The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-09

however. the crew got frightened at find
inc themselves alone on the open sea-
and asked the steward, who had some
knowledge of navigation, to take them
10 Gibraltar. Van Hoydonck, who had
tried,to save the lives of the officers, &C.
cordingly took the command, and shaped
the vessels course to the lie doleron'
In the meantime he threw bottle INTO
ths.sea. On arriving off La Flotte six OF
the ringleaders put on the clothes OF the
murdered men, and left the ship IN a
boat for the shore. When, therefore
the Travailleur took possession OF the
Lennie there we're only FIVE men, a cabin
bov and the steward on board. iIhe
cabin how and one of the men had, to-
oether with the steward, tried to save
fbe officers lives at the risk Of their own.
On "Wednesday morning six Greek sail,
ors @ arrived at Sables d'Olonne, and
stated that they belonged to the St;
George, which, going with q cargo OF
wheat from Constantinople 70 nay5e'
had been wrecked on the lie de he.
One of the men, Mateo Gayole,. spoke
French. but when the papers arrived IN
fire afternoon with the account OF the
mnrders ON the Lennie, the suspicious
of theauthorities we're aroused, and the
six sbipwrecked sailors were at once ar
rested. and are now in prison. Ihe Len
nie has been towed into Rocheiort by
the Travailleur, and as some doubt ex- ,;
lists as to the accuracy OF the steward :
story, he and his five comrades nave
been sent to prison. The officers muir
dered were Captain Hatfield, Mate
WortIey and Donald, boatswaln.
A CAPTAIN THROWN OVERHEARD
On the 10th of October, 1874, the brig
H. L, of Nantes, left Hong Kong ior
Cbefoo Under the command OF a Gap
tain Blanchet. The crew, who had been
picked up at Hong Kong, consisted OF
The mate, Van der Moot, Dutchman;
Carl Joly, Johann Plath and Paul ku-
well. Germans; Mamma, a Spanilard
Gridley, an Englishman; MaIascnlch' ar semen
an Austrian; and lastly, two Cnlnese-
the cook, and Aquai, the Captains ser
want. From the first the crew complain,
ed of the food served out to them, ana
ON the captains refusal to put into MA
nilla, their discomfort increased. van
Ier Moot encouraged this feeling, ana
some of the men proposed throwing tne
cantain overheard. Blanchet, be 1t SAID,
was a great miser, and there is reason 10
believe that the complaints OF the creW
with regard to their ratlons were wen
founded. On October 70, at mldhilghI
Jolv was at the wheel and Van der MOOT
on the after.deck. Plath was near the
mainmast, and Mamma on the lookout IN
'front.' The sea was very high. when
RIancbet came on deck Jolly rushed at
him and threw him overheard, but very
nearly shared his victims tate, as the
latter seized him by the hair and dragged
him over the vessels side. Jolly, now
ever caught hold Of the chains, ana was
pulled on board by Van der Noot,, JOY
told the mate that he had just thrown
Blanchet overheard. Van der Moot made
no answer or inquiries. An hour later
Van der Moot told Mamma Of the captains
death. vet two hours later he aroused
4nmal and asked him where his master
was. After A o'clock Van der Moot as
sembled tbe crew and asked if any one
had seen the captain. The snip was Lheh
near Luzon, so tale was made up 10 ac-
count for the captains disappearance. the
two Chinese alone being kept out OF the
secret. On arrivinga Lienchen the crew
spent not only the captains money, but
also the proceeds of the sale Of the cargo,
/, in all sorts of excess and debauehery.-
However, Blanchet's disappearance, ,When
known at Hong Kong, excited some sus-
picions, and gunboat was sent TO TO, Macao
where the H. L. was found. Inc men
were arrested, though they accused Jolly
Of being the murderer. This, however,
he at once denied, All the men were
finally taken to Brest, where they are
now beinr tried for murder and piracy.
As most of them do not speak French the
questions of the prosecution and the an
swers of the accused had to be interpret
ed. After hearing the pleadings OF coun-
sci the Maritime Tribunal declared ltseli
incompetent to judge the case. "
A MUTINY QUELLED.
The Prinds Oscar, a Norwegian vessel,
sailed from Baltimore for Newry, Ireland,
on the 9th of fSeptember last. The crew
consisted of twelve men, all told, and
Abraham Carlson, Norwegian, was the
captain. On the 29th of September they
were halfway across the Atlantic, when
one of the crew, man named Fisher, re-
belled against the captains orders, and
attempted to stab him, The captain shot
him dead, and the ineipient mg9tlny was