The New York herald., 1873-11-10

whether there was anything In IL or not
CoRREsPoNDENT-When was 1t nrst heardf Who
TYsoN-The first Of it heard was within an hour
after the old man died when was in the cabin;
me out Of the cabin into the little aleyway be-
tween the cabin and the rail, and said, .Dont you
- Dutch doctor, old Bessel, has poisoned the
old man." said. II don't believe 1t. don't
him. Know o it. a tell you but He DON'T oT
you say anything about it." That was all that was
said then, but afterwards "Budn used TO come be.
low very often ito the room where Norton and
had boarded up the aleyway, SO as to have room
to ourselves with some privacy, and tell us to
and il You amt careful he'll serve some OF YOU YOU
the same way" "Bud" talked that way oil the
CoRREspoNDENr-Do you think Dr. Bessel poi
soned Captain Hail. or had anything TO do with his
deathf
along well together; but don't think the Doctor
had anything to do with 1t, II the poor "old man"
CoRRRsPoNDEKr-were there any suspicious cir
cumstances connected with Hars illness TO make
you think he was poisoned, or was there any sus-
pif0a saw to make me think
he was poisoned heard as stated IN my testl, est,
o@ o 70 a se S1 'pe to
was only his delirlum. Hall, during the latter part
OF his Sickness couldn't bear to have Buddlngton
come near him, and Heron, the steward, said that
he saw Buddington seize and choke Hail because
the s'old man" wouldn't sign some papers, and
on one occasion, when Buddington went to him to
help to turn him or help him some way or other,
the "old man. seized him and hung him half across
the cabin. .Es
CoRREsPoNDENr-Did Heron say what papers
Buddington wanted Hall to sign?
TYsoN-No: but guess It was the papers turn
ing over the command to Buddington.
CoRREsPoNDENr-What papers Did Hall have
any idea of turning the command overf
TYsON-Yes. I'll tell you how 1t was. After the
"od man. and Chester came back from the sledge
journey, and he got better from his first sickness,
he talked to several and said he thought that II he
turned over the immediate command OF the ship
to Buddlngton, retaining control Of her move
ments, he would stand 1t better, as the RESPONSE
bility resting upon him was SO great that IL made
him sick and worried his mind. He thought that
II he did that he would be relieved OF the responst
bility and would have more time to devote to the
exploring part OF the expedition and would get
well. He said that he would make out the papers
and would sign tnem, giving the eommand
to Buddington. He took me with him one
day upon the ice and told me this and
asked me what thought OF 1t. Well, you see how
was fixed; couldn't say anything at all about It,
and told HIM so. day or two afterwards, when
the old man was sick again, Bud came around me
while was working on the Ice, and asked me Wnas
Hall said TO me when we were on the ice. ssiu
couldn't tell him, and he then began talking aoous
what Hall had said OF the papers relating 70 S .ne
command being turned over 20 MIN tpuuhI, w, and nid
said, &c." him, he tBudl wo9id msme ass ',e y as va
something about the same papers .nas una mado mose
| seize Hall, for Bud said then that nc Wouiu naAo
/ out the papers for Hall TO sign. 80. 49,. 90,
| CoRREsP0NDENT-Were they s'gheo 'hA' yoa
-ISm TYscs-No, don't think they were. for Is they