After a while, he succeeded in getting to England by working his passage there.
From London, he made his way in the same manner, to Amsterdam, where the mercantile house with which he was connected being known, he found no difficulty in securing a passage for New York.
Billings now for the first time heard the story of Hellena's mysterious disappearance.
It immediately occurred to him that Captain Flint was some way concerned in the affair not withstanding his positive denial that he knew anything of the matter further than he had already made known.
The capture of Captain Flint, and the other two pirates of course led to the arrest of Jones Bradley who had been left in charge of the schooner.
He was found on board of the vessel, which was lying a short distance up the river, and arrested before he had learned the fate of his comrades.
He was cast into prison with the rest, though each occupied a separate cell.
As no good reason could be given for delaying the punishment of the prisoners, their trial was commenced immediately.
The evidence against them was too clear to make a long trial necessary.
They were all condemned to death with the exception of Jones Bradley, whose punishment on account of his not engaged in last affair, and having recommended mercy in the case of Henry Billings, was committed to imprisonment for life.