The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

truded there. There was no attempt made
to follow the villains; there were no dispo-
sition to do it, and indeed very little
thought Of such an enterprise. There were
no courts and no officers; there was no gov
ernment the islands belonged to Peru, and
Peru was far away she had no official rep
resentative on the ground and neither had
any other nation.
However, Capt. Ned was not perplexing
his head about such things. They con-
cerned him not. He was boiling with rage
and furious for justice. At nine o'clock
at night he loaded his double-barreled gun
with slugs, fished out pair of handouts,
got ships lantern, summoned his quarter
master, and went ashore. He said
"Do you see that ahip there at the
dock ?''
"Ay-ay, SIR"
cts the Venus"
"Ay-ay sir"
"You--you know me.
"Ay-ay, sir
every well, then. Take the lantern.
Garry it just under your chin. I'll walk
behind you and rest this gun-barrel on
your shoulder, printing forward-so Keep
your lantern well up, SOS can see things
ahead of you good. I'm going to march in
on Noakes-and take him--and jug the
other chaps. If you flinch-well, you know
me-"
"Ay-ay, sir"
In this order they filed aboard softly, ar
rived at Noakes den, the quartermaster
pushed the door open, and the lantern re-
vealed the three desperadoes sitting on the
| floor. Capt. Ned said
Pm Ned Blakely. I've got you under
fire. Don't you move without orders-any
of you. You two kneel down in the corner;
face to the wall-now. Bill Noakes, put
these handouts on; now come up close.
Quartermaster, fasten 'em. All right.
Don't stir, slr. Quartermaster, put the
key in the outside of the door. Now, men,
Pm going to lock you two in; and if you
try to burst through this door-well you've
heard of me. Bill Noakes, fall in ahead,
and march. All set. Quartermaster, lock
the door"
Noakes spent the night on board Blake
ly's ship, prisoner under strict guard
Early in the morning Capt. Ned called in
all the sea-captains in the harbor and in
vited them, with nautical ceremony, to be
present on board his ship at nine o'clock to
witness the hanging of Noales at the yard
arm
"What The man has not been tried. :"
"Of course he hasn't. But didn't he kill
the n:gger?"
"Certainly he did but you are not think
ing of hanging him without a tral?'
"Trtali What do want to try him for,
if he killed the nigger?'
"Oh, Capt Ned, this will neper do
Think how it will sound"
"sound be hanged Didn't he kiH the
niger ?"
Certainly, certainly, Capt. Ned, no
body denies that,
"Then Pm going TO hang him, that's
all. Everybody I've talked to talks just
the same way you do. Everybody says he
killed the nigger, and yet every one of you
wants him tried for it. / don't understand
such bloody foolishness as that. Tried
Mind you, don't object to trying him, il
it's got to be done to give satisfaction
and I'll be there and chip in and help, too
put il off till afternoon--put it of till after
noon, for I'll have my hands middling full
till after the burying-"
"Why what do you mean Are you
going to hang him any hoo-and try him
afterward? ?'
"Ddn't say was going to hang him
never saw such people as you. What's
the difference? You asked favor, and
then you amt satisfied when you get it,
Before or alters all one-you know how
the trial will go. He killed the Niger
say-I must be going. Ifyour mate would
like to come to the hanging, fetch him
along. like him."
There was a stir in the camp. The cap
tains came in body and pleaded of Capt
Ned not to do this rash thing. They prom
ised that they would create court com
posed of the best characters; that they
would empanel a jury they would conduct
everything in a way becoming the serious
nature of the business in hand, and give
the case an impartial hearing, and the ac
cused fair trial. And they said it would
be murder and punishable by the Ameri
can courts If he persisted and hung the
, accused on his ship. They pleaded hard
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