The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-01
"A BATTLE WITH MUTINEERS.
Fighting Two Days u the Decks Of q
Vessel ut Sea.
The Tragic story Of the Schooner Jeffer-
son Borden-l Officers Thrown
Overheard CQture of the Re-
belliOus Sailors.
From the New York Times, Aug 23.]

From the New York Times, Aug 23.]
The schooner Jefferson Borden, Captai
William Patterson, arrived at Quarantine yei
terday noon, and was boarded by Deput
Marshals Crowley and Harris, who found o.
board five witnesses to the mutiny, Capt an
Mrs. Patterson, the steward, Henry AIKEN
Jacob Timber, and Henry Malihende. The,
are to appear in Boston, where the three NUT
tineers, Miller, Smith and Clew are to b.
tried
The Jefferson Borden left New Orleans TO
London on March 20, laden with oil cake, aad
shortly after starting, the captain Was obiige q
to put Miller in irons for INSTRUMENTATION
Miller afterward apologized, and was set al
liberty. On the night of April 20, however,
he, with Smith Clew, mutinied, murdered
the first and second mates-Corydon Z. and
Charles Patterson-and attempted to decoy
the captain from his cabin for the purpose OF
killing him aud obtaining possession of the
ship. In this, however, they were unsuccess-
full, the captain-being warned by his wife,
who had an intuitive fear OF trouble-refusing
to leave the cabin, and he and the stewart
fought the three sailors for thirtv-six hours,
finally compelling them to surrender. putting
them in irons, and completing the trip Short
handed.
Mrs. Patterson, who is lady of refined ap-
ture related her experience with suppressed
emotion. She said she had been married
nine years, and during five years of the time
had been ON board ship with her husband,
who is part owner of his vessel The first in
timation she had of anything unusual was
when Miller called to the captain to come for
ward, as a man was hurt, and he. thought his
leg was broken The call awakened both the
Lady and the captain. He sprang n the room
%o< fol khoo
ance of his man, but before he got outside
Miller appeared in the outer cabin.
SAVED BY HIS WIFE.
This aroused Mrs. Patterson's suspicious,
and she said, "Dont CO. Will" He stopped
and thought at once that the officer on deck
would naturally bring such q message, and
called, "Mr. Patterson" Corydon e. Pat
ferson, the first mate, was his brother, and
Charles Patterson, the second mate was his
cousin. Receiving no answer, and finding
that neither one was in the cabin, he refused
to 60 out, but sent the steward to learn if
man was hurt, and where the mates were.
The steward came back with report that he
could not find the mates, nor see that any one
was hurt. This put the captain on the de-
fensive, and he remained in his cabin till
morning He then tried to talk with the men,
and found they would not speak to him.
They'told the steward that they had the
mates In the forecastle, and that they were
all right Then began the skirmishing, which |
ended on the second day in the capitulaton
of the mutineers. Mrs. Paterson said she |
felt no fear of the men herself. She did not |
imagine they had killed the mates, but |
thought that If she spould plead with them |
they would give up the "poor boys" She /
went as far forward on the deck as the captain /
would allow her to go, and begged them to re-
lease the mates. The men would not answer
her, but again told the steward that the mates
were all right.
The steward, AIKEN, said that Smith was at
the wheel during the second mates watch,
which began at 10 o'clock. At about IL he
obtained permission to go forward, and sent
Timber to the wheel, saying that the second
mate wanted him there This left the mu-
tineers. Smith. Whose real name is under
stood to be Ephraim Clark, of Boston, an
American; Clew, an Englishman, and Miller,
. Russian Finn, all forward, and the off GERS
all aft Timber does not appear to have
been concerned in the plot, and he says he
was not spoken to by them on the subject.
He was aft with the four officers, and the boy,
Henry Malihende, was asleep in the fore
castle. II
NUMBERING THE SECOND MATE. Ii
The second mate was on duty and had to
be dispatched first Smith cut the lib sheet
and called out that it had parted. Charles |
the second mate, came forward and
vent on the boom with Smith to make the {
sheet fast. When this was done Smith struck
him on the head with the capstan bar, knock. {
ng him overheard. Smith then called up the t
irst mate. who came on deck and asked what /
vas wanted. Miller and Clew had come from +
he forecastle, and Miller struck the officer on b
he head with an iron block strap. He fell
and the three threw him overheard. d
Miller then tried to lure the captain from V
The cabin, but failed, as has been told. The G
steward says he was reused by the talk, and c
was told by Mrs. Patterson that the mates d
could not be found. and she thought Miller il
must have been making more trouble. He il
went forward, close to the three men who n
stood on the deck on the starboard side. He o
asked for the man who had broken his leg. "
md Miller and Smith told him he was on the Al
orward part of the boat Then he asked for ia
he mates, and the men made no reply but
lsked him why he did not 60 to help the poor n
nan who was hurt AIKEN said, ooh, no. m
ou can't fool me-" and went back ID
Then all was quiet until day break, the cap a
ain barricading the cabin doors, thinking b
hat the men might make a rush and over fc
'ower him. double-barreled gun that be AZ
lad in his cabin was brought out and cleaned ii
Vas loaded. La
When day broke the captain took the gun
nd the steward and went forward to the gal. al
~, where he also had a revolver. The men W
7ere watching, and q few words were inter q,
hanged, they saying that the mates were 20
II right, and asking him to come further for CO
ard. til
FIGHTING THE MEN. br
He refused, and getting his revolver walked eli
4 again, firing the pistol once to see if it was wi
I right, but not aiming it at any one. He m
len approached the men, who had prepared sn
lemselves with stones and bits of iron as tn
issiles. They would stand behind the cor M
er of the forecastle, to screen themselves I'M
ON fire, and would throw the missiles and wi
le captain and steward would fire with their
volvers whenever they could see one of the
utineers. This was kept up at Intervals all
" without any result except few wounds
NTH was shot in the hand. thu
Clew then took Smiths place as watchman, pu
I'd received q wound in the biceps muscle me
ON the stewards revolver. The shotgun be-
IS discarded after single trial, the captain str