The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-24
NEWS FROM KEY WEST.

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Ku wnn, yla., Dse 10. 1884
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Homicide ed Probable ksrdz At Ssa-Essosttos Of Q
Oslovs1 soIdisy ~ Oxs Hours rsss. DC.
Two prsss have besn brought In here since The date Of
my ass letter. but the circumstances Of their capture
ooatain nothing beyond mere routine may sufhos 70
make the matter one Of bare record
One q The vessels - The Peep o Day, with seven
bales Of cotton, from Smyrna 10 Nassau She was cap
srsd hy the bark Pursuit. In indian River Inlet Brought
n here On the IAth.
me other d The English schooner Sort captured BY
The United States schooner, H. Lee on Anchlots ey
She was loaded with seventyssht bales Il Sea Island
cotton, and was iron withlocoochs river, bound 70
Havana. Her master v named lament noted blockade
runner whs spent eight months In Fort lafayette
On hs promising mot 70 again engage in ths business he
released but people do say that the mportu.
nites Of sSsry pretty wife had the desired erect on
susceptible and gallant general. upwards Il thousand
miles from Key West.
horrible homicide at ssa which may tarn out 70 b
murder son to BE- made the subject Of judicial inquiry
~ this plaoa haye ascsrteAnsd the followins partcu
lars, q Tar . they have transpired:-
Tho bark Annie n Gray, Gray master, len Phladsf-
phis tho ist inst On the 18th the United Ssasss
steamer Protsus while Oh Besminss one Of the Bahama
group, saw bark yawiag about a. n she ware unman.
agsabe Soon the stranger down 70 the PrOseus and
spoke hsrths captain the bark Informing him the
cruiser that his 10 state Of mutiny and that
tho second mate had BEEN murdered, being cut Ill "a
psosa Upon this boat lowered from the Protsus
and the bark was boarded by tho ofhcer In command
whom the alleged mutiaesss and murderers were taken
board the Proteus and brought 70 Key West the Pro-
The story told q the mutiny and murder IL that on
the 9Th nstshe bark being or Charleston II the time
the second mate had occasion during the night to order
duty and he went on the orecaste for that purpose o.
arriving there be found the lying down. and, think
ing he asleep threw small piece Of coal at him,
not 70 hurt but simply 70 awaken him. The man. how
ever not asleep on the contrary - soon - the coal
thrown said have given three taps the side
or the bulwark upon which two Tor three) Other men
started up and surrounded the second mate The chief
mate, nnding that something wrong, started fer
with which no made desperate assault on the second
mate, in6icnR him 20 stab 10 tho abdomen
to lay bare his bowels The captain At this time, hav
ing approached, heard OF the say that though
he and his associates were few they were all together
Next morning, the man who had stabbed the second
mate had his "trck at the wheel, when tho captain
him below for steering gear and batened the
hatch him. He played the same trick on the man
who had said the mutineers together In fact, b,
secured all the revolted The captain thinks tbs
intention 70 wreck the vessel of the coast OF Abaco
When the bark boarded she 70 short Of hands
that the oil exhausted particularly the mate
The cook especially spoken Of a. having acted the Fart
Of nne fellow; but, when found the worthy "doctor
should have mentioned before that the namas Of the
parties concerned IN the alleged murder on board h'
Pniladsphia bark have mot yet been correctly .scsr
takes Ibis, win depart 10 an hour or two
Private Darius Stokes the soldier Of the Second United
States coorcd regiment who sentenced 70 be
for tho murder OF his sergeant at ship Island, TO b
csso. aid but he remains quite csous 10 h approach
Ing fate A. The Bsruasas leaves q four O'Clock am IN
able - sspd an account Of The execution I'LL prooa
bly,. toosrow, when psrhaps tho Astadne win leave To-
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