The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-07-04

What do you say. Nourse, to changing
places with me and letting yourself be arrest.
ed If II comes to that?"
81 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
n long term in Pentrldge. II this thing is
no worse than you say It is. though, I'll swap
places with you and see 1t through for two
hundred pounds"
| accepted HIS terms without argument.
As soon as we reached Longwood We ex.
changed clothing. even down to our under.
wear. socks and shoes.
We had Just finished dinner and we're sitting
alone In the hotel Office rehearslng 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 ar.
rest OF only one man, so was not interfered
with. ! did not return to Melbourne on 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 was on his way back, In charge
OF an officer. to Join Leigh and my counterfeit
presentmeut behind the bars.
at once engaged Purvs. the best barrister
In Australia, to defend them. and later EN-.
plcyed GIilot G Snowden. another high-class
firm, to assist him.
Nourse was as game as hornet and played
his part well.
The trial was held before Judge Williams
and resulted in q conviction. had expected
no other verdict for, with the option-of-pur-
chase clause missing from the charter. II was
a clear case.
Nourse and Wilson were sentenced to seven
years and Leigh to three and one-half years
In Peutridge Prison. With the time deducted
for good behavior this meant Ave 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-
lieved It would when bargaineG with Nourse
to take my place sent word to him that
would pay him well II he would play the
string out" and as soon as ! left the town
deposited $1,000 which was to be paid to him
when he was released. spent some time and
considerable money In effort TO secure a
pardon for my companions. but when found
that was impossible returned to England.
with promise to be back In Australia by the
time their terms expired
With my return TO London in the early eigh-
ties the old lure OF the West Indies, with their
continuous riot of revolutions. came over me
SO strongly that I could not hold out against
It, nor did try.
| was much interested In reports which
reached me. through contraband channels. that
new revelation was shaping up In Costa Rica
and that there was a prospect OF trouble In
Hayti and even In Venezuela.
I took the first ship for Halifax and went
from there to st. John New Brunswick, where
| bought the fore-and-aft schooner George v
Richards. took her to Bridgeport, Connects
cut, where | loaded up with old Sharp's and
Remington rifles and lot OF ammunition and
after burying them under sixty tons of coal
sailed for Venezuela to see what was going
on in Guzman's absence.
found that General Alcantara was acting
as dummy President. while Guzman was en-
Toying himself in Europe. and I soon satisfied
myself, from remarks dropped by his friends
in response to my guarded Inquiries that he
was ambitious to become the ruler OF Vene
zuela in fact as well as in name.
The movement to overthrow Guzman was
In fact. taking definite form. and sold par
of my arms to Alcantara's friends.
Gu.man had heard Of what was going OIL
and as / subsequently learned. he returned
to Venezuela few months later. before thu