New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-09

MURDER.
Mr.. w. Jas Williams, 34s Fourth avenue, for
mefly of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, has furnished a
statement relative to the alleged participation of
johnson, alias. Hicks, in mutny and murder some
years ago, as follows:
On a pleasant morning, sometime during the
spring or summer of 1914, large ship drifted
ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia, 40 or so miles
east of Halifax. The TACT of her coming ashore
in the broad sunlight, the suspicious conduct of
the crew, the absence of captain aud officers, and
the failure Of the crew to give any satisfactory
count of themselves or OF those in command, at
once aroused suspicion that all was not right, and
they were accordingly arrested. Word was sent to
Halifax, and revenue schooner went down and
took possession of the ship, and the crew were
taken to Halifax and committed for trial.
The ship proved to be the Saladin, from Valpa-
raiso for London, with a valuable cargo of silver
and copper bars. One of the crew, after being in
prison short time, made confession duplicating
all hands in terrible mutny, which was soon fol.
lowed by confession from the others, the gist of
which, as near as | recollect, was as follows
A few days after the Saladn left Valparaiso a
difficulty occurred between her captain and Cap.
tain Fielding, who, with his son, lad of about 10,
had taken passage for London. Fielding was an
unprincped drunken villain, and knowing the i'm.
mense value of the cargo, concocted scheme for
taking possession of the ship. He soon found op-
portunities for-tampering with the crew. majority
of whom joined his enterprise; and in a few days
his plans were matnred and carried out-the cap
tain, mates, etc., were murdered aud thrown over
board, after a severe struggle, and Fielding was
installed captain. The decks were cleared, and all
traces of the bloody butchery removed.
Fielding had been in command scarcely week
before jealousies arose between him and his crew.
Violent alterations took place between them and
at last became so frequent and dangerous that he
did not dare leave his cabin without being heavily
armed. The second plot was soon matured, and
Fielding was thrown overheard. The ship was
then left without navigator. GP to this time,
two young men. who gave their names on the trial
as Carr and Galloway, had taken no part whatever
in the mutny. 1t at first resolved to send them
on visit to Fielding, but as his son still remained
to be disposed of, they We're ordered TO murder
the lad, which they did in order to save their own
lives. The vessel then left to navigate herself
The boats were all destroyed by sinking them with
silver and copper bars.
sThe crew were tried by the Court of Vice -Ad
miralty convicted, and ten of them were hanged
The prosecution resolved to use only their own
confessions against them and as those confessions
exonerated Carr and Galloway from all participa
ton in the mutiny, except through fear of then
lives, they were pardoned, being the only two thai
survived out of company OF twenty-five or thirty
great deal of sympathy was manifested for then
on account of their youth. subscription was
taken up for them, and they shortly after left Hall
fax. and thus suppose, ended one of the mos
brutal and bloody tragedies on record.
"This morning, reading the lines of Hicks il
the Times in relation to the Saladan and Fielding
| the whole affair flashed across my mind. Now,
| am positive that but two men survived the mntiny
| and the gallows, and Hicks must be one Of thost
who gave their names respectively as Carr ant
| Galloway.
(Which one is it? have written to Nova SEQ
| tia for the papers containing full report of thu
| trial. which hope to obtain in the course of few
weeks, when shall be able to prove the entire &C
| curacy of my statement"