New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-30
An Extraordinary Statement.
A HANGED p1RArE BROUGHT TO LIFE

Tbs New York Leader of the Oath makes the fol-
lowing extraordinary statement in regard to the
execution Of Hicks, who was recently banged on
Bedloe's Island for the murder of two men and a
boy on schooner, and who was known to be one
of the most murderous villains that ever earned a
rope. If the story be true, we demand, in the
name of justice and humanity that the wretch be
hanged over again. Immediately andethoroughly:
There is now no further use in coneealing the
fact that Albert w. Hicks, who ostensibly ex-
ecuted for piracy on Bedlee's Island, on the 18th
of last July, is still living, thoughsin dangerous
state but likely to recover the falluse OF his acul
ties and limbs The sight of his left eye is gone,
and his left arm and left leg continue paralyzed
but apart form these injuries, he would appear to
have suffered nothing and bis, residence at his
sisters house, in Poughkeepsia, has proved every
way beneficial.
excited by the utterly fearless manner in which
| He laughed at the idea Of the gallows, and was
| only anxious, IS he repeatedly said, to have
things conducted according to agreement In
1 this agreement It is now believed that prominent
sederal officer had part; and that it is on record,
| in the daily papers, thay he was present at the
execution, wearing his Deputy Marshal's badge,
although no longer in the hlarshals force.
1t was also remarked at the tima that Hicks was
| only pulled up distance OF two and half feet
utterly insufficient to break his neck, and that he
was only allowed to remain thirteen minutes hang,
| ing He Was then cut down anGlprononnced dead
/ after which his body was Immediately handed oFel
10 the care of Doctors j. L. Bell and Henry o
O'Reilly, ST Brooklya, These gentlemen are re
sponsible for his resurrection, and the electro
chemical bath invented by psof. sergnes wastht
immediate instrument.
The body OF the pirate vas wrapped in warn
blankets and removed. at once to the house Of "a
0'Renly, in Brooklyn, where Doctors O'Reily an
McIlsry, Of this, city, wera in attendance. Th
pulse was found to be wAally quiet, but after var
Gus experiments the medical men came to The COL
ciuSion that ii was only a case of suspended an
nation. The Aedy was therefore at once place
In the electrsschemiG2 81 bath, and whaaa subleete
50 the charges of the battery and the action OF tn
acids, DR.. Crane commenced serlGs, Of exper
ments for the imitation Of the lungs.
q l. In the course of about two hours, these Wer
partially successful, the pirate beginning to Civ
J. faint int.Gations OF respiration; and these chee
! ing signs animated the medical men in attendanc
) to redonbled e&eftions. eantery was applied
q the right foot aud areceiyed ansKerin an lmmedia
o contraction OF the leg the same experiment W
n repeated under the right ear, taking care not
niure the ingnlar vein, and the head at once CO.
menoed to roll in manner indicating acute feein
Very slowly, but steadily, Albert w. Hicks I
" gained consciousness, though for several days u
ahIe to speak-his throat being too severely
in iured II was then found that his left eye~the 81
a on which the moose had been-had lost all pow
of sight and that his left arm and left log were
N terly paralyzed. In this condition he was cc
A. yeyed to Poughkeepsie, where his sister Mrs.
k van, lives and under her roof he is now shelter
ID though The friends Of the family do not desire
1t give too much publicity to the fact.
Dr, CaFnochan, though prevented from perso