The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

TEE MURDER OF 4 CAPTAIN ON THE
MOB SBA&

A letter received by the wife of the soma mete
cf the Margaret, of Hartisprl. Iran her husbaad, rased
Richard Fens, resters sditlo al kfrardes reopecting the
sloth*: Waggly erred en board that read while at ma
(r reported la the Espreu of Friday lest). The
letter is dated Falmouth, August 31, sad says:—" My dear
Wile,—Tos will be surprised to hear of our usexpectedarrirl
at Felesentk. We were about 1400 mike from loud when
the captain wee murdered in Melted, on the 22nd of Auger,
by the steward, a Partagree, whom ws shipped at Lithos.
its cat the eaptabie head nearly off his body, and this west
forward to warder the watch below. The Bret read ha went
to Ina lying half awake, when he felt rinothiag touch
him. He jumped up, ad the steward, instead of
adder his threat, r ha no doubt traded, in.
flitted a ewer wood upon his obeli. The Mewerd
this cane on doh, aed tee watch Wee, by
gemming murder, gays the darts. It was my watch on
deck at the time, and when I saw the man who had been
wounded with hL cheek laid open sad covered with bred, I
Immediately went t the ears, to the captain's berth, sad
called oat twice, ' Caplet& Bader, the steward is attempts(
to murder the watch helow.' Imerne my horror' when, on
obtaining no answer, I looked Into the captain's bed, sad
maw him lying In his blood, and his head searly est from his
body. I immediately west to the easster's berth, end four
the door locked sad the key takes may. I expend to find
him oleo murdered; I aboard Ids same, sad to my joy he
@dowered. I than told him to jump oat, for the steward had
murdered the captain. I then buret the mate'. door open
with • blow of my fist. I cannot tail you more just now.
Taiter Jerome' bjust taken en shore, add I the jury ca
every utlaute. The tapirs Is burkd mow the
bailer" From this it would appear that the interims of
the telltale wes to murder the whole stow, but that this was
frustrated. The ship, it la Mated, was brad for Pagweek,
in America.

lii BAILOR ACCIDENTALLY KILLED EY A CAN-
irox-sau.L.—lxavisT.—An inquiet wits held on Fridsy
everting blears Mr. etsmpll, ono of the coronae far the
musty of Dore at the Portland Breakwater Hotel, Wey-
mouth, on the Wy et Thomas Fletcher, 611•61110, who waa
killed hy a asanon-bell Ind from her Me)set)'s skip Blen-
heim, amber the hilewiag cirenntammes :—Os Friday week
the chief amnseer of the P.rtland Breakwater (Kr. Cootie)
was atemiag a four-oared galley, of which the doomed was
one of the craw, from Weymouth ro the breakwater, and
while wain( some 600 or SOO yeas from the Blisholza,
a shot- suet* the: boat on the starbserd bow' Immoral
Ma gunwale and the water. losooking deceased
down from his mat. He fill with the meta-
mama, .• Oh dear, my back is buskin I" The boat
was instantly run alongside the Blenheim, tat ha spite of
the promptest medical si& bass rendered, the Issamarksge
waa so excassive, the spies being complately shattered,
that the domed very Jolly expired. In the oceans of the
svideoos It trastagirod that the boat was at least from 00 to
IVO 'oda oat at the Ithe of Are; that the shot wee And at
a thoet rears target, placed at a diatom* of 60 yards oety
from the ship; that the shot was fled, sot by ate of the
craw. but by a Coast Guardsmen se board, for poetise ; that
the shot stank the water before It hit the boat; end that no
man had bass stationed, as is customary, to look oat that no
boat cams within CM range of the guns, although it was de-
wed by the MOW, Mr. T. &MA, that he bad seat notice
io the fins naat that practiot with the guns was
about to be carried on. It is sly just to Male that the was
who bed the gee, from the pathos I. obis►k he was
plead, Mandies as he did ••••/111 yards from tits ahip's
eMs, maid not me ths boat appease/stag the lies of Ass. The
jary retuned a mat of ^ Exoneable homicide.' with a
repeat that the mow would represent be strove terms to
Oa Board al Mundt, that la the opinion of the jury
meSs allenni at take es Mr Mejesaisaist.
Hiesheint thakr WOW ad inns, thereby
rind inPeseleadi-pus's.'
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