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Ok found the hewes story. It is slightly different. But to that effect. It also doesn't line up. Here is what he said'and then I'll respond.
One Captain O'Connor, whom I well knew, came on board for that purpose, and when he supposed he was not noticed, filled his pockets, and also the lining of his coat. But I had detected him and gave information to the captain of what he was doing. We were ordered to take him into custody, and just as he was stepping from the vessel, I seized him by the skirt of his coat, and in attempting to pull him back, I tore it off; but, springing forward, by a rapid effort he made his escape. He had, however, to run a gauntlet through the crowd upon the wharf nine each one, as he passed, giving him a kick or a stroke.
4 points. Again Hewes says he rats on connor to the "captain"? what captain. The only captain there was conner besides the ship captain. And from the stories I was told as a child was that conner was one of the three leaders and it was his boats that were used.
2)3 boats left the wharf to raid the ships anchored out in the harbor. Yet hewes claims connor stepped of ship onto the wharf and had to run thru people.
3)/they didn't want to cause a scene but yet they are going to attack someone amd try and arrest them? Who they going to turn him over to and how they going to explain that? Um we went on one of your ships and destroyed stuff. But ey thus guy was stealing so. Ya that's no good. Take him but not us.
4) why would they have a useless nobody who is tiny go and threaten the captain of the ship?
Jul 13, 2021, 5:06:42 AM
Posted to Capt. Charles Conner: mariner, trader, letter of horses