Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
DEATH ON GALLOWS
Modern German Pirates Deserve
Fate OF Buccaneers Of Old.
Sailors Serving on United States
Merchant Marine Today Knew
Man Whe Rene naher@d Fate
Of Spanish freeDooiers.

Stories Of piratieal methods err
pioyed by Herman submarine eom-
manderS In burning unattended mer-
chant vessels and ulisireeting defense
less crews are no novelty 10 thousands
OF mariners on he Atlantic coast. suea
- are now enrolling fof service IN the
new merchant marine.
some OF these sailors. who are 10
man The emergency Meet Of merchant
ships being constructed for the United
states shipping board 10 take supplies
10 oar armies in France. actually knew
mea who suffered nj The hands of The
last pirates Of the spanish main.
whose methods we're similar "a ihate
Of the Germans.
Among the mrn Who reported fei-
duiy ~ mates recently At ths recruit,
Ing headquarters Of ibe shipping board
were some from the Massachusetts
coast Who had known = survivor os ~.
lns, ship taken BY Spanish pirate x
the caribbean. thus Ms capt
Thomas Fuller - Salem. nhg died "a
1916 at the axe Of niueis.fanr.
Captain Fuller Nas able seaman u
the crew OF The brig Mexican Of Salens
In 49, wh.n laden With salgpstsr snd
i-a. with 5000 IN silver slowed "a
der the cabin Hoof. 50. sailed froas.
her home peri feF lilo.
ga Angust - nsnr ihs roast ~
Cuba. the SCHOONER VAS hrla 80 ~
vessel descflb.d - n long. lop.
straight top-all SCHOONER Of about 81
tons. paiui.i black. which hailed and
requested the captain ~ The Mexican
10 send boat aIonEsid. -us biz pa
pers.
Tie boat vas sent. Ansi snins ha.k
Ia charge OF an Unlocking armed crew
" pirates from the span main. whss
drove the erxs If the Msniesn bsle~
decks. fastened do~u lb~ hafehss. and
began ieoting ihs vessel. i1naing she
silver. ib~y sest II asoard their eva
ship.
The pirates nssf sat the sails ans
rigsing Of tbv brig 10 pleess aud start
ed are In the galley on derk. which
ihsy expected would seon desire, The
brig. Tt-7 then depsrtsd for ihs'F
o~n vessel. and sailed susy 10 sesrsh
~ other victims.
HOT they bad nssiseied 10 fastsn
down abe railn skyiigln. Through his
the hrigs cRptsin .tn~lea. aud. grstlns
10 the nvv. sl4iasii.d water on Il upilf
he had IL Ia rauffol. lie ihen caused q
10 smoke heavily until RI. sueny ~ss
opi Of sigh.
The srss r-ngxrd their sesssl. snd
favored by safe msde heir ssssIe
from such dangerous n.lsnt"Fhood-
Salsu saiinFs loslss recsii With sHf-
lsfnetlou that The long arm ef lnssiss
m.isd out rvtfihrli.n - ne pirates
a fsN uoglLs later . Salem Essses
Va. IN III. hsFhof Of 81. ThufnAs
when low. blsss kclsoonrs anchored
near her Tie SAism eaninls wsr
suspicious. aud lnv.aslng an excuse
wat ahs.afd he schooner for = call
On her desk hs san mo SPAR paintsa
black whicl. be recognized ss belong
iug TO the MEXICAN.
That ulghi tie stranger left ih. bar
hot bu, the SEl.sa eapssin n.iifsd
BRUSH maa.of~s eapstls ~ her
character.
A few months later lhs Brush brig
os-wsr esrt.~ caught The black s1aan
gsr Ia the Nazareth river. shaving
lacslliy on 10. wei eoesi of Afris~s
The pirate crew fed TO the shore ssd
found shelter ~llb a native. fhsy
were hunted hard. snd four we're aiken
Later II other. we're lakvu nj rsossn-
do Po aud ~. Thomas.
The pirates wers conveyed ta Bossan
for risl and found gully ~ the al
taeb On The Mexiesp. Their rspisis.
Pedre Gilbert, assumed Innocence sud
The air 81 81 lujsred gentleman. he
~ss found gully. ~iih four others. h
se1fsneins the ave TO death. Judge
Joseph Story as~d Language thsi 70
daeed The cosri 10 Tears. closing with
thesr words 10 the condemned meg:
And Ia hlddins yeu. - far - J can
presume 10 knew, sn eternal farewell.
] offer ap nay earnest prayer thai Al
mighty God may IN his lusuiie mercy
and goodness have mercy on yosr
sssisr
The I've men we're hasged IN Bostsa.
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