The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-18


Supt John Schore was head of Scot
land Yard at that time and Murray
went to see him.
Have you papers emitting you to
hold your prisoner in England?" en-
quired Schore.
Murray produced the warrant Of re-
cipias signed by the governor general
of Canada, and Schore perused 1t
carefully.
"It isn't enough, Murray" he said.
They won't keep your prisoner here
on that"
inquiries, Murray in this extremity
bethought himself OF Sir Charles Tup-
per, the high commissioner of Canada,
to whom he accordingly stated his
case. Much to the worried detectives
relief Sir Charles proved sympathetic.
He called for his carriage and drove
with Murray to the home Office. where
he argued the case with the home and
colonial secretaries. But both of these
gentlemen refused to change their YER
diets. The prisoner could legally be
kept in an English Jail one night and
not an hour longer. 1t appeared to
Murray as though he had run his head
against a stone wall In the very place.
of all others, where he least expected
| it And to crown all. there was no
steamer due to leave for Canada
within a week. Sir Charles meditated
in silence for a while as the carriage
rolled away from the home Office. Sud-
denly he glanced at Murray and
smiled.
There is not prison In England
that will refuse to hold your man for
one night" he said. 1T would be
quite possible, although not pleasant,
for you to keep trsmping with him
from prison 10 prison, and there are
jails enough in the country to last un-
til the steamer sails. But a better
plan would be for you to take your
prisoner TO Liverpool. You can say
that the Liverpool Jail is very dirty
and you don't want to submit him to
the hardship Of being confined in 1t
for a week. Then hire somebody to
guard him outside the prison. David
son will probably be thankful for the
courtesy"
The problem was solved. Schore.
the chief OF Scotland Yard. telegraph.
ed to Liverpool Murray went there
with his prisoner and was met at the
station by Chief Inspector McConkey.
All went smoothly, sand on March 2
Murray and Davidson sailed from
Liverpool on the Sarnia.
II seemed as though all Murray's
difficulties with his charge were at an
end, when on March IL the Sarnia
broke crank shaft and the vessel
drifted helplessly for days. When the
needful repairs were finished the Sar.
MIA was about 60 miles from st. Pierre
On March l6, the fifth day after the ac.
cident. the boat ran into a terrific
hurricane. the wind blowing SO miles
an hour and the sea running noun.
tains high. Fortunately the Sarnia's
broken shaft had been repaired and
she managed to jog slowly along In
the teeth of the storm at about eight
miles an hour. Two steamers, the
coal tank America and the Mauranda
of Picton, spoke the crippled liner,
but assistance was declined and she
limped doggedly on her way. During
the voyage Davidson gave a number
OF musical entertainments which were
a source OF much pleasure to his fel-
low passengers and did much toward
making him popular and lessening the
monotony of the unduly extended
trip.
But all things must come to an end
and at last, on the night OF March 49,
Murray's eyes rested upon the wei,
come lights of Halifax. and three days
later he handed his prisoner over to
the authorities OF Milton Jail. David
son received a speedy trial. was found
guilty and sentenced to five years in
, kingston penitenuary,
: II had been lone and eventful pil
: grimage for Murray. lasting as It did
from November s. 1892. to March 22
1899. In the four months that elapsed
he had travelled over 10000 nllies
But in the eyes OF the law the result
was worth the expense and trouble
involved. Davidson was caught
brought back and punished, and tn,
: case of this pious organist and nur
seryman who turned forger. then fu
. gitive. in vain. was written down IL
the stern records OF justice as warn
= ing TO others OF his class who Nigh
seek 10 emulate his example.
Copyright 1919. by w. G. Chapman)
J. Copyright In Great Britain)