The Portland daily press., 1897-02-23
IADEAU IN TOLLS.


miles into the WOODS TO serve his warrant,
| The outlaws stronghold is log cabin
built in a small clearing in the very
| widest part of this state. The nearest
| house Is several miles distant, but a
rough ROAD which is the main thorough
fare used By lumbermen in getting In
and ont of the woods in the winter time
passes by Nndeau' s dwelling.
On this first trip of Deputy Marshal
PRESCOTT to Nadeau's house the outlaw
was not at home and after waiting some
time for him to return Prescott started
to drive back to Ashland. He had driven
only a few miles when ne saw man
coming towards him with rifle in one
hand and big tin pail in Tho other.
PRESCOTT had often seen tie outlaw and
knew him at once. When the deputy
marshal got within a few yards of Ma
'leau the outlaw dropped his pail and
covered the officer with his rife.
II know you,'' cried Nadeau with an
oath, ''and know what you're after"
Yes said the deputy marshal as he
continued to advance slowly, "I've come
after you to 60 to Portland.
"Take another step towards me, :"
shouted the outlaw "and you're dead
man.
The deputy marshal stopped and the
outlaw went on to say that he would
never be captured alive, and had half o
mind to blow the officers head off, as 1t
was.
You've got the drop on me this time. !"
said Prescott as he backed away from
the threatening rife, "but l want to
tell you Nadeau that I'm coming after
you again and you'll 60 to Portland
with me too
"Then I'll go in box,' said the out
law with an oath, land you'll be in an
other box alongside of me"
Fuiled in his first attempt to capture
this criminal, Deputy Marshal Prescott
soma plan of getting near enough to Ma
deans house to capture him. Every man
who came by Nadeau's house and saw
the outlaw told the deputy marshal that
the desperate was on the lookout for him
and would shoot him OH sight,
essMy brother shot Bill McNally through
the legs" said Nadeau, ''but If ever
get shot at Prescott I'll sond u ball
through his heart. No officer will ever
dare arrest me after shoot Prescott"
The deputy marshal is not man easily
frightened, and meantime went on
making his plans to capture the terror
of Aroostook county, but he knew that
hi nd
would require many days and much hard
work and danger to put the steel bracelets
ON freeman Nadeau's wrists. So Mr..
Prescott waited nearly month and a week
ago yesterday having formulated plan,
he started for Aroost0ok again. This
time he went to the house of Henry
Souoi, very intelligent and respectabl
man, who lives some three miles from
the log hut of Nadeau and between the
outlaws house and the big numbering
camps in the woods. Hare Mr.. Prescott
stayed for almost week before he found
an opportunity of carrying his plan into
effeat.
On Saturday morning, however, there
came out of the woods bound for Ash.
land, three teams loaded with French
| lumbermen. These men would have to
pass by Nadeaufs 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.
MIR. Prescott was dressed as lumber
man, in long leggings and old overshoes,
broad brimmed hat and an old coat.
He got on the last of the three teams,
while Henry Souei and Petsr Michaud.
friend OF Souois', took Presoott's team
and drove along ahead. Michaud had on
Presoott's fur coat and this nearly cost
him his life, for as they drove up to the
house Of a mau named Marquis, about
mile from Nsdeau's place. they saw the
outlaw sitting in the window with his
rife in his hand. The moment Nadeau
saw the fur coat he uttered an onth and
stepping out into the yard began to poke
cartridges into his rifle.
"What are you doing" cried out Mar
quis in alarm.
"I'm going to fill Prescott full Of
lead" replied Nadeau, lifting his rife.
ssThat isn't Prescott" shouted Mar
ouis, t'it's Peter Michaud.
But the outlaw didn't lower his rife
until he had recognized Miohaud and
satisfied himself the fur coat didn't COD
ceal 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 nevor seen or owned it.
Prescott as has been said, was on the last
of the three lumbermen's teams, and had't
reached the house when this incident
took place When the first of5ths three
teams came along the lumberInen told
Nadeau to get in and 60 homo 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 mimi ties later tho last of