New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-17
A MIrRDERER's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

WILLIAM DELANEYS STORY OF HIS LIFE-HE DE-
MES THAT LIE INTENDED TO KILL CAPT. LAW
RENEE.
William Delaney, the murderer OF Capt.
Lawrence OF schooner Joseph f. Potts upon his
rival the Queens County Jail at North Hampstead on
Monday afternoon seemed for the first time since his
rest to fully OF the desperate condition in
which he had placed himself He frequently asked the
officers they thought ne would be hung saying that he
was xious to know tho worst and hoping that con-
ycted he would be sentenced the State Prison for e
as then he would have chance to make his escape.
Upon being placed In his cell and shacked to the floor he
for time completely way to grief and wept Ike
child Yesterday he seemed to have In good measure re-
covered his usual deeanOr and conyersed freely
with the other prisoners confined on the same corridor
Delaney when questions were asked, talked freely
regarding the Of his life. He stated that he was
about 81 years Of age, and born in NewIIaven. His
mother died when he years old, and his father
soon afterward married o second time He has sister
residing somewhere in Illinois. When he was 10 years
DID, he left home In consequence OF disagreement with
his stepmother and procured place as cabin boy on
coasting schooner At the OF 10 he shipped from
Boston on board a vessel called the Golden Hunter,
bound for Hong Kong, China Upon arriving
there he deserted from the vessel, and for
several months picked up o precarious living
by " beachcombng." lie shipped afterward on board
the bark Nicholas Hayer for San Francisco, where
no LETT that veBsel ana MS why
Oregon where he found employment along the coast in
capturing seaons After working nearly year In this
way had saved enough TO obtain comfortable OUTFIT
Reindeer for Honolulu. From there he went 10 jarvis
Island where the vessel took In cargo or gano for
Florida. He sailed from san Augustine on board the
bark for Liverpool leaving her at the latter place and
taking passage Cork ireland where his relatives
his fathers side resided Finding them In comfortable
he stayed with them three years when ne
went to Melbourne, Australia where his father was
keeping hotel but after short stay with hin the Oh
tro,ibe between his sep-mOther and himself re-
yiyed He spent some time in the Gelong Mines, where
he was victor prizenght with ono william Reed,
noted pugst. After this he went to Baarat, where he
worked three months, and then went BACK 70
Burke for sydney and thence sailed for London but Was
shipwrecked when only about 90 miles out OF port nc
with several OF the succeeded in making their way
back Sydney, where he immediately shipped again OH
board the ship Sunshine for Hong Hong. a.,
on arriving Mt Hong Kong Delaney deserted from the
Sunshine and joined the United States g,inDoat lhad,,
serving his time on that vessel tho Mauee anu tne
frigate Pscataqua He then shipped In the DARK Msren
H. for Liverpool from which port he sailed io
In the packetship London Arriving here ne proceedeu
10 New-Haven, and after three weeks stay on soro
shipped again at New Bedford on board the PARK Caao
for a whaling cruise in the Northern Pacnc Mheh the
vessel reached Honolulu, finding that upon hs MrN ~
home he would probabyb in debt to the ship, he, IN
in company with nine others OF the crew, one night
stole the long-boat, and made their escape lie
WA arrested. however u few days afterward, taken
back aboard the ship and Tor three weeks was eohhnsu
in an oil hogshead his meals being supplied through the
bung hole Two days after his restoration to duty the
again sighted land, aud at night he ashore
this time eluding pursuit Making his way back TO Hon
oluu, he shipped for NewYork where upon arrival be
NayyYard aftcrward at Portsmouth, n H.. and then al
Kittery Mo while guard at the latter place he was
detected Ia allow workmen " pass out VI Tie ARD