The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15


and then suggested to Hutchinson
that he INTRODUCES him to the producer
OF the money and allow him To make
his deals direct and without the cXtrn
charge of Hutchinson's commission.
The man finally agreed, and the time
was set for meeting In one OF the
smaller hotels OF Tyrone Two other
secret service men were then brought
Into the affair, and stationed across
the hall in room opposite the one
where Abbott was to bring Hutchinson
and The power behind the throne,
Bish Ware.
The occasion was to be large
transaction between Abbott and Ware.
and soon after the three men met in
the room ana the money was pro-
duced. Abbott and Hutchinson seated
themselves at "A table and immcSiate-
ly took their guns out for instant use
Ware stood guard at the door. Abb
bolts position was not the most en-
viable, for. although his two confed-
crates stood in readiness across the
hall. the only understanding and plan
or action was that by some pretext
Abbott should get one Of the men out
of the roow and Into the hall. where
he could be taken care of This or
course. left him the other man 10
tackle. and as Hutchinson was a pow
erful fellow and could give two men
Il good bit of trouble. he was the man
to be sent out Of the room
The money was in such quantity
that it was wrapped in fairly good
sized packages, ana as Abbott opened
these he tore the paper so that IL
couldn't he used again. The money
was counted and paid for, ana the
meeting practically was over.
.Look here Abbott said. 4 can't
carry this money away unless it's
| wrapped up. Run down TO the cor
| ner and get me a yard Of MUSLIN lie
| threw half dollar on the table to-
| ward Hutchinson, but Ware was too
| quick. Picking up the money he was
out of the door and down the halt
| before either Abbott or the two men
across the hall realized it These lat
ter crept to the head OF the stairs
! ana when Ware returned he looked
, into the muzzles of two guns. In
stead Of surrendering. however, he
| whipped out his own gun and fired
| Point blank. missing both mon Then
| they let him have II as he turned and
ran down tho steps. In an alley nj
the side OF the building he dropped
! dead. Both agents realized that Abb
| no' was next TO be considered. for he
| was carrying on an unequal light.
! Ihcy arrived on the scene none too
| soon, for though the nerve that had
helped him through the whole pro-
| cecdirgs had not deserted him. his
! strength was going fast. AS he strug-
! glcd on the floor with Hutchinson on
! TOP and the latter's weapon pressed
against his head Abbott was Keeping
off death by the grip he had on the
hand that strovc to get the gun into
| deadly action"
! Bravest Fent OF Our Life-Snvers.
! About the bravest deed performed
| in our service during the many years
| that have been connected with IL
| was the rescue OF the sea going tug
Margaret only last winter" said sum
ner l. Kimball. general superintendent
| OF the life-savinx service.
On the morning OF December 30,
! 1912, the Margaret. lighting against
| forty-hve- mile gale. while en- route
! from New York to Norfolk with three
! heavily laden barGcs struck an OBJ
| structior of the coast of New Jersey.
/ md mad TO cast off her tow, then run
! Tor shore. She grounded in the break
! ers some 800 yards on the beach, and
was promptly discovered by the look :
out OF the Avalon lifc-saving station.
| three or four miles To the northeast
! AS n rescuing party from the sta
! ton named would have had TO put to
| sea in the teeth OF the gale. news of
| the disaster was telephoncd TO the
Tathams life-saving station. several
miles to the southwark. whence n
| boat going to the assistance Of the
! tug would have the wind deaG nstern.
! After sending the message, the keeper
OF the Avalon station set out with his
/ crew down the beach ou foot, to as
| siSt the lifc-savcrs at I..thams The
! Tathams crew. under command OF
| Keeper Harry McGinlcy. hauled Their,
| surf boat down to the beach. Under
| the lashjng OF the gale the waters in
| shore had become Il cauldron OF racing
| sea. TO launch off an unprotected
! beach at such a time is task OF great
! difficulty and danger. for in order To
escape disaster, the boat must be held
squarely TO the seas. a swervc to
either side. however slight. In a break :
! ing wave may swing the craft around
| broadsidc and roll her back on the
beach to the injury OF her crew.
AS the boat glided from her car
| riagc and struck the water. the en-
CINE was SIT going To give her steer
! age way. but so strong were the on
slaughts OF the surf that the power
OF her two prcpcilors had to be aug
mentcd by the muscle of seven oars
! men before she was able to get her
! nose beyond the first line Of breakers
| AS 1t was. she filed before reaching
the less turbulent area outside.
"Wind and sea were rapidly increas-
ing. The rescuers found the tug iy-
| ing how to the shore with only the
| upper part of her pilot house and
three or four feet Of her bow cxf.rscd
! Her after house had disappeared. and
her boats had washed clear OF their
tackle. What still remained above
water was being heavily bombardco
by the seas. After hasty survey OF
the situation. Keeper mckinley de-
cidcd to run in under the "tarboaro
bow, the least exposed point alongside
the wreck.
nnttlc With Towering Seas.
| t"Thc lifcboat was held In check
| awaiting the first favoring sea. Wher
ii came ths full power Of the engine