The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-26
THE PATIENCE or JUSTICE.
ArrestinE n Man Accused OF n Crime Commit
ted Almost FIneen Years Ago.

Boston, June 25.--At about o'clock z. NJ,
Saturday Dec. 3, 1868. tho steamer Chcsnpeakc
Capt. Willctt left New York with passengers
and merchandise for Portland. Me- Tho pas-
scngers numbered seventeen and the cnrgo
consisted Of 100 bales Of cotton. valued at $40
0o0, shipped by Mes RS. Frank skinner 4 Co.
for use IN mills in Maine. for which they wero
agents. and sl0 600 worth Of sugar owned by
merchants IN Quebec. At about I = \. VI. sun
day tho passengers took possession of the vcs-
Sci in the name Of the Confederate States u
Amorca, shooting the second engineer and
throwing his body overheard. putting the Cap
tain in irons and seriously wounding the first
engineer. whom they compelled to assume COM
mand OF the vessel with orders to make for
Halifax.
The mutiny or piracy occurred while the
vessel was about twenty miles north northeast
from Cane Cod. and very soon the news Of tho
crime came to this city through friend of one
OF the pirates. who was cognizant Of their con-
templated scheme. Tho gunboat Acacia. Com
mandcr Childs, was sen, in pursuit but her
machinery breaking down she was Obliged to
put into Portland for repairs Tho steamers
Sassacus, Grend Gulf Vicksburg. Dawn.
SabhRo, TtcOnderoga. Potomac. and Kansas
were sent in pursuit Of the pirates, who when
lhst seen were STORING for the provinces. Tho
pre- steamer Ella and Anna was lying
nt this port in charge Of the United
states Marshal, who offered her to tho
Government. Under the command Of Lieut.
Nichols. the Ella and Anna steamed for ST. John
y. H., ana there asccrtnined that ON the 10th VI
Dremhrr the h"snprake had landed the right
III Capihin and crew, with the exception Of tho
iirst engineer. whom they retained to work the
vessel on Partridge Island. At this place Can't
Locke. alias Pltker who formerly commanded
inc pIlNntecr KctrihuttOn. joined and took com
manu- ~ the Chesapeake, with tho notorious
Henry Brhine as first. and Henry 4. parr, ono
OF Morgan's men, rs second officer Tho Ella
and Anna steamed across the bpy. and succeed
ed IN cupturing the Chesapeake as she was
lying in Sambro harhor waiting for Can't Lo.ko
ana Mr.. Braine g. return from Halifax whittier
they had gone to obtain a set OF engineers The
on they had refusing to Join with them.
The crow OF the Chesapeake had been an
nrsed OF the arrival of tho cruiser. and. with
the exception OF three men. succeeded IN escnp-
ing. Inc vessel was taken into Halifax by the
The prisoners were rescued by the cit ions and
although arrested and tried some time after
ward, escaped punishment The Admiralty
Court, after considerable time and legal uuib-
Mcssrs. II. B. Cromwell X Co. Tho pirates sue.
ceeded ia separating and shipping from va
rfous ports In the provinces, and became sent
tered all over the world
All traces of them were lost until n short time
ago the Government WIS placed in pnSsresion
took an active part in the seizure. wis living in
the provinces. and would be in Boston on "A
short visit Yesterday. On the arrival of the
stum'r rom 81. John an officer WIS in whiting
Tor her. ana Pnrr was placed under arrest ar-
cused Of murder. His ease has been continued
unt,l the 9TH oi July. and rs it is one that IL out
oi inc JuriSli@lou ~ any one hut the Judges OF
circuit or District Courts TO take hail. il IA tx
prcteu that ne VIII come M on a haheas corpus
writ tomorrow before Judge Lowell and have
the amount Of bail fixed