The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-10
WHY pILLY AIoLoNEY.
Several Marrow Escapes from Capture &
Spite Of His Shrcwdneas,

Several Marrow Escapes from Capture &
Spite OF Ills ShrowdneSs,
New YoRE, Sept, 9,-Billy Moloney, tn
notorious reading clerk Of the Doodle
Board OF Aldermen Of 1884, has twice na1
roWly escaped bsIng brought back to thl
United States since he went into exile
The attempted kidnapping in Montreal Il
but one Of the numerous efforts OF thil
kind that have been made 10 bring hin
back by force. When Billy decided Il
leave Canada he engaged passage for him
sell and three children on the steamer
Sandman, Of the Allan Line, sailing from
Montreal to Liverpool, The Sandman
broke her shaft at sea and the chances ol
making the run to the English port were
extremely small, The Captain called the
paasengeIa together and announced that
he would signal a steamer bound for New
York and transfer the passengers to 1t,
and that on landing they could start anew
for Europe All the passengers were satis'
fed except Billy Maloney, "You can't
imsgaine my feelings when the Captain
told rs he was going 10 send us to the
United States" said Billy Ia his friend Dr..
j, w. Gibbs, OF this city, who recently
acted az bis physician for two months In
Europe,
ut was exactly what I did not want.
Iha captain was so positive that he would
be able to do this that was 10 fever, /
thought over the matter for some time to
decide how could get out OF the box, !
was determined not TO go back to the
United S.ates II ! could help It, but did
not want to excite any suspicion, So !
put on bold front and hunted up the
captain.
"You don't think there is any danger
going across in this ship, do you 2 l asked.
son, no, the boats all right he said,
You arc not going to abandon herP'
Certainly mott why should II II will
take some time to make the trip, and II
would be pretty tedious for the passengers
though,
"'Well,' | said, laughing and seeming
to regard ita big lark, III you can stand Il
! guess can. I'll stand by the ship too,
that's all, would rather like the expert.
enoe beuldes."
With all his shrewduesS and despite
the precautions attributed TO him, Billy
may, nevertheless, have barely missed
falling victim to the cunning OF others,
Only the al vice Of DR.. Gibbs and tho lat.
tors entreatIes kept him from carrying
out project OF accompanying the physl.
clan on tho steamer as far as southamp.
ton, England. II Billy had gone on the
steamer he would haye been brought into
the port Of Now York, for the steamer n.
A. Scholten, on which DR.. Gibbs was a
passenger, made no stop between Rotter-
dam and New York. Had Billy been in
the company Of his friend and physIpian
on snipboaru, lie wopld haYe been brought
direct TO this city. Steamers Of the line to
which the SCholten belongs invariably
stop at Southampton in coming out. She
did not. The prevalence OF dense fog is
assigned as Q resson for this change. Il Is
not SO certain, tholgh, that there was not
another reason for breaking this rule.
Perhaps there was some understanding
by which she made direct passage in the
bope Of trapping the willy Billy, who Is 80
MUCH wanted here, He does not pose as
q hero In PGrig. He 10 oyer there to stay
and makes himself comfortable. There 10
not tho slightest chance Of his coming
back to New York, and for the present, at
least, he will remain In Paris.