Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-22
STARBOARD WATCH, AHOY!

Seven Sailors Vent Sailing Into u Brutal
Mate With Betauimg Pms. and are in
jail for HIS Murder.
Philadelphia Special.
Seven seamen lodged in Jail hero tonight,
constituted the starboard watch of the Ameri-
can ship Sea King, Of Richmond, Maine, and
arc under arrest for the most barbarous and
brutal extinguishment with bslaying-pins of
the life of the second mate, Charles E. Brooks,
forty-two years old, a Baltimore man, while
the ship was at sea. Information of the arri-
val of the ship in the lower bay with the cul-
prits on board had been sent up to the city in
advance.
years old, from Liverpool an Irishman by
birth-the only one able to make himself com
pretended in English; Charles Hoffman, eigh-
teen years old, of Germany; Exile Nebey or
Nevy, twenty years old, and Exile Oesse, nine
teen years, both of Sweden; Charles Graufoos,
thirty-two years old, and Isaac Jacobson,
thirty-two years. of Finland; and Peter Rose
man, twenty-four years, of Denmark. The
captain of the ship is Benjamin Adams.
The sanguinary crime which is laid against
them happened on August 18th. The ship
sailed from Hull, England, ON August LIST in
ballast, bound for this port, to load with petro-
All the ey IN to the de
and violent threats from the Inflated mate
from the day they left port. The watch to
which they belonged seemed particu-
larly exposed to his threats and
never knew what moment he might
carry them into fatal effect. He carried
his revolver habitually. The prisoners say
there WAS no concert of action, but that the
deed was the spontaneous work of those who
had been made desperate under the conduct of
their tormentor. He had been beating and
kicking the men in the most ruthless fashion
for several days.
On the night of August 18th, about 8 or
o'clock, the starboard watch were furling the
sails in blow, when the mate sent the boy to
find reefng-tackle The lad returned in
few minutes and said that he could not find
any. Brooks, the second mate, said he would
"kill the whole id watch" The men at
tackled him with belaying-pins like furies as he
was going forward, regardless of his revolver
was tripped up by one OF the crew, and the
Others of the watch-except the man
at the wheel, and, it is claimed,
young Hoffman-united in the assault
Brooks fingered along until two
days afterward, when he expired, and was
committed to the deep to afford food for
sharks. The cook was in irons half day, but
was released to go on duty. The captain had
no difficulty with the men after they wreaked
their vengeance upon the mate.
Hoffman says the men wanted him to help
them to dispatch Brooks, but he refused. He
took a pin, however, and concealed it under
his coat He tried to warn Brooks concerning
the threats Of the sailors, but found that he
could not do SO without detection. While the
mate was on the poop deck he heard one of the
sailors say 'sHe will come forward soon, and
we'll give it to him." jacobson went forward
and sung out. .sRed light on the port bow,
Brooks came forward, and as he did one of
the men tripped him up, and then all hands
jumped on him except Granfoos. They struck
him with the pins and kicked him. He pleaded
for his life. Hoffman got frightened and threw
his Delaying pin overbord, which he had not
used, 80 he says.
When the encounter was all over with, and
the bleeding wretch, Brooks, lay upon the
deck, some Of the other watch came up and
took him below. He lived forty-nine hours
after. None of the men who participated in
the attack evinced any particular remorse over
comrades talking about the occurrence to the
men, and it was evident they re-
garded It in the light Of duty discharged for
the whole nautical profession in Kidding it of a
man whose reputation and conduct had rem
dered him such an object of detestation to
them on the cruise.