The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08

Cps idpg wno sse aver ~ickeo aso svsficcus sa
sheiro er,hn u the cie< 70 nusy. 20 Ga1roet Tue
CAPTAIN sac hoe. that soed 9th h ard 90 seize sne
Vtfei arc osr vsostis csseo, Sbich MI sn"ud sppro
p'is,. % sher f plan wss Carried cut IN tue
setve ps'i In the several murders and ASSISTED
10 b'r~'pe TIE o~pses oseroesro Aoo0tong %
BIZ made the Court 81 the time, he
ts,p ,~eny .wo ,esrs Of .ee lie be YES native
o. Lemon, Deco fod,wrg the since he
b<oonne sts De. to -ssnln was shs Uossd s.s,es
fRAte toDfslsts ~hcn he eft wblo IN the port VI
vsf.'.iso He l.o the b.ne Of the awful cr,us Of
VII "a b. az betD eol on captain Fieidiae, whom ne
deuoaBcta es q nepd In human shsps, who bed
ouoeo BIN to B. come pirate end The murderer
residso IN the city Bsssx 1t the time o. thus uiaI We
base roNtd some sdorhnal psstcuiars the occur
rslos He siAks thss ,hs Sals1m vss run ashore q,
Coupy Bs, boz N shs lest o. HALIFAX, where Toe mud
bttr e' 'be vessel Tor the woods, taxing Nth them
srse q.sDoy Of sfver Intelligence coon reached Han
ss Of zoe tuspcous emo sbe governmsot
htAtul o.ttsched N armed force, Who saoooeded 10
csp,aruk IRE prs~s
TRIAL. nsc " ppostubity Of hearing the testimony -
ecu 70 ~ ine'vsw With Of ihe prisoners One Of
confession. the four others Jotnsoo; an EGG sh
lao Andersen, . yourg sseoe; Jones' sn fsnmsn. who
nso but one sg sna Hsze son hoe looking yoons tel
ow, we're vi td executed 1t HalTsx Tor
IN" piracy 1be sevard sro toe youpg lao Hcks) nav
rg COO esseo sso Given 'hsR testimony, were pot on
men, sno ~ere ssi b, The merchants Of H.sx % thsr
btuss Tn'y stated tho, wese compelled " jon the
Lsirso,s the CT deash 70 aom but the
you're cAnowleosed that he had taken part tns
moyosr
guspo fssne ..o OF board . oUns,oer able qusouty Of
siver Capt Mcx.Dze ras master Capt Fielding and
be soD hsd 'akes pasesse st Valparaiso The ship
bouno :" vespooi On the vUyag Capt Yielding hrst IN
deced IRE nan With the woocen (Jcues) 70 coespire
TAKE The chip. ne suoh ., The
vouic not jp sud then sa tor ~. Thomas OF the
Il Africa Al the time Of the attack The officers
the coptpsrsiors numbered eight They orst murdered
perr Of 3. c..~ .SouI q: % % the, hso
gave lose TO excessive and became like 90
% nso h1s o,s no.,s ,ss s"Sf" -
we'll Ne be yoprg 200, lad OF fifteen years, and the
youpe who wss repreved admit cd that no had been
OF sho thew the lad overboard when trying
" fly from bis nurcer,s Our Informant ocDversed Win
Hc,e be ss~eo the circumstances o his connection
IN The sfsr He Dot positive that he weut under tue
Of Bcbs 1t that upe bat two OF the otbers-John
and Hsxeltcs-~eFe assumed johnson stated that
ub in thu set Of uniting the murders be became IKE
nsooeped niger, but sfsr coming 70 himssf be vas
sh.mec with gref, and bad desire escape
i've H,cks hmse stated mat when one Of the ssisdns
pupe escape from she murderess, throw
ei~sef owe. N. oo~s o. The chip, ssd whis banging by
mis- tspos. The muroerers pursued him, and vn sxs
ps,bsgs he teamed muroerous lesson fAr back
foorsssn years Wss sde,ed ct the tune that not
.1sm to BE- from .ss ED sS very que.
seouo4o into tbese oresdful by Cap FEEDING,
vss il Hic.s vas r,.,y one Of the s.,.an . crss,
'bs ccoclosiop arrived At that the ~ mpshy shown him
IVES mrpsceo .no tina, only Thea escaped the penal
ties Of aod uetoe at u time close mis- life u this
later period Tor very similar offence.
| THE MURDERS ON TIE OYSTER sLoOP.
On the morning Of the 2nd OF March last the people Of
New York and lis vicinity horrided and astoaudsi
by the intelligence shsa tr murder, remarkable for ia
peculiar and atocous features, ha1 been perptssed
boad the sloop Johnson 10 the bay. and
that the desperate and nquous had successfully
effected biz escape It's needless for desoribs II
could the excite ut sRtsou thai prevailed Cro~ds
Of people collected at the Battery snd Inquiries OF ell
kpos maze 10 the ana extent OF the dass
fsos The soop was dst discovered by the crow Of the
schooner Tcegrspo between Sandy Hook and Cony snd
nsrous evidences iS., a muderous srusse had taken
place 90 board, the dek being covered With blood. while
psevsrsl psoes there osposts Of slime aud GORE
the decx apd brown ocsrd the cabin preseu, ed
ssrI horrible sppsara than the ceok hoor
furniture and other ARTICLES being strey saturated With
blood. The A. Johnsoo arrived here 81 eight O'Clock
me morning Of the 22d March, and moorcd In Full
market sbp where che imnsdiasy saksa posses
SION Of b. the police Tns coronsrs deputies took noes
everythrg they found In The cabin, among ~htca
found sa,e 9Th tew bnee written on n, evidently tn
the hapd sriipe OF the murdered captain ao1 sho wing
ysarnpe snd secoonsie regard for his wife, Tor whom
vs evidently intsDoed
THE LAST LETTER or CAPT. BURR TO HIS WIFE.
As sven thing ooono,ted With this mysterious and
bloody Affair prove DO OF public interest," We 70
publish extract from Tie last letter OF Captain Burr,
which be speaks Of VIM Joanson - . hslms man, writ
ten 70 bin wife, from Consy bland previous 70 the de-
This wnham Johnsoo, who lives 10 New York, n
0 smart fellow. He 81 the mast and scrsped Il
while We were ., KryPott, without telling, while !
Vas ssbo~c. He b good hand; can turn hn hand 70
almost anything He shipcapester. he ssys and has
sos qus Get Of tools He Understands I'll about boat,
only not very sord helmsmsn 70 ptccr the shop moo
when b-arnE 10 windwaro; be understands seer ne vel
enough other wsys requires . man that has been
very mucn used 10 sailing boat by the wind TO steer
fsst We o'tso get In company ~fh vessss ubsi arc
pmar, when requires nice heimsuan; then u ~
quics my shill moro smith b eooa heimssnsn ccss
IN he q nd duur mi O1iyey ia liz m guod I
v,n The nrst chsnos sss We virGiais should
We have chance We are gong 70 70 see We
set Q losd there. That is about i've miles abort
OF the Rappshsnnock river selAn knows where a.
have nothing more prssent Would IKE 70 you
very much You Anscs0nA'' husband; ever eyer prv,
nha remarkable fact that Hicks bears the
name that Of Of the criminals who tried and
cnisooed 10 death for the murders board the ssadn
NTxRvuw WITH HICKS AT THE roxBs.
On the OH o, April .vo Of reporters paid lesgsh
ensd Wat 70 the rombs, fos the purpose generally u w
nessps the working Of the Institution, and particularly Of
seeing and cosversbg with Hicks. His cell upos the
ground noor only few sseps from the dsa Of The ocr
unnhs some ot the osher cells, too door covered
vph closely woven wire net, which, while allowing
,ree circulation q sr and an opptaniy q usrsssr.,ssd
DO hin,en bodily harm On arriving II The csll
q his bed, erjuyins tbs fumes Of . srsar, ssd
appsrepuy IN de-p reflection He astred N ne same
gsfmspts IN which be was Arrested excepting coal
n.nely, heavy brown pspts, red shin and wet; and
veil bearded lace showed that II he'd been stranger 70
raw for several weeks Hr attention being called by
he ofoey he came brakiy Toward and exvreesed ms
peesure II the visit with which he he'd bcen fsvorcd
He sa'd be vas glad ali tines 70 receive the cells Of
eepus rem because relieved the monotooy Of his COZ
nps mspt and afforded HIM an opportunity Of learnsg
what VS. guibg on To the OUTSIDE world, which he
DO from the fsc$ that he was unable
70 the newspapers o. the day. "nme," ne sad,
"hurG heavy on hs hands, but ost.cen The ees.n
whch Mr. BAypum mad lett him ~ben he took pssser
Of hR lace, and listening N the converssuoo In
the cnrridor, h ra"oscd % maks ~ day sosr paea
sarfiy oesy" oe being Questioned ~ 10 nov
he oyed nis fare and hs stated thai he could
complai, a no lsct ~ seuton revcr had better appe
toe nd enjoyed nights seep With greater sst
He vwied nim nearly every day, and though be OH
often refer 70 her, tso allusous rh'cn be male
Indicated that be fit deep interest 10 her velfsrc
Ire esrccisy evioest Ms reply u some Questions
corcernire bs former mode Of life he said that he bed
prubsh, RACED adventures Of travel whch 'es