on october 10, howe was captured by two people he knew and trusted, watts and drewe. he managed to untie himself and stabbed watts and shot drewe dead. watts died later from the injuries. on october 21, 1818, black mary led another two men, a convict, thomas worrall, and a soldier, william pugh, to where howe was hiding near the shannon river. worrall had been a sailor who had been sent to van diemen's land for his part in the naval mutiny at the nore (mouth of the thames) in 1797. he wanted the reward so he could be free and return to england. all the men shot at each other, but after a fierce fight, pugh and worrall bashed howe to death with their muskets (guns).