The New York herald., 1878-11-19
The Innocent Looking Sailor
Declared a Fraud
A SHIPMATE'S STORY
Impossible that He Gould Have
Drifted to Sea.
CAPTAIN SHARES STATEMENT
Was in the Mediterranean and Did Not
Pick Up Any One.
[sY TELEanArH TO THE HERALD. ]

(pY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
WARRINGTON, Nov. IS. 1873
The adventure of william Buder. or whoever else
ington Navy Yard as . survivor of the wrecked man
of-war Huron. gets interesting every day. Last
night when the sunset gun had closed the
gates Of the Navy Yard and William Buder had
been housed away in his hammock on tho good
receiving ship passaic hardly doubt
fingered in the mind Of any one who had heard his
story that he the verablo William Buder Of tho
Huron's crew. returned from "Davy Jones locker
70 tell the tale Of his wonderful escape from the dread
ful fate which had ovcrtaken many of his mess
mates that dreadful day year ago next Saturday
Du with daylight this morning and the receipt Of the
Baltimore papers containing announcement
that the Captain Of the Forto knew no such
man as Budcr. and had rescued any
survivor OF the Huron. the perfume of very large
snd odorous rodent began TO make itself manifest to
the ofactories OF the Honorable the Secretary Of the
Navy. and tho many other sstute naval officials who
had interviewed william all they knew how, and had
yeraily satisfied themselves that. however. strange
or startling his narrative was. he had made II good
morally out Of the power Of any imrostcr to concoct
Their astonishment Was shared too by those Of the
sailors at the Navy Yard who learned what Cap
tain sksre hal declared. and the man who had been
the idol OF the forccsste only few hours ago
not only rapidly dspsced from his high throne, but
Was strongly suspected OF being fraud.
BUpER LrrERAyLY A rnIsoxER.
This changed sentiment regarding Buder and his
claim to hcroism was in NO way so signslly shown
in the sudden withdrawal Of intended leave. Of
absence he was to have been given at the. nrst op
portunit TO allow him to go out into the city in quest
Of the long lost sister whom he wrote to six
months ago from Norway he ssys, but
Who never reported his safety to tho Navy
Department. Instead Of this liberty the ofices At
the yard were given orders quietly to-day to allow
him greater freedom than the limits Of the mems
quarters the receiving ship that hc may be said
20 be prisoner 10 the degree that he IL con-
Ancd to tho vessel and its vicinity until
the uncertainty " his case has been cleared
away and the mans honesty or deception
determined TO the satisfaction Of the Navy Depart
ment. His has achieved already such wide
spresd celebrity that the ocisls Of the Navy Depart
mcnt naturally much concerned for the outcome
Of the extraordinary affair.
rEARs THAT ME rs 4 FRAUD.
The changed attitude in which Bnder has been
the Norwegian bark Forto has drawn atten-
tion TO somc discrepancies and contradictions
IN his story that had been heretofore passed
chasitsbiy. considered explained by the mans
stolidity or stupidity. assumed natural. For in
stsncc. he said he four months on the
Colorado after enlistment when he transferred 10
tho Huron. where's he could not have bccn much
over two or three months. But somc surprise was
occssioncd when. after saying at his frst interview
with Commodore Febiger. that he was at
The wheel Of the Huron st the time the
ship struck he told Secretary Thompson that he was
in his hammock Again. he has failed to account for
his whereabouts between the 9th Of October, when
tho Forto arrived st Baltimore. and tho 18th Of
November. when he walked into the Navy Yard and
reported for duty. II Is believed that he made his
way foot from Baltimore II he did como from that
place at all. upon his entrance into the Navy
Yard he hsd every appearance of having Just
made long and pcnnilcss tramp. He was almost
foot Sore and down o. II by continued walk
ing upon III fed stomach. When IL was first
aincd that his pay and allowances had been drawn by
somebody in Phadciphis who. II said. claimed 10
be hts father IL wss surmised that shark in tho
shape Of sailor boarding house keeper. who knew
tho circumstances n Budcrs original enlistment nj
Philadelphia. had conspired TO get the MONEY and
planned tho trick Of representing himself az his
noarcst living relative.
vsry different version. however, II given shfs matter
by an inspection Of tho papers submitted by this
relative. viii be by tho statement made further
ON by Secretary Thompson to Budcr's sister. shs
has not been found yet. although Buder gave her
name end that of her hufhand. but rccord az
either II to be found In tho Washington Dirccsory.
ncRIrAnr rHoxroS IN ouAypARr.
Secretary Thompson sat st his desk to-day rejecting
upon tho conflicting stories which had reschcd his
ears concerning the Identity Of Budcr Tho more he
tried TO reconcile the statements Of the man aud the
denial Of the Captain Of the bark Ycrso the more hc
became convinced that The rsrty pcrsonsting Buder
wss an impostrr.
Telegraph Commodore Febiga 70 take good
FARO that Buder does not leave tho yard vas
Tho order OF the Secretary he turned 20 dispose
Of the ofncisl correspondence for the day A. alr-sy
intmsted. the Secretary had been Impressed by his
visit TO the Navy Yard on saturday With the convIc.
tion that tho man claiming 70 be william Bnder had
told straight story. but he could not account for
the bark Forto being far south ~ thu latitude %
Kitty Hawk n she sailed from rhilssciphia or Dsii.
more in Noyember. 1877. bot as tho weather 81 tho
time OF the Huron die astr tcfnpcstuous he did
attempt to reconcile this fact with The ysrn
Of the rescued scsmen. Tho report from
Baltimore tho effect thst the captain Of the bsrh
Forto had declared that he In the Mediterranean
In November. is77 and that he had NOT been in Nor
wsy for nficcn months Was putting 700 wtis . gulf
between the weasel snd the boating spar whrh
Budcr says hc iashcd himself 20 and res
eucd from on the morning Of November 81 1877.
Accordingly the Secretary ordered tho seaman 20 H.
brought TO the Navy Department. and With him
another sailor named william bonner, Who clsimed
70 have known Budcr on The Colorado year ago.
puprR's SECOND srArrmssr
Budcr was questioned closciy by Secretary Thomp-
son. and the following Transcripts of his state
ment:--
NV name Il william Buder am twenty ,hr,c ve.,.
old and native Of Norway. I enlisted IN the nav
shout the I'D of August. 1857, - a lands.
man. first went board the ST. Louie
but remained there only q few days going 10 tho
Colorado. Captain Brane vas the captain of the
Colorado. November N I vas sent n, the tf,~,,.