The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-08-10

watch, and consequently all being on|
leck together, they had no difficulty in
outing the plans into execution.
The nighl of the 18Th of April was
|irs, proposed for the tragedy, bat one
Of the mulineers not being in his place
IN deck, and perhaps the whole oil them
yei being deficient of that hardlhood
which alone prepares the heart 81 man
for such dreadful deeds, the things was
DELAYED. Previous TO The next night,
Fielding had an opportunity to iurther
infuse his spirit into them, excited their
fears, nhimed lher cupldity, and gol
them fully prepared for the deeds ol
blood.
The males watch, including all the
muineers, were then on deck; and
Fielding; pretending that he was Ifr'la',
ed 6y an argument which he hau
with Copl. Mckenzie, remained on
deck, ia conversation with the unsuS'
meeting mate, who repeatedly
Iasked him why he did not go
down into the cabin to his rest ms
he evaded, aud still remained on deck
Finally, il now being near Twelve al
|oioh,. the mate went TO the man al the
Ihelm. and told him 10 steer as we'l as
he ,couId, and as he was
lunwell, he would he down a spell on
the hen coop. Here then was q law
Iorable opportubily for themjall IN lheir
lfuIl power. The Captain in sleep and
Ifancied security in his cabin; and nan
lof the crew who where not IN the plot
lreposiug below in their hammocks, and
Lhe only object that was IN Their way
lhad now laid himself down, and sunk
Into a slumber among them. :,
This opportunity they but TOO well
,limproved. The work Of death was
lcommenced by Johnson taking an axe,
land in darkness s. in silence approach
ling The sleeping man, buried The edge
lof in his head. Animation was I'm
medialely suspended, and without the
, cas-, noise, they threw the liielesS body
INTO the sea.
The mex, plan was 10 kill The captain
. land Jones and Anderson were sen
down into the cabin for tha' purpose
bu, the sleeping mans dog was Keeping
II watch for his safety, while his brother
man was plotting his death. TINS duml
,.lanimal made them fearful 10 proceed
d land they returned on deck. fheI
III plan was then temporarily altered; they
!. Iproceeded aft ard called up the carpen
r. |ler, and as soon as his head was abov'
e he companion, he received nioV
, with hammer, which stunned him
n lone of the conspirs'ors then placed hi
,olhsnd over his month, and Two o'her
70 threw him verboard. The contat
a, with the sea probably restored anlmi
er ton, and he called out murderi--I IN
became the accidental cause oil calm
Capt M'Kenzie on deck. On the drown
ling mans calling murder, Fielding the
rlnear the enlrance 10 the cabin, calle
= out with voice, "a man overheard
when Capt McKeozIe, with the benev'
in liant design Of saving one. of his ere"
N, rushed up on deck, and no sooner ha
ne he got there, but he was attacked wit
m an axe by Anderson.
N The blow, however, did not take e
>, 1fect, and the assaulted man grapple
. with The murdered, who it would al
~ lpear, re,reated, for it was some dIslane
i |from the cabin stairs when he was seize
lby Hazellon, and Johnson, who we
edlcom manded from the helm by Fieldr
), o assist, running to the scene OF aclio
he took hold of one of his captains hand
on In this situation, with three OF II
~, lmurderers holding him, Fielding ga'
q, him repeated blows on the back part
!, 1.-The head with an axe, which made hi
la corpse. All this was done in mut
10, short Of a minute; no noise was ultere
10, land the only words spoken by the
victim, was when Fielding was approac
no ing with the axe; the whole inienllt
he then appearing evident, he cried OF
%, Captain FieidingN AS soon as Il
- q fatal blows suspended animation, 4
es- body was cast into the sea.
ol After a short consultation they aga
,oJ assembled aGt, and, by way of arousl'
,o The watch below, they lowered the j
70, the noise which this made, togelh
oo. with the calls of Fielding and other
ea soon brought the poor wrelches on de
ION and with perfect securi'yio lhemselve
md lin the darkness of midnight, and WI
nm weapons Of destruction in their hant
ei, ,hey silently despatched them one all
,al. another as they came on deck ana