The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-02
THE SOUND PIRATE ON THE JOB
AGAIN JACKSON rs CRUISING IN
HIS BLACK SLOOP.
Owners Of Boats Locking Up MoVAbles ~
New London. Where He was Seen Last
Week-Warrants Out for Him at Many
~POrts-Steals Safes ~ Well % Boats.

New London. Where He was Seen Last
Week-Warrants Out Tor Him at NAM
Ports Steals Safes ~ Well 90 Boats.
New LONDON, Sept. L-Pirate jackson,
the dread Of longshoremen and owners Of
vessels from Maine to Florida. who carries
OF safes apparently as easily as he doss
power boats. turned up in this town this
week and movables are being hastily carried
of from the boats in the harbor and locked
up In the town. Apprehension always fol-
black sloop.
Revenue cutters, United States marsbals,
sherifs, oonstables and police all along
the Atlantic coast have warrants enough
for him 70 keep him looked up for several
natural lives, but only once have the hands
OF the law got a grip on him That was in a
Southern seaport, where he was not quick
enough to get away and was looked up for
a short time for stealing a small boat.
When he got out he started again up the
coast In his mysterious black sloop, q terror
10 every seaport town that be visited.
He Is well known in this place, where a num-
Der Of friends Of years g still live. He
comes into port whenever he feels himself
inclined to do so, but no N apparently
wants to tackle him.
A year ago he sailed into New London
one afternoon in his black boat. The news
papers had for weeks been printing stories
Of thieving lone by men n q boat along
the Massachusetts, and the Rhode Island
coast and the police were sure that Jackson
was on one OF his ~marsuding trips again.
A small boy whom he had s~hanghaied
was caught and told startling tales OF the
havoc that Commander Jackson and his
crew Of one had accomplished during the
summer. When II began TO get too hot
for the black sIoop in Massachusetts the
pirate craft was headed for this port.
He walked into town and sauntered into
a saloon, where, despite a slight disguise,
he was instantly recognized by the bar
keeper. When he saw he was known be
carelessly removed his coat and showed
two big pistols with q belt full Of ammuni-
tion. To forestall any notion that anv Of
the bystanders might have Of calling up the
police jackson remarked az he drew on his
coat again:
-1T put up a fight and III kill somebody
before they a me-
No one present knew anybody on the police
force at that time against whom he had q
Rrudge, and therefore nc policeman was
sent Tor and jackson departed without any
opposition on the part OF those who reooR-
nlsed him. When somebody asked the bar
keeper later why he didn't telephone for the
II didn't have any one body that I wanted
TO zee killed Just thsn, and besides, I'D much
rather somebody else In some other part OF
the country would squeal on that one
The next morning, after the black sloop's
departure, two launches and a sloop were
missing from the harbor. One OF the
launches were found at Mystic with the
engine removed, and the other was dis
covered further east, also dismantled.
The sloop several months later turned
up In Fall River under a new name. When
the pirates boa was captured at Fall
River in the fall the two engines Of the
missing boats we're found in the black
pirate ship, but the captain Of the craft
On one Of his visits here somebody asked
jackson il he knew anything about a GER
tain burglary at Stamford. A summer
home there was broken into and a safe
weighing 500 pounds and containing about
5000 in jewelry and money was removed
from a second story window. Marks OF
the safe were disoernible the morning
following tho burglary on the front lawn,
The rope used to lower II had evidently
broken and IL had fallen heavily enough
TO tear up the turf. Further than that
there we're no traces OF the safe.
When asked II he had a land In that
game jackson gave a laugh, but no amount
OF persuasion could prevail upO him To
tell how he did IL or what became Of the
safe. Marvellous stories are told OF the
ouTiosities that Jacksan has stored away
in his pirate ship. It's q veritable floating
curiosity shop.
Stories Of the early life OF the pirate
locate him near Boston, where, Il q said,
ne was born Of respectable, well to do
parents. As a youngster he was said to
nave been unusually bright and promising,
with a propensity for mischief.
He started in at small jobs, and finally
his fancy turned to boats, and he began
stealing rowboats and oanoes, painting
over their names and selling them. Then
his taste ran TO larger craft, and sailors
say that he has drifted the entire length
OF the Atlantic coast in stolen craft and that
not a seaport on the coast has escaped q
visit from him.
Personally he 10 attractive, a. a pirate
should be. Tall, with a military carriage,
his black hair and eyes attract notice. He
has broad shoulders and q good figure.