THE TRIAL.
The trial commenced on the 18th of May, and lasted five days, during which time the prisoner maintained a show of cold indifference to the proceedings.
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.