Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-29
DESPERATE s1uaeLER NAsBED.
How Two Yankee Officers Outwitted
the Sly Villain Of the st John.


BassoR. Oct. 2s-
Deputy United States Marshal George +.
Hathaway Of this city vas in town Sunday
and last night he went over TO Port
land says the Bangor Commercial. lie
arrived 10 the company of Mr.. "Loae" Long
late ferryman, desperad,, smuggier and al
round villain of Canala, and thereby hangs
an interesting tale
He vas captured THURSDAY on the bank Of
/ the river ST. John, one mile beiow Fort Kent,
at the American end Of the ferry which he
owns and operates, and this act may be said
TO be the elimination Of . six years chase
and watc on the part, no. only Of the Amsri-
can officials but Of Canada as WE'LL for this
particular evader of the custom lava held
those of his own country as lightly as he did
our own
Very sly has "Lo1e" been and for a long
time all efforts to get hold of him on this
side OF the river have failed, for the good
and simple reason that he never crossed with
a sfrsnger no matter who il vas, unless
well satisfied IN his own mind that no harm
was ints nded. But he often came over nev-
ertheless geoerally when the clouds skurried
across the sky. oblterating the moon and
ican shore or some light from friendly
window flashed out the signal Of ''all safe
At such times he brought liquors of all kinds
and such feminine apparel as sold at good
profit, and he took back -four. cigars tobac
co ard such goods were most wanted in
the provinces
Long was u desperate fellow and has
winged his man At the Canadian end he
~ usI nd tod nutv
about three months ago he took to the Cana
dian side man Shom he knew we'll, and be-
cause the m.n, who was just out of the
woods, could offer but paw order for fer
rage he shot him down in his tracks upon
the pebbled beach. But he did not kill him
and got out Of the scrspe on the payment of
$500. II has always been understood that
he travelled we'll heeied," and that to take
him without bloodshed would neeessitate
shrewd work under the most favorable cir
cnmstances.
Recently Marshals Hathaway and Prescott
were detailed to bring in the game, and up
through the wilds of Maine went the two
men, and one night, after the shades of even
ing had fallen upon Fort Kent, they quietly
entered the hotel there. did some secret bust
ness and then went TO bed. ID the morning
there drove out of town two strapping fei-
lows, well muffled, and who rode in ri ;kety
old wagon drawn by an old plug. They went
up the river, though the man they sought
was down stream. and coming to ferry they
crossed aud disappeared in the Canadian
woods. Two hours after there saunteI ed
down the road a slouehy looking chap in a
red shirt COW hide boots and lumberman's
jacket who looked as though he might be
a. home on a log or with An axe at the foot
of Il tree
This was Prescott
Behind him rode what seemed to be we'll
to-do Canadian horse buyer, and strange to
say this Frenchy looking chap was driving
the same nag which had ambled out of Kent.
1t is true he had pair of white legs in the
early morning, while now they were black
but it was the same nag.
The driver was Hathaway.
1t appears that Prescott got in perfect
work. He appeared at the liquor store and
asked for some one-be didn't care who-to
Sc; him over. and he said he was to meet
man who would hire him to go into the
woods Long, after sizing" the stranger
up and taking morning nip at his expense,
took the row bost, contrary to his custom,
and started over. His son had gone over a
short time before with team. Prescott
WIS as muth puZIieu AT tue SITUATION ds was
Hathaway. but when he met aud passed the
younger man in mid stream, he made up his
mind to hook on to the smuggler as soon as
they got upon the American side, "shoot or
no shoot" This he did and though the
distance was great. Hathaway could see the
sand fly during the struggle. and he put whip
to the old nag and made for the upper ferry
where he crossed and drove down to the
scene He found Prescott cooling off and
Long bound to log and with the darbies o.