The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks: The Pirate and Murderer, Executed on Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, on the 13th of July, 1860, for the Murder of Capt. Burr, Smith and Oliver Watts, on Board the Oyster Sloop E. A. Johnson. Containing the History of His Life (Written by Himself) from Childhood Up to the Time of His Arrest. With a Full Account of His Piracies, Murders, Mutinies, High-way Robberies, etc., Comprising the Particulars of Nearly One Hundred Murders! to whic — John Shaqi
The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks: The Pirate and Murderer, Executed on Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, on the 13th of July, 1860, for the Murder of Capt. Burr, Smith and Oliver Watts, on Board the Oyster Sloop E. A. Johnson. Containing the History of His Life (Written by Himself) from Childhood Up to the Time of His Arrest. With a Full Account of His Piracies, Murders, Mutinies, High-way Robberies, etc., Comprising the Particulars of Nearly One Hundred Murders! to whicHicks, Albert W.
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The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks: The Pirate and Murderer, Executed on Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, on the 13th of July, 1860, for the Murder of Capt. Burr, Smith and Oliver Watts, on Board the Oyster Sloop E. A. Johnson. Containing the History of His Life (Written by Himself) from Childhood Up to the Time of His Arrest. With a Full Account of His Piracies, Murders, Mutinies, High-way Robberies, etc., Comprising the Particulars of Nearly One Hundred Murders! to whic
Hicks, Albert W.
Burr, Capt. (George H.), -1860; Hicks, Albert W., approximately 1820-1860 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Piracy) -- New York (State) -- New York; Watts, Oliver, -1860; Watts, Smith, -1860
_Cross-examined_ (a shirt and linen coat produced).—These are the
clothing we found in the captain’s berth with cuts on them; there was no
blood on them nor on the bed; they had the appearance of being clean and
folded up; I partially examined the prisoner to see if there were any
marks on him; I found no fresh marks of violence on him; I lifted his
shirt and looked at his body; I looked at his arms; I saw the figure of
an eagle printed in India ink. I saw no other marks on his arm.
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Court adjourned to ten
o’clock Wednesday morning.
THIRD DAY.
The court was densely crowded at an early hour.
THEODORE BURDETT, examined by Mr. Dwight, deposed, that he is a
policeman belonging to the harbor police; I found a boat about seven
o’clock on Thursday, the 22d of March, the day after the sloop was
brought up to the city; I found the boat fifty yards to the southward of
Fort Richmond; Hickbert and Gresler (the two witnesses) gave me
information where I could find the boat; I saw the hostler of the fort;
he gave me the oars and half an old boot, and a piece of an old stump of
a broom; I went to the sloop and found Mr. Selah Howell, the owner; I
showed him the boat as it lay at the slip; he claimed it, and took it
away.
To the JUDGE.—This was at the police station.
SAMUEL J. CONOVER deposed—I am a watchmaker, doing business with Mr.
Squire, No. 182 Bowery; I remember repairing a watch about a year ago
for a person named Burr; it was on the 6th of April, a year ago; it was
not Mr. Burr himself who brought it; it was left by a gentleman whom I
saw in the court yesterday; the person who left it took it away I
presume; it was a double case silver watch; the maker’s name J. Johnson,
and the number 21,310. (Looks at the watch.) This is the watch that I
repaired; I do not know the guard; I don’t know that I ever saw Capt.
Burr.
_Cross-examined._—In giving a description of the watch and its number I
am aided by a record which we keep at the store; I am pretty sure I made
the record before it was repaired; the record is in my handwriting. (The
witness was requested to send for the record.)
HART B. WEED, recalled, deposed—That the dark hair produced is what I
found in the cabin; this other (the light hair) I found forward of the
mast, on the deck in a pool of blood. (Witness here selected and showed
out the clothes brought from Providence in the trunk and bag.) I have
now a bag in my hand in addition to the things produced yesterday; the
contents were taken out of a green chest brought by the officers from
Providence.
_Cross-examined._—I cannot enumerate all the articles found; I did not
find any jewelry; I do not know if any one took a list or description of
the articles.
_Re-direct examination._—I now recollect that I found the daguerreotype
produced yesterday (of a young lady) in the breast pocket of this coat,
(a dark frock coat).
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