The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-05
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D. c.rtaip RALPH DAVIS.

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By Captain RALPH DAVIS.
.,.,s, : chapter ben johnson roos
O O'a,av and is discovered in the act py
puu Mary Williams, his sweetheart.
ma's, a,es of fright. Johnson escapes
puules ,oonsed Mary of being his accomp-
nas'"s oa,nb Tompkins. mate OF the HIM
.rIrs come from cruise goes 70 Duuiey
!, h,s mother. On the way ne mce's
a. a boat. and in an alteration romp-
'OI y robrson with an oar. Johnson Is
sD -. the murder OF LADY Dudley ana
s''D r0m,kins OF being accessory. III
y" - held for the murder. Tompkins
NARY williams are released IompHms
!" love with Mary, who goes 10 Austraiia
a - IV.-The Hindu takes con-
~ Ro,any Bay. Tompkins. the Williams
,S..d Johnson. as convict, are aboard.
,VT-Doctor Haxton, in charge OF the
Nv. is incompetent. johnson refuses to
va che officers suspect mutiny Is
bdlng. ,nN
CONTINUED
was a mutiny against the doctor and
- or four Of his guards rather than
siust the ship, and had the captain
\ faith with the mutineers it would
y been far better for all on board.
10 n the guards were killed in the
..,ook The doctor was made pris-
er and an hour later was hanged mt
vardarm. The convicts had no fur
or grudges to satisfy, and simply ask
that they be landed ON the Hottentot
asst This the captain agreed to, but
bring the night put the ship about with
intention Of making St Helena and
wing the prisoners up to the authori-
es. His deception was soon discovered,
he ship held of TO the east, and next
Nv the mutineers determined to rid
themselves Of every one in the ship who
|ould not join them and share the dan
ers Of their future. The captain, mates
nd 70 sailors refused to join, as also
id 3 Of the guards and the 4 passen-
ers, making 81 people in all. The Q
ooks and the captains steward had no
ption, but were compelled to join.
Two boats were lowered, plenty OF wa.
er and provisions put aboard, and the
aptain and his people were treated with
|he greatest consideration.
Thomas was in the mates boat. Its
kourse was shaped for st. Helena, but a
hale came on and blew them far to the
kouth. After a week Of battling with
)he elements it was decided to run for
lhe Cape, but in another gale the boat
MAS upset, and every man lost except
Thomas He was dashed TO the keel and
bad been without food or water for
three days when picked up by the Black
Prince. As to the fate of the captains
boat and the convict ship he of course
knew nothing, but / will give the par
hculars here as | learned them two OF
three years afterward. The captain
boat hauled in for the African coast aft
er the gale spoken Of, and finally landed
with everybody badly used up and tn,
boat no longer able 10 float. There wer,
ii men in this boat, and only 3 sur
vived to reach the Cape. Not a single
person on board the convict ship knew
about navigation. The peopl'
SIMPLY knew that the coast was to tin
east Of them, and they held for j
through all sorts of weather. A du'
east coast would have landed. them il
Damara Land, above Walsh river, bu
the point they did reach was Cape st
Mary, on the Benguela coast, 600 mile
above.
With such batch of convicts in pos
esslon Of ship one might be prepares
. believe that drunkenness, fghtinI
nd murder were the order of the day
,uch was not the case. however. o.
DC contrary, good order and thorougI
iscipline were enforced. While al
ere considered TO be ON an equalit
no all were served with the same foo
ne men had sense enough TO realiz
nat any laxity was q direct menace {
AL II retaken, every male convic
would be hung and every female &c
nle Imprisonment. All the testimon
nterward secured went TO show tina
not one single pint Of rum was serve
ou'' although there were 80 barrels &
y on board. On making the coast til
was run into a river and pu
Up u Tor a distance Of ten miles. TIL
'eople then landed, removed everythin
rom the ship and burned her. The pla
was to journey far inland and found
Tuiement, but discussions begot dis
'nsions, and the crowd finally split u
MO hve or six parties and went thei
espectiye ways. An English man-o
var after long search, recaptured fiv
ueh and three women. while four othe
nen and two women reached st. PAT
V Loanda and gave themselves mp. TIL
lay.
Many Of the passengers heard th
,O.y told by Thomas. and most Of Oh
sr'icuiars somehow reached the cor
''o,s within two or three days. "
Duid not fail to perceive q change
r'e'r demeanor. and that change wa
mething to increase our burden Of an,
~. All convicts look upon themseIvs