.

The Mulhouse n for the near eat Canad n wort and gave informa-the police. "One of which somewhat put into port ae St enti and captured, the stolen care make inquiries on his. own agcwant. By meos which would no doubt be very slated, he 50

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