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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 which is added the Account of His Arrest, Imprisonment, Trial and Execution. Also, His Phrenological Character, as described by L. N. Fowler. cover

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 which is added the Account of His Arrest, Imprisonment, Trial and Execution. Also, His Phrenological Character, as described by L. N. Fowler.

Chapter 1: 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 WHICH IS ADDED THE ACCOUNT OF HIS ARREST, IMPRISONMENT, TRIAL AND EXECUTION. ALSO, HIS PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTER, AS DESCRIBED BY L. N. FOWLER.
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A first-person confession and accompanying reportage document the life and criminal career of a maritime offender, detailing numerous acts of piracy, murder, mutiny and robbery as narrated by the accused. The book includes investigative descriptions of crime scenes, the arrest and imprisonment, courtroom proceedings and the execution, supplemented by contemporary witness accounts and official certifications. A phrenological profile is appended, and the material is arranged to combine autobiographical narrative with trial transcripts and newspaper-style reportage, emphasizing factual chronologies of crimes and legal handling.

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Title: The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks

Author: Albert W. Hicks

Contributor: L. N. Fowler

Release date: December 13, 2021 [eBook #66941]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Robert M. De Witt, 1860

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PORTRAIT OF THE WIFE OF HICKS.

THE BOAT IN WHICH HICKS ESCAPED FROM THE OYSTER SLOOP.

PORTRAIT OF ALBERT W. HICKS, THE PIRATE.

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 WHICH IS ADDED
THE ACCOUNT OF HIS ARREST, IMPRISONMENT, TRIAL AND EXECUTION.
ALSO, HIS PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTER,
AS DESCRIBED BY L. N. FOWLER.

Office U. S. Marshal, }
Southern District of New York. }

I hereby certify that the within Confession of Albert W. Hicks was made by him to me, and that it is the only confession made by him.

LORENZO DE ANGELIS, Dep. U. S. Marshal.
NEW YORK:
ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER,
13 FRANKFORT STREET
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by
ROBERT M. DE WITT,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.