The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-16

extreme tension followed. ana tnen'
above the whipping sound o. the cain
on the river, / could Just hear the care-
full splashing Of the waters Soon the
head OF the asst one came dlmly into
sight, black moving spot on the dark
water, and behind It, in Indian hle, 9th
e. blots atiit more indistlnct. ~ me
leader neared the bank Hosein said
couple OF words in Moor which ELECTED
low reply then saw HIN stoop ana
draw the man on 10 tic rock beside
him. Il was an exciting moment. and !
knoV trembled-solely, ] hope, from
over-anxiety.
1.-THE Thug gave himself a shake anu
Rrasping the bank. climbed. up H't
reached a little group Of discussed se-
poyz; there was q slight scuthe.aud then
oil was qplet. The hrst orc WIS secur-
ed.
'six or seven more followed. and werP
secured With scarcely more noise man
scurrylnR rat would cause. As each one
attained an ureight position on tne
bnnls. he was ragged, overpowered, ana
iaid out In the. jungle nelpleRsly bound.
There was al anxious pause after the
twelfth man, and fYem the rocks below
/ heard a lot % whifaering Just as
IVES thinking 1t advisable 70 risk asking
the reason. 1 saw Hosein stoop. draw
no large bundle, and throw 1t upon TO
the bank
:The Thugs were passing Us their
bootyl
"The Remainder OF the band brought
each similar parcel. had crept 10 the
assistance OF ms men, whose e%ertionb
to secure the robbers noiselessly were
BEGINNING to tell on them. AS we APP
nronehed tie end one or two squeals
escaped, but fortune favored us and no
alarm was given. Hoseln's endurance
was marvellous. One after another he
helped the victims out Of the water and
passed them up, and always with SUI
dclent interval. When, once or twice.
we had more than the usual dih1culty
jn5 conyincIng one OF the captlves OF the
wisdom OF silence, he detained the next
while before landing him, Sull,, even
he relaxed a tribe In the end. By some
means tho last man but one TO cross
took alarm as ne reached the bank. ana
yelled out a warning. He was quickly
pulled down and secured. but his sue
cessor, lust about to reach mp his nand
10 Hosein, heslteted and reiterated
heard q Big splash, and Hosein diAaP-
peared. He had Jumped In AFTER the
man, and engaged In u struggle which
we could hear. hut only dimlv see. As
there was no need for further conceal.
ment, I climbed down the bank ana
slipped into the water, followed oy one
Of my men. Hosein had apparently oS-
empowered his man, ana was forcing
him toward the bank. AS we approach
ed the Thug uttered q furious sellteh IS
In n dialect which did not understand.
and the next moment he was rec anu
hurrving awag. Hosein, for the hrst
time 10 mr. knowledge. seemed dumb
founded and without resource. The Sc
nov and / dashed after the escaping
Thug and held him. He was an elderly
mt exceedingly powerful man, who
fought tooth and nail, and was only Sc
cured after the sepoy had hit MIN
ACROSS the head with the hitt of his bay
"With this we had them all; thirty.
three nurderers aud twenty bales OF
spoIls-a fine haul.
ave spent the remainder OF the night
IN the grove where we had surprised
fhe first lot. and early next day pushed
ON 10 Tearee, where expected to nnd
court sitting. ~.
"FolIowing our usual precaution, Ho-
sAin travelled with the rear-guard, 30
thot the prisoners should not see more
az him than was necessary, although
more than suspected that he had been
recognized by the old Thug. Something
had changed him, anyhow. He was
strangely thoughtful. even morose; ana
when he did speak, 1t was, Tor the nFst
time, OF his wife and child. It was plain
that he was passionatelV fond OF poth,
and his great concern was that they
might not learn what his occupation
ARRIVED at our destination, we found
the court already sitting, so that the
prisoners had not long to war. "
couple OF days the case against them
was presented. The proofs OF their quit
were overwhelming. and. as hey
thought more Of defiance than detense;
they were soon convicted and sentenced
-Afteen Of them. including the OLD man
who had so nearly escaped. to be hens-
ed the rest TO transportation 10 Pen
ang. -, a..
"Tbe following morning was fixed Tor
the execution. Three hackeries convey
ed the doomed men to the gibbets, They
kent, or tried to keep, up their courage
Nv the coarsest rlbaldry and By jeering
at their escort.
"As they stood In the centre Of the
clearing before ascending the platform
Hosein All created q sensation by slip
Ming forward and kneellng hum6ly and
contritely before the old Thug The lat.
Ter. with an fndescTibabic accent OF
scorp, uttered a couple OF words aud
spnt derlslvely on the intormer.
'The next moment the culprits had
haunted the gallows. As each man
stepped up, he took the rope In his
hands and tested It By bearing on It
with ali his weight. Satisfied OF this,
the ifteen men almost simultaneously
thrust their heads through the nooses.
and drawing the knots tight, jumped or
the platform with last cry OF victory
to Bhowanee!'
"The hangman's touch would have
robbed them OF caste.
"The excitement OF this scene was not
over when q fresh sensation was caus-
ed by the discovery Of man lying
short distance from the gallows with a
bavonet through his heart, having KILL
ed himself by falling on the blade.
at was Hosein All
"'whnt Is the meaning OF thisT
cried.
zone of the bystanders turned to-
wards the still swinging bodies OF the
Thugs, and pointing to the old man.
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