Connecticut western news., 1900-12-06

ne had exterminated the crew and talk en possession who was to betray him He had men who could sail the craft, and by giving her new coat of paint, Il new name and making some changes in her rig she could not be recognized. Even If she were, what would her own CTS dare do about 1t? To have set up a claim would have been to convict them selves of smuggling. AS for wiping out a score of Europeans, he would consider that as sort of duty under any circumstances.
 Before we made harbor everything was prepared and every man instruct ed. In response to our signal dozen sampans appeared. and the first man on our decks was the rascally old ee-Wing-Su. He was effusive, good natured and slick as grease. He said there was cause for haste In unloading. as the custom officials had suddenly become active, and he was permitted to order about 50 men on board to break out cargo. AS soon as our an chor was down all but two or three of our crew disappeared, and the captain and agents sat down to a luncheon in the cabin. Not a box had yet gone over the rail when the Chinese on deck broke loose. In 30 seconds every man but the captain was sailing into them. They were armed with knives only, while we had cutlasses. No firearms were used. The fellows made good stand for about five minutes, and then we began driving them. No quarter was given. When the last living yellow devil went overheard, there were 30 dead ones on our decks. Of course. the row was heard In the cabin. At the first sound Captain Walters laid his said to CheeWing-Su:
 "There seems to be some skylarking going on above. but we will not in- terfere with It."
 If my men are creating any trouble, I must go up and stop It," replied the old pirate.
 Your men are all right, and you will remain right here"
 They heard the sounds of battle and knew that the Chinamen were being driven overheard, but the captain talk ed about the voyage and the profits and pretended ignorance of the real state of affairs. When the fight had ended, the anchor was lifted and the clipper sailed away out of the harbor. Chee- Wings Su played the hypocrite at first. Then he clustered and threaten ed, and at the end he broke down and became disgustingly abject. The agent on board with him was in the plot. He refused to give 1t away at first, but when he knew that death was the alternative he talked fast enough. The game was to seize the clipper and cargo and murder us all, and if we had not been on our guard 1t would have been carried out to the letter.
 We made a run for another port. Chee WingSu made big offer for his life, and as a matter of law we had no right to punish him. l must tell you, however, that law or no law. he was hung by the neck to the yardarm, while the agent was landed on an un- inhabited island. 1t was high hand cd thing to do, you will say, and yet the governor of Shanghai, who could have been bribed any time for S10 and who hadn't an honest hair in his head. came out In a proclamation and public ly thanked Providence for removing a bad man from earth. A few months later he somehow got knowledge as to who owned the clipper, and he seemed inclined to raise fuss, but with my own hands I carried him $25O, and he laughed and grinned and rubbed his hands together and let the affair drop there and then.