The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-08
THE OYSTER SLOoP TRAGEDY.
SxEIcl IF TE PRISONERS CAREER
DlNlAL AID ptTiILS or tbs BOsF SSSioN.
THE MUTIRY UN 1HE sALADIN.
Extract from Captain Burr's Last Letter
to His Vito.
MnavEw WITH HICKS AT THE TOMBs,
he, ks., &c.

made BY Albert W. Hicks 70 his Keepers which was
Of little sxctement about the MAssnals ooe,
the city prisoo ard tho city generally The fules'
dence We gvep the sA'e cement, there No rea-
son 70 suspect HE from whcn emsosted 1. ~i
now be BY tho dooumurnt that dicks chL
leoses The Of tbs made la that con
fessioa. may however, oe taken ~ cer'Ais that the
fscas therein disclosed are White he says
that the confession puosoed Is MT coas"nAnt ~isn the
fAos Case he does undertake TO deoy that the
general oonoerng the murder Of Captain Barr
and the t~o waiisss Is true, but coatsnts him
self with saying thai here is only ono person
who will know ali, end who will puoiisn the
facts Aser his oea,n for tins benent Of bis ~fe II this
confession 10 pablsned, Il will be that the load
ing facts DO not materially oiH from those pu ,shed
Ths following Ia the oeois, alluded to-
mcKs' DENIAL oy HIS CONFESSION
leestw hcks, oosoeuuiy sad nuiS swear that the
90 called &C nfrts on whco sppware Va HERALD aud
other papers OF WEDNESDAY, Juas g. faoriis,ou from
btgnumx To end, having bad nmunicsi,oa or
vefeAinp tn any human being upDo the charges Tor
which eApeot snorty s.r,r Aud thAs silnousn
have b. on offered money Tepessedty saying
my ne, Ssrs i only one p.'sou wSo viii Euos si ans
who by me To paoi.h tne account Tor tue
benehs Of M we whee | die. Then IL gill os ssea
how entirely de-~nt are the facts from tnose Published
In the pspe's OF Wednesday. ALBERT. W. HICKS
Cs1 Pkrsos Weene ssay.
hs ooa'esson Of the pirate, Albert ". Hicks. Alag
Johnsoo caused intense ,tement, sad before,
throughout the city All sorts Of rumors wore Haoa,
during tho day respecting the condemned and the object
he bad in view In ng startling disclosures aready
alluded TO-
sons additional facts have leaked out re alive to the
tragedy on how'd the A. Johnsoo, bat further I'D
mlsuoos were msds By Hicks himself. The prisoners
vile visited him usua taxing her accustomsd seat
by his cell door, passed the Afternoon with him Ia
ssuoo By order Of she ited SsAss Marshal the repre
ssntauvss Of the press and all visters excu
from the cell OF the capnt although FOR whist
could not ascertain
raE CONFESSION
or the pirate appears have contemplated By hi
for several days and hal not for the
of certain the wno's story would have been
published 10 the world at eAs. week ago. Ever
the day his sentence hs % been low spirited. ana at
times the keep-r hs found hm In tears Remorse for
The cruel he oonm;ed had 90 worked upon his
mind that he mined 10 clean breast OF the
"a I rather than the terrible OF feeling aay
longer. Accordingly, on Monday morning, when the
Keeper waited him. for the purposs OF unlocking the
door hs cell, be intimaei desire to talk ~ith him
upoa subject OF soop murders Hicks hal spsnt
IN uneasy night, and when morning came be vas gsi
he saic 10 have opportunity 70 unbufshen hts mind
10 the IRA person be met lie then proceeded 70
detail the scenes which ranspired on board the
r. Johnson the siAl night, and describes tbs
In which the azsassinat,ns we're perpezated some
what sner the following manner
"rss snair occurred" SAYS Hicks "abeus hslfpast
nine o'clock II night while Captain Burr Aud
Of ths wants boys ssleep in the capin vas SEER
ing The time, osher Watts tue look
ana dssss mined 70 nurder the captain ana crew ths
very night Creeping for yard sof'y stoie upoo the
boy ne bows, snd with bloc Gpcckea him ssuse
less believe be oted IN Q fsW minutes after struck
him. NJ the attention q the other Watts
Who jumped ost o. bed, and came up the companion
swuck him heavy blow on the bead vih the axe, sad
hs vss ocsd. fhcn wcrt dowu In sesrco OF the
osp..a, .sd opos so'as into the cabin We immedi.'y
steee. sbleboo,~d nan, fought hard with ma
for severed minutes; but n last I brought
capsaSs's Money baes COMMENCED 10 the bodies
overheard The, hsd been deed about hour u tais
The raj ms bpie Bwss found on gun -ale OF the
slocp wsrs NOT maze BY me bad no orcssoo to make
them, me bad all ben dead ao hour and could
not bave chung 10 tue rail, was suppoesd. should
think secu nfty mice u II tue time that
sos prvbab'e sns any a The bodies viii ever be re-
covered whle vs 90 bo~yd the ssccp The devil was
always By my ace and sustained me- but spce have
bses socked up here ne has deserted me, and feel
when aed By the keeper the reports about his being
n The board me ship 5sadin were
true, ~ gave evssivo biod Of answer BY saving
oyster skop mnroevs not The first he
priv He aomitsrd that his lie scene OF
bl J1shed and vfnenoe but never evtnced any sorrow
Tor his nsoe~ds further tbss telling the keeper tina, be
felt very b and shhed that something could be dooe
70 rthevs him me keeper ,bea ADVISED hin 10 seek
cousosiscs q the baess u Father Duraorca aud the
Sisters Of Mercy, Who uuremusspe In thsir attentions
10 Tie capsn but Hchs seemed 70 think that prayer and
sss 70 IN o,.o~ss .,
evincrd eesire IN Hpow move tnsn Hcks nseeded 70
divulsc, the isstsv would manifest his dispseasare By
refusing he questions put 70 him
Tho uoccused prsssnded know something about
the Eseors usssoy, but biz stsasnsos bore TIE
though be vss nes o. Sord the Eacora The the
mufcss, all be tnes man vho -, md tnAs mAn -
not Ne w .ss ~ sss ssSoss "a. !, ss
une-CHpals Palmer the msae, old 'ffeod Of bis, and
the pcere WILSON ne captain and the mate we're mar
By apy 90 board bot wilson Hicks evidently wants
The posue 10 bslve that he hes been mixed up In more
,s:. ,. s, has. os se .ss a. .o'S ss sss
murders " create fress srpssaicu-
Prison INCIDENTS.
Ever pisoe hs ipcarcesanoo Hicks hes contemplated
making hh escape, eith~ By hoox or BY crook. He 10
carefully Watched bossvcr, and should he make any ~
tempt 70 overo~sr The keepers he viii receive warm
reoeps. while oopvcrsng with NJ sutton, the gentle
many vsdsn Of The pr,son, about week as,, he in
RECEIVING q rrpy Va the afirmsnvs he looked hstie
a~s, and changed tosac by oArecssy remark
hin wnA al he psisoc-Ss bravsso, be IL en- arraa,
oovad 81 heart add ears 70 meet bis Approaching execa
pcn more keeny. pcsbsps, thar any woman would LIZ
the rtero hsor air Of bravery and
leespsss uuly shocking 70 csuHmplse, but when The
fatal Comes pr dc, ths thai very negro
be -l ses hsvs strength enough ef TO yak unsupported
TO the saloss
Hehs Sens 70 have . singular love for money and
ev,n now VIII the sensspoe Of death hanging over him,
the s.sscrus spun s strong When Bsrnun
prcp<ed 70 have q prisoners head tske1 The
latter ssis h. vrs quito vutns the opersiioo socud
b. perf0 mec provosd IN srsat % hiu hoe
rally BAsDum srask esrssn the oulp,it w,,1out
Delay, and 'or ~ sea oef o. ,ey.rs the latter acscd
h- fsce bed N be plaster of PAr,s for
tbre qusvsers al IN honr.
pur,ps N. pest vs~k lays VI. Keepers noticed
tbs, Hicks rstbes ntimsse terms vllh ~. nett
eoor nesbcr Sheppard and tearing that miscnlef
would sre~ ors a. me scouantAnos snic, msy removed
Shepp~rd 20 anosber OIL rney In
The hsbn q oouversps Nth ss,h other IN q
lov tue through the cram PIPE which runs anss
he bottom Of N. cells, and su,pcset that
fbey ~ere p.anpipx means q escspc. hence ths
nee s-sw for 'ss ma this precautionary measure
A. night vher hs ste n removed and hs ecu door
ro>ea prpone- walks about the cpccsure tssinr
hiuseH Occssonsly be tnouess In singing verss or
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