The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-03-04 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER..

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The ALLEGED MUTINY and MURDERS
on BOARD the "LENNIE,"
In London, on Saturday, at the Bow.street
court, Matte° Cargalis,_ 36, Giovanni Carcaris,

Caludis, 33, Giovanni -SayOs Miiii;o4-, St- Greeks;
Charles-Re-taken. 27, Englishman ; Gitniappe Lettesi
22, an Austrian; Giovanni.. Caneeso,, aa.s Glorge
G raftv,l34, an ; Peter. Petersou,,,26, a Pane;
and Georgeos Angelos_, 19. a Via, were charged on-a
wargant,,granted by Sir Thomas" Henry, with living,
. on the 31st of OCtoberlast; murdered; Stanley Hatfield,
captain; Joseph 'Wortley, first 'mate; and Richard
Macdonald, second mate, on board the ship Lennie on.
the: high miass. I!. ;

for-the'
Treasury, prosecuted; ISlt.•Qarfiinicht interpreted fort
the Greeks and the italituipn 141".ne,1311d9Fi
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; wit occasion. 111dt
Mr. .Polancllie. that :lip*Afte.: 'posts fat*
open the catieilla .; as a remiiii • • . d''beun
The priSimerehild 'only liiiwitsed*, • '134/114&-' 'the
previous evening, and there larkegetahntity of
papers and documents that wonitLhave to- be looked
into. The Lennie belonged to- Yarmouth and Nova
Scotia, and the prisoners -Pined-her on the 23rd of
October at Antwerp. . Besidettitha murdered men,
• there were on board the eleven prirsonersp-andttwo.,
Belgians—the steward and aesistantsteward.; These„
two—Constant Von HaYdouck and Henri. Tronsile-
lot—were the means of the mutiny " and. -ninider
being dis Covered, and they Would be ' the prin-
cipal witnesses. He 'purposely 'abstained :froth
going into the details of ,the,- eases but he might'
eay that . on the 9th of: November, the murders
having been committed on the. 31sCof October, six .
of the mutineers left the Lennie in a boat, They were
then off Rochelle, and on landing they,stated that they
had been shipwrecked. The suspicions ~of .the'Fienoh-
authorities were aroused ;' the'sir ecieewere detained,
and a man-of-war went after the Lennie and took
the five remaining mutineerti'and the two. Belgian,
who had kept the others at bay all white. 'Since
then the authorities in Fcance had :been :engaged in-
inquiring into the case;- and here. Dar. Poland
could not speak too, highly of :the -zeal, energy, and.
intelligence of all the French officials, who had done
everything theyboUld to find out the facts and to assist
public justice. After a long inquiry it was determined
to send the prisoners over 'here to take their trial.
Another great difficulty was the names of the prizoners.
In the ship's articles they all took English names, and
when arrested by the French many gave wrong names
again. The result of this was that every man was re-
ferrpd to by two or three different names in the evi-
dence. This would necessitate the making out of a
list of the names and aliases of each man. In con-
elusion, Mr. Poland hoped he had said enough to show
that a remand before beginning the case Was,. in the,'
nterests of justice, absolutely necessary. He wOuldv
call Chief Inspector Druscovich, who brought the,
prisoners from France. . .
Inspector Druscovich said that on the 31st of Decem-
ber, 1875, he received the warrant for the apprehension
of the prisoners. On the previous day he was at Calais
with Superintendent Williamson, Inspector Wootton,
and five men of the A Division. The prisoners were
handed over to him, and they gave their names as on
the charge-sheet.- He also had the sealed packets pro-
duced handed to him by Lthe French authorities. He
conveyed the prisoners to London. • • • '
Sir Thomas Henry.fully agreed:that a remand was :
necessary, and he adjourned the case for a week. He
also said that tlin different Consuls of .the nations to
Which the prisoners belOnged.sliFitildibei in the mean- ,
ttme; infornied of the charges broughtegainst the pri-
rimers.' 'Mr: Stephenson; • liblkitor *to -the" Treasury,
saki heWbuld See that was:donCrlu'•'-");-i 101.1.1tv-iv'. •
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.1,11.1:10•). • . .• t sticalL -• : dui- • •
1,1 fri-; HISSING THE RlDE,,,lif.r.rs • •
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the custom of kissing the bride M a .weading id of
. .
reat antiquity, and while among the Most. refined
[asses it has fallen into disuse,. it is Still insisted on. by
tany people With great rigoni... • 'A very atnnaing Story
[ told of a Kentucky backwoodsman who"had,'after
lug and ardent courtship. of the .belle of one of the
:entucky cities, won her for a bride. She had for a
mg time wavered in her.choice, undecided wliether. to
'lvo. him or a gentleman of wealth and.positiomin the,
[ty; but finally choosing the humbler' lot in'okedience
tb tier heart. The Wedding was. celetiiitied In great
dtyle, and the manly 'groom was almost as MuCti admired
for his colossal proportions and athletic' symmetry
Was. the bride for her exceeding loveline..s. Among'.
the guests was. the unsuccessful suitor, who was welL
4ware of the jealousy with which the groom had regarded
Jim, but who bad overcome his chagrin at his failure,
and was sincerely anxious, to congratulate the bride.
;ite by one the guests offered their geo3 wishes and
l eir hearty kisses, while "the groom looked on with
approval and delight At length among 'the rest came
Ole rejected lover. The young groom watched him
keenly, hut without the least animosity in his expres-
sion. The unfortunate rival felt the delicacy. of his
position, and not caring to provoke the husband's ire,
he did not proffer the salute which was customary.
As he was giving place, to ethers after wishing the,
Ile-lip-married pair well; the groom grasped his min
with his iron fingers,' and in ' a low Atine inaidi.-!' She's:
my wife now, and I propose to see that she isireated
as well as my. wife should be treated. If you don't kiss.
lier I'll break every bone in your body." Rather than
equarrel the gentleman kissed— the not [unwilling .bride,,
and the. groom Was 2itisfied.Pidoriai, Trol4.-
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what will be thought at home when it is known that
to the Bound of "The British Grenadiers," played by
a band just opposite the flagstaff, a battery of horse
hy, equal inArilli precision, and appear.
of our best itroopfi in the A brigade?
,aiii-t.rpivot system,lindeed ? Here was a
ik
ttery which could go over the ground in a manner
hich would; put the bestmtillery in France or,Ger •
, any to shame. Those Who in
18/4 saw the gunners that
on-Moltke could sho*iventhomedisappoilited. There
as no one disappointed here. Old soldiers who had seen
e 1 score of fights, and whose home was the parade ground
aculated.! "Xeautifull "and Scindia looked proud as
'lift Ilieirliead and toelenri his, place by the l3rince's
E de.- And yet another battery was doie it hand,
nidet, if not quite; 'ali ifidd, thei,leii'iuraftoing 1- y as
1.,• e, every horseman in his Place., every sword in a line.'
or-weie the two, billed: butterids twhichlollowed
, with heavier guns at all to be despised. The men
marched past as well as the. beat trews in the world,
and I Saw nothing at Peli. to beat the driver?). ticindia
• may not have known why he ,sent his artillery'
past iThit"; be may haVe, only. linitated tie. Eng-
lish; ,licaanse be"'crinsidered 'that - the .boat Modele.
te"l*Copy ;-' but •he ceitainlsr.dpened'l ,e review '
iii.l ii=iway I *hi& Surprisedu:leveiti .• .1 '''Preeent'
hall I add that hie artillerymetenwlre •irottniforni
efractly like the undress of the Royal regiment in Eng-
• lknd, and that at a very, short distance iik.would :have
been impossible to distinguish . them from European
•gunners? -Then Camp the cavalry, thrne.repments,
•, ch• containing fotnr squadrons, the first 'two being
:Unifiers, with the 'plvot'nien carrying lane* and the
last lancers entirely:- ' 'On they swept with-marvellmis
precision their officers wearing the White•-Eiklish
helmet and the golden red-striped each, as do the‘gtne-
tlemen who carry her, :Majesty's. commission. I could
see nothing in point •of • uniform or movement 01
Idistinguish, these men from.. the . best Punjahee
valry we had been shown a few days before llit.otrl,
. aePrcieit ;it's 11.11.4)ntclptiuesrcergiit .°niatill'ilesre:33-pnelfectg. 'l*
r one could certainly-find no/atilt with 'their move-
'rent to the tune of "Annie lisle."' • The Queen's
Guards may claim : the tune, •beat ; :even they would
. scarcely grudge their regimental Air to such soldierlyi
men. ,,1.; :ti !Hi ..
: But if we admired §em.4, ise'einarkiry•And artillerydy
qui; praise wee by no Means decreased when the infanU-yir
' dame by. ' Ve-could percelVii than forming up on our
. lift, we 'Coin& lee ' the Pioneers preceding them, we
could hear the "British (renadiers." We were fain
to cheer loudly as, with bayonets in exact line, they
came on with a steadiness that our best troops could
not surpass. I have seen Chasseur battalions go past
in far less soldierly fashion; I have even witnessed
parades at Aldershot reviews that I should not have
liked a severe critic to attend; but these native regi-
ments could afford to defy inspection. The finest bat-
talion, moreover, wore the English dress, helmet and
"all. I notified that they were well shod, and that their
uniforms had been carefully looked to. Even their
!comrades who had only the English forage cap elicited
:loud exclamations of praise; they could but be ad-
mired. And when they had all gone past there was
but one opinion abont. them all—unqualified admira-
:l4oP• .) i.ig,i-d1 ii ir',.--^'•••