Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-03
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tne prisoners assembled IN front Oh the meet
ing mouse squad OF Lieut., hanioros little
company was a'spa'cheu 70 LOOK 'heni up
worn having reaheu Tue squad that
req coat na' peeh seen gong across iots 10
the mouse ABOVE nieht'ohea' the nlhtamen
ran thither' ana captured tne 'uckiess Evans
JUST as ne was setting ,or MS quart Oh hquor.
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boat lay, however, rhoe = either saw
them' or TOOK .ne hih.' an" put OH WIN tue
otner three i"sit'es.
lhe breeze had iailei, out they all -FOUR
bent to the oars anu made the best rate OF
speed possihie. Inc piiot was now even more
ANXIOUS IMAM the britons themselves 10 AVOID
capture.
through the village; crowd collected at the
wharf, where new and fast sailing boat be-
longing to one Dick Conway was speedily
manned to go in pursuit OF the runaways. The
party In the boat consisted OF capt. Asher
Palmer, DICK conway, and three sailors
named Robbins, arr and Brown, five al
together, armed with nuskets.
1t was now about sunset. The five men
objects of their pursuit we'll down toward
Deer Island. Pilot T. fearing A chase
had already seen them. and there then ens,,ei
a most exciting race The EpgIsbmen fired
with a hope of liberty. and Pilot T. dread
ing halter. pulled desperately at their oars
and sent their boat onward at a rapid rate.
But Capt Palmer had au extra man in His
boat; and, moreover, the members of his crew
were all expert oarsmen His boat, too. was
lighter and more easily propelled through the
water. The pursuers gained steadily on the
fucitiyes GRADUALLY reducing the distance To
about 800 Yards Both BOATS were now off
Edgemaroryon beach. when. with a final
squirt, Palmer and bis sailors brought their
boat up opposite the pilotis. distant not more
than twenty ward. from il
Thus far not a word had been said nor A
hail exchanged: it had been a hard. grim.
silent race. But Cant Palmer now stood nm
and cooking musket. commanded Pilot T.
TO stop rowing. or he would shoot him A
neither r nor any of the officers had
weapons Of rny kind. resistance on their mart
was out OF the question
They reluctantly surrendered.
The boats were laid alongside; and without
much ceremony all four of the fugitives were
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