The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-17
quainted, although only few days out.

something for.
Next day / was glad to see that it
was rainy. There would be no demand
for ship chairs that day. | felt that
real sunshiny weather would certainly
unearth, or unchair, my stowaway. [
met Cupples on deck and we walked
few rounds together.
At last Cupples, who had been telling
me some stories of court trials in San
Francisco, said, Lets sit down and
wrap up. This decks too wet to walk
on.
"All the seats are damp" said.
'Tl get out my steamer chair. Stew
ard" he cried to the deck steward who
was showing mop back and forth,
''get me my chair. There's tag on it,
Berth 90.
mo, no." I cried hastily; ''lets go
into the cabin. It's raining
''Only drizzle Won't hurt YOU at
sea, you know"
By this time the deck steward was
hauling down chairs trying to find No.
| 90, which felt sure would likely be
near the bottom. / could not control
my anxiety as the steward got nearer
and nearer the tarpaulin. At last l
cried:
Steward, never mind the chair; take
the first two that come handy"
Cupples looked astonished and as we
sat down | said:
II have something to tell you, and
trust to your honor to say nothing about
it to any one else. There's man under
those chairs"
The look that came into the lawyer S
face showed that he thought me dement,
ed, but when l told him the whole
story the judicial expression came on
and he said shaking his head:
"Sharp, that's bad business.
81 know it.
Eyes, but it's worse than you have
any idea of. presume that you don t
know what section 4738 of the Revised
Statutes says2"
mo, | don't"
"Well, it is to the effect that any per-
son or persons, wilfully or with malice
aforethought or otherwise, who shall
aid. abet, succor or cherish, either di-
rectly or indirectly or by implication,
any person who feloniously or secretly
conceals himself on any vessel, barge,
brig, schooner, bark, clipper steam
ship or other craft touching at or COM
ing within the jurisdiction of these
United States, the said person purpose
being the defrauding of the revenue of,
or the escaping OF any or all of the just
legal dues exacted by such vessel. barge,
etc. the person so aiding or abetting
shall, in the eye of the law, be consid-
cred as accomplice before, during and
after the illegal act, and shall in such
case be subject to the penalties accruing
thereunto, to wit: fine of not more
than $4,000, or imprisonment of not
more than two years, or both at the
option of the judge before whom the
party so accused is convicted.
"Great Heavens! is that really SOP"
"Well, it isn't word for word, but
that is the purport. OF course, if | had
my books here why, you've doubt
less heard of the case of the Pacific
Steamship Company VS.. Cumberland.
Wen, l was retained on behalf of the
company. Now all Cumberland did
was to allow the mamie was sent up
for two years-to carry his valisle on
board, but we proved the intent. Like
fool, he boosted of it, but the steamer
brought back the man and Cumberland
got off with $1,000 and cost. Never
got out of that scrape less than so, 900.
Then again, the steamship Peruvian VS..
McNish; that is even more to the -
"See here, Cupples. Come with me
tonight and see the man. Hyou heard
him talk you would see the inhumanity
flush. Pm not fool enough to mix
up in such a matter, and look here,
you'll have to work it pretty slick if you
get yourself out The man will be
caught as sure as fate; then knowingly
or through fright he'll incriminate
YOU"
what would you do if you were in
my place.
'.My dear sir, don't put it that way.
It's reflection on both my Judgment
and my legal knowledge. couldn't
be in such scrape. But as LAWYER =
minus the fee-rll tell you what yoa.
should do. l would give the man up
be one of them myself. Get as many
of the cabin passengers as you like out
here, to-day, and let the officers search.
Ii he charges you with what the law
terms support, deny it, and call atten.
ton to the fact that you have given
information By the way, would give
written information and keep copy
II gave the man my word not to in.
form on him and so l can't do it to-day
but III tell him of it tonight
"And have him commit suicide OF
give himself up first and incriminatt
youp Nonsense. Just release yourself
from your promise. That's all. Hell
trust YOU"
Eyes. poor wretch, I'm afraid he
will
About ten o'clock that night l re-
solved to make another appeal to Rodgel
Cupples to at least stand off and heal
the man talk. Cupples' stateroom, No,
96, was in the forward part of the
steamer down long passage and of
a short side passage. Mine was aft the
cabin. The door of SO was partly open
and inside an astonishing sight met my
gaze.
There stood my stowaway.
He was evidently admiring himself in
the glass, and with brush was touching
up his face with dark paint here and
there. When he put on the woe-begone
look he was the stowaway; when he
painted up and chuckled to himself he
was Rodger Cupples, Esq.
The moment the thing dawned upon
me quietly withdrew and went up the
forward companion way. Soon Cup
pies came cautiously up and seeing the
way clear scudded along in the darkness
and hid in the aft wheelhouse. / saw
the whole thing now. 1t was a scheme
to get me to make fool of myself some
fine day before the rest of the passen.
gers and have a standing joke on me-
walked forward. The first officer was
on duty.