Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1913 — MAN MUCH SOUGHT FOR [ARTICLE]

MAN MUCH SOUGHT FOR

BULLY HAYES AN OUTLAW IN AU MOST EVERY CIVILIZED PORT. Deed* of Daring and Sharpness Had Made Him a Notorious Character Throughout the Whole Pacifie— Australia Most Angry. Bnlly Hayes, the South Pacific pirate, aB he was called, was a frequenter of San Francisco harbor and became tbe most notorious character In the whole Pacific, says a writer in the London Weekly. Over Six feet three inches In height; he was possessed of immense physical strength and of this he was extremely proud. He was also a handsome man, with bright blue eyes, a strong nose, well cut month, large mpstache and long clustering hair. The most marked feature in his character was temper, :which, when once aroused, passed entirely out of his control. In these momenta of ungovernable rage he became little short of a madman. His smiling face would assume the look of a demon, his eyes became almost black, and his face flushed to a deep purple. At such, times he would do deeds of the greatest cruelty, not scrupling to. take the life of those who offended him. Possessed of considerable culture, speaking German, French and Spanish fluently, his scandalous 'performance* had made him an outlaw in almost every civilized port. Sharp lookout was kept for him at Melbourne In consequence of an unscrupulous fraud he played there on the occasion of a previous vißit. He had shipped 300 Chinese at Hongkong for Melbourne. At that time a poll tax of SSO each was paid by every Chinese landing at that port. Before going on board the Chinese had each* paid Hayes their SSO, as well as the. charges for the voyage; but the knavish captain had no thought or intention of paying over to the Australian; government the large amount he hadl received as poll tax, amounting in alii to something' like $15,000.

When the port was within sight he contrived, with the assistance of his carpenter, to almost scuttle the vessel by making a large hole in the side. In an apparently waterlogged and: sinking condition the vessel Blowly entered the harbor. Hayes then hadl a flag of distress hoisted. Immediately the pilot and a nufnber of tugboats' put out to their assistance. When they same alongside the captain shouted, telling them of his sinking and hopeless condition. “For mercy’s' sake,” said he, “don’t stop to tow us to the shore, but save these hundreds of poor distracted creatures by getting them on shore at once in your boat. I care nothing about my own life, If you will only save these poor follows. Then, when they are on shore, come immediately for us. In the meantime we will work away at the pumps and try to keep the ship afloat” Accordingly, the 300 Chinese were transshipped into the tugboats and conveyed to the nearest landing place, which was several miles away. While this was being done all hands were put to work at the pumps. Then when the last of the Chinese had been taken off, the bow of the vessel was turned seaward and away went the ship with Captain Hayes and his crew. He had managed to land 300 Chines* and yet kept the $15,000 poll tax for himself. It was a cruel business for the pilot company, who had to pay the poll tax themselves, and were nearly ruined thereby.