Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-24

winked, and then they all laughed.
And one time, Il was pretty dark even
ing, they had drinked up all the liqaor there
was in the cabin and Captain Bird told Han
son TO go into the bold and bring mp q bottle
OF vine. Hanson kind o hesitated a little,
and looked AZ II he didn't want 70 goi and
said be didn't believe but they'd wine enough,
and he didn't want TO go poking down in the
hold In the night. At that, Captain Bird call
od him pretty baby and asked him what he
was afraid OF, and wanted 10 know u he was
afraid he should zee OonnoF there Aud then
Captain Bird ripped out terrible oath, and
uWore he'd have some wine, n the ID was IN
the hold. And he went and got bottle, and
give US All another drink. When he came back
again, Hanson asked him II he see anything
OF Conner there Aud captain Bird swoTe
hod lhroE TIE bottle OF wine At MS head u he
didnt shut up.
And another time was aboard In the day
time, and see parcel OF red spots on The
cabin hoor, and up along the gangway, that
looked ~ u there'd been blood there. Aud l
asked them what that was, and they said It
wasn't nolhln, only where they butohered q
whale: Add then they all laughed again, and
looked at each other and winked. Aud
mats pretty mnch All Know about the mat
Ter, may lt please your Honor sald robert
Oowing TO the Judge.
William Dyer being examined and ques-
TONED, bis testimony agreed With that OF Rob
bert Jordan IN every particular, with the ad-
dillon OF one other TACT. he said when he
was on board the Rover one day, hs n0tloed
htlle round hole IN board IN the after
part OF the cabin, that looked as u u might
have been made oy bullet from gun and
there was parcel OF smaller holes spattered
around Il that looked IKE shot hOles. Ana ne
nrnm
one OF them. And Nhtn 1 asked en-, sald
Mllam, what they a been snoonng there,
Hanson said that was where OaptAin Bro shot
poFpoise, when they vas on the coast OF
africa ana then they looked a. eAon other,
Aha iAuBhed'
these circumstances Related 80 distinctly
aud minuialy by two witnesses we're Adludged
oy the court TO De OF suh1cient Importance 70
warrant the apprehension and examination OF
the crew OF the Rover Accordingly, meas
ares we're lnmedlnteiy taken 70 have them
brought before the court. An oinoer Was
despatched WIN proper enthoflty 70 arrest
them. Ana, taxing with MIN eight assistants
Weil armed with muskets, ne put on IN yaWI
ooat 70 board the schooner. Tue oinoer STOOD
al the helm, and had command OF the boat,
while Two OF the men were placed a. the oars,
ana slx STOOD WIN their guns All loaded and
Primed' and ready 70 glFe baiiie In case reslat-
anoe should be offered
When the crew OF the Rover beheld the
boat approaching, and observed the f0rmlda-
o'o appearance OF the armed men, tney were
perfectly panic struck; Tue thongh' flashed
acrosa Their minds win the Tapldiy and Wv
Idnesa OF lightning thai, by some unaecount-
ADle secret means OF other, thslr gnlit had oe-
come known, and they were about to be
oroaghs 70 Just retrIbatlon Tor thtir cEimes'
Ihey stood moment gazing hrst at the boat,
and then at zach other, with vacant and IT.
resolute stare. The captain then sPrAng has
tlIy to the capstAn, and ordered the men 10
help get the anchor on board They New to
Their hand-spikes, and gave tVO or three rap
ID h"aves At the oapstani but moments
thousht io'd them there would not be time 10
get the anchor on board before the boat
would be Alongslde. Captain Bird then
caught An axe, and, cutting the cable q
single bloW, ordered the Inen 10 run mp the
ioresAiL Ihe iotesAii and Jib were lmme-
diAiely set, and the schooner began 70 move
before hght bretze down the harboT. Her
speed, however, was SLOW compared with that
OF the pursuing boat Tor As soon A. the ON
Ger perceived the schooner was making sail,
he directed two more OF his men 10 lay down
their guns, and put out couple OF extra oars.
The four oArsmsn nov bnckied down 70 their
: -N~F.~-n 49, 49, "-~-
OF Al rate that struck terror into the heart
OF bird and his companions.
IN IAt that maln-sailF cried Bird 70 his
men, as soon a. the schooner WHs fairly bead.
ing on her course. Spring for your liVes !!
uet ON All SAIL As last ~ possible IL We can
get round that point 30 as 70 take the wind
before they overhaul us, ven show EN- that
We can make longitude faster than they can. F"
Ihe men redoubisd their eHerl1ons, every
sail WAS made to draw to the utmost OF its
power but Il Was all In vain The boat was
rapidly gaining on the schooner; and before
she bad reached the narroWs between Cape
EhZabeth and hOnse Island, the boat was
alongside, and the oiiicer commanded Cap
tam Bird 10 beAVe TO. The order was not
o6eyed, and the schooneF kept on her eonrss
Inc oihesr repeated his command, and told
BIRD II he didn't heaVe to immediately, he'd
shoot MIN down As he stood at the helm. At
the same moment he directed two OF his as
slstAnts 10 point their guns, and take good
alm. BIRD, peFoeiving the muskets leVeied
Al his head. dATted from the helm, and leap
cd down the companion way. landing, al q
single bound, on the cabin tioor. His COM
panions followed with equal precipitation,
and LETT the Rover 10 steer her own course,
and heht her own bAttles- The vessel, no
longer checked by the helm, soon rounded TO,
enN sAo oaAooi anu hin uiou Juhpou On DphEd-
On looking down into the cabin, they peFceiv-
cd the three were armed, Bird with musket,
and the others with eutlAsa and hand-spike,
and bidding defiance 10 their assAilants. Tue
Otiioer quietly closed the compAnioDrway,
and, having some men with him Who under
stood working vessel, they soon beat up the
hArbor again, aud made fast 20 one Of the
wharyes, on the Falmouth side. The wharf
was lined with people who had beea eagerly
Watching the result OF the chase, and who noW
jumped on board in crowds, and thrOnged
the vessel The companion way was again
opened, and Bird and his men were ordered
up. PSreeiving there were altogether too
many for them on board, they came quietly
up And snTendeEsd themselves 10 the officer.
oh being taken TO the court houss, they
we're placed IN separate rooms and examined
severally. The frst, who claimed TO be CON-
mander OF ths vessel said he was an English
man by birth, and that his name was Thomas
Bird The second said he was . SWede, and
his name was Hans Hanson. Tho third.
whose name was jackson, said he WAS an
American, and belonged 10 Newton, in the
state OF Massachusetts. They seemed 10 pos
seas little confidence In each other; and each
feeling AppFehensive that the others WOnld
betFay him, and supPOsing the one who made
The earliest aud fullest confession would be
likely TO reoeive the lighteat punishment, they
all confessed, without hesitation, that the