The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-14


Then ] thought OF putting suppOsi-
tiOus ease 10 tho Capitalize was "a
thorough gOntlcman-and II he spoke .
generously about the suppositious ease /
y would spring the real one on him. 1
The stowaway bad impressed me by his /
language as being man worth doing |
something for,
Next day was glad to see that it |
was rainy. There would be no demand |
Tor ship chairs that day. / felt that |
real sunshiny weather would certainly |
uuearth, or mohair, my stowaway. / /
met Cupples on deck and we walked q |
few rounds together
Atlast 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
OnN tt... III
"All the seats are damp, I said.
"Ill 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 a tag on it,
'l{erth 96. >"
mo, nc" I cried hastily; 'lets go
into the cabin. It's raining"
"Only a drizzle. Won't hurt YOU at
sea, you know
] BY this time the deck steward was
/ hauling down chairs trying to find No.
96, which I felt sure would likely be
near the bottom. ] could not control
my anxiety as the steward got nearer
and nearer the tarpaulin. At last I
cried:
steward, never mind the chair; take
the first two that come handy
Cupples looked astOnished and, as we
/ sat down ] said
III II have something to tell you, aud I
7 trust to your honor to saynothing about
It to any one else. There's aman under
those chairs.
The look that came into the lawyers
face showed thathe thought me dement,
ed but when / told him the whole
story the judicial expression came on
and he said, shaking his head:
"Sharp, that's bad business"
IL know it.
eyes, but it's worse than You have
any idea of. presume that you don't
know what section 473S of the Revised
Statutes says?"
"No, l 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 tne jurisdiction of these
United States, the said persons purpose
beiug the defrauding of the revenue of,
or the escaping of any or all of the Just
legal dues eNaCted by such vessel, barge,
etc, the person so aiding or abetting
shall, in the eye of the law, be cOnsid-
cred az 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 $1,000, 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 so?n
"Well, it isn't word for word, but
that is the purport. OF course, if had
I, m9 books here why, you've doubt
less heard of the case of the Pacific
Steamship Company VS.. Cumberland
Well, Twas retained on behalf of the
company. Now all Cumberland did
was to allow the mamie was sent UP
for two years-tO carry his Yalisle on
! board, but we proved the intent. Like
a fool, he boasted of it, but the steamer
, brought back the man and Cumberland
: got off with $4,000 and cost. Nevei
, got out of that scrape less than $40, 900
,. Then again, the steamship Peruvian VS.
McNish; that is even more to the
2 "See here, Cupples. Come with m,
f tonight and see the man. fyOu hearC
him talk you would see the inhumaniti
/ "Tush. I'm not fool enough to mis-
+ up in such a matter, and look here
you'll have to work it pretty slick if yoI
get yourself out. The man will b
caught as sure as fate; then know.ngll
Y or through fright he'n inoriminat
g you"
a "What would you do if you were i
. my placer
"My dear sir, don't put it thatway
, It's a reflection on both my iudgmen
- and my legal knowledge. L cOUidB'
be in such a scrape, But as a lawyer
4 minus the fee-I'll tell you what yoi
G should do. / would give the man III
l. before Witnesses before witnesses, II
|. be one Of them myself, Get as man
4 OF the cabin passengers as you like on
a here, to-day, and let the officers search
h If he charges you with what the lay
"a terms support, deny it, and call atten
a ton to the fact that>yOu have give
l. information, BY the way, would Civ
n written information and keep a copy
oA ~ gave the man my word not to in
4 form on him and So can't do it to-day
! lbutIll tell him of il tonight
n '.And have him commit suicide O
d give himself up first and incr,minat
you? NOhsense. just release yourse
. from your promise. That's all He
AZ trust you.
a "Yess poor wretch, I'm afraid h
About ten o'clock that night I rJ
n solved to make another appeal to Rodge
Cupples to at least stand off and hca
the man talk Cupples stateroom, No
10 SO, was in the forward part of Oh
Vi steamer down a long passage and o
short side passage. Mine was aft th
w cabin The door Of 90 was partly opeI
r and insidgan astonishing sight met m
gaze.
,t There stood my stOWaWay.
81 He was evidently admiring himself
al the glass, and with a brush was touchin
up his face With dark paint here an
.T there. When he put on the wOe-begOr
D I,Dlr bo vvae Fha efovrayrays Whom D.