, 1876-06-11
CRIME.
FOUR PIRATES HUNG.

| London Daffy 7efegr0Dh. Hayes
Ats O'Clock yesterday morning the four Len
nie 1hutihccrs paid the penalty Of their crime.
! Last autumn the Lennie was lying at Antwerp
In ballast, waiting to sail for New Orleans, bill
without crew. The eight prisoners tried al
the Big Bailey ware engaged BY the agent of the
vessel In London, who picked them up in Rat
! cliff highway and took them over to Antwerp
| Tic ship sailed on the 9th Of October. After
she had been ut see week, mutiny broke out,
and the Captain and tile first and second mates
| were murdered. There is some reason to be-
licye that among the men who got off was the
real fingleadeF IN the conspiracy.
After their sentcnse' the condemned 91s. men be;
that the murders were premeditated, and that
the plot to kill the Captnin and the officers and
take possession OF the ship was formed on the
very day the voyags begun. They all, however,
cal scheme, and the ringleader In its execution,
was the Englshman Renkens:
The tolIing of the bell Of st. Scpulchre's
Church YVES taken up yesterday by that Of the
prison chapel as the hour Of 3 drew nigh.
When it began to strike, Marwood, the e1ecu-
t,on+f, brought his first prisoner through the
door, led him to the. further end Of the beann,
and placed him under the fourth moose and
chain. There was no formal procession, nor
were The words of the bllIal service heard, as
uSu0llf tlVuUAAlEA ~ tlE p111u4 tlAlll013A 1uE
figures that came forward IN group were those
Of tht culprits, each under eiarge OF q warder In
uniform; Alderman and Sheriff Knight, who
Tore his robe and chain; the Under Sheriffs,
the Governor, tue jail Sturgeon, the Secretary of
the Greek Consulate, Mr.. G. z. Lascaridi, and
the officiating prfest, Dr.. Hieronynius Myrian-
theus, Archinandrite Of the Greek Church,
London Wall.
The first prisoner was Alatteo Cargalis, other
wise Cargos, aged 80. He tt as the sWarthiest OF
r. mr. t9Afknh1A nf hi& Ef.fu
HANGED by contrast NTH the loose white linen
cap which he, like tue other prisoners, wore.
He was much detected In his look, and hung his
head, but managed to stand firmly with the rope
calls Oaludis, or Alexander Me1etos, aged 80, who
WIS the tallest and bur1iest OF the gang. This
man stroye persstently to maintain the DraVado
with which he had heard his sentence. He
struggled once or twice to emile, showing his
white teeth, and glanced to right snd left With
1s he raised and tried to ware his right hand,
strapped in front Of nis breast, sounded with
atranga distinctneEs through the yard. He
tried TO shake hands with the exeeuti0ner, who,
ness He looked sideiong at his naxt compau-
ion, Kaida, or Georga Thomas, familiarly called
Lips, " With evident purpose to encourage him
In show OF nonchalance, and kaida family
responded, smiling to the best Of his ability,
though his features weretwitching and his white
cheeks were dabbled with j cold sweat. The age
OF this murderer Was bit ~. A still younger
lnan was Giovanni Carcaris, otherwise Kala1,
called on shipb6ard "Joe the Cook" His age
was only 2l, and as he stood shruilken together
was indeed dreadful object to look upon.
Facing the line of wretched nnurderers, with |
the ropes round their bare throats, stood abe |
BACKED robcd Archimandrlte, wearing the pecu-
sac1ed function; In that position lie read the |
service OF tie Greek Church. jos the Cook |