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| HICKS, Albert W.
Hicks, a seaman, went to sea on board the. oyster sloop E, A, Johnson
which sailed from New York City for Deep Creek, Va. On March 21,
1860, he determined to take control of the vessel and he murdered
the other four members of the crew, the captain, aman named Burr;
a sailor named Johnsons; and two boys, Oliver and Smith Watts, The
craft was subsequently discovered abandoned but with the decks ~~
covered with blood and Hicks was soon taken into custody, He con-—
fessed to murdering the other members of the crew, giving as a mo-
tive the fact that "the Devil took possession of me." He was tried
_and_convicted of piracy and-murder_and sentenced to be-hanged. On
the day of execution, July 13, 1860, he and 1,500 persons who had
been invited to witness the exectibion left New ‘ork City for ~~
Bedloe's Island where he was BR hanged. As the captain KRMXXEKE
BAEREKEARSSXKSXRERE of the Réd Jacket which was transporting the
crowd was running ahead of schedule, he took the passengers on an
excursion to visit the matuhoth ship Great “astern which had just
arrived on her first voyage to the United “tates and which was
later to achieve fame by laying the second Atlantic Cable,
",...HANG BY THE NECK..." pages 60-61
HICKS, Albert W.
Hicks, a seaman, went to sea on board the oyster sloop E, A. Johnson
which sailed from New York City for Deep Creek, Va. On March 21,
1860, he determined to take control of the vessel and he murdered
the other four members of the crew, the captain, aman named Burr;
a sailor named Johnsons and two boys, Oliver and Smith Watts. The
craft was subsequently discovered abandoned but with the decks
covered with blood and Hicks was_soon taken into custody, He con-
fessed to murdering the other members of the crew, giving as a mo-
tive the fact that "the Devil took possession of me." He was tried
and_convicted of piracy and-murder and sentenced to be hanged. On
the day of execution, July 13, 1860, he and 1,500 persons who had
been invited to witness the exectibion left New ‘ork City for
Bedloe's Island where he was-_ER-hanged. As the captain KAMX#EKE
EXEREXEXMSIXKSRERE of the Réd Jacket which was transporting the
crowd was running ahead of schedule, he took the passengers on an
excursion to visit the matuhoth ship Great “astern which had just
arrived on her first voyage to the United “tates and which was
later to achieve fame by laying the second Atlantic Cable,
"....HANG BY THE NECK..." pages 60-61
HICKS, Albert W, sete eee
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1860, he determined to take control of the vessel and hi
‘the other four menbers crew, theca; pee a
craft wai aubesquenitly discovered abandoned but wi ith the decks
covered with blood and Hicks was_soon taken into custody. He_con-
fensed to imindsrtvg Hel other members of ths ‘crew, ng
fact that *the Devil took possession of ne." ile was tried
lee “convicted of piracy and mrder_and sentenced to be hanged. On
the day of execution, July 13, 1860, he and 1,500 persons me had
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edloe's Island whore ho was MK hanged As the-captain KRMXEIE
pst SXESEK of the Réd Tee which was transporting 1)
crowd was running ahead of schedule, he took the passengers on
excursion to. visit the matshoth ship Creat stern ich had_jus:
arrived on her first voyage to the United Sta which w:
Inter to achieve fane by Laying the second Atlantic Garis
HANG BY THE NECK..." pages 60-61
