The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-01
CHAPTER vi.

The elopement was quickly forgot
ten in the excitement caused by the
arrest of the counterfeiters the day
following. They were taken in their
workshop, but not till after a severe
struggle, in which Eben Shaw had
his right arm broken. The red head
ed man was recognized as an old sin
ner who had fed from England to es-
cape death, and had for some years
made himself particularly obnoxious
to the settlers of the new colonies by
his daring robberies and various other
schemes of wickedness. Divested of
his red wig and false beard, he looked
a man of about fifty. The other &C
complete was not over thirty years
old, and was proved to be an escaped
convict from the State prison. They
made stout resistance to the officers
when they forced a passage to their
den, and the report of guns echoed
through the bend. Plenty of men
were anxious to help. They had no
idea it would prove so dangerous
job, and found when it was too late
that there was not so much fun as
they expected. The sheriff received
bullet in his shoulder, and one or
two others were badly wounded. The
criminals fought like tigers, but were
at last overpowered by numbers and
safely handcuffed and manacled.
At the preliminary examination,
there was a large crowd in atten-
dance. The court was held in the
old Westinghouse that was used for
all purposes oftown meetings, Sunday
worship and funerals. All the proof
necessary for conviction was at hand
and the prisoners were bound over to
have their trial at the next term Of
the Windsor County Court in De-
cember, and for lack Of bondsmen
were sent to the county Jail. Mr..
Shaw made strenuous efforts to raise
money to bail out his son, but it was
impossible, and in company with the
Others he went to Jail.
One day, after the criminals were
disposed Of, William Warrenton pro-
posed to his father and brothers that
they should go and explore the cave
in the bend-sT have great curios-
ity to know what sort of place it is"
he said. So that afternoon they went
to examine it. The evergreen tree
lay PROSTATE before the entrance. 1t
was spacious cave, fifteen or sixteen
feet in width and twenty feet long.
An anvil and furnace remained and
in crevice in the rocks were various
disguises--as wigs, false boards and
articles of dress, and a large box con-
tanned suits of female apparel. 1t was
evident from the store ofprovisions
left, that the former occupants had in
tended to make a lengthy stay. The
entrance was q small crevice that
would hardly admit man without
STOPPING, and not over a foot and
half wide. The. spruce tree was a
complete screen from outside obser-
walton, and a sliding door on the in
side, fastened with strong bars, made
the place secure.
The last of November the prison.
ers escaped from Jail. The iron bars
that formed the CRATES to the windows
of their cell were filed off. 1t made
some excitement, but as the rascals
could not be found after a thorough
search, the matter died away.
During the winter Mr.. Shaw tried
to sell his farm, but no one would
give him more than it was mortgaged
for; and in the last of sleighing he
came one night and asked Mr.. War.
'enton for settlement. "The farm
know is yours he said.
"Sell it for all you can get; l do
lot want it"
"Nobody will give me enough to
ray off your mortgages, to say moth.
ng of the interest,"" he replied. You
lave lien on the stock, too"
eff you wish to dispose of your
took. I will take it at fair appraisal;
nd what is over will pay you. But
'ou had better take your time and