The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-29

erals in the building, for generals were drug on the market in Hayti-even exceeding the number of colOnels in Kentucky The twenty enterprising young men had swords concealed un- der their capes and they lost no time in seizing one of the unlucky generals and hacking off his head. News of the arising reached President Hip polyte, who promptly hastened out of church and rallied his men, ,,who began shooting right and left until there were 400 corpses lying around Port au Prince.
 The revolutionists in the mean time had visited the jail and released the prisoners, 200 in all and Hippo lyte pursued them. Many of them made a dash for the British consul s house in the hills and de,anded pro lection. Tweedie was then approached by Hippolyte's army, commanded by the presidents son. The army de- handed the refugees but Tweedie re fused to give them up, and declared that if Hippolyte's army made a hos tile move he would summons a man. ef-war from Port Royal and blow Port au Prince into South America. Where upon the army saluted and marched away again.
 The government did not feed pris- oners in jail at that time. If friends or charitable people did not feed them they relieved the authorities of all further responsibility by dying of starvation. The jail itself was verit- able inferno but there was no other place in which Murray could confine his prisoner, so Davidson was com pelled to stay there. Murray found it necessary to remain in Port au Prince two weeks, pending the sailing of a steamer for Jamaica During this time he became acquainted with a colored man named, appropriately, Harry Coon, who had worked in the States. Coon took quite liking to the detective and was genuinely anxious to be of some service to him. One evening, accompanied by one of the negro guards from the jail, he called upon Murray, led him to one side and whispered mysteriously:
 "Yo' knows dat man Davidson of youah's ?" said MT. Coon.
 Sure" responded Murray, anxious ly. Whats wrong? He hasn't made his escape, has he?"
 The negro shook his head. No sah, he ain't," he replied; but what I yfc fn ic lot ,<,;r ner of youah's is much trouble an yo' all wants to git rid of him, why dis yeah guard hyah a ma pertikler friend of mine, an he's willin' to shoot him for two dollahs"
 Good heavens, no!" exclaimed Mur ray. Why, man, you'd both be | hanged"
 Harry Coon repeated this objection to his friend, but the latter dismissed it with a contemptuous wave of his hand. Dat all right" he said reas suringly. T do de job neat and shoot him for yo' for dollah an : 1 half"
 Murray refused to be tempted ever by this bargain sale offer, and MT 1 Coon and his friend held another con sultation, from which the former emerged with the radiant light of { new hope shining on his sable counten ance.
 "Mistah Murray, suh,' he announced triumphantly, ''I'se talked Jim heal ovah, an he ses, seeing yo' frient of mine an we both likes yo' he jes do dat job fur 50 cents"
 Its kind of you botn," returned Murray. but it happens that I dcn' want it done at all"
 His manner was emphatic and tn, two negroes walked away mournfully Harry Coon stopped long enough tt shake his head reprovingly at the de tectiye. Deed, Mistah Murray" h. said, ''yo' won't be able to git hin shot no cheaper, an my friend, he't bin suah to git him wit de frs bullet. Jim am de bes' shooter in di yeah army, so he is."
 On January 29, Murray and David son sailed for Jamaica on the Alta liner Ardine, the prisoner, whateve the future might hold for him, wa deeply grateful for his release from tn dismal quarters of Port au Prince jai
 The Royal Mail steamer sailed fo Southampton 3a February with tn detective and prisoner aboard The reached Southampton February 2; and Murray took his man direct t London. He was met at Waterlo station by two Scotland Yard officer.