New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

us, but preceded us by all the different stalrways
accessible TO them we descended to the nam ucy WIZ
and made our way 10 the port gangway AS Wo
came in sight Of il, one sailor was standing theIe
talking down to some Of the men on the Snu pl
He had his back to us, but at the noise ana con,
fusion of the people fastening down he turned
around IL was Westerfcldt i had suhclenl
sclf-control to merely nudge Appleton ana
whisper: =" It's him"
So perfect was the disguise that had not seen
II before during its assumption, l should never
have recognized him. ! was, therefore, not sur.
prised when Appleton looked at me IN amazcmeh'
Thatp Do you think I'm q fool ?'
No. But you will be one if you don't order
Binning,7 said Appleton, quietly pointing 10
Westerfeldt, that is the man lcu know your
duty. sir
certainly refuse to be made fool OF ID arreSIins
one Of the crew. Your man is passenger. flhu
him--ahem-if you can, and shall loiiow my III
structions, and apprehend him instanter'
tell you he is the man., SAID !, stepping lor-
ward lie is no more OF the crew than you
or l. That is a disguise he wears ~n neNv ior
Arrest him, and III soon show you his false ex-
terror"
Up to this poin, westerfeldt had stood there,
seemingly Indifferent to and unaffected by what
was taking place Indeed, he appeared to be TO-
tally unconscious Of its purport, as he cody
watched the scene like any otheg Spectator tor ana St
words fell from my lips, he wheeled around, and,
glazing at me moment with look OF the most
direction, and then stopped short Turning and
facing the others, he said, in voice so unmlstak-
ably Westerfeldts that subdued All" OF sur
prise from the assemblage, mingled with two or
three female screams greeted his first uttcrances:
IL is quite true. ! am the man you are a1ter;
daresay you all considerably disappointed
because / don't come out like the SENSATIONAL
heroes on the stage, and make fight of it. But
that is not the kind of business go in for. I'm
not such fool ! have no explanations to make
to the many friends l see standing about me. and
to whom all this must be somewhat of surprise,
except to say: the games up, and give In
Don't ima gine l didn't know you all along, and
as TO you, Major Warde. confess you got the
best of me- / hardly expected it, however, from
such an old friend am quite ready, gentlemen,
Although this speech was made in tone Of
defiant bravado the most intense agitation, both
in voice and manner. would show itself IN spite
of the consummate skill and iron VIII which stroVe
TO control it.
Inspector Binning, it is but justice to him to
say, looked awfully crestfallen and ashamed OF
himself After going through the form Of ar
resting Westerfeldt in the Queens name, he SAID
TO Appleton and me:
must apologize to you both. thought you
were playing some joke, and l was particularly
angry, because had arranged everything as nicely
as I could TO help you, Mr.. Appleton
Oh, that's all right replied Appleton WITH
the magnanimous amiability Of victory; " don't
blame you bit And now, | suppose the next
thing on the cards is to 60 ashore here with this
fellow and take him before magistrate b
THAT is Just what I thought of for you. l sup
posed you would be in hurry TO get your prisoner
back to America without delay, and, rs you can
by going on TO Liverpool in the ship, get your
choice Of many more steamers leaving there
than call at Queenstown, just got my friend here
Mr.. Brady, who is a Queons-county magistrate
TO come on board with me, and, in his judicial
capacity, make all the orders and sign all the
papers necessary 10 make The whole thing straight
and legal"
And /, Also wish to say what I can do by way
Of amends for my rudeness just now" said the
captain-who had been informed of the turn
events had taken, and had come down and joined
us in the lower saloon TO which we had adjourned
for the filling up and signing Of the papers IN the
case" if you wish to save time by not coming
all the way on 10 Liverpool, can put you on
board of the White Star liner, Germanlc which
left the Mersey for New-York this afternoon. We
shall pass her in few hours between here and
Holyhead. | shall run close TO her and signal
Only be ready with your man and traps. And
by the bye, as TO that trunk; you had better take
what you want out of it, and will then have 1t
send il ashore in the tender with the mails. But
don't let any one know what / have suggested
pool. / don't want all the women in the ship
on deck all night to see that scoundrel 60
Appleton thanked the captain, and gladly &C
cepted his offer, while he whispered to me, Moth
1t was now o'clock The Queenstown pas
sengers and the maibags having been safely
Binning and his friend, Mr. Brady, and started on
up the Channel TO Liverpool. Every one, suppos-
ing the excitement Of the night over, and
that they should have another sight Of Wester-
feldt as we steamed up the Mersey, took them
selves off TO bed. Appleton and | sat up in our
stateroom, while Wosterieldt lay silent and sullen
in his old berth until 4 o'clock, when one Of
the quartermasters came down and reported:
The Germanic in sight two miles to star
board"
When we reached the deck it was silent and
deserted, and the blue-light signal fared out in
the gray morning air over a still and unrutied
sea. The signal was answered, and the Ger
manic's long ral0sh outlines and buzz tunnels
soon loomed up in the dim light about a quarter
of a mile of. The boat was manned and lowered :;
hasty, though none the less hearty eood-byes
were exchanged, and Appleton. with Westerleldt,
who, as a precauton. was heavily handcuiIed,
went the side and took their seats The
engines pace slackened TO almost a stop the
word was given, the boat showed off, the men
gave way, and in five minutes had seen my last
OF the fat man with the thin face l might
remark that great and unalloyed was the lndlg-
nation of the lady passengers at breakfast when
they heard that Westerfedt was rca ly gone, and
it must ever remain matter of conjecture which
Of the following two eXpresnsns OF sentiments was
the oftener used safety-valve for their re-
sentiment:
- call il real mean :" or
" | don't believe it one bit, so there"
About three weeks after my arrival In Eng
land | received by post from Appleton copy OF
The New-Y Orl Herald" with the following para
graph marked with blue pencil:
L" The Returned COunterfeiter.-Ihe greenback
counterfeiter Westerfcldt whom Colonel Apple
ton, Of the t. s. Secret Service arrested at Queens
town. board the Gaila, last Thursday fort
night, and brought back, extradited prisoner,
by the Germanic, which arrived Saturday night
the fun particulars of which appeared IN our
Yesterdays issue) has a curious history. Wcster-
feldt is Irishman by birth, and his real name
is Dennis O'floolahan. He has lived for the past
nine years in the United States. where his career
has been a chcckered one. But nineteen when as
an emigrant .a landed at Castle Garden, he first
became a bell-boy at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Like many young rlshmen IN American cltes
who have become noted on the minstrel and variety
stages he showed talent for theatrlcals, and ac-
copied the position Of a super at Tony Pastor S
Opera House From this small beginning he rose
10 be one of the leading artists of the American
variety stage; his special line of business being
team or Lightning Change Many of our read
ers will doubtless remember him as Frank Fear
less, whose fo-te was the rapidity and complete
ness with which he could change his dress and
alter his appearance. As a mimic and imitatOr OF
different nationalitics he simply immense.
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