The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-04-08

uONu Into tue water Wuttt tut
sloop lay moored the night before
suggested that the proceeds of the
robbery had teen loauel on wagon
and hauled down to the beach to
the sloop. Then suspicion fell on
the reticent Capt. Cole, and the
news spread rapidly.
Cole boasIed of u number OF
friends among the fishermen aud
negroes. Some became so by lavors
received from the Captain, for he
WAS as tree with bis money as he
was parsimonious with his words,
while others feared him, and that
very fear made them subservient
TO his wishes, and they dared not
inform OH him. During the winter
OF 1877 and 1873 he was seen Oh
various PORTIONS of the coast, rare
~ of his vessels deck, aud he al.
lowed no One on board of her.
AT the Chandeleur islands he put
in for a harbor several times, aud
as several sch0OnrrS were broken
Into and the cargo broached, his
departure fron the habitation OF
men was anxiously looked for.
During this winter he WAS seen
cleaning Dish on the wharf at Biloxi,
aud few days afterwards tile
store OF Jacob Elmer was rubbed,
aud again suspicion WAS fastened
on Cole. Subsequently he was ar.
rested and incarcerated III The Jail
at Biloxi, but he managed to effect
his escape by breaking through the
door one night, aud came to New
Orleans. He was found hanging
around Spanish Fort for several
days after that, but being detected
in the act OF stealing a set Of sails
from yacht ot which Capt. Fred.
Smith had charge, he VAS arrested
by Capt. Smith aud brought to
Milneburg, there being no opoice at
Spanish For; at that time.
In the custody of one officer he
was marched 10 the city and locked
up in the Filth precinct station. and
was next morning brought before
the Recorder of the Lower district
aud mas sent to the parish prison
for thirty days for larceny.
Capt. Cole served his time, and
after being relieved left the vicinity
OF New Orleans and seemed to
have taken violent antipathy to
this region, for it Was long time
before he gain came back here.
In 1879 Capt. Cole again visited
Biloxi, and reaped "a rich harvest,
dels,siIiug his ill.gotten spoils on
Deer island. llewas vapturrd, aud
II second time broke Jail. He then
vent to Pascag0ula, where he com
milted several burgllries, aud ear.
ried his booty to Bon Secur, in Mo-
bile bay, where it wassubsequently
recovered, AMI he himself was cap
tured Jy the Sheriff of Escambla
county.
He managed to give The Sheriff
the slip about twenty-five miles
from Pensacola, aud was next
heard from mt Gainesville, on Pearl
river, and Pascagoula, where be
robbed several stores and carl led
the booty TO Sand aud Dauphine
islands, whittier be was followed.
Fortune again favored Cole, and
he escaped, but his plumber was re-
captured by the authorities.
During the spring of 1880 Cole
was again captured, and passed
nearly three months in disagreed.
hle confinement ut Mississippi City.
He feigned illness, and induced bis
iailer To furnish him with oil OH
several occasions. This lie boarded
rs "a nIiseI would bis treasure, aud
one morning when the jaler awoke
he found that everything in the
shape of food that his house con.
tained, u pair of boots, aud some
other trihrs, had been stolen.
On visiting The prison, he found
the door OF Coles cell open and
the prisoner gone. The daring
thief had torn his blankets into
strips, saturated tire particles with
oil, aud literally burned the lock
out of the wooden door. Pursuit
was useless, fol Cole had u long
start, and was well acquainted with
the country.
Concluding that the Sound WAS
becoming too warm tor hun, the
pirate managed to- make shis way
to Bonfo1ca and Bayou Lacoume,
where be met \ kindred spirit IN
the person of Sam " illiams, man
almost as well acquainted with tue
Lake as he was With tue coast.
They formed u cespa1lnershlp, and
robbed the store of Mark Cousin,
ON Bayou Laceume, aud one dr two
other storcs'i IN that vicinity contig-
nous to the water. With their
stolen sloop loaded with plumber
they crossed the Lake, aud on
Thursday afternoon. November
10Th. hove 10 sight off the Pickets
ut West Eld.
Corporal Dorsey was Oh the qNt
uive, aud saw them cast anchor IN
front Of Mary PAGES but, OH the
lake shore.
Tii~ next morning, Friday, be
made descent OH the liotise aud
captured Mary Pace and Sam vii.
lianIs aud u Iargs lot OF plumber,