Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-06

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HeIfy Il Pefine leh Rufaip fdl Jack.
son. Mich. to bec0uie fatke- Ind law OF
-PfeAdSnt Cleycla1 4. lit ID 4 q re-
markabIee { xpeflencS he liad y week or
two nfd on q Steamship a hH Vas re-
turning from Florida. He Hsperated
from bis son Carlton temporarily be-
cause the staterooms were all occupied.
In the room to which he was assigned
was mau about % years old, whom he
surprised In the act Of absorbing flask
Of liquor. That night while sleeping in
the upper berth Mr.. Perrine was awak-
ened by a noise In the state-room.
Peeping out form his berth. he saw his
roommate standing with his left hand
holding the door, while in his right
was heavy caliber revolver. Pulling
the door open the stranger thrust the
revolver out, calling in a sharp tone,
'look out! look out there"! Then sud-
denly drawing back, he closed the door.
After repeating this action several
times he turned quickly to the window
and thrust his weapon out, calling as
before. "look out, look out there!
Drawing back he got upon the seat be-
meath on his knees, and holding the
curtain closely by one hanI he eau
tiously peered through the narrow opeil'
ing again pointed his pistol at the i'm
aginary foe, repeating his warning cry
| Mr.. Perrine decided that he would be
very lucky if he escaped from the luna,
tic with his life. In describing what
followed he said. "He got down from
the seat and stood with his back toward
me muttering to himself. Cautiously
raising myself to a sitting position,
dropped my feet over the side of the
berth and proceeded to draw
on my pantaloons, meanwhile keeping
close watch on my insane neighbor
Speaking quickly said to him as | lei
myself down to the place behind him
T have got to go out for a moment.
He made no reply and walked slowly
out of the room, not knowing but thai
when my back was turned he would
shoot. 1 went to the bridge and the
captain sent men to disarm my neigh
Dor. Suddenly he appeared, swinging
! his pistol and followed by the two men
In the engineers room he was disarm-
ed. had been in my berth but few
minutes when my roommate entered
all begrimed and blackened with dirt
from the hands of his captOrs. He
searched for his flask, and not finding
it, said: Where can my whiskey be-?
I replied: Perhaps the men who were
in have taken it, He stood by the
berth and said to me in pitiful voice
THE captain said he is going to throw
me overheard at 8 O'clock He will
not dare to do that, said 1; the passen
gers will not allow that. Yes, he say!
he will, and I don't want to be throwr
overheard. I have been away from
home, in Texas, three or four years.
have been pretty wild, but now / wan
to get home.' He went to his coat and
taking book, tore out leafand wfot'
few lines with his pencil. Handing
me the paper, he said: If the captain
throws me overheard, take this to m!
grandfather, Mr.. Dabry of the firm o
DAIRY, Morgan & Co., Wall and Broat
street, New York The followin'
morning a boy came to my room ant
asked me if there was any other prop
erty, of the young mans remaining
there. .Ipointed out collar and ii
under the looking glass and then aske'
how is he this morning" He is dead
was the startling reply. He was wrap
ped in the flag and slid into the gul
stream"