Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-07-17
The Pirates CoDft>.fou.


hung in New York on Friday last, u,a!ea COZ.
sion while in the Tombs as to number Of h ~.
bic crimes committed BY himself. ami, amd,s
others, the murder Of Capt. Eurr ant his creS
two boys named Watts, who were bro.hers
Alter describing the cool and calculating man.
ner in which he had planned tire murder, ard
saying that he had no cnmi,y whatever toSaii.s
the parties, and tnaLhc was solely iEuchced
by love OF sa!E, he thus describes the !iuJGv
deed:
We sailed oh tue 10th Of March from !!:c
foot Of Spring street, ard rroceeC!g4 u kry-
port where We remained ii! Sunday Mmc
here scrapcd the n.aSt Of tie slonp CIT! l,;
OF carpenter work, and evidently piraseG Ca4,
Burr very much by ny earnesincss IL uylns
10 make every thing look ship si,are.
We arrived at Gtavesend on Saturday after.
noon, and waited there fur Il fan miad.
Ut last sc put TO sea, and when We were Z, I
the Ocean House went to tic ur.ca>t!c ,it
got all axe, which put in the to., taisluy 70
the darlt aft.
The younger Watts was q. the le.m, ard
asked him to allow me to steer l.,,.u ,.,ic
He consented, and went forward
In lew minutes left the helm, and tahicg
the axe, went 10 him, and asked lmlli i! hv saw
Barnegat Light lie said he did nu; rid
him to look again. aud pointed with ny
hand.
lie turned round and iockcd in ~ fsce !
moment, but even if he had Suspected iny cru,!
purpose he would have :caG 10 Indication y;
it there, for ! WAS as calm rs tEoa. VS.
going to do the simplest and ;uu>t iuGCc,!,,
thing in life.
Had been under iiunsn influences. :Ec
confident and trusty way III which he t'.,!..
his eyes to mine, would have made n!e hesitate.
but no such thought entered my heart. a.u
pointed again and tod him 10 "Lvyk !!.c:c;
| amt that IT.
lie turned his head. ard pecrcd through TIE
darkness in the direction pointed, aui ~ !c
| did so, struck him cn the back II the bead
| with the axe, and knock. d HIM tuwU. liz lei.
Thinking | had net killed hI.. suu,k
him again with the axe as !:2 lay upou Tic
deck
HIS ia! ard the sound OF the exc made
some noise, which, added to That Caused -
my running across the deck. ATTRACTED The at
tentiou Of tine cuptain, who carae up tie ca:a
panionway, and putting cat !si= i!,au, a$AvG
what was the matter:
replied, Nothing" and theu asked liz:
as had the younger Watts, us Tia; Da:Lvs-t
light
Capt Burr replied, "Eo; you viii 70, see ::
for two hours = &nd as !.c sEvi;u i:c ;lyllI
his head from me.
The axe swung III the air, ard, s~id>6 IS
my sincwy and nurdc"ous a.ln, c.i:Iv ,"wu
The edge cruHched Through hi, te,l;. mc2r.
~ serpring his head from iis body, ard I'LL.
ing him instantly
The body fell down The compani"nwa"
As turned 20 leap after it. u,Id dapatyh nr
remaining victim, locked forward and Ga,
(;od, l.pw | &EiuCer TO tEiii, &c i: now! &c
whom though! hid already Killed lad risen
and was coming at, his l,and outstrtic'tld %.
wards me. and the blood running in tw" d.i!I
streams ovcr his pale face, from two eha>iiy
wounds on the head.
For i moment s.uod undecided, bu: - Ge
still came on, | ran towards i,ln, bus clr I
reached him he fell ai,ort midshpS, snd ir.a.
ing on him. | struck oncc. l."c. ;!.ilcr
with the axe, and finished him.
Running aft, jumped down the co!u1ar;1n.
way with the bloody axe in ny l!and.
There lay the elder Watts in his t:,th. erli
close beside him the ghastly bloody corpse oi
!h" captain.
>ino,; a moment looking At him, aai dish.
cd st him and struck out with the exc
lie icapcd out OF hi; birth, ard sPra1g {:
me, all red will! the blood Of the captain who.c
body had fallen past him, covering !!i'a VIII:
gore in lis fall
lie tried 10 srapple with mr, BIZ: Stepping
back. | gave the fatal axe 3 fui! >wing. and
struck him again, again, and again, oDcc "ioH
the head, once Oh the back ana one; '"Gre
upon the head which lcllct, hiru 70 ;l;e :iar.
and he lay dead at ,ay Ise:, @;ac iyy SIG 80
the captain.
My'bloody work Was 5o""
Dead men tell no tales.
was alone No eye had seGn ne. and rev
was free to reap the reward ii ny SOS.
did not feel tie slightest 'egr"; .I what
had done, and went about removing I!:c LoJ.,s
as cpoIiy as though they had been 80 tlott, UlI
lumber.
took rope and bent IL or 80 thc feet e! Tie
elder Watts, hauled him on deck. ard threw
him over the quarter. then hauled the cap.
tain out in the same manner, aad threw h:nl
over and then going 10 mid snire, ~, d 'hc
body Of the younger Watts from The d,ck, a'U
plunged him into the SEA By Tic Mai lI@!d
side
then threw the aXc overheard, and soon 75
had done this, changed the course OF tho
| Sl0Op and ran in close to the Hook.
sly intention was 10 run the s'"5P up Tie
! North River and then fire her, ia: c#H.9
| near running her on the Dog Beacon, ~ E,as;
| Of Concy Island and Stalen Island ii:htl cc>',
/ after which fouled with schooner, aid cl!.
ries away the bowsprlt, 30 pill inc n""y
and such other articles OF value as could i':cH
IN, into the yawl and then scrlicti ashor" I'r'Nc
miles. landing lust below the feat o:i Sta;.:i
| Island.
Mv movements alter landing are we!! kHowr;
and when look back upon the fatality wh.c!i
seemed 10 log rnr steps. il seems ~ though
the iiend, who 50 long had stood by m!e IL eHe'y
emergency, had dr;crtel me 81 iaat, AID ErC
left nle to M own weakness.
-A-cS.~ -
We call attention 10 Mr.. T. Ez,ki..s &c"
advertisement in to,hay'S paper, The ce'!;!:.
Gates. as 10 the success OF biz y:7sinic lla'!
Restorer are from gen,lcule.: whose "o.d ny
he rrl;r,! oa. Mr.. Ezeair goes t. day - Tic
White Sulphur Springs, 10 'i;s::i'::>e:iic LES
in. or' his invention smoag tie aa:G 9atcd -fG
rl.nIlarcd visitors 10 thar great ia..io:a. >a:::.
rner rendezvous:
; linz BrcErGHAM CG:rEHr!o:; The Cor
yrntion of the friends Of tire EciMold 4 ani!
Iaync!burg Railroad. at Buckingham Corr.
House Oh tie ;th instant, w&: ait;;.GcG nv
nearly g! 900 persons, ard The u,tnos. cu:hms!.
a>rn WAS exhibited by those present ~ hei'::i:
Of the "!lrct which had drawn jo.ci::tr 1T ~.
<rrnblv Of 'nch unusual size and fVEi;"c'E'i.H%.
The counties pf pnwhgtan, Chca,cr;i".u Cum