The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16

pIoho lilto d PdSoion VI weeping ana sup
plicating, and declared he would tell
everything. sS
So I brought him back, and he named
the Colonel" and described him par
ticularly. Said he would be found at the
principal hotel in the town, in citizens
dress. had to threaten him again be-
fore he would describe the Master
Said the Master" would be found at No.
10 Bond street, New York, passing under
the name Of R., T. Gaylord. | tele-
graphed name and description to the
chief Of police at the metropolis, and
asked that Gaylord be arrested and held &
till could send for him.
+ Now" said l, "it seems that there are
several of the conspirators outside
presumably in New London. Name and
describe them" - :. Il
He named and described three men
and two women, all stopping at the prin-
cipal hotel. I sent out quietly ard had
them and the Colonel" arrested and
confined in the fort. y s
Next, | want to know all about your
three fellow-conspiratQrs who are here in
the fort" L i
He was about to dodge me with d
falsehood, | thought; but l produced the
mysterious bits Of paper which, had been
found upon two of them, and this had a
salutary effect upon him. l said we had
possession Of two of the men, and he
must pointout the third. This fright
ened him badly, and he cried out = ;" .Hg
%Oh, please don't make me-he would
kill me on the. spotn' ..s X, -@fl 81
| said that that was all nonsensei r
would have somebody near by to prot
him, and dNbesides, the men shouldbes p.
sembAed without arms. Iordered ALT |
raw rpcruits to be mustered, and th
the poor trembling little wretch went
and stepped along down the line, try
to look as Indifferent as possible. Fint
he spoke single word to one of the III
and before he had gone five steps
man was under arrest.
AS soon as Wicklow was with us as n
| had those three men brought il
made one Of them stand forward,
said: !
'Now, Wicklow. mind, not a sh u
divergence from the exact truth.
is this man and what do You knowa 4
him." :
Being I'm for it, he cast consequt a
aside, fastened\his eyes on the 1
face, and spoke straight along wi
hesitation to the following effect H.
"His real name is George Bristo& ~
IS from New Orleans was second Ii
Of the coast packet Capitol, two
ago; is "a desperate, character, anc .,
! served two terms@for manslaughteF 81
for killing a deck hand named Hydt
a capstan bar, and one for killing a II
about for refusing to heave the
which is no part Of a roustaboutT
mess. lie is spy, and was sent hi:
! the colonel to act in that capacity
was third mate Of the St. Nicholas,
she blew up in the neighborht
Memphis, in 50, and came near
lynched for robbing the dead /,
wounded while they were being
ashore in an empty woodboat."
And so forth and so on-he ga
mans biography in full. When
finished | said to the man:
what have you to say to this?"
barring your presence, sir, it is
ternalest lie that ever was spoke!"
sent him back into confneme
called the others forward in turn.
result The boy gave detailed /
Of each, without ever hnsitating
word or fact but all could get
either rascal was the indignant ass
| that it was all lie. They would
nothing, l returned them to cap
and brought out the rest Of my pri
one by one Wicklow told all about
what towns in the south they
from, and every detail of their &C
ton with the conspiracy. ."f
But they all denied his facts. an =
one of them confessed a thing Th
ragged, the women cried. Accord
their stories, they were all inn
people from out west, and loved the
above all things in this world. liz
the gang up in disgust and fell to
chising Wicklow once more.