The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01


"IsAY. OLD MAN, r YOU AWAKE ?"
Matters looked dark for Richard
Green. When the jury declared him
guilty he was for the time so crushed
that he took little interest in what hap
pened afterward in the courtroom. For
some reason which he perhaps under
stood, his lawyer asked that sentence be
deferred a few days, and Richard was
spared that ordeal He was taken back
to the same narrow cell in the dark jail.
Through all the evening be lay in a
stupor, only dimly conscious of his sur
roundings, but at length he fell into
an uneasy sleep.
In the morning when he awoke it wa
some time before he realized all that had
happened. Then he laughed aloud. 1t
was pretty good, he thought, that he
had been convicted Of a murder far off
on the other side Of the world. His
citation was Of short duration, for be
soon felt that even at the best his posi-
ton must be a very serious one. He did
not believe that the verdict would stand,
but he knew that 1t might take long
time to secure for him a new trial, and
that even hen they would probably find
him guilty of something and imprison
him for may be many years.
Richards thoughts became gleomier
and gloomier, and as the few objects in
his cell became less and less distinct as
the day came toward its close, he almost
wished that the coolies had quite killed
him. He was surprised that Hackett
had not visited him. elias he deserted
mer' he asked himself, but he could not
believe that that was possible.
At length, when all was dark and
Green believed that the Jail had all been
locked up for the night, he heard the
sound of many voices, and it seemed to
him, too, that there was a struggle, but
it was not of long duration. Soon his
door was unlocked and he heard Hack
ett's voice in the darkness.
81 say, old man, are you awaken"
Eyes" Richard answered "What is
the matterY'
"Dressed?"
"No.'
Hurry then. Well have you out Of
this in short order"
0OOut SliQ ItiCL4dL0- OIL WAAAhS
enough to be ont"
Dressing himself as quickly as he
could he followed Hackett out into the
corridor. At the end of it were perhaps
| half a dozen men, one of whom held a
lantern. By its dim light Richard saw
the jailer and one or two of his assist
ants lying bound and gagged upon the
floor. Not a word was spoken till they
were all in the open air. There the
others left them, and Hackett and Rich
ard hurried on together.
"Well," said Hackett, 'you didn't
think we were going to let any such in
Justice as that stand, did your"
II hardly had time to think" Richard
answered.
"Oh, but it was easyr Hackett said,
laughing, 81 could almost have done it
alone"
81 hope you haven't put yourselves in
any danger"
"Oh, there is no fear. We are too
many, and too important, too, some OF
u.s."
"But what are we to do now~
"You are to go a-sailing. Fast
schooner, going to San Francisco. Was
to sail this morning. Yankee skipper,
sharp, very We induced him to wait
till tonight. You get aboard and off
you CO."
.This is all very kind of you"
Nonsense. Mrs. Joosten said we
owed that much to you. She planned
it. Splendid woman that, | tell you."
"WeIl, thank her for me, anyway"
"You can do that yourself. She'll be
waiting to see you of. But come this
way"
Hackett now led the way through the
deserted streets until they came to the
waters edge. There, waiting for them,
was a small roWboat. qn the shore