The record-union., 1894-01-19

August Sd; it was warm night, and then
bright moonlight.
On the way over.he saw man come
out or the Pearson District road and go
to the wharf, and presently leave and dis
appear over the levee between the ware
house and saloon. Crofton got to the
wharf as the steamer came in, and at that
moment Thompson came out over the
levee from between the buildings named.
! Crofton confronted the timer and
cursed him, charging him with treachery
| and deceit, and with taking away prop
erty that was Crofton's. Thompson was
silent and confused Crofton then told
him he arrested him for taking the reg
lster Thompson, he says, did not resist
or try to go on the boat. Crotton told
MN 10 come 10 the house with him and
be went. AS they went, Crofton pointed
to the house of the Justice of the Peace,
over the river, and told him that next
morning he'd go over and swear TO COM
plant against him for the register re-
moval
Then Thompson begged and said he'd
do the work aDd keep his agreement if
! Crotton would not prosecute him.
AT the house Mr.. Crofton's son came on
the scene, and the father left him with
thompson, telling him to take him into
! his (the son's) mouse, which the son did
and kindled a fire in the stove, and
thompson lay down and slept Crofton
admits that he did say the man was "a
! slippery coon. and the way to keep him
would be to chain him to a tree" but he
had no chain.
Next morning Crofton found Thomp-
son alone, not under any guard, and sit
ting IN room OF the new house: he said
he didn't feel well; Crofton told him to
| come to his old house and get breakfast;
no. be had bit OF lunch i'll his pocket;
but Crotton told him he ought to have hot
coffee; but he refused. and said in answer
to questions that he was ready to go to
work, ii Crotton would not swear out a
warrant.
SO CroftOn told him to take off the
paper on one tfue joint that the other tin
ner had patched up. But Crotton found
that Thompson had the night before COW
cred the pipe with asbestos cloth. When
this was removed the joint was found
still open, so one could put the hand in.
lie insisted that Thompson take out the
pipe and begin and joint it by tapping
from the top down as one does with stove
pipe; this was done and the thing made
secure. CrOttOn denounced Thompson,
he says, as a rascal for thus exposing his
house to danger CT fire or damage OF walls
by hot air. Holes We're found III some of
the soldered joints and these he made
Thompson fix decently. Another tlue
found as in the other.
Then they went on the porch roof and
Thompson closed some holes in the tin,
but still the roof leaked under hose test,
and Crofton claimed that the joints were
Ill Tapped and soldered. and so got box
of solder and gave it to Thompson to do
the work with. Thompson replied that
he'd do it when he came down with the
bronze registers. Crotton asked him why
not do it then, and not run up and down
river so often.
This was about 1l:30 A. NJ. Crofton was
called away TO the basement and near
noon, when he sent for Thompson to
come to dinner, word was brought that
he had gone. Crofton went to the land
ing shortly after to see if Thompson had
LETT and found that Mr.. Trask had ferried
him over the river. That was the end of
1.-THE work was never finished and the
registers are not yet put in. Crofton de-
MES hotly that he ''enslaved" Thompson
and is sore that mis- action should be so
denominated.
Such is Mr.. Croflon's story. Mr..
Thompson's has been told, which makes
a square issue with it; the case has been
tried and judgment rendered, and unless
there is appeal the matter will not again
be Of public concern.