The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-19
MURDER ON SHIPBOARD.

THE sTEEIAGE STEWARD OF THE STEAMSHIP
ARIZONA KILLED BY PAssENGEE-EccEN-
TRIO CONDUCT OF THE ASSASSIN ON THE
VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL
The steamship Arizona arrived at her dock at ten
o'clock A. M. yesterday with one OF the steerage
passengers Urban Catlow. in irons. charged with
the murder OF owen Jones. Storage steward of the
vessel An officer of the Steamboat squad was tele-
graphed for and the prisoner was at once taken to
Headquarters. where Mr.. Thomas Glmour. the
purser Of the steamer. made the complaint. Super
tntcndent Wallng directed the officer to take
the prisoner before the United States Com
missioner. . New York court had
jurisdiction in the matter. Catlow was then
taken before United States Commissioner Osborn.
Nothing done. however. until after three o'clock
p. M. when Vice Consul j. Pierrepont Edwards
rived and signed an affidavit charging Catlow with
tho murder of Jones on the high and under tho
English flag. Commissioner Osborn then committed
Catlow to Ludlow Street Jail. telling him that he
would assign him counsel SO that he could be prop
ery defended at the examination which takes place
at one o'clock p. NJ to-day.
THE MURDER.
The steamer Arizona left Liverpool Saturday.
August TO- and arrived of the Banks OF Newfoundland
without encountering any incident of Importance.
moulder by trade. who attracted good deal of atten
ton during the voyage by his eccentric conduct.
Early on Friday morning last he is said to have been
walking up and down the Storage deck, which
was then in charge of Owen Jones. the stewarWI
who had been in the employ OF the company for
several years. Some OF the passengers state that
Jones was heard expostulatng with Catlow. telling
him he ought to go to bed. as his walking up and
down disturbing the passengers This took
place about haf-past four. and few minutes later
the passengers startled by cries Of II am
stabbed! stabbed' Rising in their hunks
they saw Jones stagger and fall at the foot of the
steerage ladder. The steward found to have
been stabbed in the left side of the neck Death
almost instantaneous rs the knifo had severed the
knife was found open on the deck close by
and when CatlOw asked II 1t belonged
to him he said yes" The excitement among the
passengers at the moment was intense. Jones was
general favorite, and II the officers OF the ship had
not secured Catlow ut once and taken him to place
OF safety he would have been roughly handled and
possibly lynched. The prisoner was safely placed
under guard for the rest Of the voyage.
post norton examination was made on the body
by the ships surgeon. Dr. s. Buchanan. ana Drs J.
d. Whitaker. of Fall River and e. w. Brush. of
Brooklyn. passengers on the vessel During the af-
up in canvas bag ana consigned to the Deep
STATEMENT OF THE PURsER
Mr.. Thomas Gilmour, the purser OF the Arizona.
told HERALD reporter that Catlow had been drink
ing and acting strangely for some few days before
witnesses of the tragedy but having been told that
they would have to 80 to England as witnesses 1T
very hard to find any one that knew any
thing about the affair. except what they had heard
from others. Catlow profossed to remember nothing
murder" said the stewart. "a Swede. one OF the
Storage passengers reported the loss OF suit of
clothes. hunted all about the ship but could find
no trace OF tho missing property After Catlow was
arrested he gave the key of his trunk to get him
change of clothing. On opening the trunk found
the suit OF clothes that had been lost by the Swede.
The latter also owned the knife with which the
der was committed. Catlow having stolen it from
him."
Mr.. Bandmann. the actor, who passenger
the Arizona with his wife, interested himself in aid
of the widow and four children of Jones' He gave a
reading in the cabin for their benefit and afterward
made subscription, raising about $780,
MURDERERs STORY.
Catlow while in tho office OF commissioner Osborn.
had a rather wild look about the eyes. and APP
parently the victim of considerable mental suffering.
Talking with the HERALD reporter he made the toll
lowing statement:-"I was born i'll Hyde. Cheshire.
i'll 1889 and was apprenticed to my trade OF iron
o for ron
Birkenhead. After l left their employ. hav-
ing saved about sleoo started ed patent
failed. then accepted the position Of man
ager OF the Adeiphi Foundry. owned by Mr.
Turner Rose. and remained there until last June.
About seven or eight weeks ago plank with man
on it struck me on the head aud made this
wound lcatlow then showed the reporter
doctors advised me to 60 to America
for change. have been very unfortunate Of late
and could leave my family no money. so they are
at present virtually living on the furniture. which
they have to sell piece by piece During the
there something wrong with me all the time.
did not meat for five days. and then could not
sleep. there patent steering apparatus that
passed under my bunk aud made such ersistent
rafting that it annoyed my head. wandered about
the decks all Thursday and Friday nights. They say
l killed Jones, but know nothing about it-not as
much as you know. remember HIM showing me q
knife which said was mine. and when they said that
the knife that cut Jones' believe said suppose
must have done it. never had any bad feelings
toward Jones; in fact quite friendly and
/ mud o book. history Of the Franco Prussian war,
that intended to give him before left the ship.
do not know anything about the clothes that they
say they found in my trunk. l have friend i'll New
York. moulder, named Hurst. and an uncle named
Catow, who resides in Brooklyn. and is a halter by
trade. have q wife and four children in Liverpool,
England