The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-01

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duty so well in bringing the schooner in
be had also heard conversation not inten
ded for bis ears, in regard to the prize
be would probably bring; and he had
heard the prize N master say to one of bis
min: You talk to that Steward, and help
him in good heart. By Cd, said the
prize master, he will never see the North
again.
Tilman conferred with two of the sea
men about taking possession of the
schooner; but they declined adopting any
plan, saying that none of them knew bow
to navigate her back, should they sue
cced iD getting control. Tillman thought
the matter over for three days aud then
made an appeal to the German, and said,
of you are tsan to stick to your word
VIC cen take this vessel easy" Then we
made plan that l should 90 to my
berth, and when "a ost of them were asleep
he vas to give me some sign, or awake
ue. We tried this for two nights. but 90
good chance offered. But last Taesda =
night We caught them asleep, and We
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berth and be touches He. He says, Now
is your time. vent into my room and
got ny Satchct. The 6rst man 1 struck
was the captain. He was lying in a
stateroom ou the starboard side. aim
ed for bis temple as near as | could, and
bit him jast below the ear with the dge
of the hatchet With that be made a ve-
rs loud shrek. The passenger jumped
Up very much in fright | told him, do
you be still; shall not hurt bair Of
your head. The passenger knew what |
was up to-; be never said a word more
| walks right across the cabin to the Sc
conS mates room, and | gave him one
severe blow in the mole of the head-th It
is, right across the middle of his head
didn t stop to see whether he was dead
or no, but | jumped on deck, and as l
cid so, the cate who had been sleeping
on the companion way, started from the
noise be had heard iD the cabin. Just
as be rose upon his feet. | struck him in
the back Of the head Then the German
chap jumped oser the starboard quarter.
Marshal Murray-Wbat did you do
then!
TilmaD--Then we went down str light
into the cabin The second mate was
not quite dead. He was sitting leaning
a. aimst his berth, | "catched" him by
the hair OF the head with ms left hand
and struck hin with the Ratchet which |
had in uy right hand told this young
Germap, We'll, let's get hia overheard
as soon as We can So We hauled him
over on TO the csbin.
The Marshal-Was he quite 6eadl
TillDan-No; be vas not quite dead
but he would not have lived long. We
Guug hin over the starboard quarter
Then told this German to go and call
that man jim. the Southern chap (oae OF
the rirate-) here He called hin aft
Says |. jim. come down here in the cab
in. Do you know that | have taken
charge of this vessel to night! am 60
ing to yut you in irons Well says be, l
am willing He gavc right up. kept him
in irons till g O'clock the next morning.
I then sent the German for bin. and |
said: Smith Obe name Minor went by
on boaTd), [ want you to join US, and
help take this vessel back. Bat mind.
the least crook or the least turn, and o.
verboard you 90 with the rest" Well
said be, | will do the best | can. And
be worked we'll all the way back. He
couldn't do otherwise. 1t was pump or
sink
Marsbal-Did they beg. any of them!
Tillnan-Thcy didn haze any chance
to beg. 1t vas all done in FIVE minutes.
In seven minutes and a half after | struck
the first blow the vessel was squared a.
way before the wind and ali sail on. We
were 50 miles south of Charleston and
100 to the eastward.
Marshai-I guess you must have been
in the habit of killing hogs!
Tilman I never killed but one be-
fore, and that was pig.
Tillman said that at first he had
thought of securing ali the men, and
bringing them all to New.Y York alive in
irons. but be found this was impractica-
BILE. To use bis own language, There
we're too many for that; there we're five
of them and only three of us. After
this, / said, we'll, | will get all can back
alive, and the rest | will kill" Tilluan
says be went away as steward, but
came back as captain.
THE SCHOONER.
The cabin Of the schooner is replete
with testimony of the late transaction, a
part of the bed clothes and bedding be.
ing saturated with blood. Mr.. Mackin-
non says that pailful of blood must
have come from the two men. There
are the remnants of beautiful American
ensign which had foated from the War
ing, but bad been appropriated by the
pirates and torn up to make disunion
flag. The hatchet used was an ordinary
one, which was kept for the, purpose o'
cbopYiDg wood.
The schooner was boarded by I. K A
Locke, Boarding Officer at the QuaraD.
tine Station, aud by Nesbit, Sullivan. and
Guefker of the Harbor Police. She now