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Ill lump; others SoUU IN spot; and
so in proportion. One man found pair
of suspcndcrs scwed full of dollars, that
had belonged to Atwil, the pirate, who
was drowned going ashore. The search
still continues at least 800 people arc
on Plumb Island, raking and scratching;
and they have established Il ferry from
the cast end of Concy Island, where they
charge % cents for passage to the lucky
spor.
The career of Gibbs, who buried the
money on this spot, is curious ONE
He was born in Rhode Island, in 1894.
At the age of Is, he went on board the
U. S. sloop of war, Hornet, and was in
the action when she took the Peacock,
off Pcrnambuco. lie followed Lawrence
on board the Chesapeake, was taken by
Shannon, semitic Dartmouth, and cxchan-
ged. lie returned to Boston, borrowed
a thousand dollars, opened a rum shop in
Ann street, called the Tin Pot. Here he
burst up, on account of spending his mo-
ncy on girls, and sailed in the ship John
for Bucnos Ayres. Here nc joined
Buenos Ayres privateer, mutinled, took
the vessel, landed the crew in Florida,
steercd for the West Indies, captured go
vessels, and murdered 400 persons. The
haunt of himself and associates, was the
Rcgla, at HAVANA. In 1910 he came
to New York, with 100000, spent scve-
raj weeks here, went to Boston, and sail
ed in the ship Emerald for Liverpool
Here he met and seduccd the celebrated
Jane Henry, now in this city, whose love
letters to Gibbs made such noise.
In 1896 ne revisited the United States,
and hearing of the war between Brazil
and the republic of Bucnos Ayres, sailed
from Boston in the Brig Kitty of Ports
mouth, with a determination, as he states,
Ottrying his fortune in defence of repub-
lican government. Upon his arrival he
made himself known to Admiral Brown,
and communicated his desire to Join their
navy. The Admiral accompanied him to
the Governor, and lieutenant's commits
sion being given him he joined ship of
"a guns, called the 'Twcnty-Fiftn of
May lie served for long time as 9Th
lieutenant, then had command of a pri-
vatcer schooner, with two "a Founders
and 46 men. He then bought half Bal
tlmore schooner, was captured when sew
en- days out. taken into Rio Jonoi.v, and
imprisoned till the peace, when he came
to New York. A year afterwards, he
sailed heacc in the Sally Ann, landed at
Barcelona, crossed to Port Mahon, and
then to Tunis. Not being able to Join the
Dey of Algers, he unused like Marius,
among the ruins of Carthage. He then
went to Boston via Marseillcs.
Gibbs, in his last visit to Boston, re-
manned there but few days, when he
took passage to New Orleans, and enter
ed as one of the crew on board the brig
Vineyard; and for assisting in the MUIR
der Of the unfortunate captain and mate,
of which he was justly condemned, the
awful sentence of death was passed upon
him. The particulars of the bloody trans
action, agrccably to the testimony of
Dawes and Browning, the two principal
witnesses, are as follows: The brig Vine
yard, capt. VIM. Thornby, sailed from
New Orleans about the 9th of November,
1880, for Philadelphia, with cargo of
ll2 bales of cotton, Ii hhds. sugar, "a
casks moIasscs, and $4,000 in specie
Besides the captain, there were on board
the brig, VIM. Roberts, mate, six seamen
shipped at New Orleans, and the cook.
Robert Dawes, one of the crew, states
on examination, that when about five days
out, he was told that there was money on
board. Charles Gibbs, E. Church, and
the steward then determined to take pos
session Of the brig. They asked Jane,
Talbot, another of the crew, to join them
He said no, he did not believe there wa.
money in the vessel. They concluded
to Kill the captain and mate, and if join
Browning and Talbot would not ION
them to Kill them also. The next nigh
they talked of doing it, and got their clubs
ready. Dawes dared not say a word, a.
they declared they would Kill him if he
did; as they did not agree about killing
Talbot and Browning, it was put OFF,
They next concluded to kill the captai,
and mate on the night of Nov. %, but OF
the night of the 23d they killed them.
After killing the captain and mate, the,
set about ovcrhauling the vessel, and 20
up one key of Mexican dollars. The,
then divided the captains clothes ant
money,-about 40 dollars, and a golt
watch. Dawes, Talbut, and Browning
who were all innocent of the murder, wcr,
obliged to do as they were commanded
the former, who was placed at the helm
was ordered to steer for Long Island
On the day following they divided severa
kegs of the specie, amounting to S. ,OO(
each-thcy made bags and scwcd up tn,
money. After this division, they divide,