The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-04-23
SMu66lII6-ANA.
BY LOUIS HOUaH.

state of some excitement, for the clearing
off of the early morning mist had reveal.
ed suspicious.looking lugger, lying be-
Gained and motionless; and they hoped
that the fastest smuggler on the coast,
that had shown them her heels many and
many time, whose repeated escapes had
caused them to become the laughing.
stocks of the country side, and had even
excited suspicion of connivance in the
breasts of the authorities, had at last
fallen into their hands.
ut is her, safe enough" shouted one
who had telescope; s:that Is the Lot
terry, or my names not Bowden!'
There was no time to be lost; the
breeze might spring up at any moment,
and the best vessel and the crew most
conversant with the coast, handiest in
bad weather and most reckless of conse-
quences, remain free to renew a career of
fraud and violence. So the officer in
command ordered couple of boats to be
manned at once, and put off to secure the
prize.
But the Lotteries made up their minds
not to give up their valuable cargo and
fine craft without struggle, and made
all the usual preparations against board.
ers.
As the attacking boats approached
shots were exchanged, and they were
finally beaten off; Ambrose Bowden. who
pulled the bow.oar Of one of them, being
killed. Indeed the officer in command
would have not been justified in persever-
ing with the attack at the risk of his
mems lives; for the object he had in
view, that Of suppressing the lottery,
could now be obtained without further
sacrifice. The crew were we'll known,
and though it had been impossible to
surprise them in an overt act Of snug
Cling, it would be very different matter
now that they had tbs brand of Cain
upon their foreheads. So it proved; when
the ARRAY was reported. the authorities.
determined to make an example, issued
orders to arrest the vessel, and all or any
members of the crew, wherever they might
be found.
And now commenced the punishment
Of the smugglers, who led the lives of
hunted rats. Officers of justice, with
soldiers to aid them, were perpetually on
their tracks; dragons secured the coun-
try, prcwling for them. They could not
visit their families without the strictest
precautions, and had to move about by
night. In the day time they lay con-
cealed in barns and granaries, where they
constantly heard inquiries being made
about them.
Ofcourse their only chance Of escape
lay in the fact that the. whole country
side was in their favor and against the
revenue people; there was not farmer,
an innkeeper, shopman, or laborer I'M
willing to do his best to aid and conceal
them. Still, at every game of hide.and-
seek the searcher wins in the end. To
lie in concealment beyond a certain time
is trying to the nerves. One Of the SNUG
glers, named Toms, grew tired and allow
ed himself to be arrested, when he turned
kings evidence and pointed ont Tom Pot.
ter as the man who had fired the fatal
shot.
You may imagine the storm of execra.
ten which arose against the traitor, es-
pecialiy when the dragons managed, by q
stratageln, to ,elude the precautions taken
for the concealmcnt of Potter, who was at
length arrested in his own house and car.
ried to London. The only chance Of say.
ing him lay in getting the one witness for
the prosecution, Roger Toms, out Of the
way. But this was difficult, for Toms,
knowing well that his life was in danger,
had taken refuge on board of revenue
cutter, which he never left. However,
certain influential and responsible per.
sons whom she could trust sought out his
wife, and prevailed upon her to use her
influence to lure her husband away from
the neighborhood of his. protectors the
first time he landed to see her.
Satisfied that no violence would be Of
fered to him, and anxious to save him
from the disgrace of his comrades blood,
she consented, and was the means
Of his falling into an ambush. The
word given, however, was Faithfully kept;
no injury, no unnecessary discomfort was
inflicted upon him, but he was spirited
away to Guernsey, with the intention Of
sending him to some place where he would
be out of the way and unable to give evi.
dence at the time Of the trial. But Toms
was traced by the Government officers to
Guernsey, and found in the hold of ship
just sailing for America.
: His evidence on. Potter's trial amount.
ed to bis-that he, Toms, was in the
cabin Of the Lottery during the attack,
and that Potter had come down and said !:
II have lone for one Of them. -. s..ss::
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