New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-16

were lying, In about ten minutes later
we heard sounds II wheels, approaching
and presently the cart came up, accom-
panied by q couple of our men. 50.
/" We got the tubs into the cart. and
/ then placed our prisoner in it. Jack
mounted his horse again, and the rest of
US walked beside the cart, and $50 return
ed to the. guard house & efltss
sWslIhe prisoner. was brought before the
m ll' yt1s' thai morning 4 The examlna-
tlon !. brought out quite. a, little story in
connection with the man. There was no
lack OF witnesses to testify to his previ-
Gus good conduct. = This was the first
atf-iri of smuggling he had ever had any
thing to do with l,and yeven in this case,
|, ne had been employed, as an agent only,
and had no interest in the anticipated
profits. 90
His name was Dick Shankland, his
craft that Of a journeyman cabinet-maker
in Tormouth. He had been married
year or two, and his wife had been weak
| y for several weeks.
What with medicines, and extra kinds
OF food for her and her child, and the
other expenses incidental to his wife's
protracted illness, Shankland was feel
| ing. himself hard pressed for money.
Bills were running up, and the small
tradesmen with whom he dealt were be-
coming impatient. I a, -
I'm his strait he had been induced to
lend his. aid in helping to get the cargo
of brandy in shore from the beach where
1t had been run. He was one of several
who were hired for the same purpose bv
the principals IN the scheme They were
to receive, ii remember rightly, SOW
ereign APIECE for their services, a sun
large enough in those days to be tempt
4 ing to Shankland in his destitute circum-
stances.
"All this was clearly made out and
proved in the progress of the examina-
ton and Of course it extenuated Shank
lands case considerably $50 4i sei
I 9Butthere had been a good deal of
smuggling going on of late in the south
Of England, Shankland had been taken
I'm the act, and it was judged to be unad-
visable; to pass too lightly over such cases
at a time when the offense was 80 rife.
$50 the magistrate thought right to
the offender to six months imprisonment.
I 1t was part ofmy duty to see our prison
er safely. lodged in custody, and so 1 ac-
companied Shankland to Exeter Jail.
The mans evident distress was not a lit
tie painful to witness.
I've been fool in this business he
said to me- I see that clear enough now.
But Twas hard put to it, the wife and
little one wanting extra food, and the
butcher and baker clamoring for their
money land don't blame them fort. It
was sore to bear, I tell ZEE, sir. i5 ~.
g",'But never meant to hurt ye much,
sir: thought you was going to fall up
on me when, you first touched me with
your whip, and so I set upon you in self
defense ike I thought if we were to
comeito scutf1e, mightjas we'll ha' the
hrst grip. y.rax stItn. 44i; 1@EI
# was trea1erous-ll ike o. me to fall
upon you again when you held away
your horse from ON squeezing me, but was
OFT not and set up by that time. When
your mate came up, and the two Of you
were against me- didn't show much
more light, ye mayiha' noticed. But it's
been 9 sorry, business for me, altogether,
and aod knows what the poor wifell
do;o y a.,s. ts..g,s,! .SE.
~ felt genuinely sorry for the man.
ANY resentment may have had against
him II for the nights dolngs had quite dis
appeared! tGify5454l'l'h ~ ~ sa
ti.Lookl here, Shankland, said, I
helped ftoget you into Exeter Jail; that's
quite clear; and stnd now Ill do what I can
to help you srout again, You've got six
months < It b lH:use my best over to make
IT nearer six weeks. Shankland grasped
my hand. ss