Evening journal., 1899-12-23

deved were blasts let of BY Harrison.
For nearly three weeks he kept ship
alone, seeing none OF the men and
hearing nothing from them except an
occasional detonation. lie had hung
but bis lights and was making ready
to turn in on the night of Dec. 10 when
rom Harrison and one OF the men
came alongside with the yawl loaded
down 10 the rail with rough, iron
bound boxes. These were lifted on
board and slowed away in the cabin
'Tt is all money, gold and silver"
said Tom. Turn your lights down
and get ready to sail before daylight.
I'm going back to get father and the
rest OF the money"
About midnight the two Harrisons
a. nd one Of their men came back in
tn e boat with a few more boxes.
sect up sail and anchor, and let's be
Off on the ebb.v said Harrison, as he
CAM on board. 1--WE must be in Bos-
ton b efore New Years"
The Captain knowing that FIVE men
went sway from the vessel, and see
ing only three return, asked Harrison
II he wns not going TO walt for the
other two.
1T will take too long-till doomsday
or later" was the reply. "They are
both dead, ms dead rs the rebellion
blowed mp by gunpowder, poor boys.
Get away quick, or they'll come and
haunt you"
Outside Of White Head light Tom
Harrison came to the skipper and told
him that his father had killed the two
men just before they left the island,
and intimated that the third would
disappear before they reached Boston.
On the four days trip to Boston,
| Capt. Emerson had several talks with
Harrison in regard 10 pay for his SER
Vices. and q division OF The money.
Finally Harrison brought mp two OF
the boxes and counted out $4,000 in
gold, saying;
"There, take the gold and hold your
zap. I've got more than a million dol
lars left which III take ashore and
turn into paper. When I've done that
I'll come down and divide. All you've
got to do is 10 stay on board and wait
for me-"
The night before they sailed into
Boston harbor, when Harrison had his
watch on deck, the third man was
knocked overheard by the main BOOM
Harrison made loud cutlery, calling
Tom and the Captain, but though the
Cd squaw lay off and on in that vicin-
Ity until daylight. nobody saw any
signs OF the lost man, which led Capt.
Emerson TO infer that Harrison had
kept his threat, and put his former
companion ont OF the way.
On the morning OF December "a, the
! Old squaw came TO anchor Off T
, Wharf, and Harrison brought the
yawl alongside TO carry the boxes on
shore. Capt. Emerson objected TO let
ting the money leave the vessel until
D a division had been made. Thereupon
] Harrison and his son knocked him
! down and locked him in the cabin
!, where he lay unconscious until near
q " night. Believing that Harrison
e would CONES on board and put an ent
TO him that night, the Captain loaded
Z his revolver and stationed himself il
> the companion way 10 aWhlt ueNeiop
3 ments. Soon after dark he heard Har
/ rlson and his SON talking on deck. Lat
e err on Harrison called out:
n "Capt. EMERSON l shy, Cap'n~ Get
d ting no answer he repeated the cal
/ several times and then unlocked tn
o companion way slide. Here he calle'
4 TO the Captain several times and dc
o seconded the steps. He was half wa,
d down when Capt. Emerson put the II
D. volver to his face and said;
lie "Give up my share Of that money @
If say your prayers burned spry.'
he Harrison struck the revolver dow
ID and the Captain pulled the trigge
he The bullet entered Har1ison's brea'
Il. and came out at his back.