The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-05

sailed from the island on the 18th of May,
1870, never to return. After cruising in the
Caribbean sea for several years he located
on the island of Mugeres off the coast of
Stevens, he died in 1926. leaving widow
and hecatomb OF turtle shells 10 honor his
memory.
JAMES CAMPBELL
While Lafitte was located at Galveston one
of his favorite and trusted heutenants was
James Campbell, who does not apper TO have
followed the fortunes of his chief after he
had sailed from this place, as be was found
located on a farm near Round Point, at the
head of Galveston bay at very early day.
Campbell was born in 1856, and in 1872
enlisted to join Commodore Perry on lake
Erie. Reaching Philadelphia he was trans
ferred to the frigate Constitution and partl-
cipated in her brilliant engagement with
Guerrero. He afterwards Joined Lsfitte
and became his favorite lieutenant. Camp
bell always spoke of Lafitte as sailing under
letters of marque, said he was a highly
honorable man and a fearless privateer. but
unheSitatingly denied that he was a pirate.
In early times Campbell had frequent
skirmishes with the rowing bands of Indians
who infested this vicinity and hunted game
on the island and prairies He finally set
tied at CampbelPs bayou, few miles from
Galveston, led quiet, peaceable life, and
was a good citizen. He was the last of
Lsftte's men left on Galveston bay. and
died on his farm on the 5th of May, 1856
aged 20 years. He had two children, a son
and daughter-both residents of this county.
STEPHEN CHURCHILL
was another of Latitts's followers, who loca
ted at Galveston after the establishment of
the city. He was not disposed to be commu-
NEGATIVE when questioned concerning the
operations of that person; but stated that be
had participated in but one cruise under
him He confirmed the report of the selling
of slaves taken from Spanish vessels by La
fitte's men, and said that the average price
paid for them by the people who came TO
Campeachy to purchase was $40 per head.
In January, 1887, Churchill, with his son,
kept the ferry at the west end of the island,
and captured noted murderer named Cook,
who bad escaped from prison at Galveston,
and, returned him to the sheriff. Churchill
spent the latter part of his life about Calves
ton bay, and died in 1858 or 1854.
JOHN LAMBERT.
This man was also lieutenant under La
fitte before be held sway here, but after he
was forced to leave the island by the United
States forces did not follow him. but settled
at Mobile, whence he returned TO Texas at
at an early day, and in 1899 was established
in Galveston as a butcher. He was large,
powerful man, and very courageous. After
pursuing
eral years Lambert returned 10 Mobile,
where he died He was not with Laiitte
when the latter was located here, bsvii g
left the BaTatarian forces alter the battle of
New Orleans, and after several years seclu
sion settled at Montgomery. Ala. going
thence 10 Mobile and finally coming to Gal
western
CRAZY BEN
Many beside the oldest inhabitants will
remember Benjamin Dolliver, known as
Crazy Ben" who came and went from this
city for many years, and who had been one
of LPfitte's men. He had served in the
South American and Florida wars as a SOL
der, and his skull had been indented by
stroke from a sabre, which impaired his in
tellect and when he drank liquor rendered
him crazy. The following notice of bis
physique is extracted from the New Orleans
Delta, of July. 1877, where it was headed
Zone of Laftte's Crew."
Knight before last one of the guardians of
the pubic peace belonging to the second
municipality arrested little weather beaten
man named Ben amin Deliver. The accused
tslked about boarding pixies and cutlasses;
spoke of bags of silver IN the hold and dis
monds and bags of gold dust Delivers face
looked like piece of mahogany carved into
human semblance. His nose was sharp and
crooked enough to have served for boat
hook in an emergency, and his mouth
cheeks and throat were covered with thick
dark beard HIS little gray eyes twinkled in
their sockets with semi piratical ferocity.
His forehead was SCARED and full of wr1nk les
and a seer might have discovered
in them lines written by vice
knew him to be one of the crew once under
the command Of the celebrated Lafitte, and
if Professor Ingraham had been in the re
porter's seat be would have worked him
up into a splendid old pirate in prize tale.
for one OF the monthly magazines Record
er Baldwin, however, who only deals in the
prose and justice of law, told the ancient
denizen of Barafaria that he should let him
go this time but never to come back again"
When Z" Ben" figured about Galveston
after the settlement of the city, permanent
dOmiclle had he none He was weather
proof, and often cooled his coppers' by
swim in the bay during the coolest northers
Solitary and alone" during the btakest
weather he wandered far and unshrnking
over the desoiate prairies
"Muttering his Maynard fancies to the wind"
like old Lear, bidding them howl on, and
setting no no claim for better treatment, on
the score of having furnished them with
kingdoms or bestowed Upon them the ap-
pellations of daughters. Once when !. Benz
seemed communicative, aud was only mad
north. nor west, he was asked how he spent
the night in such dismal weather. The
prompt answer was:
"In ten minutes 1 can dig a hOIe on the
leeward side of a sand hill, cover it with
grass and bushes, aud have place where |
can spend the night and be happier than
any of the town gentlemen in their fine
houses"
To show his real capacity for providing
himself with comfortable lodgings under the
most unfavorable auspices, an anecdote re
lated by himself is conclusive. Travelling
across the Nueces bottom in the winter.
great freshet flooded the whole face of the
country, and found him one evening on
spot of about half an acre of dry ground,
aud where, he said, the largest number of
wolves, rattlesnakes and other uncongenial
creatures he ever saw were assembled. A
terrible norther began to blow, and he was
without fire or adequate covering. Finding
he was in danger and perishing with cold.
he cut his horses throat, ripped him open,
and having removed the intestines. crawled
into the warm carcass. He said he was
never certain whether he slept one or two
nights; but when he awoke the waters had