New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-13
terier, murders, and ravshiogs vsthSut number he
Gver the following regarding the murders On board the


She had board supposed, froo 81 the iniormaton
could gather somsth,ne over thousand dollars, and
the entire crew consisted of bat two boys and my
self. G
IL had never known Of OF seen Captain Barr before
sbipped with bin. He had never done me injury or
wrong 20 that had no revenge 70 crafty no grudee
togiES, Y. .,emed kind and aniasle man. and would,
have no dou.t awakened kindly feelings in any heart
hut mine. and even / liked him. Yet, engaged
myf 10 him solely and only for the cruel purpose OF
taking his Life, the lives Of The two young men, ana
making myself master Of the monoy supposed nc nAo
on board. -,
al calculated t, do this as calmly, q, you wouio
contemplate doing any of the usual duties 10 the
ordiD sry trapfacsionsof life.
az had killed men, yes, and boys too, many Tune
before for far less ipducemen than the sun supposed
should gain by killing them; and had TOO oiten
Owed nv urdsrous hands in blood in days gone by to
feel the slightest compunctioDs or qualms OF conscience
then.
~ never thought Of the consequences Of such q
crime The fear Of dete ;ton never crossed my
mind had too often done the same thing with i'm
pnnity to believe that day Of reckoning would ever
come, In this world at least, and never gave q
thought to the world to come.
"Afier engaging with Capt. Bur-, ! went home to
my wife at No. I29 Cedar street, and lying down on
the bed told her disturb me- as wanted to take
long sleep, and any one came FOR me. 70 say Una.
maured all my plans. l marked on. the course In
tended to pursue exactly and after had decided upon
every thing went to sleep and slept ~ souady 10
ever slept in my life, my miDd was no much at ease,
and felt so contentsd at the dsa Of having a. last an
opportunity Of making some money In an easy way.
The next day went on board and commese@d Wy
duties and in order TO ngratiae myself into the good
races of the captain did even more than could nave
been expected Of me.
ave sailed ON the 18th of March from the foot of
Spring street, and proceeded to Keyport, where we
remained till Sunday. While here, ecraped the mast
of the sleop, did lot of carpenter work. and evldenuy
pleased Captain Burr very much by my earnes1ness LII
trying TO make everything look saip'shape.
a. We arri yed at Grayesend on Saturday AFTERNOON
and waited there for fair wind.
Al last we mt 10 sea- and when we were on tue
Ocean House. went TO the forecaste, sna go' s !,
AK which put in the boat hanging to the davi BIT;
''The younger Watts wac at the helm, q ID ashei
him to allow ME TO seer little while. de consented
and went forward. =,
AK, went 70 him. aud asked him if be saw BArnegat
Light lie said he did not. told him to l'ok again,
and pointed with my hand.
he tnrned round and looked in my face a moment,
but even if be had suspected my cruel purpose, he
would have read no indication OF il there for was as
calm as though wssgoing TO do the simpest and most
innocent thing in life.
" Had b, On under human Influences, the confident
and trusty way in which ne turned his eyes TO mae
would have made me hesitate, bat such thought en-
tered my heart and pointed again and tod hhn u
Look there; amt that i'll
4" He turf ed bis head, and peered through the dark
him the back Of The head 1th he AK and knocked
him down.
" lie fell
"1hinkir @ had nst killed him, struck him again
with the as le lay upou tue deck.
:" His fan and the sound of The AK made some noise,
which added to tha, caused by my running across the
deck the attention OF the captain, who came
up the companionws and putting out bis head asked
wpst was the ma,terl
E replied, Nothing and then asked him, as
had the ourges Watts, : Is that Barnega; Light 2
"Cspt Burr replied, No, you Will not see II for
two hocrs; aud he spoke he turned he head from
1.-The Az swung in the air, and, guided by my sinewy
and muTderous am, came down:
1.-The edge crunched through bis neck iry sever
ing bis head from his body, and killing hin instantly
u The body fell down toe companion~ay.
Az | turned 10 leap aftsr it, and dispatch my
remaining victim, looked forward, and-Oh God,
how shucdeI 10 think Of II now he whom thJugl 1T
bad already killed had risen and was coming aft mis-
Land outst FETCHED toward me, aud the blood running
two dark his pale face, from two ghasty
woupcs his head.
"Tor moment stood unds sided, but as he still
came on, ran toward him but ere reached him he
fell about ndships and rushng bin, struck once
twice! thrice with tee ak, and inishsd him.
Running aft jumped down The companionway
with the bloody az in my hand.
There Law the elder ats in his berth, aud close
beside him The ghasy, bloody Oorpte Of the captaa.
- stood moment looking at him, and dashed at
him, and struck out with the AK.
He ltaved out of his berth, and sprang at me, all
red with the blood of the Captain, whose body had
fallen past hin, covering him with gore ia its fall
He tried TO grappe with me- bat stepping back, l
gave the fatala a fDl swing and track him again,
again, and again, once upon ths h.aa once on Inc
to the floor and he lay dead at my feet side by side
with the captain.
"My bloody work was done
dead men tell no tales.
~ was alone. No eye had seen me, and now was
free 10 re 40 the reward ofmy work.
IL did no: feel the slghtest regret for what had
DONE and went about removing the bodies as cooy as
though tie had been much old lumber.
took Tope and bent it OF 10 the feet OF the elder
Watts, hauled Elm on deck, and threw him over the
quarter. ! then hauled the captain out In the same
manoer, and threw him over; and then gong to mid
ships, | lifted the body of the younger Watts frola
the deck and plunged him into the sea By the star
board size.
~ then threw the AK overheard, and as soon as I
had done this changed tho course OF the soop, and
in cloee 70 The Hook.
"My intention was 70 run the sloop up the North
River and then fire her; out came near running her
on the Dog Beacon abreast Of Coney Island aud Sttsn
Island lighthouse, after which fouled with ,ner
such other articles of value as could pick u into the
yay and then scnlled ashore three mlee landingjus
below the for. on Staten Islapd.
My movements after landing are well known and
when look back npon the fatality that seemed to dog
my steps, it Seems az though the fsnd who SO long had
ttood BY me IL every emergency, had deserted me at
lasi, AID had left me 70 my own weakness.
Blu. never though. Of this until after my arrest
hal no shadow of preseniment that l should be
checked suddenly and brought to Justice and on my
return 70 NegYorA, made arrangement. TO go away
With MP family cooly as if nat,iug had occurred
which shou'd counsel me 20 use caution.
but % that fai al night when awoke from deep
sleep 10 find the officers VI the law standag by ny bed,
for tie fret time fear overcame me, aud grew aiat
AID weak ~ a baoy. Great drops OF sweat e'ar.ed
ont On nv forehead aud ell over my body, and sheu |
renlz. that az ast toe master whom had served 81