Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

York You will be tried quickly before the United
States Commissioner, and be sentenced either to lite
Imprisonment the electric chair
He cursed furiousy as he was led back to the dark
azarette stubbornly decaiing his innocence and &C
cusing Murdoch But l was confident that | could
break him down-not that wanted to railroad him. but
to obtain such hold on him would prevent his de-
nouncing Murdoch escaped life prisoner
Murdoch more than justified my faith in him. Fresh
air. good food and treatment, and hope tor the future
worked wonders in him. His knowledge of navigation,
seamanship and sailor nature came back to him. ana
before we had rounded the Horn he was capable e.
fcient officer respected by the and trusted by me-
The stoop left his shoulders the worm seamy look lett
his face the somber sparkle his eyes. On occasions he
smiled. But though now in possession OF razor ne
still wore his beard trimmed point and but for the
sprnking of gray in the brown looked only few years
older than when had known him before thirty years
back. l spoke to him about this one day. advising HIM
to trim his beard full and square, that he would not be
recognized, either as bearded or smooth faced :,
He hesitated moment; then answered, 1T IS hardly
likely, Captain, that anyone concerned IN my trial and
conviction is now alive, in position to hunt me
down. And want to be recognzed-by one-by one
who still alive may have changed SO that should not
aHer!' broke in Forget it, Mr. Murdoch. She
left you in hole when her testimony might have got
you light sentence. .
1t was his business, thought, his weakness; and he
would very likely get back San Francisco as soon as
possible to trace this woman who had ruined num- 70
find her and get into trouble. Every man has his
own one weakness. knew that, though had never
gone so far anayze myself and find my own but
there,
treatment of Mike.
TWAS hard man. devoid of sentiment, and utterly
immune to the softenng influences of women; and
treated that Irshman harshy, perhaps, than ne
had ever been treated before To conquer him changed
him to the darkened wing, alley beside the CABIN
trunk where could neither hear be heard by the
helnsnan l forbade him light tobacco, and contact
with his mates had him fed by the steward-whom
could trste worst bread and the rankest water that
the ship contained which still satisfied the law and
to keep within the law allowed him the government
scale every fifth day, which, while keeping him alive,
only brought him nausea and voluntary starvation on
the other four Still did break that stubborn Irish
spirit. He cursed through the walls OF the cabin
when he heard my footsteps rafting his manacles the
while, and invariably declaring his innocence of the
mates death and vowrng vengeance IN the courts
through the aid of the Seamens Un1on
He was conquered at last, though; but not by me:
by woman, the owners wife, a sad-faced, silvery-
haired woman whom had casually met few times
church and charity worker interested IN Bethel Homes
and Seamens Aid soceties-a sort of ombs Angel who
visited the sick the insane and the mentally defective,
and SPENT perhaps, in this work more of her skinint
husbands money in year than could in a life
time But he was devoted to her. and while he would
dock my pay for time ashore he paid her bills without
grumbe.
oyage resolved to invaldate his possible accusation OF
Murdoch by sending him to the chair, to Sing Sing
or life and trusting that Murdoch would further secure
lis own safety by immediate passage to Liverpool to
sail for the rest of his life in English ships.
X7E charged past Sandy Hook one noon before a
w southeastery gale too heavy and too thick with
and spind to signal to the shore station to round
to in the Horse Shoe take pilot to take tug had
one appeared. But knew the Ambrose Channel and
conned the ship up into the Narrows ignoring Quaran
tine account of the storm and bringing up OFT Iomp
knsvile crowd of shipping with canvas in buntlines
and both anchors out to the full length OF the CHAINS
Then lowered my dinghy and went ashore to telephone
the He at his Office but got him at his
home and reported safe passage, with nothing amiss
but the killing of the first mate and the incarceration OF
the unconessed murderer in the lazarette was asked