The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-04

we had been lost 10 the world A few
lines in a Canadian paper said that the
murderer had been tracked 10 Liver
pool, but we knew thar much already
and thought that we knew a great deal
more.
The captain wanted 10 put a couple
OF stowaways ashore by the pilot boat.
one ~ them being the refractory stok-
er. but Smith made such an hprOar
about this. yowing that he would 90
with his friend and would write 20 The
papers. SO that the "o!c man weakly
gave in. and started again for Quebec.
Some limited that the captain did not
want to lose Smith and tho possible re-
ward for the detection az the murderer.
We reached Quebec late az night
and a cold night at that. Tho stow
aways We're at once ordered on shore
and again Smith raised hubbub
about such cruelty. "Nen. anyhow,
II the stoker must 20 then he would 20
with him and he should have his top
coat" We watched the strange cou-
pie go down the sanEway arm and
arm and an out-and-out pair o. rascals
they looked But Smith must he the
wanted man all the same. someone
was muttering. when hullo, what is
happening "a scufiie on the wharf
and several loafers there are an grab
bling The stoker al once. while smith
stands aside from his quondan friend
and coOlly lights a cigarette. a smile
Of quiet triumph the while spreading
over BIS face and chasing away from it
the rascally hang-dog look wh.c n it had
worn for days
We watched the stokor dragged.
struggling and horror stricken to a
police van which was waiting near by,
and then Smith. heayins what looked
like a sigh Of coniented RELIEF. stepped
smiling up the gangway again into
our midst
lie made straight for the captain.
who stood as one dazed. and the two
disappeared into the latters cabin. but
before long emerged laughing and the
best OF friends. Then Smith mixed
with the passengers. all OF his old cheer
full manner once more upon him. and
soon We learned the truth q his
strange doings.
II seems that he was a detective
officer of well-known Scotland Yard
repute The authorities in London
had learned. as We had already heard
that the murderer Of whom We had
read had got as far as Liverpool
and they thought that he would try
TO escape on one OF the three vessels
sailing when We did. SO an oticer
was ordered 10 board each OF the
three steamers. and thus Detective
Officer Robinson (alias J. A. SMITH
travelled with us. lie did not know
whether his quarry was on board al
all. much less did he know n what
capacity he would travel. and hence hs
decided 10 make the Acquaintance Of
every man on board. hoping thus e
come across his man II VII be re-
membered that the authorities had only
the most meager knowledge Of tx
murderer's appearance We lad beer
al sea for nearly a Week and he had
myself amongst the number So TX
said. before he came across the stow
away who was working as stoker
Him he spotted in some say, and from
that moment stuck 70 him as We had
seen At the pilot station he was
afraid that he was going 70 lose him,
but. as We saw. persuaded the captain
% take him on 70 Quebec and himself
sent a cypher message 10 the police a.
that port 70 be waiting for Us.
When asked why he had not arrested
his man rs soon as he had recog-
missed him. he replied that he had made
friends with him instead and had thus
extracted much evidence OF the mans
guilt
How he soothed the ruflcd feelings
Of the "old man" for not having con-
fided in him we never heard. but he
somehow succeeded thoroughly and
as he shook hands all round and went
ashore for the second time. we raised
cheer for our friend Jim Smith. .
who had suffered SO much al our
hands
He left Quebec that night on an
outward bound mail steamer for Liver
pool with his man. and we heard
some time later that the murderer was
convicted and hanged for the perpetra-
ton OF as dastardly and coid-bloOded a
crime as had occurred IN recent years.
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