Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-07-21

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passage was finally obtained, and Capt.
Ry nders ordered the carriage in which the
prisoner was to drive 10 the dock TIE
crowd. which had already got access 10
the pier, now beseiged the carriage, and
literally broke in the windows and tore
away the curtains TO get sight Of him.
The only notice which he took Of these
proceedings was a dersive smile.
The boat The Red Jacket-chartered
for the occasion by The United States au.
lhorilies, was crowded almost 10 her ut
most, when the prisoner was brought on
board. He was taken aft TO what, on or
dinary occasions would have been the la
dies cabin, accompanied by Father Duran,
quet, the Marshal, Depuly-Marshals and
Sheriff For short time the cabin was filed
with curious persons, who, however, had
the good feeling TO retire at an intlmaton
from the prisoner, that he wished to con-
fer uninterruptedly with the priest. Sub
sequen,ly he came from the cabin and
looked from the windows oniheryer,e ,eVln-
cling no show Of feeling.
But for the fact that he was known to
be the man who was to die, his apparent
unconcern for the great event Of the day,
would not have struck anybody, as he
would simply have been Sc! down as one
of the crowd Of spectators. As 1t was
known as he was, as Hicks, the pirate,
whose moments OF life were ehblng with
every revolution Of the Padoles-those
who saw him wondered. and came, per
haps, reluctantly to the conclusion that
the man had no human feeling. Probably
those who said so did him wrong, but his
GOODNESS and self possession were at least
remarkable, even for great and hardened
criminal.
On leaving the pier, the Red Jacket
proceeded for while up The river, before
making a turn to approach the island,
She passed the Harriet Lane and the
Great Eastern, and one would have
thought that those ships, especially the
latter, were the sights for The sake Of
which the whole excursion had been
planned. The rush to the side the Red
Jacket when passing the mammoth steam
er was so great that the former nearly dip
ped her gunwales in the water, and the
officers Of the United States Marsha Oh
board had to use their authority to draw
the crowd away, and restore the equllbri.
um of the boat TO prevent her capslzIng.
BEDLoE's ISLAND.
On the arrival al Bedloe's Island the
scene was surprising ore. Steamboats,,
barges, oyster soops, yachts and row-boas
swarmed everyw here in view Of The gal
lows. They had come from all parts.
From Connecticut, where the murdered
captain and the brothers Waits belonged
from Long Island, where they were well
known.
But most conspicuous Of all, and most
regarded, was the slooP f. A. Johnson,
on which the murders were committed.
Newly painted. she stood well into shore,
her stern not three hundred feet from the
gal!owI, with huge burgee flying from
her topmsst head, on which her name was
painted in large red letters. Her deck
was crowded, her masls and spars were
alive with human beings. Did the mur-
derer see her before the cap, that was TO
shut out all mundane objects forever from
his view, was drawn over his face His
face was turned fully towards her when
he died.
On the Island everything was orderly.
Two hundred United States marines
from Governors Island and the Navy
Yard, under command Of Major ]. S. An
derson, Second Artillery Company, and
Lieuts. Wood. Thomas, Worth, Reel,
Holmes and Haywood were in attendance
They formed hollow square around the
eallows, aud would undoubtedly have
kept back the crowd had occasion war
ranled their interference.
1t was exactly thirteen minutes past
eleven o'clock when the rope was cut, and
Hicks was hung. In SIX minutes there
was not the slightest sign of life, though
a feeble pulsalion of the heart was delec-
ted by Drs. Woodward and GuiImeile af-
ter he had been hanging eleven minutes.
At fifteen minutes 10 IL o'clock the body
was lowered and placed in coffin. The
features were placid, and betrayed scarce
ly any signs tha, the pirate had died a vi
client death. The lid Of the coffin having
been secured, the remains were placed on
board the tug only San. and landed at
the Cu-tom-house dock. His wife
through some misrepresentation, waited
for them at another localily, accompanied
by priest, and the body was inferred in
Calvary Cemetery without her knowledge.
Baron MunChausen.
The adventures OF Baron Munchsu.
sen" was d work written several years
ago, for the purpose of putting 10 shame