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don't get Brown guilty we'll get two years each." That afternoon, when about one hundred miles from Halifax, they sighted a steamer, when this significant conversation took place between the passenger and Bram. The Passenger. We'll signal her. The Commanding Officer. Why, what good will it do us? The Passenger. We can get a navigator on board here. The Commanding Officer. Don't you think I am a good enough navigator? The Passenger. No. The Commanding Officer. If we signal her it will take all the glory away from us. The Passenger. I don't care anything about glory, I want to get ashore. The men seemed to agree with the pas senger, and they blew the fog-horn while the passenger and the steward got the code signals. Bram said, " I don't see what you want to run up the code for." But he got the book for them as they wished. Since he seemed to be half-hearted in looking for the signal needed, the passenger took the book and found the code word for " Mutiny — need assistance." Then the American flag was run up union down. The steward at the same time got up into the mizzen rigging with a large sheet and waved it. The steamer stopped and lay about two miles off and in about half an hour steamed off again. Almost five days had now passed since two o'clock the last Tuesday morning. They were all excited, tired and distressed. The passenger said at the trial that he did not get more than six hours' sleep before reach ing Halifax, and that the steward slept even less. The next day was Sunday. Loheac went towards the mizzenmast and talked with Charley, who was in the hole there. After Charley had said something, Bram, who was standing near, called out to Charley, "What is that you said to that man? You told that man — everything will be all right

the time she come to port, if no more things happen aboard." Charley did not answer. He said at the trial that Bram 's " face was red as fire," and Bram went on, " Don't you be afraid, there is plenty more yet going to happen." Charley was tortured with fear, and had stood five days of bullying, but he drew the line at such a threat as that. He said at the trial: "I never intend to tell anybody about him until the ship came to port. I was scared for my life." Then lie told Andersson that he had seen Bram strike the captain. Andersson told the steward. The steward went to Charley and heard his story from his own mouth. There was a conference, exclusive of Bram, with all the others. No spots of blood had been seen on Bram, but after the murder some of his clothes were seen soaking in a bucket. And after dinner, as Bram was sitting on the after house looking astern, the steward, with the men behind him, walked aft and threw his arms from behind around Bram's arms, pinning him there. Bram made no resist ance and merely asked, " What is this for?" The steward said, " For killing the captain." A man was sent below to get the irons, and they were put upon Bram, who was then led past the mizzenmast, where Charley was, to the mainmast, where Bram was tied. As he walked along he said," I am an innocent man." Late on Sunday they sighted land and found that they were off Beaver Island about fifty miles from Halifax. It rained that afternoon, and Bram and Charley were un tied from their masts and permitted to go into the galley. At night they were kept at their masts, but were allowed to have plenty of clothes and their oilskins. On Monday it rained also, and they were allowed to come into the galley to get dry. The wind was dead ahead for Halifax and soon there came a fog. They got into a fishing fleet and signalled one of the vessels and learned that they were forty-five miles from Halifax. They had to keep out to sea all Monday.