Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-28
Union AND AMERICAN.
4 BATTLE WITH MUTlNEERS.
Fighting Two Days on a Vessel
at Sea.
The Tragic Story OF the Schooner
jefferson Borden - Two OmeeTs
Thrown OVerbOaFd-CaPture Of the
RebeIIfOus sailors.
New loTk Times Aug. =

RebeiIiOus sailors.
New York Times, Aug. "A.
The schooner Jefferson Borden, Can.
tain William Patterson, arrived at
quarantine yesterday noon, "a was
boarded by Deputy Marshals Crowley
and Harris, who found on board five
witnesses TO the mutiny, Captain and
Mrs. Patterson, the steward, Henry
AIKEN; Jacob Timber, and Henry Mali
hende. They are TO appear IT. Boston,
where the three mUuneers, Miller,
Smith, and Clew, are to be tried.
The Jefferson Borden left New
Orleans for London on March %.
laden with oil cake, and, shortly after
starting, the Captain was obliged to
put Miller In irons for INSTRUMENTATION.
Miller afterward apologized, and was
set at liberty. On the night Of April
20, however, be, with Smith and CIew.
mutinied, murdered the first and sec
Ond mates-COrydon =. and Charles
PattersOn-and attempted to decoy the
Captain from his cabin for the purpose
of killing hun and obtaining possession
Of the ship. In this, however, they
were unsuccessful, the Captain-being
warned by his wife, who had an intui-
tive fear Of trouble-refusing to leave
the cabin, and he and the steward
fought the three sailors for thirty-six
hours, finally compelling item to sur
render, putting them II irons, and
completing the trip shor5-handed.
Mrs. Patterson, who is a lady Of re-
lined appearance and manners, and of
evident culture, 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
intImatiou she had Of anything unusual
was when Miller called 20 the Captain
to come forward, as a man was hurt,
and he thought his leg was broken.
The call awakened both the lady and
the Captain. He sprang to the room
door, thinking to go Immediately to the
assistance Of his man, but before he
got outside, Miller appeared in the
outer cabin.
SAVED BY HIS WIFE.
This aroused Mrs. Patterson's sus-
piciOns, and she said, ''Don'tgO, Will"
He stopped, and thought at once
that the oficeUon deck would naturally
bring such a message, and called, 'Mr.
Patterson" Corydon E. Patterson, 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 90 out, but sent
the steward to learn if a man was hurt,
and where the mates were. The stew
ard came back with a report that he
could not find the mates, nor see that
any one was hurt. This put the Cap
tam on the defensive, and he remained
IN hls 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 N the fOrecastle, and that they
were all right. Then began the Skin
mlshlng, which ended on the second day
IN the capItulation Of the mutineers.
Mrs. Patterson said she felt no fear Of
the men herself. She did not imagine
they had killed the mates, but thought
that # she should plead with them
they would give up the poor bows"
She Ment as far forward on the deck as
the Captain would allow her to 90. and
begged of them to release 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 II he obtained per-
mission to go forward, and sent Timber
TO the wheel, saying that the second
mate wanted him there. This left the
mUtineers, Smith whose real name IS
understood TO be Ephraim Clark, Of
Boston,, an American; Clew, an
Englishman, and Miller, a Russian
Finn, all forward, aud the officers I'll
aft. Lumber 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 Malihcndle
was asleep in the forecastle.
NUMBERING THE SECOND MATE.
The second.mate was on duty aud had
to be dispatched first. Smith cut the
JIb sheet and called out that ii had
parted. Charles Patterson. the second
mate, came forward and went on the
boom with Smith to make the sheet
fast. When this was done Smith
struck him on the head with the cap
stan bar, knocking him overheard.
Smith then called up the first mate.
who came on deck and asked what was
wanted. Miller and Gle, had come
from the forccastle, and Miller struck
the officer on the head with an iron
block strap. He fell moaning, and the
three threw him overheard. Miller
L. tried To lnre the Ganfain from tn.