Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-03
CHAPTER u.

The Narrative of Henry p. Tobias,
ex-Pirate, as Dictated on His Death
bed, In the Year of Our Lord 1859.
The good John had scarcely made
his leisurely, distinguished appearance
at his desk on the morrow when too
entered by one door and Charlie Web
ster by the other.
snow for the document" we both
exclaimed in breath.
Here it is" he said, taking up a
rather grimy-looking roll of foOlscap
from in front of him, which, as he
pointed out, was evidently the work
of a person Of very little education,
and began to read as follows:
County of Travas. State Of Texas,
December 1859.
Feeling my end Is near, l make the fol-
lowing statement of my own free will and
without solicitation. In full exercise of all
my faculties, and feel that am doing my
duty by so doing. #
i was born In the city of Liverpool, Eng
land ION the 9Th day of December 1ISD.
My father was q seaman and when was
young l followed the same occupation.
And it happened. that when. on passage
from Spain to the West Indies, our ship
was attacked by free-traders. as they
called themselves, but they were pirates.
We all did our best, but were over
powered, and the whole crew, except
three, were killed. l was one of the three
they did not kill. They carried us on
board their ship and kept us until next
day when they asked us to join them.
They tried to get us to join them willing
ly, but we would not, when they became
apr cd and
dashed each one OF us before the mouth
OF each cannon and told us to take our
choice to join them, as they would touch
the guns and that damn quick. 1t Is USE
less to say we accepted everything before
death. 80 we came one Of the pirates
crew. Both Of my companions were killed
In less time than six months, but was
with them for more than two years. In
(Which time we collected vast quantity
of money from different ships we captured
and we buried q great amount In two
different lots I helped to bury 1t with
my own hands. The location Of which 1t
Is my purpose to point out, So that 1t can
be found without trouble in the Bahama
islands. After I had been with them for
more than two years we were attacked
by large warship and our commander
told US to fight for our lives, as 1t would
be death II we were taken. But tho guns
Of our ship were too small for the war
snip, 30 our snip SOOH DS6Au !" Slim
when the man -of-w war ran alongside Of our
vessels and tried to~board us. but we were
sinking too fast, SO she had to haul on
again, when our vessel sank with every
thing on board and escaped by swim
ming under the stern of the ship. as ours
sank, without being seen, and holding CO:
to the ship until dark when ] swan to a
portion of the wrecked vessel floating not
far away. And on that foated The
next morning the ship was not seen. l
was picked UP by passing vessel the
next day az a shipwrecked seaman.
And let mo say here. I know that no
one escaped alive from our vessAl except
myself and those that were taken by the
man-of-war. And those were all executed
as pirates-so I know that no other man
knows of this treasure except myself and
II must be and Is where we buried It until
today and unless you get II through this
statement 1t will remain there always and
do no ono any good.
3 Therefore. 1t Is your duty TO trace It up
and get 1t for your own benefit as we'll as
others. 80 delay not. but act as soon as
possible.
will now describe the places. locations.
marks, etc. ETC.. SO plainly that 1t can be
found, without any trouble
II ne fsI 80 81 4. Of million and
half dollars $l.5oo, 900 y E3 z !,