EXECUTION OF HICKS, THE PIRATE; Editorial: Something Practical at Last; The Seventh Regiment in Camp (7/14/1860)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 7/14/1860

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The execution of a pirate in the Bay of New-York is, fortunately, an event of uncommon occurrence. On June 21, 1839, under the superintendence of W.H.C. WADDELL, United States Marshal, the pirate and murderer CORNELIUS WILHELMS, was hung at Bedloe's Island, nearly on the spot where HICKS yesterday paid the penalty of his crimes. He was one of the crew of the ship Braganza, an American vessel plying between this City and Antwerp. From the latter port she sailed in March of that year, but instead of making a smooth passage across the Atlantic, was driven far out of her course by contrary winds, was then be calmed, and next bestormed, and after narrowly escaping wreck, became the scene of a most fearful tragedy.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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Execution of Hicks, the Pirate – 2-5
Editorial: Something Practical at Last – 5
The Seventh Regiment in Camp – 5-6
The Chicago Zouaves – 6
A Ticket-Swindling Operation – 6
Coroners’ Inquests – 6
Brooklyn News – 6

[Fiji Hill]

The execution of a pirate in the Bay of New-York is, fortunately, an event of uncommon occurrence. On June 21, 1839, under the superintendence of W.H.C. WADDELL, United States Marshal, the pirate and murderer CORNELIUS WILHELMS, was hung at Bedloe's Island, nearly on the spot where HICKS yesterday paid the penalty of his crimes.

Bedloe's Island is where the Statue of Liberty now stands.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

Current mayor of NYC is named WILHELM..................

[lerker]

and Wilhem thinks he is a Kaiser

[PeterPrinciple]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHWNwHTtRtw

history guy - hicks the pirate