, 1870-08-31
Exciting Scene on a Sound Steamer
An EnUltth Lord attempts to
Throw One Of FIAk'm Detectives
Ovcrbonrd-Thc Mystery OF the scIt

W hat Docs 1t Meant
From Tie Ne,r l-or& Htsott, AUG. -.
On 1uerdar. 23d inst. an affair Occurred On
board Ct the steamer Bristol. Of tue Fall Eiser
line, which came near resulting fatally to cue
of the officers OF that boat. 1t appears that
llz. 4. G. Sisson, the detective attached 10 the
steamer, while performing his regular mil
night rounds, on the lookout for siate-room
robbers and Lady insu!ters. saw man on the
outer guard in the rear OF the eocisl ball, eyl~
Gently attempting to obtain m cutrsnee TO
ladys ktate-roou1 through the window. As no
men are SLOWED on this part of the boat A.
ter dark, and the actions Of the man being
very suspicious, Mr. siseon approached close
the light full in his face. With the derccness Of
atiger the man sp,ang 1t Sisson aud dealt himx
terrific blow on the skull, which felled him
seueelees And bleeding to the deck; aud while
in that helpless position the then unknown
man administered kicks and blows to the pros-
tieud,th work. he lifted Sisson from the deck
and buried him to the rail 10 toss him into
the Sound.
As he was icing borne alore the deck Sisson
gradually recovered his senses. and just u he
VAS being pitched overheard grasped the nsu
hv his peteou, which cansed him to cry out
With pain. The CITY reused the officers and
passengers, who came to the eeene Of excite
ment. The mAr, being secured. WAS put in
iroue. and. upon being searched, papers were
found leading TO the belief that be Is young
English roblcn4n, Lord Campbell, son Of
late Lord Chancellor Of England. and Who AZ
rired in the steamer Scotia last week. Some
Of the passengers, finding that it WAS real
live lord were loud in their protcstatlons
against lord beng put in irons. lmmeai-
atels After the s17est, l>dy's black SILK belt
was found near the scene Of the encounter.
and "a no owner has turned up. there Is =
mystery in relation to it whlch is get unsolved-
Lord Carupbe1l vas taken to Boston Is
prisoner and turned over to the Cnited States
authorities, charged with ~ t'asssul. Hith in
tent to kill. upon the high eeas. Throughout
the whole affair Csmpbe1l showed signs Of in~
sanity, and the United States Commissioners
before whom he vas brought. adjourned The
case until competent medical examination
could he uaade. The doctors declared him to
be Of iusaue mind, and Lori Campbell wzsre~
manded to the care Of the British Consul, who
At once rlaced him in the 1rnatic asy1uu 1t
Su.pretvi1le, Mass., until his friends IN Eng
land cou1d be notified lntluentil citizens IN
Newport. among them l. ?. Morton. took the
matter il band md seleG1aphed to the Lords
surnosed friends for infoFmation - to his
mental condition. The surgeon Of the Scotia
teIec1apAed that Campbell showed unnistak-
able symptoms Of insanity while on bosrd OF
that steamer. It seems strange that. know
ipc this fact, ecxno steps were not taken to
prevent such = dangerous character eeing let
loose upor the community, especially AZ he
Has nroy;ded with 1ettera OF introduction to
some of the best families in the country. NJ.
Siseon has recovered from his injuries 80 as 10
attend ia his duties, but bears max on his
skull y hich he will carry 10 his grave. Lord
Campbelj now says he supposed that the OIL
Ger w.s robbe1. and he intended to throw
liz cyctns11ss1d.