Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-06

Du( l.llItt CuuQlC! VI "H'''
hey had been sent on crranGs.
During tho stay in this place became
acquainted with Geo. Loye':, Jones, |
and Thompson, who have
all since been hung. and committed with
them. at different times, the following drrp-
rclatious, viz: In the first place we all
sh.ppcd on board fiat boat, bound for New
Orleans, for which We were to get twenty
five dollars piece. All things went to'-
crobly we'll on board. til! we got between
padauch and the month of Ohio, between
which places, we killed the owner OF the
boat and trother. We threw them boih
overheard, run the boat to Memphis where
we sold our cargo and boat, for which we
90, S4.374-whch we divided among four
Of US ; viz: Lovett, Jones. Thompson, ard
mvseli-so each having Sl,0o3 gu
c nts we concluded to 60 TO New Orleans
so we go, on board the old CincInnatn
at Memphis, and went 70 New Orleans
At this place we staid nearly all winter,
and all. We Jcnc was to XII! one man, back
of fmoihcr Gordon's Zig house, on Girard
street. ard also buried him there. This
was in The year 1880; s@-"s ling ls years Of
age, and having committed so many deprc-
dalioas, | was highly honorcd by the hon.
orablc Board of Common Scoundrels, rob-
bers and ,nurIcrers. They all said was 4
smar. boy-a great mainland that if ever
| was hung, would be an honor 10 their
profession. So, with all of these induce.
mems | continued in their profession.
The next ming did, was, TO kill i man
over the river opposite New Orleans. and
robbed him Of $l4,090 in tie Tn ted
States, Louisiana and New York money.
This was in the month of March, 1881.
Aticr this | got on board the old steamer
Farmer, and from therce 20 Wreling, Va.
where 7 robbed man of a horse and
$500, and rode back to Marietta, where |
sold my horse for S75. then got on the
steamer Statesman, Captain Forsyth, and
robbed the Clerks drawer Of $500; Il gen
tIeman's pocket book Of Sl20, and another
ofhis pistols and runk, land then went ashore
at Galiopolis. From there stole another
horse from Mr.. Hereford, and went 10
Portsmouth,, where robbed the Exchange
Hotel drawer of scveniy.three do lars.-l
then shipped on board the Lp'le SPY, AMI
went 10 Cincinna..i This was in the fall
of IS2l.--I then 60. on board Of the Mich.
igan. Captain Swan and C'p:ain Scot, and
remained on her Us cabin boy, 2l steward,
and steward, for nearly two years, without
committing any dcpredaions whatever !;
then thought had lived an honest life too
long, and went 10 Louisville, in November,
1882, on the steamer Helen Mar, Cap.
Fuller, on which passage robbed several
deck passengers, and Il cabin passenger Of
abou, 523 dollars altogether. | then staid
in Louisville till Tic summer Of ls34-whcn
[ shipped on board of steamer Galrnian,
Capt. CLAREFDON DIX, us steward Of
her. There | shall give an account how
VIC worked together-and from it hope the
steamboat men, from Captain to the mean.
est station on steamboat, may learn to
shun all bad practiccs--and also | hope, it
may put owners on their guard-in the
frs; place to inquire into the character f
every commander Of a steamboat, with The
strictcst scrutiny also TO commanders Of
steamboats,, would say, be careful who
you hire for any situation whatever, even
10 fire man if ! choose TO disclose
names, people who are now highly honored
and respected by all who knew them would
socn BE- knocked from the stations th y
now Gil and be damned for ever. Butlh's
is no, going on with what concerns me- tor
I>know that my time in this world is but
short-..so 10 20 on with my story.
Directly alicr the GaIenian left LOUIS
vile, was watching all the passengers to
STE who had money and who had not.
Amongst the res, observed an
aged gentleman with about $1,000
in specie in his lruak he came TO
me and said, Steward, if you will put my
trunk IN my STATE room | will give you
dollar certainly, says / :; and Immediately
did so. AGer we got in the state room,
from amongst tie passe. gers inquired OF
him where he went ashore at d? lie told
me that he got out a, smi;hlard $50 | was
determined that he should not carry his
trunk ashore with all that money in ii, nor
g, any Oft. So knowing that *c would
reach SMITH md al daylight in the morn
ing, intended to take it ,ha, night when he
was asleep and about IL O'Clock went
into the door ami there found Cap. Dix
ro5bing tie trunk. Says |, hold on Cap
tain, that's my game-...anI see plainly
1t is your's-...s> let's divide, and looking
at that instant on the bed where tic old
man lay, saw the blood gushing from his
beart, and dagger laying by lis sidc.--.
Then says Dix to me you are my friend,
and this is your game only stick with me
and | will make your fortunc---.so come