Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
BULLY HAYES.
The Last OF the Pirates OF the Pacific
A han with No Small Vices.


Among the distinguished characters
who have made their headquarters IN
san Francisco in the past was gentle
man whose baptismal name appears 10
have been William Hayes, but who was
popularity known among his associates oy
the endearing title Of "Bully Hayes"
This individual was quiet, sleek-iaceo
rascal, who presented the appearance OF
q full-fedged Methodist parson OF the
old-fashiOned type. He was never known
10 chew tobacco 10 drink, or to give ut
torrance to an oath. William Hayes De-
gan hia career as the skipper OF schoon-
er on the lakes. regularly plying between
Cleveland and Buffalo, and was very eX-
celent officer. making many friends by
his universal courtesy and genial man
ners. He was a man OF great orlginally0 oil
character, and his first ptratcal exploit,
which marked his plunge into crime, COM
mitted at this stage OF his interesting ca
reer, was unique in its nature. A proml-
nent and wealthy gentleman OF CleVe-
land, having a 10-year-old nephew IN Bun
alO, purchased a fine riding pony, a blood
ed animal OF great beauty, and had MIN
placed upon the schooner TO be delivered
in Buffalo when tie boat had reached It's
destination, along a with note which ne
consigned to Capt. Hayes. Skipper Hayes
found that this epistle read as follows;
''MY DEAR NEPHEW send you
pony bv Capt. HAYES. ! hope you VIII
enjoy riding him. Your afectlorate
UNCLE"
Observing that the word pony was
used in this letter, and remarking upon
the breyity OF the note, Skipper Hayes
perceived his opportunity and was not
slow to avail himself OF it. Upon his az
/ rival in RIlffu Ia no nr4ppnIHn AT once 10 "a
1 toy store anC invested in fine wooden
/ h0bby-h0rse. which he delivered to the lad
along with his uncle's note. Then he has
4 tened to a horse market and realized "a
! gOodly sum upon the handsome animal ne
| had IN tow. A week or so later the boy
uncle came up from Cleveland, and one OF
bis first inquiries was after the health ana
! whereabouts Of the horse.
How do you ike the p0nyf" he asked
| his nephew, with interest.
son, pretty WE'LL" said the boy, with an
| Indifferent air.
Nv here is her" pursued the uncle.
"Out on the front Yeranda, returned the
I lad, a little impatientIy.
Explanations quickly followed The
/ next inquiry was after the whereabouts
| Of Skipper Hayes. But be had vanished
! from the lakes, and the deck of that par
! tlcular schooner never more echoed TO his
/ honest tread. He next turned up IN san
! Francisco, and now he steps upon the
stage in all the glory of his new title Of
| Bully Hayes, name which he won by
| consistent course Of conduct, and which
always atterward chung 10 him. lie set
sail for the south Seas and became active
/ ly engaged in peculiar pursuit known
as "blackbTding, =" whereby "A man usurps
the prerogative Of divine Providence in
| dispOsing Of the bodies of the islanders.
not always asking their permission or ful-
! filling the demands OF social etiquette, out
| tumbling them unfortunately into a
| hold and setting sail for a profitable mar
| ket. He conducted this enterprise with
such success that his fame became nolsed
| about. and certain vessels OF her Malesty's
government, which lie in wait for male
| factors in that locality, closed IN upon
HIM, so that he was prone to betake him
/ self to the China seas. But his thrifty
! commercial instincts again got the better
/ OF his discretion. and at MaccO he made
contract to land 80 Cinnamon in Sydney,
! New South Wales, at $40 a head. Now,
! at that time, some fifteen years having
! gone by, the good people OF Sydney, real
/ Fling the evils Of Chinese Immigration,
had established an import duty upon ev-
cry Chnaman who landed on their shores,
in the shape OF bead tax Of 600, and in
| order TO bring his speculation to profit
able issue 1t was necessary tor Skipper
| Hayes to use some Hnesse, delicate
quality i'm which he was never found
wanting. He set sail at once for his des-
tinaEOn, and six or seven
weeks later the watchman Of
the Coast Guard at North Head,
| Port jackson, adjacent to Sydney, tele-
! graphed at dawn that brig was lying of
the mouth of the haTbOr with her yards
! all acock bill, her sheets unrOve, and
| pumping bright water. The largest Of the
two government tugs anchored in the
harbor ut once put out TO save life. When
the tug came alongside the brig they
| found all hands turned to at the pumps.
| The Captain jumped on the taitrail and
hailed the tug.
'l GU must save life. l have 200 pasen-
| gers on board"
Forthwith $50 Cinnamon, with their
seanty luggage, were tumpled over the
side into the tug. The Captain OF the
| brig said that he could keep his vessel
Rnoat until they could send another tug
for him, whereupOn the tug put back. As
soon as the tug disappeared inside the
Heads Skipper Hayes stopped pumping,
| squared his yards, rove his sheets, set
sail, and was of. In the course OF an
hour his top-sails disappeared below the
! horizon. As soon as he was we'll under
| way he sent a carpenter down below TO
reef in a big hose which he had dropped
through a port and connected with the bot
tom Of the pump.
The Captain of the tug did not fare as
well. When he got 20 the Circular Quay
| In sydney he attempted to land his quar-
ter of a thousand Monaghan passengers,
but the officer OF her MajestY's customs
refused TO accept them without the pay
ment OF the stipulated head tax; and thus
the tug was forced 10 lay OF for several
days, supporting tine Cinnamon on gov
| eminent fare until the Legislature could
be convented 10 pass an enabling act 70
| allow them 10 DO landed The cOnsignee
! OF the cargo WAS never known, but he un-
dOubtedly got immediate possession OF his
human freight, and Bully Hayes received
the stipulated sum. lie next turned up in
San Francisco, sick and penniless, 40
usual. He revived old acQuaintances and
made now friends. and finally was intro
/ duced 20 a gentleman quite prominent In
yachting circles. Tais individual, who is
4 possessed of abundant means, had sum
cient faith in Bully HAYES and the islaod
trade 20 give the latter command Of a
25-ton schooner equipped fer CONNER
cal voyage. Hayes engaged mate, who
was n married man, took the mans vile
along as stewardess, and started OF for
the islands. The next news from this bold
buccaueer was thathe had been killed by
the mate, and the schooner was hove up
on the beach OF one Of the Marshall
/ islands. The gentleman wnO had equipped