Macdonald Dictionary Record: "Bully" Hayes
Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for "Bully" Hayes. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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H356
Marks/Inscriptions: H. 356 to keep than he was worth. He persuaded some capitalists at Sam Francesca to fit inuit out with the schooner Yacht Lotus for south Sea trading. He never had any intention of returning and a man was sent on a trading arnie to find his whereabouts. He traced him to the Marshall Is. and found the Lotus but no Hayes. Hayes had engaged a married cook and had designs on the cooks wife. The cook hit him on the neck with the boon crook breaking his heck and tred a weight to heels and rolled him overboard. The owner of the Lotus had insured te Hayes " life but the Ins. Coy. refused to accept this story , saying that no man would convict himself of minder. However there is no reason to disbelieve the story. Hayes was never heard of again Bully Hayes - story of shipping munitions to Maoris L.T. 27.4.14 : accout of abduction of girl LT. 2.2.65 : another account LT. 6.8.23.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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