The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-07

knew he had hard task before him.
and it would require many days and
much hard work and danger to put
the steel bracelets on Freeman Ma
deau's wrists. So Mr. Prescott waited
nearly a month and "A week ago yes
terday having formulated plan, he
started for Aroostook again This
time he went to the house of Henry
Souci, a very intelligent and respecta-
bic man, who lives some three miles
from the log hut of Nadeau and be
tween the outlaws house and big lum
berng camps in the woods. Here Mr..
Prescott stayed for almost week be-
fore he found an opportunity of carry
ing his plan into effect.
On Saturday morning, however,
there came ont of the woods bound for
Ashland, three teams loaded with
French lumbermen. These men would
have to pass by Nadeau's house on
their way to the town and as they all
hated the outlaw and wanted to see
him punished they readily fell in with
the United States Deputy Marshal's
plan.
Mr.. Prescott was dressed as a lum-
herman, in long leggings and old over
shoes, a broad brimmed hat and an
old coat. He got on the last of the
|
Peter Michaud, friend of Souci's,
took Prescott's team and drove along
ahead. Michaud had on Prescott's
fur coat and this nearly cost him his
life, for as they drove up to the house
of man named Marquis, about
mile from Nadeau's place, they saw
the outlaw sitting in the window with
his rifle in his hand. The moment
| Nadeau saw the fur coat he uttered an
oath and stepping out into the yard
began to poke cartridges into his rifle
What are you doing?n cried out
Marquis in alarm.
Pm going to fill Prescott full of
lead" replied Nadeau, lifting his
rifle
THAT isn't Prescott" shouted Mar
quir, ''it's Peter Michaud.
But the outlaw didn't lower his
! rifle until he had recognized Michaud
and satisfied himself the fur coat didn't
conceal the deputy marshal.
Michaud had borrowed the coat
from the deputy marshal because of
| the cold, and finally convinced the
outlaw that the garment belonged to
| him and that Prescott had never seen
| or owned 1T.
Prescott, as has been said, was on
the last of the three lumbermen's team
| and hadn't reached the house when
this incident took place. When the
first of the three teams came along the
lumbermen told Nadeau to get in and
go home with them as they wanted to
stop and buy some rum. Nadeau
readily agreed and getting into the
pung was driven to his home about
mile further down the road.
About fifteen minutes later the last
of the three teams drove up to
Nadeau's and in this one was the
deputy marshal. His companions at
OF once went into the log cabin to get
their rum and Prescott, after blanket
ing his horses, for he had been driving,
the better to cover his designs, also |
started to go in.
In entering the outlaws house Pres
colt was taking his life in his own
hands, and few men would have ven
tured to do what this intrepid officer
did.
When Prescott reached the threshold |
of Nadeau's dwelling his first look was
for he rifle. This weapon was never |
far away from Nadeau's hands at any
time, and was now leaning against the |
side of the hut near bed. The room |
was about ten feet wide by twelve |
long and around table in the center |
of the room the lumbermen and Ma |
deau were standing. The lumhermen |
had each been shaking dice for the |
drinks with the outlaw before Pres |
colts arrival. When the deputy mar
shall, disguised as lumberman step |
ped into the small roo4Il- N dap II shout |
ed out to him, come and shake dice |
with me for the drinks. If you win
I'll treat. If | win you treat
g. Il, I
a cucumber, or refrigerator full of |
ice. I'm go one"
The officer walked up to the table |
beside Nadeau and began to shake. |
Each man shook six times and Nadeau |
won. The deputy marshal laughed at |
his failure and ''accidently on pur
pose, ''as the boys say, knocked one of |
the dice off the table onto the floor.
AS Nadeau stopped to pick up the dice
Prescott struck him Il blow which
knocked the outlaw off his feet and |
he Sprawled ont on the floor. Quick |
as flash Nadeau was on his feet and
grabbed his rifle, but before he could |
use it Prescott struck him a blow over
the head with his billy and laid the
man who wouldn't be taken alive,
senseless on the floor of his dwelling.
Nadeau, the outlaw and desperate,
was prisoner in jiffy, and when he
recovered consciousness he said:
You've got the drop on me this time
Prescott. l am willing to go with you"
and double irons confined the mans
limbs. Prescott rather thought he
would.
The blow which knocked out Ma
deau had cut bad cash in his head,
and this wound Prescott dressed. AS
H. Il
wouldn't have got me if l had had the
rifle in my hands. Id have killed you,
Prescott"
No you wouldn't" said Prescott,
'for would have shot you first"
Nadeau will be arraigned in the
| United States court on the charge of
| selling liquor without a United States
| license, assault with intent to kill
| Deputy Marshal Prescott, and assault
on a mail carrier named Moshier, whom
| Nadeau nearly killed once.
Deputy Marshal Prescott was not
allowed to go to bed at the United
States hotel that night until he had
told the story of his arrest OF Nadeau
at least a dozen times.
| Il thank God that Nddeau didn't
get the drop on me a second time,
said Mr. Prescott as he bade his friends
| and the reporters good night. III he
had I'm afraid | would have been
dead man." and the deputy marshal
who has had the honor of capturing
single handed the most noted despera-
do Maine has ever seen went up stairs
to bed taking Nadeau's rifle along
with him.
Nadeau is a medium sized man of
very powerful build, weighing about
one hundred and fifty pounds. His
complexion is swarthy, and he looks
like half breed. 1t is said he has
some Indian blood in his veins and
his temper would surely bear out this
assertion. Nadeau is twenty seven
years old and has wife and young
child. He talks good English and is
very intelligent. Many stories of
Nadeau's cruelty and law!essness are
told and the people of Aroostook re
gard him as the worst man the State
ever had.
HIS SWEET INNOCENCE.
A young man leaned up against the
counter of branch telegraph office
where two pretty young ladies are en-
ployed. He had been chatting with
them for about an hour, but had for
gotten to say that at one period of his
life he himself had been an operator.
During a lull in the conversion one
of the young ladies Opened" her key
and said to the other: