, 1877-07-13
CRIMINAL NEWS,
Thrilling Details Of q Terrific Com.
bat in tho Dark on Ship.
board.
Conviction Of tic NOrthampton
Bank-Robbers Mt Spring.
field, 11ass.
A Trunk Containing $4,000 in Bonds
Stolen at Boston, Mass.

sto1en A. Roston, Meaa.
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TERRIFIC COMBAT IN Titr hank.
sc1,,s.s, ~ 1'a,.,.S 49, :, 1"N'
young Enqliah,nan named John II. Williams.
unloading coal at The u. = o, docks, and
.ehn r,n. thtx ~I+x NJ. ra.fd,,r. .~.,t .ho,.a AZ
..,,.es". .. - w....s .'s. .,.., w. '.e
schooner on Monday nisht seoas hals'pa's II. In
ran on that boat, md who ia The .on II cau,.
Cha1tcs N!ehuI. ,hr eom,n,ns.r m II, MY
10th tl'e men rcs.,eI AZ oncs. wi,,i.ns ~ rotnr 10
srep 70 fma! rom luet oi the caoi;i dt" Slchos
gsln y pSa IN thr fntseattle. A. the night VA.
lllt sleeping toom both open. lie .ay. that hc bad
not been a.letp mors than two houra when b.
"a awakened ruddchly by .iiarp, nttn2lr,, sen.
s1i;oh 70 IN e!ds aud feeling htn hanmuck
Violently la,red. lle th,nks the tins was
abo1t o'c'ock 10 The morning. There wa. a
by The az, lsht thu. afforded ,ae "a. snan stand.
inS otsr BIZ hcd h9lding In ht' hand huge knIfo
dripping With blotd.
p.en stabbed, and he .ttutk shc. man atcrrlble
@ ssss s'ss s ...!a :: y; lss ISs i: ;:;s:
%s1pon w9 cured als sst tn !nehs. loax
me- ~ pniht ilke nerals t,c point lelnS p"'f1nrd
Iams jumped into t!s cabin md e'.covrsed at .hl.
lunetsrc th3t hc han ivy anfagoni.ts. Instead .!
a ;s II hs hsinf Hn"e %
5hen :n.uei QUE @ of t1e ms:t de'pefs,e snd cooy
thlt section 0t eoHnlty The smslt lamp referred
y ~ being on tho laels in ths cabin was thrown
down Mt,t! extingus'lel: the table wa overturned
anu tha ehalfs were feAttsfco pfo1n"cnoualy abpat
the cabin. In total dsrkns:.; % and WITH terrible
wonnd ~ biz i:.,, tsde from which The blood aowcd
silains With n! the desperation Of man who gght1
1or NJ tfe aeanas .!a,, sneh odus; he "elned nts
1T tfe time VIXEN lie ulUnpth IL ina nte Of the VII.
ia!ns ne icit f!lc b!auc crate on thc ooHcs anu
meafq s h .,e a esaex ama fe Wy 9sofe t0o s.es!
dsad vantage, In liz tota, tafkae.. shey scarcely
dared u.e shs!t kniye. to. fsa. Of cutting each oth
IT. mn,!c Mt!lIams s'fneR en- fshs ahd tcik; r.
oWn person; knowing ,. that every time hts weApon
sse1ea En- . s.n ,sw n'"oa s 5e =" , ss'ny Ihat
hurting flien!!. The cabin proper Of tie ooat.
IKE thoae Of ~ schoonct, Il rety snnail apart.
mcnt. and during the progress 81 ~ terrible hght
hoos ~ ttrcafnr, and tra'tered al o'er tue wallt
hc ,Ians ~eh nrn o. ~ et III na
thc melee ,-"scnchfI on !rE OF The cabin
tan!e :. an1 knockcd IL. htl!inms ecnselrss
WIN It. Inen tae v!lh1ns nen ron INC
Saon sapposInS that tney nay ktsten ins!r sietin
~ sGn up tae capn ann. rats anM e To9 ep
fch tall whch sasfeea oat OF lho cablh
and along the deck on thc rail Of thc vessel asv
bloody nngSre, ctc.. showing. nhors the iicnds
eFawled over thn aids OF tl'e boat.
Oh oi t 9oo4 san .ono 1o~m ~ sne tiGe o. IT,
show that tho fellows evidently s;eadtrd thsn'-
eelses 1h1nlent on tAe t*s neiore e,dins Gown 10
e aesH .he oio9o a ,E ~ .ae ~ ,i1 o
eoufss along tas DICK tor few fset CO., be plainly
aeed tf " oooa ~ nxs 1n sac Hn1 ahen ,ne
bay: .,..o,. ~. .ur,w.na.. :, ~. ...nn...