Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1912 — Owner of Sloop Kidnaped [ARTICLE]

Owner of Sloop Kidnaped

Two Men Carried Him Off and Made Him Watch a Taxi All Night While They Slept New York. —Not since the time the big whale was washed ashore and flopped into the barroom at the Golden Eagle hotel in Canarsie in an intoxicated condition, about fifteen years ago, have the residents of that quiet village on»the shore of Jamaica bay been so upset as now, and all because ofataxi-cab outrage perpetrated on one of Canarsie’s leading residents.’ “Of course,” said an old clam digger, "it’s rare for taxicabs to drift down this way, but now and then we see one and everybody stops to look at it, but our main street is fast getbOjjiyfke Broadway; we have two moving picture places now, and they’re coining money, too—took in nearly ton dollars at one place the other night But about this taxicab business. ’ ' "Sol Collyer, who owns the sloop Wild Mag,.was coming up from the dock, where he had made his sloop fast for the night, when suddenly a taxicab-comes along and out jumps two men. They grab Sol and throw him intn ♦he taxicag) and the chauffeur drives a few blocks to the east of the main street on the Wyckoff farm road, where the men abandon the machine, telling Collyer not to budge or cry peril of

found Collyer chilled by the cold and stiff in the joints. f .> “The men were very pleasant and wished Sol good morning; then-they had the nerve to thank Sol for taking care of the car through the night while they slept in the Golden Eagle hotel. M ‘“So many taxicab thieves,’ one of the men said to Sol, ‘are around that we were afraid to leave the taxicab unguarded for the night. It was certainly very good of you, and we thank <you most heartily. There being no garage in Canarsle in which to put the taxicab, we just had to do this, and we are sorry if we caused you any inconvenience. Good-by.’ And they were off, leaving Sol plumb flabbergasted.” > • .. 2- f