Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-07
|. I repented and would have undcns


the machinery, set to this very day
flor you have made the voyage quick
er than was thought possible), down
to Liverpool, in n small rortmanteau
which was sent ON board the night
before she sailed. 1t was u stipula-
ton that should sail with you to
see that nothing interfered with the
execution of the plan. But l swear
to you no sooner did l touch the
deck than / repented.'
"Come at, once, you scoundrel,
cried l, and identify this horrible
thing
IL set twenty men to work immedi.
ately to bring up the luggage on the
deck, which, since we had not even
sighted land, astonished them not q
little.
"'Quick, quick, nv good fellows;
there will be extra grOg for you,' l
said, If you turn the things out with.
in the hour. That dreadful portnnn-
teau, as it happened, was at the very
bottom of ala NANCY, ill-look-
ing thing enough, and, though small,
as heavy as lead. Now just throw
that overheard, my fine fellow said
], will you be cnreiul not to knock it
against the bulwarks.'
Nov that all was safe, as l
thought, called the fellow into my
cabin. Look here said l, you
unmitigated thief aad william, there's
one point in your story that wants
clearing up. Your life is not very
valuable, it is true, but dare say
you yourself put IL fancy price upon
it, and that being so, how could you
take personal charge ola machine
that, according TO your statements.
was to blow us all to splinters?
How comes it, mean. that you was
on board with it YOURSELF
"'Well, captain he replied, you
see am a poor nun, and the money
was a good round sum, and Us l told
you, my employer insisted on my
going to see that the thing wasgoing
right with my own eyes; there was n
risk of course, but the fact is that
arrangements had been made for
meeting me in this very latitude.
The man in the boat whom you took
on board was on the lookout for mo
off the ship
"When we were still some way
from the harbor we were met by u
pc lice boat, the chief officer OF which
demanded to be taken on board to
speak with me.
'Hullo! said, when we were in
the cabin together; no extradition
business, hope. There is no MUIR
dering Englishmen among my pas
sengers, is there?'
"'Well, no. he answered.; but I've
reason to believe there is u citizen OF
the United States who would neither
stick Mt murder nor any thing else.'
"Then thought of the dynamite,
OF course, and l rejoiced that the
william had been discovered without
any betrayal of his secret ON my
part.
"'You have a warrant for his ap
prehension l conclude?'
"'Well, NO, captain, that is just
| my difficulty, for don't know JUS
which man it is; but I've an order t.
search heluggage. Information ha!
come by wire that whole outfit TO
D. forging American bank-notes is be
, ing imported by your ship. 1t will
not be down below, OF course. but il
the mans personal luggage in hi
cabin
r Il smelt rat ut once and l dar
say looked pretty blank and BAN
} boUzled.
Y According to my instructions,
continued the officer. the plant j
contained in a portmanteau Of bul
locks hide, with brass nails aroun
8 the rim and easily recognizable
y "Of course the officer didn't fin
J. that portmanteau among the per
t sonal luggage though am bonn
!. to say he looked for it very CAREFUL
4 and scandalized some of my saloo
. passengers not a little by his ur
t welcome attentions; nor was
among the larger articles, thong
d they all lay exposed on the decks a
' if for his especial behoof and CONVEX
fence. His impression was, the sale
l. that his information had been il
Q correct and that the bullock -hid
/; portmanteau must be coming owe
r on the next ship, which, said, wa
possible, BECAUSE every Culus5 10 pO
u sible, you know, though l own l di
h not think it very probable.
d "As to the owner of the article
n question. he kept out OF my way an
d slipped out of the ship on the fir
If opportunity. His story was so fs
- true that he intended to keep Il
things in his cabin to be got quiet
u on shore, only the steward had o.
II iected and caused it to be taken b
l low. That information had bee
s telegraphed from England to Il
New York police was known to HI
O. confederate, who had come out I
= warn him, and they would no doul
t. have saved me all trouble by dro
W ping the portmanteau overboaI