Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-15

he would lie down while on the hen coop
Here, then was favorable opportunity for
them all their victims in their full power
The captain IN sleep and iancied security
/ in his cabin; aud ,ha, half the crew that
were not in the plot reposing below in their
hammocks, and the only object that was in
their way had now laid himself down, and
sunk into slumber among them.
This opportunity they but too well i'm
proved. The work OF death was commenced
10y Johnson taking an axc, and in darkness
and in silence approaching the sleeping man
buried the edge Of it in his head Anima.
ton was Immediately suspended, and with.
out the least noise, they threw the lifclcss
body into the sea. a
The next plan was to kill the captain.
and Jones and Anderson were sent down
into the cabin for that purpose but the
sleeping mans dog was keeping watch for
his safety, while his brother man was plot.
ting his death. This dumb animal made
them too fearful 10 proceed and they return.
ed on deck. Their plan was temporarily
altered; they proceeded Al and called up the
carpenter, and as soon as his head was a.
bove the companion, he received blow
with hammer, which stunned him. One
of the couspiraors then placed his hand
over his mouth, and two others threw him
overheard.
The contact with the sea probably re.
stored animation, and he called out murder!
This became the accidental cause of calling
Capt Mckenzie on deck. On the drown.
ing mans calling murder, Fielding then near
the entrance to the cabin, called out with a
loud voice, "a man overheard !" when
Capt. Nc kenzic with benevolent design of
saving some Of the crew, rushed upon deck
and no sooner had he got there, bu, he was
attacked with an axe by Anderson.
The blow however, did not take effect,
and the assaulted man grapped with the
murderer who it would appear, retreateG,
for it was some distance from the cabin
stairs when he was seized by Hazlcton and
Johnson, who were commanded from the
helm by Fielding 10 assist, running to the
scene Of action, took hold Of his captains
hands. In this situation, with three of the
murderers holding him. Fielding gave him
repeated blows on the back part of the head
with an axe, which made HIM a corpse
! All OF this was done in much short of
minute no noise was uttered, and the only
word spoken by their victim, when Field
ing was approaching with the axe; the
whole intention then appearing evident, he
cried out, 20, Capt Ficldingl" as soon as
the fatal blows suspended animation the
body was cast into the sea.
After short consultation they again as
embed aft, and by way of arousng the
watch below, they lowered the jib, the noise
which this made, together with the calls Of
Fielding and others, soon brought the poor
wretches on deck; and with perfcc, securi-
ty to themselves, in the darkness of mid
night, and with weapons of destruction in
their hands, they silently despatched them
one after another as they came on deck; and
in short OF an hour after the work of des.
trucion began, six unsuspccting mortas
were thus hurried into eternity, and their
bodies buried under the waves of the ocean.
Carr and Galloway, the cook and stew
ard, who were not in the plot, and whose
duties did not call them on deck, were then
The only ones that remained, and it become
a matter of enquiry what should be done
with them. Fielding proposed that they
should be slam also This was objected to,
and some of them said that no more blood
should be spilled When they were called
! up in the morning, and informed what bad
been done. Galloway, we understood, said
THAT he was ssorry that they had not
killed him with his messma,es !" and Carr
was crying all the next day
They were all called together by Fiel-
ding, and an oath was administered to them
on the Bible that they would all be true to
each other like band of brothers. 1t
would appear, however, that Fielding was
suspicious of them, notwithstanding their
unholy oath for al his suggestion, all the
arms and ammunition, together with AIDES,
and all ofiencive weapons on board, were
thrown into the SEA.
They then had the vessel, with all the costly
freight, entirely at their command and
Fielding proposed that they shonld run her
to the coast OF North America, land at some
secluded spot in or about the Gulf of St
Lawrence, and secure their booty on shore,
after which they would 90 10 the States,
and return with some small vessel TO bring
it away. This well laid scheme was, how
ever, defeated by his own cupidiiy and
reckless inhumanily
Ia conversation the next day with
Johnson, Fielding SAID that he would get
rid of Carr and Galloway, when they got
near the land, by giving them dose of
poison, and alleged that they must have the
crew sull farther reduced. THIS Johnson
did not approve Of and mentioned it to his
comrades, which occas toned them all to
feel suspicious Of Fielding. These suspic-
ions were increased by their Accidentally
discovering that he had secreted two horse
pistols some ammunition, and a large car.
wing knife Tins they Immediately taxed
. him with. but be denied knowing any thine