The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-27
CALCUTTA, British India, |
March 30, 1867. /

Cbl. aaron B. Crcnshaw, Matamords,
Mcrico.
DEAR SIR;-Your communication
dated New York, January 10Th, has
heen received, and contents noted
and in response to your request, viz
"That / should make some inquiries
here concerning the final disposition
made Of the money staked on the
wager laid by Capt. William NJ. Toll
bert in June last, that J. Wilkes
Booth was still living ] take pleas
ure in forwarding you the result Of
my investigations.
II so happens that the parties in
tcrested in this strange affair are all
personally known to me; they are
respectively w. Martin Tolbert, cap
tain of the ship, Bird Of the Ocean,
and winner Of the stakes; Dr. James
+. Brown, formerly Of Boston, Mas
sachusetts, the contestant and loser Of
the same Samuel l.. Crawford, res
ident, holder Of the stakes, and Will
ham Miller, resident OF the city, and
Theodore Campbell, Of London, wit
nesses chosen by Brown TO accompany
Tolbert on a voyage by sea to some
point or port unknown. | was not
present when the bet was made and
the articles drawn up; but was fully
J posted concerning the condition ol
the same, by Mr.. Brown, on the fol-
lowing morning. They were sub.
, stantially rs follows; Tolbert and
Brown each staked FIVE hundred
, pounds sterling in the hands Of Craw-
/, ford, TO be held by him till the expir
! alton Of six months, and subject, a
' such time, 10 the order of whicheve
Q party should be declared fairly on
( titled 10 ii BY Judge Knowles. Mil
0 Ter and Campbell were chosen b,
e Brown to go on a cruise with Tol
! bert, in his vessel, their sworn afiida
5 wits TO be duly presented 10 Knowle
n upon their return; the loser to pa
II their expenses while on the voyag'
Z and twenty pounds each per montl
II additional. Hi ri ~ e
Z The bet was made and the none
ID staked on the 2sth Of June, 1885,
rt and two days hence the Bird Of II
as Ocean sailed pstensibly for Hon
l. Kong, Tolbert being in .comman'
a and the two gcntlsmcn above referrs
* TO passengers. The last scen or heat
in of the Bird Of the Ocean was on d
n 18th OF July, when she was spok,
at BY the ship Winged Racer, CAPITA
nd Hayes, of the coast Of Java, beariI
te. south. Weeks and months elapse
NJ and no tidings reached here Of h
an having made q port, when frien
NJ finally grew uneasy, and many q
rr- pected she had gone 10 the bottc
ny Bets were made ten, and even
he high ~ twenty 10 one, that she Won
Il never return 10 this city; and ]
cy. Brown felt certain Of winning
ow stakes, whento the amazement Of
sps parties concerned, the announcems
git was made hat the ship, Bird o. |
~ Ocean had srryed from San fr'
git cisco, In ballast This was the ev,
ley ing Of December 25th. The. so>f
ex- ous pirate, Tolbert, soon madt BIZ
rn- pcarance, aecompanied by MilIef :
ule CamphrlI, sa( souderfal 70 ref.
nm, thee <ewo elNllem<n swors ~
see wilkes Bcosh was really alive y
b they had ss<n him." ete. Juf
CT Knowls vssdsed Ms decision u
~ vosof cspt. Tolberi, snd the lat'
No upon gong 10 tbs hotel Of hr On
iair lsrd, wns made tho rsripi<ntof
his thpsssud possds sesglins. Dr.. Bio
II | sxprt6ed perfect s.sisf>csio1 =
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