The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-23
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR--AN ABANDONED


The schooner Telegraph, of New London, Capt.
Listare, this morning about O'Clock, when be
tween the West Bank and Roamer Shoals, fell in
with the sloop L. A. johnson. of Isip, l.. l., with
bowsprit gone and abandoned, boarded her and
found the deck full of clotted blood and hair. On
entering the cabin large pools of blood on both
sides of the stove and in the companion-way; the
starboard quarter on the outside had much blood
on 1t, apparently hnger-prints. Her boat gone
In the cabin were found pair of India-rub bel
boots, several shirts, bedding, and a number O
other articles, which could have been easily taker
away if the vessel had been honestly abandoned
The sloop was fast drifting ashore when the steam
! tug Ceres, Captain Storms, took them both in tow
and brought them to the city.-Ne,0 York Post
March q.
The New York Tribune of yesterday furnishes
the following additional particulars:
| Information was Immediately communicated to
Captain Weed, of the Second Precinct, who, with
some of his officers, soon boarded her. The first
| thing which presented itself to them on going
| aboard was blood, and everything they examined
in close succession blood-stained The idea OF
a floating slaughter-house suggested itself to the
minds of those present From the rudder to the
bow everything besmeared with blood the
scene being varied at intervals by locks of matted
hair, tending only to make the already reused sus-
picions of foul play more certain, and confirming
the idea that terrible massacre had occurred pre-
vious to the abandonment of the vessel.
The cabin, which is small, also entered.
There only the splashed blood and matted hair re-
manned of what had been human life. The floor,
every piece of furniture, the stove, and articles of
wearing appaI rl were covered with BLOND. E~ery-
thing was in disarranged condition, bearing I'M
mistakabe evidence that terrible struggle for
life had taken place. On the floor lay a hammer
weighing three pounds, to which, besides being
bloody, was sticking quantity of human hair
Doubtless this had been used as a weapon in the
vilIainous assassination by the murderer or mur-
derers. coffee-pot also found in the cabin,
besmeared with blood, and locks of human hair
Oh
probably weapon of defence, and afterward as
an implement of murder.
At all events, tremendous contest had taken
place in the cabin, after which the ruffians appear
to have dragged the body or bodies on deck, and
there, making bloody procession, leaving its
dreadful trail, to ha thrown them overheard,
perhaps not quite dead, and yet too far gone to
make any effort to save themselves, or even to
utter a cry of alarm.
Looking more particularly at the various objects
which presented themselves on deck, the examina-
ton left no doubt whatever that most barbarous
and cold blooded murder had been perpetrated en-
board. An unbroken canal of blood flowed from
the cabin to the guards. At intervals the pools of
blood appeared to have been the ground of strug-
GLE the treadng of feet having spattered the gore
on all Sides and stamped footmarks of blood on
both sides of the deck.
Bloody landmarks were evident at different
portions of the guard. Forward of the mast ano-
Their terrible struggle had taken place. pool of
blood lay there, extending to the bow, and further
contributions of matted hair were scattered
around The mast itself, the sails, and the ropes,
were all more less besmeared, and where the
blood could not flow human hand had left its
prints.
1t is supposed that when the sloop started from
the city Captain Burr had some $500 in his posses
sion, with which he intended to purchase a cargo.
Two of the deck hands were youths belonging to
the neighborhood of the captains house, at Islip
l.. L., and the third hand was a stranger who had
been shipped in this city. The names of the two
boys were Smith Watts and Oliver Watts. The
name of the third man was not discovered. The
captain was IA years of age, and his family reside
at Islip.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY ON THE HIGH SEAS.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF A SHIPS CREW BY THE
MASTER.
MARCH 20.-The steamship Fulton arrived at
this port this morning, having on board two priso-
ners, who had been sent to the United States by
the United States consul at Southampton. The
papers and facts already submitted in the case
show one of the most fiendish tragedies ever con-
ceived of by human being. 1t appears that the
bark Anna left this port for the Brazilian coast in
June last. The crew consisted of Captain TuthilI
Edmund p. Lane, first mate, and Gordon Hires, Sc
cond mate, (the two last named being the priso-
ners,) seven seamen, all coored, and the steward.
From the Brazilian coast the vessel took cargo
for Cowes, England.
After leaving the coast of Brazil it appears that
the mates commenced systematic plan of excess
slve cruelties towards the crew. On the slightest
NHlH, PIN was thrown at q seaman, ne
was knocked down and then stamped upon. On
one occasion, because one of the seamen did not
move quick enough, he was struck blow on the
forehead which knocked his left eye out. The sea-
man in question was then trampled down and
mashed almost to Jelly by the heavy sea-boots
OF the mates Driven to frenzy by the cruel
treatment of the mates, three of the crew Jumped
overheard and were drowned, while three of the
others died from the effects of the injuries they
received.
On arriving at Cowes, there was but one seaman
and the steward left to tell the tale of horror. The
survivors informed the local magistrates of the
scenes that had been enacted on board the Anna
and the prisoners were arrested, but subsequently
discharged for want of jurisdiction. The prisoners
were Immediately rearrested by the United States
consul at Southampton, who, after examining into
the charges, and consulting with the Minister at
London, sent the prisoners home for trial The
two survivors of the hapless crew arrived by the
Teutonia last week.
warrant was issued by Mr.. Belts, directing the
marshal to take the prisoners into custody. This
was done, and the prisoners were conveyed to the
Tombs by Deputy Marshal 0'Keefe. This case ex-
cited considerable feeling in England, and the Lon
don Times, with many of the other leading English
journals, contained elaborate editorial notices on
its atrocious features. An examination will take
place before the commissioner at an early day.-N.
Y. cypress.