Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-21
Double Murder on the uignon.,,.,


The axiom that murder will out has avain
been clearly demonstrated through a singular
Train OF condolences. resulting IN the arrest OF
me murderer of Capt. Milton u. Frank and
M. Gage. the cOlored cook OF the steamer
Mlgnoneite, OF Baltimore which. as be ore re-
ported, occurred on the James river the slst OF
May The crew OF the schooner consisted OF
Capt. FRANK. residing at Il south Chester
street, In this city; mate W. Selby, OF 'yicomico
county; VIM. Gage, the colored cook and the
negro seaman. VIM. Thomas. licensed over
some u1iilng matter, Thomas who is a gigantic
negro OF 100 pounds. struck the captain
with pump rake and felled him 20 the deck
repeating his blows until life was extinct He
then threw the lifeleSS body overheard. cage
the colored cook. tried 10 save the captain but
Thomas, after killing the latter Drained the
COOK With an az and threw his body into the
forecastle. TIE mate was then driven into the
cabin by Thomas, who afterward made his es-
cape In the yawl-boat. The morning after the
murder some gentlemen In a Iishing-boat saw
the schooner l In distress and upon going aboard
found Selby severely cut about the head and
face. The mate was taken TO ST. Nincents
Hospital at Norfolk where he recovered from
ms INJURIES and came on TO this city, on
Friday last Marshal Gray received dis
patch from William Lawrence, at Back-river
bridge, Baltimore county, stating that he had
Teen robbed OF SIC In money and other articles
py colored man giving his name as VIM.
Jones, whom he had employed for several DAYS
on his farm. The detectives were Immediately
put 10 work, but on Saturday Justice \. A.
Adams, OF Hartford county. telegraphed Marshal
Gray that colored man had been arrested on
the morning train from Baltimore TO Philadel-
phla dressed in woman's clothes and was held
at Hayre -de-Grace. The pseudo female had
gotten aboard the train at Middle river station,
eighteen miles from Baltimore, and his sex
had been discovered by Captain Sla-
ter, the conductor OF the train. The descrip-
ton OF the negro correspondent with that OF the
man who had robbed Mr.. Lawrence, and ac-
cordingly Detective Hagan, or Baltimore pro-
ceeded al once TO Havre- de-Grace. Upon his
arrival be learned that the prisoner had en-
gagged Robert Nandiver, OF that place. as his
counsel, ann that an effort would be made TO
prevent the detective from taking the prisoner
TO Baltimore by legal proceedings. Meanwhile
II became noised about that he (the prisoner)
was probably the murderer OF Capt Frank and
the COOK as well as the person who robbed Mr..
Lawrence. When approached upon the SUBJ
lect, however, the man fatty denied the muir
der, although he admitted the robbery. The
detective returned TO Baltimore for witnesses
and again went 10 Havre de- Grace yesterday,
when Mr.. w. A. Selby, the mate or the Mignon-
cite, FULLY recognized the prisoner as the muir
0erer. AT the hearing In the afternoon before
Justice Adams, OF Havre-de-(irace, the mate tes-
tilted that when the prisoner first came aboard
OF the Mignonette he gave his name as George
Thomas. AT the examination on Saturday,
among the prisoners effects were found a roll
OF stockings wrapped In Norfolk paper which
was accepted as evidence that the prisoner had
been TO that place. At the conclusion OF the
hearing Thomas was taken TO Belair and lodged
In jail TO await the action OF the Virginia au-
thor1tleS.-Boh. Gazette, today.