The herald., 1896-02-24
A WeII-born Boy Whose Life
Was DisgracefuI
OPPORTUNITIES ABUSED
His Days We're Spent in Career
Of Crime
He Escaped From the Lew to be Killed
by Tiger In an Indian
Jungle

died recently had, among his large collec-
tion of curios, two wooden rings connected
by cord, and there was much conjecture
among his friends as to their use and
origin. Tho wood was very hard and
heavy and gave out that faint subtle per
fuine that is noticed on ship built of
teak. The ligaturo connecting the rings
was Of twisted hide, strong as steel and
hard enough to turn tho edge of a cutlass.
Tho doctor was rather reticent about their
use and history, but one day relative
who had been sailor was looking at the
collection and remarked, You have a
pair of Chinese darbies, seeY''
Yes they are handouts, but did not
come from China
"In the palny days of progress and
commerce in this city, when the United
lived hero who was agent for one Of the
great foreign banking houses. He was
from Rhode Island and came from one of
the Oldest New England families. He was
an upright gentleman, and he eventually
connected himself with one of our finan-
cial corporations, becoming manager, and
prospered exceedingly.
His family was wife and four chill
dren, two boys and two girls. The eldest
boy and girl took after the father in dis
position and looks, while the youngest two
were totally different-very dark in eyes
and complexion. They had none of the
physical attributes of their family, while
in mind and disposition they were still
more divergent.
From childhood they were vicious and
sought evil as pleasure The boy was dis
missed from school after school and shun-
ned by all respectable associates. The fam
lily had influence at the navy department,
and an appointment to West Point was Sc
cured for him..
I'm two months he was kicked out, and
the letter from the commandant that told
of his wiokedness turned tho heart of the
father to stone. He gave his wretohed son
n sum of money and told him sternly that
if he ever attempted to enter the house
again the law would be put in force against
him, and 80, with growl and curse, the
boy disappeared never to be seen again by
his parents.
1.-The girl was equally vicious and de-
PRAYED. AT 16 she ran away from home,
but was reclaimed Every good and kindly
influence was used to correct her evil
ways, but in vain. She again left home
and at the ear]y age of "a ended her sinful
career by being killed i'll night brawl in
Il resort in Portland lane, then the Alsatia
Of tho Quaker City.
1.-The wretched girl was laid to rest, her
identity known only to those whose lives
she had made shame and sorrow.
Meanwhile the elder children had
kr> I>~o ax1d fsxr~ ff,
!, their parents, inheriting none of the poi
| sonous blood of the younger children. The
outlaw brother Tom enlisted on the Race
Independence Of the United States navy.
Among her passed midshipmen was a
/! cousin, and, to his horror, almost the first
man brought to the gratings to be fogged
was his disroputable relative. Both kept
their own counsel, and it was measure
of relief when Tom deserted the ship at
Rio and was seen no more.
AFTER becoming lieutenant the cousin
left the navy and connected himself with
large shipping firm in Canton. At
this time, in the early forties, native
pirate known as the Yellow Boy terrorized
the coast. He was hunchback, but bold
bloody and rcsoluto and had with him a
number Of foreigners, the worst being de-
serters from English and American war
ships. These were much wanted, and in
all the ports descriptions Of them we're dis
tributed by the authorities The lleuten
ant had no trouble in Identifying one of
the most murderous as his cousin Tom.
Finally three English and one Danish
gunboat trapped Yellow Boys fleet of
junks in bay on the coast, and, with
their heavy guns, made short work Of it.
No prisoners were taken, save six Eu-
ropeans, and in 4S hours they were dan
Cling from jewel blocks at the lee yard
arms, but Tom escaped
"a year after this the ex-lieutenant was
in Singapore, and in conversation with
the American consul was told of the arrest
of one of his countrymen by the Malay po-
lice for a murder committed on rioeship
and stated that he was no doubt wanted
by tho English authorities for piracy A
boat was procured, and the two gentlemen
sailed down the coast some 25 miles and
landed.
"The prison was on the territory of a
native rajah, few miles from the sea. 1t
was built of stone, surrounded by dense
thicket, gloomy place strongly guarded.
They were admitted, and, following tho
jailer from one dark passage to another,
came to a dungeon, lighted by one small
grated window, and here, chained to the
floor, was white man.
I'm his youth Tom had been hand
some, dark eyed boy but his cousin looked
in vain for any oomeliness in the face of
this ruffian. 1t was SCARED and scared as
If by the fire of evil passions, and his black
eyes cleaned with sinister light He
spoke In o low growl, but evidently recog
nized his visitor. He asked nothing about
his family but spoke of his luck with
curses and asked what were his chances of
escape, and when told broke out in vol
10y of oaths that fairly drove his visitors
away After the door closed they heard
him yelling imprecations on himself and
them.
They passed the night with the Eng
lish superintendent and heard early next
morning that the prisoner had got rid of
his footirons and escaped in the night.
The native trackers were after him and
followed one Of the trails leading to a
drinking pool in the forest.
"Suddanly one of them shouted. Some
thing long and yellow was gliding through
the long grass. The police fired, and the
cry Of Tiger! TigerP was heard. The
trackers were examining something and
threw up their hands. There lay the re-
mains of the fugitive, He had stopped to
drink, and the huge beast sprang ON him.
AS he lived SO had he diod!
HE was hastily buried, and tho lieuten-
ant secured the handouts he wore as a
memento. And now" said the doctor,
"can any human being explain to me by
what dispensation suoh people are createdi