The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-23
DESPERATE CAUGHT.
Marshal Prescott lands OUTLAW NG-
leau In Portland Jail.
he Attempted to Kill the Ar
resting Officer.
PrescoH Wet TO Cabin Disguised as 0
Uoodsnan.

Portland. Me-. Feb. 23.--rrcenen Ma
deau. the outlaw. who Las long dened
arrest. IN now in jail. United States
Deputy Marshal PRESCOTT brought hin,
here last night.
Nadeau was taken In his cabin in the
woods 70 miles froa, Ashland, on satur-
day. after desperate encounter. hoy
many years Nadeau has been wanted
by the United States authorities for
selling liquor without United Statea
license. Eis brother, George Nadeau,
shot United Stated Deputy Marshal Nc
Naily. when that officer attempted
TO arrest him. and Freeman Nadeau lad
threatened 20 kill any officer who at
tempted his arrest. a week ago Deputy
Mashai Prescott went after Nadeau with
a warrant. When he was ne ar the cut
law 3 mouse, Nade2u stepped out CT the
woods anu covered Prescott with riiie
Nadeau said y know yoii. Prescott, and
III you make a move or take step to-
wards me you are dead man" l'res-
cott replied: Il know that you've Sol
the drop on Ile this time, hut III take 80,
to Portland Yet"
Nadeau said lc would never DC takeI
alive and told Prescott ~ get cut ot th
woods or l." would be n Gsad officer.
The deputy marshal let week pas
and finally went TO Nadeaa's cabin r..
the woods disguised rs q luDl bv rhian
There were 10 or ~ FIerchnl.n In THE
hut with Nadaan The outlaw dc
not recognize Prescott and asked hin.
To shake dice for the drinks. Pres.
cott shook dice sor some minutes and
finally grapL.ed Nadeau and threw hin.
ON the door of The hut. The OUTLAW
SpronG 70 his feet and started for HI,
rifle. bat Prescott st,ucI; the man over
the head with his billy and knox iteG
him unconscious. DE WAS thea doubr
ironcd and brought 10 Portland.
Nadeau viii be arranged IN the United
States court fer selling liquor without
a United States lice nse, for aysau,,
with intent 10 XIII. ia ta'o cGscs. aa,1
for many other crisaes.
Massachusetts soms of Scteran..
Worcester. Masa.. Feb. 233.-I'ne 18th
annual eaCsnl1ignt oi the MGisarh,-
sutts division. SoEs 4: Veterans, @es
held lclc yesterday. About C5o d,ic
gates we're present. Reports of tho ofi-
cc-s showed that the. order was In .
healthy. &C. A,,.'eo, - g. 49, .,rv-
ship ALI la-a g! go 49,, ~.o., Nls
gains lad been made during the Yea
The recommendation that the annual
enCaClaErent he held at the same time
and place as that Of the G.. a. Il. was
voted down. IL was voted to continue
the efforts looking toward the conso!ida-
ton of the Ladies' Aid society and the
Daughters of Veterans with the Wom-
ems Relief corps. 1t Was decided TO hold
the next animal encampElent at B@s.ton.
The following officers were elected,
Commander. Orange II. Cook cf Mel
rose: senior vi;e commander. LepnaI q
c. Couch Of Taunton: Junior vice com
mander, Charles l.. Bennett of Hudson
Fifty-Eixhth Massachusetts, Rexniou.
Boston. Feb. 33.--1he annual reunion
of the Fifty-cighth Massachusetts resi.
ment was held here yesterday. Owing
TO the recent death Of l.. u. Murne. thc
president of the association, the reunion
vas void Of all festivities. and no ladies
were present. The Official roil call
showed that the following had died since
the last rcuAicl: President l.. l.. Man
roe. Robert y. Smith, Hiram \. Free
rlan. John Wilson, Horace NJ. whitney.
Joseph Fraucis and Nathaniel Carver.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
i'""s i'S''sc.ll, w ii!ifD u. ~ {;
son: vice president. Henry -. White:
secretary and treasurer. Arthur Hooper.
Rhode Island Proi,ibitioni>ts.
Providence. Feb 23.--Thc Rhode ISL
and Prohibition convention made choic"
or state ticSet as follows: For gov
crnor, Thomas II. Peabody of Westerly:
for lieutenant governor, Fred Jcncas OF
harrington: for secretary or state. Dr.
Frank II. Smith Of Washington: for at
torney general. James a. Williams Of
Providence; for treasurer AMI receiver
general, Vernon y. iolnlc OF South kinm-
stor. The platform adopted contains
an ai'raignnicnt of Attorney General
Dubois for not prosecuting Illegal sellers
OF LIQUOR. like other criminals.