human
In April, 1699, he arrived in the West Indies in a vessel called 'Quidah Merchant,' secured her in a lagoon on the Island of Samoa, southeast of Hayti, and then, in a sloop called 'San Antonio,' sailed for the north, up the coast into Delaware Bay, afterward to Long Island Sound, and into Oyster Bay. He was soon arrested, charged with piracy, sent to England, tried, found guilty and hung.
gpt
There were other charges, were there not, Captain?
human
Yes, sir; burning houses, massacring peasantry, brutally treating prisoners, and particularly with murdering one of his men, William Moore. He had called Moore a dog, to which Moore replied, 'Yes, I am a dog, but it is you that have made me so.' At that, Kidd, in a fury of rage, struck him down with a bucket, killing him instantly. It was found impossible to prove piracy against Kidd, but he was found guilty of the murder of Moore, and on the twenty-fourth of May, 1701, he was hanged with nine of his accomplices.
gpt
Did he own that he was guilty, papa?
human
No, replied the Captain,
gpt
Then I hope he didn't deserve quite all that has been said against him,
human
I hope not,
gpt
but he paid no attention to her. He called and whistled to Tee-tee, who was high up on a mast. The little fellow stood still for a time, regarding his young master as if he would say,
human
I'll come when I please, but you can't make me come sooner. So Ned read the look, and called up to him,
gpt
Come down this minute, you little rascal, or I'll be apt to make you sorry you didn't.
human
Have patience, master Ned, he'll come down after a bit, said a sailor standing near.
gpt
Ah, do you see? There he comes now,