Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13

ty he would incur II It became know
that he had violated the oath of Sc
crecy.
But an offer of three hundred pounds
which Burke made to him was too mucl
for his scruples, and he gave Captain
Burke the information he wanted.
This was all the latter required, ant
he at once began his career of ven
geance against the five naval officer,
who had incurred his hatred.
The sequel will show how like /
blood hound he trailed and logged hi.
enemies, killing them off one by one
until at last they had all fallen before
his unerring aim.
The first victim was Captain Blake OF
the frigate Terror. Meeting him one
day, month after the court-material,
he purposely insulted him. hoping that
Captain Blake would challenge him.
So duel followed, and at the first
fire Captain Blake fell, shot through
the head.
The next victim was Captain Webb,
of the frigate Desolation. Burke met
him in club room, and as in Captain
Blake's case, insulted him and was
called out.
Like Blake, Captain Webb fell at the
first fire, and in half an hour he ceased
to breathe.
Two disposed of. the vindictive
Burke tackled third enemy in the
person of Captain Williams of the
Nautilus.
He met him in a cafe, where VIII
liams. had been drinking with some
friends. Captain Burke made state
ment, which Captain Williams denoun-
ced as base lie, and the speaker a
base liar.
Captain Williams had drank a little
too much and was flushed and excited
in consequence.
Burke, however, was reasonably sob
or and cool, and next day sent a chal-
lenge to Williams, which the latter ac-
cepted, and meeting was arranged.
This occurred in short time after
the challenge was accepted, and Cap
tain Williams was stricken dead at the
second fire.
The fourth victim was Captain Davis
Of the Arethusa.
Burke's method in his case was the
same as in the former. Burke picked
q quarrel with him, duel followed, and
Captain Davis was sent to join his pre-
1ecessors.
The only are now left was the Scotch
nan, Mcdonald.
He was cooler and more cautious |
than the others, and Burke could not !
dispose of him so easily. He logged |
him everywhere, however, determined |
10 call him out, and one day he met
him in club room crowded with naval
and military officers, where Burke
grossly insulted him and denounced
him as coward.
This was, of course, too much for
wen the cautious Scot to submit TO.
as room full OF officers had
heard the insult
Maddened with rage he felled his in
utter to the ground with one blow.
This was just what Burke was look
ng for, and as soon as possible, he
challenged the Scotchman.
They met one morning at dawn, and
lfter exchanging couple Of shots, the
isgraced ex-captain shot his adversary
lean through the heart, and he fell a
orpse, dyeing the ground with his
ifeblood.
Thus was the fifth victim despatched.
nd thus did Captain Burke fulfil his
ow to kill every member of the court
Martial which had disgraced him.
The next day the terrible duelist
sft Mauritius in an American vessel,
nd to this day has never been heard
ON.
The reader may think that the fore
DING extraordinary story is merely a I
together collection OF
ctitious incidents; but that it is a
lain, unvarnished story of actual oc- '
the records of the British :
1miralty amply attest. Yankee
lade.