The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-27
SLAVE OF PIRATES.

and on the Island of Formosa.
Chicago, July 15.-After life filed
with unusual experiences, Emil Die.
dering Swart now confesses that he
looks forward to the moose, which
he believes will take his life with
that of Sigmund Brosche, in return
for the life they took from the old
miser, Martin Meier.
Swart is the latest name which
Smith has given himself. Yesterday
he told the Hyde park police that was
the name under which he was chris.
tened in Hamburg, Germany, q
years ago.
While Brosche was at work in the
afternoon in his cell on stock OF
cigarettes, which he expected to
consume before retiring. Swart COM
placently pulled at corncob pipe
and recalled few incidents of his
exceptionally interesting life. he
said:
Il ran away from home when II
years old and shipped on German
merchautman for the Indian Ocean.
I went as cabin boy and was just old
enough to pick up the devilment OF
the seas. Contrary winds carried
our ship, the Rena, into the China
Sea, and with broken compass and
full sail we were trying to find
shore when approached by three
masted!brig flying the black flag OF
the pirates. Our ship was old and
the hull was covered with barnacles.
Consequently the pirate easily over
took US, threw graphing hooks over
our rigging and made our vessel fast
to his.
1.-The pirates were Chinese and
the talIest I ever saw. Our men
fought the best they could without
arms, and when all had Quoted !
was dashed to mast and IL OF oul
m crew lay dead on deck. Only two
~ of the pirates had been killed. The
remainder took what was left OF oul
crew alive and shipped Us to th'
Island of Formosa, where we wer'
made slaves. /, being only kid
was made body servant to tn
oc daughter of the pirate captain.
"She was pretty young girl,wltl
ed black, squinty eyes, who took grea
RI fancy to me because 1 could tell ne
of other lands of which che ha
no never heard. After six years of cor
all slant companionship she fell IN low
y. with me and planned my escap'
One night when storm was throw
ng ing the waves high over the cliffs
cts the pirates stronghold she and
Fps put out to sea in an open saiiboa
I'm after six days in the open sea "
ing we're picked up by merchantma
for bound for Canton. There we we
mar landed, and found employment
ha a longshoreman. while the girl wor
red ed as a silk sorter. Between US
and made a nice living and had comtoi
l. able quarters in a cheap part
Z town. After two years of this Ii
j with a Monaghan bride my hapl
ness was ended by the charms OF
. Britisher, with whom the daught
of the pirate captain eloped-
st shipped on sailing vessel
Australia and worked for awhile
the gold fields. One night our cal
was attacked by band of blac
with as many women as men,
when they retreated they left on
- battlefield a wounded woman.
nursed her to health and with
left Australia on ship loaded W
In wool for England.
cat Suez she became sick an
left the ship with her. While
was in the hospital there L met
ny the street the Monaghan bride "
had rescued me from the strongh'
of the pirates. saw her seVe
times after that, and her British q
hand soon learned of my preseI
~. A few mornings before left 81
after my black bride had died.
III ~ authorities found the pirate captal
20 -, Add IN her he'd with