The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19


deputy Marshal Emery went to the
window to parley with the little garri.
son. big stove stood Ia front of the
window and hid the interior of the room
from view. On telling the girl that she
would not be harmed and somewh at
pacifying her Emery got her to light the
lamp again. This she did, but as the
officer could not tell from the window
whether Caron was in the room or not
ne lnsisted on her opening the door and
letting him in. But the pluoky girl was
suspicious of her visitors and aiming the
big revolver at the door declared she
would shoot the frat one who entered
| The officers at last persuaded her to
| open the door and let one of them in to
search the room for her father. After
a good deal of coaxing she finally con-
sented to this plan and opening the door
| retreated to a corner and covered the
officers with the revolver while they
searched the ROOM. She was not more
| than II years old and quite a pretty
girl. She spoke English well and when
she found the officers did not intend to
harm her, she was pleasant enough. But
Caron was, as has been said, far beyond
the officers reach and after waiting
around the house for a-day or twoshoping
he would return the deputies went away.
Their long journey through the trackless
forest had been in vain and for year
| more Caron was allowed to live as it
suited his own sweet will.
But complaints against Caron contin-
ued to be made and again Deputy Mar
shall Emery, this time alone. was dis
patched to placeihim under arrest. A
week ago last Tuesday Emery left Port
land and late at night reached Houlton.
On Wednesday he journey ed to Caribou
and during binding snow storm drove
~ miles to Fort Kent which he reached
late at night. Thursday, in another
storm, the intrepid off Ger plunged
right into the heart Of the Maine wilder
ness and following along the ST. John
river drove 40 miles to Castonny set
Element which he reached after terrible
struggle through the drifts. Friday he
again took the road and followed it down
the river. 1 he snow was in places waist
deep, the only road being ON the river
and this was most treacherous path to
travel Again and again the horse lost
the track and was stalled and Emery
had to get out and find the road and
perhaps walk several miles, through snow
drifts up too his arm pits. The St. John
river Is filled with rapids and while the
ice sometimes forms over them it is
quickly eaten away by the water. leaving
holes which are large enough to swallow
horses, sleigh and all. These holes, often
hidden from sight, may lure the unwary
to terrible death and SO travelling by
the river is very dangerous. Thirty Ave
miles from Castonay to Seven Islands.
Deputy Marshal Emery journeyed in the
worst kind of day and the last seven
miles of the way he was obliged to walk,
dragging his exhausted horse behind
him. Not mouthful of food did Emery
obtain from early morning until late
at night when, almost exhausted he
reached Frank Curriers' house. Caron's
log hut was mile from this place and
fearing the man might get away if not
seized at once Emery decided to push on
and capture mis- man at all hazards
Directed as to the way across the river
to Caron's house Emery set out alone
to beard the alleged smuggler in his den.
1t was the worst stage of the journey
and though only mile through the
snow Emery had to crawl about all of
the way OIL his hands and knees. Several
times he lost his way and from shere
exhaustion was obliged to lie down on
the snow to rest. About inc O'Clock he
reached Caron's honee and found that
the people within were still up. He
raped at the door and Caron himself
came in answer to the knock. Here
was the time for Caron to show his des-
perate qualities and live up to his I'M
savory reputation. Here the strapping
backswoodsmsn fully twice as large as
the deputy marshal faced the man who
had come hundreds Of miles to place him
under arrest and who was well nigh ex-
hausted. But Caron was mild and gentle
as lamb. He invited Emery within
and placed a chair for him beside the
fire. Claron's daughter who had year
ago so calamity defended her fathers
castle recognized the officer and prepared
"A supper for him. Emery told Caron
that he had come to arrest him and
wanted him to go to Portland with him.
Caron protested that he was innocent
of the charge of smuggling but finally
said he would go. He surrendered to
the officer the only bed the humble house
afforded and the deputy marshal retired.
In the same room and on the floor slept
Caron and his young son while the girl
went to sleep in a sort of cot bed in the
corner of the only apartment. Emery
slept soundly and helplessly not yard
from the man who had the reputation of
being the most desperate character on
the Maine frontier and in the morning
started with his prisoner for Portland.
The girl and her young brother were
left alone in the lonely log house, while
the alleged slnuggler came away a will
ing prisoner with Deputy Marshal
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