The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-07-05

OF having Nourse take my place.
What do you say, Nourse. TO changing
places with me and letting yourself be arrest.
ed, II II comes TO that?'
IL had been thinking OF that very thing"
he replied. 81 don't care much what hap
pens TO me, but / am not exactly hungry for
a long term In Pentridge. II this thing Is
no worse than you say It is though, I'll swap
places with you and see It through for two
hundred pounds"
accepted his terms without argument.
As soon as we reached Longwood we
changed clothing. even down TO under
wear, socks and shoes.
We had Just finished dinner and were sitting
alone In the hotel Office, rehearsing the part
Nourse was to play. when n sergeant and two
officers, who had got track OF us at Seymour.
rode up on horseback.
The orders OF the officers called for the
rest of only man, so ! was not interfered
with. | did not return to Melbourne the
same train with them the next morning. but
went down by the one that followed II The
first thing heard was that Joe, who had taken
the train ahead OF me, had been captured at
Albury, and on his way back, in charge
OF an officer, 10 Join Leigh and my counterfeit
presentment behind the bars
at once engaged Purvis. the best barrlster
I'm Australia 20 defend them and later en-
ployed Glot 6 Snowden. another highclass
firm TO assist him.
Nourse was as game as a hornet and played
his part well
The trial was held before Judge Williams
and resulted I'm a conviction. | had expected
no other verdict for, with the option-ofpur
chase clause missing from the charter IL was
a clear case.
Nourse and Wilson were sentenced TO seven
years and Leigh 10 three and onehalf years
I'm Pentridge Prison. With the time deducted
for good behavior this meant five years and
three months for Nourse and Joe and less than
three years for Leigh When the case as
sumed a more serious aspect than ! had be
leved It would when ! bargained with Nourse
TO take my place | sent word 10 him that I
would pay him we'll n he would play the
string out" and soon as ! left the town ]
deposited $1,000 which was 10 be paid 10 him
when he was released. ! spent some time and
considerable money I'm an effort 10 secure a
pardon for my companions. but when found
that was impossible ! returned 10 England.
with a promise TO be back in Australia by the
time their terms expired.
with my return 20 London I'm tho early eigh.
tSag the old lure OF the West Indies. with their
continuous Rot OF revolutions. came over me
so strongly that ! could not hold out against
It, nor did try.
was much interested in reports which
reached me- through contrnband channels. that
a new revolution was shaping up In Costa kica
and that there was a prospect OF trouble In
Haytl and even In Venezuela.
took the first ship for Halifax and went
from there 20 81. John. New Brunswick. where
bought the f0re-andait schooner George V.
Richards took her 20 Bridgeport Connect
cut. where I loaded up with old sharp's and
Remington rifles and a lot OF ammunition and.
after burying them under sixty tons OF coal.
sailed for Venezuela 70 see what was going
on in Guzmans absence
I found that General Alcantara was acting
as dummy President. while Guzman was en-
joying himself IN Europe. and soon satisfied
myself from remarks dropped BY his fHends
in response 20 my guarded inquiries. that no
was ambitious 70 become the ruler OF Nene-
zuela in fact az we'll as I'm name.
The movement 20 overthrow Guzman WAS
IN fact. taking definite form. and I sold part
OF my arms % Alcantara's friends
Guzman had heard OF what was going on
and. as 7 subsequently learned. he returned
20 Venezuela a few months later. before the