The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
PIRATE MARTIN OF THE PACIFIC.
Death of skipper Who For Years
Was a Terror of the south Seas.
From the Bundaberg Star.


Was Terror of the south Seas.
From the Bundaberg Star.
News has Just come to hand by the re-
cruiting vessel Rio Loge of the death of
one of those celebrities or characters of
the South seas known as Pirate Martin.
on interviewing Douglas Rannie, our rep
resentative cleaned the following particu-
lars:
81 knew Pirate Martin well, and often
met him during my travels. He was a
hne-looking, handsome man, and had the
appearance more of a soldier than sailor.
He seemed to be always in hot water. and
never met him without he had griev-
ance on hand. Ny first introduction to him
was to dress a wound in his chest He had
been gambling in a traders house and had
A large sum of money about him. While
sitting in a room adjoining the store, the
store being in darkness, shot came from
the store and the bullet ploWed across
Martins chest making very ugly Wouno.
The would-be assassin was the man VINO
MANAGED the store, and immedlateIy ue-
camped after firing the shot. But not 10
he outdone Martin brought case or dyn-
amite ashore and placing 1t under the store
thraataned TO blow the whole concern SKY
high If the man who shot him ala not turn
IN The result was that a seatch party
went out and soon returned with the ue-
ltnouent. who was shaking with rear Mar
lin then gave him chance of settling the
affair with weapons on the peach' Out the
trader was too much of cur ana coWaIu
10 fght so Martin, whose temper had
cooled down. let him off for considera-
ton. ,., 49,,
across Martin was when l was taxing
trim on a French schooner, the Dauphlhe'
Cant Demoselle, my own vessel having
heen lost The only other BrtiSher on
hoard the Dauphne except myself was
tbo mate Dick Henderson. AS II nap
nened. one fine morning, we were close
to Ambrym when what should run out
hut the cutter Constantine, Pirate Marun
in charge. He wanted us to heave 10, ana
~ 80, I'M the French flag to his mast
boad mt old Demoselle would not heave
10. but called his mate and SAID: Dlck'
bring de mig The pig was brought. NOW,
den. Dick bring Won bottle. An emP,y
bottle then showed up. NOW deh' Dlck,
make de bottle fast 70 de pigs mead deh
bend on de signal halyarus lhe run en-
I'm TO de main peak And up went pig,
bottle and ALI as a reply to Martins sig
nal and old Frenchy drew himself up as
he remarked: Deere, now, you tam Duc-
cancer. l tell you you Won drunken pig
Martins reply was shot which MADE
old Frenchy scuttle below and sing OUT
10 the mate: Dick, put on all de san
you can - l., a..
1--WE returned in a week or two in the
Dauphine to Port Sandwich and there we
found Martin waiting for us. We were
All bad with fever on the Dauphine at the
time And Martin came on board with a
challegne to Demoselle to fight him for
The Insult given when off the coast Of AM
brym. But Demoselle was too III to fight
and the duel was postponed. ] was con-
fned 10 INV bed at the time, but l must
saw that / never experienced such kind
ness. attention and nursing as l received
from Pirate Martin. He brought me
every dellcacy he could get from his own
shin and any that money could buy ashore.
And through his care and kindness ]
was soon able 10 be about again. In the
meantime he robbed the Dauphine Of
everything he took fancy to. When
Demose1le managed 10 walk about one
fine day Martin put bullet through the
crown OF his hat a a distance OF about
twenty PAGES. just TO let Frenchy know
how near he could 80 without hurting
him. lie was reckoned about the best