New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-17

ANOTHER STORY OF hicks, THE PfRArR.-Ou
Sunday evening while In conversation with Mr. Davis,
the lower-deek officer of the Great Eastern he said
tat from the description Of Hieks, who was executed
on Friday last he confident that he with him
in the steamer Ems plyiog between Panama and The
ports on be West of South America, under the
psu of johnson He said that voyage, while
wspg for the Captain Of the Port to board the ship
in the hsrbor Of Coquimbo, man came on box 70 WIN
a bundle under hs arm, snd started fgw.rd 70 the
forecsfte He seemed great haste and did not hsed
his cell to him to return. Mr.. Davis then sent
auartsrmastr AFTER him, who returned, bringing the
man with him, who, on being INTERCEPTED gave ms
name ar Johnson
While he was in conversation with him be was inter.
rupted by the arrival of tbs b,at from the shore and
johnson stepped a~ay forward and down into tbs
forecastle. After the rus IL OF the boarding OF the
boats johnson was summoned aft and, the steamer
was in want OF q boatswain, he ~as inmsf iattl M
stalled into the off e. The narrstor informs MS that
bis impudepce, combined with his impertinencs, was
his best testimonial.
The vessel arriving at Valparaiso, johnson shipped
two men baggage men 70 assist In the handling
and stoFeaee of the baggage Not long after this sun
dry parcels missing and the cargo was Often pu
fered bnt all attempts TO ferret ont the thief proved I'M
succersfni. One evening Mr.. Davis was walking
the deck alone quarter master stepped up TO him ana
ead " Sir, there be people aboard here who you do
" not know, and tbey's playing a fpe game on you,
a. Sir" On being asked who the persons were the
Several names were propounded by Mr. Davis, but the
informant cad no. to each.
At last the number of nos had been reduced 10 three
or four--Mr Dayie not for moment suspecung Jonn-
son-incluoing the Baggage men shipped by Johnson,
one in particulsr This man BIO immediately p8 =
roIe and placed in cloee confinement. On the four4
day after be arrested, he sent for Mr. Davis ana
asked that be might leave the SHIP and he would sac
rfce wages clothes and everything he possessed TO
this Mr. Davis would consent but asked him 70 tail
him where the valuables thar pad been stolen from
or of The lady passengers while the ship lying Ct
Tabt ga and for which reward Of Go Sl00 had been
offered.
Finding hin self dscoverad, he told Mr.. Davis he
did not dare to mention any names, but II he would
s.a.ch underneath The drawers in the bostswain's
Johnson) room, he would find the desired articles.
Immediately upon THE Information Mr.. Davis paired
TO the indicated and inf rmei The boaswam that
"a be had been making general search with
view to the ost property, he shouts 70
trouble him To allow him to search his room hkaw,ae.
To this JohI ron Re IDLY sssrnted, and with An
outward show Of innocence commenced tossing tho
mattresses Into the psssage-way and uclb!ng pell-
nell the contents of the drawers out upon the hoor
On beirg asked 10 pull them out entirely he looked
MP at the officer with q malicious soile and said: II
ia all up now" The jeweiry was found beneath the
drawers on the de- k, and ooy this hat ths pro-
G. eds other robberies Owrg to the difficulty of car
and his two ~ complicsstio baggage meu--were pot
upon shore Nothing more ~as ever seen or heard OF
them until Mr.. Davis heard Of toe execution of Hicks
on bis return from ,bs Falls Sunday. From the
description furnished by the papers and by the writer
be Ia confident that this boas vain, Hicks, alas john
cen, are one and the man.
tCommescisl Advertses.