BATTLE WITH RIVER PIRATES.
A NEW YORK SENSATION. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPVH.IG FT'Pj NEW 7 YORK, Nov. 13. An extraordinary battle took place between detectives and river pirates under Brooklyn Bridge. Wholesale thefts of waterfront goods having been reported to the police, .detectives concealed themselves ip barges. They overtook motor boats laden with stolen coffee. They ordered the occupants to surrender. The latter replied with revolver shots. The detectives returned the fire. All of them were badly wounded, but the thieves surrendered The police believe they have stopped the operations of a gang whose depredations have extended over years.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3490, 15 November 1913, Page 5
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