The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-14
HIS EXECUTION At BEDloE'S ISLAND
EXCITING SCENES AT The GALLONS
The Bay Covered with Steamers
and Boats.
CONDUCT OF THE CULPRIT.
HIS EXTRAORDINARY INDIFFERENCE,
&c., &C., %.

Albert w. Hicks the murderer ofCaptain Burr and crew
of the oyster soop A. Johnson the extreme PEN
atty OF the law yesterday forenoon at Bedoes Island In
the presence fully ten thousand persons The execution
was public that all who approached tho island in boats
were Afforded full and unobstructed view OF the horrid
spectacle In chronicng this last act In the oyster soop
tragedy, think would not be out Of place 10 give
brief sketch Of tho pirates career on board the T. A.
Johnson together with his arrest trial and conviction be-
fore the United States Court In this city, follows
rm MURDERS ON THE OYSTER sLooP.
On the morning Of Wednesday March q, the city was
startled by the particulars Of mysterious and bloody
tragedy that had evidently taken place board the oys
ter soop A. Johnson which was found abandoned and
dismsnicd in the lower bay She was picked up about
six O'Clock on the morxing above mentioned by the
schooner Telegraph, Of New Londsn. and was subsc-
gently towed TO Fulton market slip by the steamtug
Ccrcs Here che was boarded by Captain Weed, Of the
Second Precinct police and Coroner Sehirmer who pro-
ceedcd 10 make an examination The sloop had evidently
come in collision other vessel Judging from the
damaged condition OF her bowsprt and catwaer Her sails
were yrg upon the deck and everything denoted
confusion and violence. The ca,in was FIRST examned
and the floor ceiling benches and furniture were found
stained with blood The cabin had evidenuy been ran
sacked, us upon the floor were stre~n articles Of
clothing papers bedding &c. coffee pot, covered with
blood and human hair found In corner near tho
stove A broom, which had apparently been used In
sweeping the blood from the noor and hammer smeared
with blood found In the companion way Marks Of
blood we're found upon the ladder leading to the deck and
upon the lockers pair Of pantioons found wrapped
up In a piece 81 blcodsisine paper. The runs we're
found To be oiled with blood which had leaked down
from the floor All the closets the stove, and even The
cooking utensils were smcarcd stained with blood
Mrss Of blood were also iaceabie The bershs on
either side Of the cabin. Search made for the cap
tans money and papers, but without success, although
the vessel VIVA thoroughly examined Upon Ne ocf was
large quantity Of blood, and near the stove " Was
mixed With water, a. II attempt had been made 70
wash IL away. Marks, as II produced by the drag
gine Of some bloody substance, were Observable
nom the cabin door 10 the side OF the
vessel The rail and the side Of The vessel were also
smeared with blood showing that the ASSASSIN had con-
oludsd his work by throwing hts victims overheard.
Amdshr on the starboard sidc WAS found large pool Of
blood from which led TO the vcsscssde Forward
VAS another pool Of blood connecting with fourth pool
around The oremast In this latter found lock OF
brown hair which had evidently been torn from the
head of one " the victims Ia The struggle UPoo an ex
animation OF the stern az the sioop was discovered
that tho small boat usually hanging there had been
When sssse fAc,s had become known, the police went
earnestly 70 work 70 oe,:n on rsgsr xoss 'oe
The i6h Of March Tor Dgsp Creek Va TO procure cargo
o. oysters having board Captain Burr, man named
william johnson, two boys named Smith and Oliver
watts, and large sum of money. subsequently, John
Busks snd Andrew Kelly two men residing At NO. I'D
Cedar street. stated the Second precinct station house
that Johnson Of the Of tho soop had arrived
homo tbc previous day With considerable quantity Of
money hn poesessor and started Esst with bis wife
child. GDc other circumstances soon after rsnspred
that ssemsd 10 stamp this johnson ~ being The assassin
CAps Ncksrsos, q De schooner John Mathew stated
early on The morning OF the 2lst and thss only
who vaa steering, appeared 10 be on board This man
subpeaucutly ashore at staten Island small boat
Ocer Nevlns, upon this Information, believing that
johnson the guilty party Immediately started 10 pur
euu Of him Amer considerable trouble, he finally got
upou his track and the following Friday night dtscov
cred him IN situated the outskirts q Providence
r. l. where under the of Hcks he had taken odg
nes with his wife and child. The arrest wv made abost
O'Clock on Saturday morning. The prisoner siren.
uousk denied that his johnson, or that
ne HAD ever been board the T. A. johnson, but
the officers conveyed him 10 the cay, where be
fully recognized by several AZ having
belonged 70 the crew Of the illf~ed sloop. y2wl
Mr. seah Howell OF IsIip, l. L. OF the owners Of the
A. johnson as belonging the sloop. Il also
certaned that deck hand the seven O'Clock boat
from island had been scco,cd BY man answering
the description of Johnson and had helped him count
quantity Of money which he carried IN two small bags
ON being conveyed the station house, johnson, or
Hicks as he insisted calling himself, was fully reoog
nzcd by the Burke who lived in the same house
with him at 12p Cedar street we'll by several others
Notwithstanding all this, Hicks maintained the utmost
cooness and declared that he had oeyer been on board