The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
,r,e po,arss Yaycsttgatiosa

WASHINGTON, June 2i.-- i ne cNhWt'''',,o
Of the rescued party from the fot's "Ss
INST been printed : The, following saI =.
ton of the testimony: c,,...
Gustav,Is w. Luidguist, nat'.t W oso.aH
holm. said he was q seaman on toas $500.
H. was The Inst one that left 1t. and never
,,ad any other belief chan that Captain ha'i
3;nd a natural death, although he knew
,ncre were men around who did not IKE
,Jal, There was good discipline while Gap
am Hall lived, but they put discipline along
Nth him in his grave. There was no mutIny
y, diffirul,y of that kind at the time the saip
md The foe parted. She did not leak more
than she had for considerable period before
he saw the ship next day, aud thought those
on hoard could not have failed TO SOC all on
,hc foe. because they bad the ma mead 70
see from They might" he sal. have
thought il easier for us 10 get to them than
they TO Us. L do not think the ship will be
able TO get out without help, because she
has little coal, and under canvas he cannot
pass through The ice. | think the parting
between us and the ship purely accidental.
Peter johnson, seaman, native OF Den
mark believed Captain Hall died natural
death Heard Hall say when out OF his
mind somebody would shoot him. Had
heard the officers Of the ship had disputed.
sober the night the ship parted from the foe,
there be n, no liquor aboard.
William Jackson, cook, Of New York, said
Captain Hall accused generally the people
aboard Of poisoning him. He pointed to
Or. Bessels, and said, "That man poisoned
ne" Afterwards he said everybody was
trying to poison him. He was out Of bis
head. He thought witness was going to
shoot him. He believed Hall died natural
death. Did not know personally that any
officer got drunk.
John Heron, steward, of Liverpool, gave
Captain Hall cup of coffee October "a, on
his return from bis sledge journey. He
had no idea he died from other than natural
causes. Buddipgton became drunk oftener
after Hall's death than before. The other
officers used to drink, but he did not see
them drunk. Was sure Buddington was
not drunk when the ship and foe parted.
Buddipgton's command was submitted to
by all on board.
William Winder, German seaman. thought
Hall died natural death aud the parting
from the foe accidental, and that the ship
would have returned to them if she had
been in good condition.
Frederick Armstrong, seaman, had never
heard of any difficulty except some little diff
terence between the Capl3ln ana MI. meyer
at Disco. and had never seen any of the
officers drunk, nor did he hear so.
John W. Kruger, seaman, testified that at
DISCO. there was grumbling about the
"grub,' and there were rumors that DIR.
5cssels. MIR. Meyer. Mr.. Chester, and the en-
sinrers and Captain Ruddington were about
10 leave the ship. The talk among the crew
amounted to nothing.
Frederick Jamka, seaman, testified that after
Halls death one of the men went att in the
ro.ping and met Captain Buddipgton, who
sad: "Well, Henry, there is stone off of my
heart Henry said: "Why so?" Bud
dlngton answered: "Why. Captain Hall is
dead 1--WE did not the witness said,
like this remark. In my opinion Captain
Hall died natural DEATH BuddiDgton
,aadc fun OF Captain Hall among the men.
Ike Was very friendly to Hall till his back
WAS turned. Buddiugton was drunk very
often. He thought the vessel required as
sstaDce to come out Of her present position.