The Pirate

by Harold Schechter

quarter.

it's like he's trying to portray himself as a high roller

following a false lead.

did the innkeeper lie?

“the extreme southeast and least frequented part of the city.”

of course

wearing no handcuffs or other restraints,

“An innocent man could not have displayed such extraordinary coolness under such trying circumstances.”[27]

Hicks calmly replied, “Why, my dear wife, I’ve done nothing—it will be all out in a day or two.”[28]

This guy’s a nutbag

“Next time you want an interview with Albert Hicks,” he added with a grin, “go talk to my bust at Mr. Barnum’s museum.”[38]

Now he’s full of himself

the law.

WOW

bay.

LOL, cut it out

“But there were five on board,” Hicks replied with a cunning smile. “The devil was the fifth personage; he possessed me and urged me on to do it.”

oh my Lord

gala event, generating nearly as much excitement as the big Independence Day celebrations nine days earlier. All that was missing were the fireworks.

A virtual armada turned out for the occasion: sightseeing vessels, steamships, barges, shallops, and pleasure craft. “Not less than 10,000 persons” showed up “in costumes almost as variegated as a carnival,”

gazed out at the mob with a “derisive smile.”

Lord

two hundred US Marines assigned to hold back the crowd.

suffocation.”

wow that's crazy