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Excerpt from 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 Captain 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! As some misapprehension seems to 'exist in regard to my connection with. The publication of the confession of Hicks, to be executed to-morrow for piracy, will you allow me to say a few words in explanation? About a month ago, Hicks expressed a desire to make a full confession of his crimes, particularly of the facts in relation to'the murders on the sloop E. A. J 0hll son, that the same might be published for the benefit of his wife and child, for whom, despite of his cruel nature, he manifests a very warm affection, and he earnestly solicited Marshal Rynders to hear his confession, and superintend its publication. Marshal Rynders, in compliance with this desire, selected me to attend to the matter, inasmuch as during the whole time Hicks had been in the custody of the United States authorities it had been my duty to attend upon him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This is the true story of Albert W. Hicks, written as a confession and autobiography. Albert W. Hicks (c. 1820 – 1860), also known as Elias W. Hicks, William Johnson, John Hicks, and Pirate Hicks, was a triple murderer, and one of the last people executed for piracy in the United States.[1] His New York based trial, conviction and execution were a major talking point at the time. Cultural historian Rich Cohen, has called him 'the first New York City legendary gangster figure, a bridge between the piracy of old and rise of a new "gangster nation".' Hicks gave a full confession of the murders and his life story, which was published as a book on the day of his execution. Hicks' reason for his crimes were '.the devil took possession of me.'
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