The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

| lost no opportunity of treating him
roughly and like dos-an invention
that Hugh took to himself as an article
Of faith after he had liquor enough.
III these vagabonds should infllct
some little chastiscment on Haredalc,"
reflected si- John, altar Hugh had
staggered out, 1T would be extremely
agreeable to my feelings and would
amuse mo beyond measure" He
dropped in fow kindly hints about
Mt. Haredale to certain other des-
perate spirits whom he knew.
His afrecuonats wish was not left
unful6lled very long. From peaceful
assemblies OF the crazy noblemans ad-
herents, there sprang turbulent crowds
The turbulent crowds. left unr-s-
trained and nurestrained by a faltering
Lord Mayor. Joined into riotous hands.
! \ moral plague ran through the city.
Sober workmen cast down their tools
infected by the disorder that sprang
up az If by magic. From every slum.
every hiding place, there Issued what
was bred there. to rule the riots.
For four days ths mog held London
in Its hand. Seventy-two private
houses OWNED by prominent Catholics
pander to the cry against them, were
burned down. Four great jails. in.
GLIDING Newgate, were destroyed and
th7t- 1r'~o-e-S liberated Moro than
two hundred people were killed In the
streets; and nobody ever knew how
many nunu.td u.eu in the ..iuing places
to which they crapt after the govern
rnent sent the military into the city.
Foremost among the rioters was
~
the disorder and grotcsqucness that
rulad mems minds that Hughs closest
companion and abettor was Dennis. the
hangman of London.
The first violent deed that these did
with their followers was to march out
OF London and burn down Mr. Hare
dale's great house after pillaging the
Maypole Inn. They had SO timed their
arrival at tho Haredale estate that
they reached 1t before Haredale could.
and found his niece Emma and her
companion Dolly Warden protected only
by few servants. who We're killed
or captured after as --uch defence as
they could make against the huge
mob. The two girls ware carried off;
and Mr.. Haredale. riding mad,y from
London when he saw the flames on
the distant sky. arrived only to find
red ruins.
He made frantic search. giving him
SER no rest day or night and pene-
trating into places where the mere
whisper OF his name or religion would
vain. Such was the dismay In all Lon
vain. sub was the d!smay In all Lon
don, so powerless were the authori-
ties. that none could help him. But.
II he failed to discover the where
anouts OF the kidnapped girls. he did
discover that he was indebted to Ches-
ter Tor the attack on his house.
one night, the night OF the attack
on Newgate. Mr.. Haredale, venturinE
into the thick of the ravIng mob, was
rescued from imment danger by Ed
ward Chester. In his extremity, Hare
dale accepted the young mans assist
ance In the hunt. The two succeeded
Mt last in finding and rescu,ng the
girls. who had suffered nothing worse
! than Imprisonment in an old house
while their captors deliberatsd what
to do with 9thepI Ss-'N
AS ;so}??r as order was restored, the!
authorities. eager to make Up for
their previous neglect, hurried tho
rioters, IL Jail by hundreds and PEE
pared TO hang them by scores. II was
impossible that one who had been so
prominent as Hugh should escape. He
was taken, tried. and sentenced to be
hanged With. him., and doomed to
die at the same time. was Dennis, the
hangman-a miller come to the grind.
ing.
On the morning of the day before
that set for the execution, Sir John
chester was breakfasting gracefully
In bed, when visitor was announced
He was one who knew both Chester
and Haredale-a brave honest citizen
named Warden He stood with unoon-