The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-09
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New LONDON. Conn.,, August I.--The
towns-pcople are greatly excited to-day
over the murderous act Of one OF the m'l-
tinous crew Of the ship Northern Light,
Captain Slocum, from New York.
The ship left New York for Yokohama,
.Japan, last Monday with an assorted cargo
az Kerosene oil. coal, and merchandise. On
Friday morning when off Montauk 1t was
discovered that the rudder would not
work. and she was therefore taken in
tow by the New York tug C.. Z.
RAYMOND, Captain Rapney, and towed
20 this port, where ii was found that the
fourth or lower pintle OF = the rudder
was broken and the upper pintle bent.
When the ship arrived here on Friday al
ternoon the sails were furled and the crew
demanded to be put ashore, refusing TO 10
any more work. Up to this time the crew,
according to the captain, appeared 10 be
satisfied, and the only suspicion he had OF
any trouble was from the action OF one OF
the sailors, named Francis MurriD. who,
when in the chains throwing the lead, re-
ported by the mark two or three fathoms
more water than there really was In the
hope OF getting the ship ashore. Murrlns
reports not agreeing with the chart one OF
the mates took the lead and did the sound
ings.
TIE MUTINY.
When the crew refused to work on FRI
dav afternoon the captain came ashore and
requested detail Of two men TO the ship,
as the crew had mutinicd. The police
force here numbering only six men two
could not he spared. Two citizens were
finally found. sworn i'm as special consta-
bles. and accompanied him on board. The
captain Immediately ordered the crew to
the forecaste, but they positively refused
to 90, claiming that they had made port
and their voyage was therefore at an
end. He again ordered them to the fore
castle several times, and as they refused
the reyenue-cutter l.. 5. Grant, Captain A.
A. Fengar, was signalled, and squad OF
men boarded the ship TO restore order.
The crew were obliged to enter the fore
castle and the doors were then fastened OH
them, the special constables acting as guard
over them, assisted by Deputy-Sherifl
Hinckley. The revenue-men then left the
ship, but told the captain If he desired as
sistance again TO signal at once.
The men were kept in the fOrecastle I'M
til this morning about O'Clock, when they
broke out. The mate was in charge OF the
deck at the time, the Waterman and cap
tain being at breakfast in the cabin. They
hurried on deck, when he gave the alarm,
and the men were Immediately ordered
back to the forecastle, but refused to go.
The captain then called two OF the men
aft, one OF whom was Murrin, and ordered
the mate TO put them in irons. The cap
tain, second mate, and mate stood upon the
quarter deck, and the men were ordered to
come up.
TEE MURDER,
The quarter deck is reached by two lad
ders. The captain stood near one OF them
and the second mate near the other. When
the first man came upon the quarter deck
the captain ordered him to give up his
sheath knife, which he did. Murrin then
came up, and when the captain asked him
for bis knife he replied that he did not have
one. Some one SAID, OTIS in his pocket,
captain" The captain searched Murrin's
pocket, but found no knife, and passed him
to the first mate, Maryall W. Knowles.
Just at that moment the crew made n
rush for the quarter deck, and the captain
and the second mate drew their revolvers
and ordered the mutineers back at the peril
Of their lives. During this disturbance
Mate Knowles attempted to put the hand
cuffs upon Murrin, and while thus engaged
the latter plunged sheath-knife, which he
had concealed on his person, into Knowles s
abdomen four times. The murderOus act
was done so quickly that neither the cap
tain, second mate, peputy-Sherif Hinck-
lev, nor watchmen saw it. 1t is said that
the only obtainable eyewitness of the stab
bling was boy who had shipped as an or
binary seaman. He will be taken ashore
TO testify ut the hearing, which will be held
tomorrow.
When the men retreated from the muz-
Zles Of the revolvers the mate was found
on the deck with the blood flowing IN
streams from three deep wounds in his
stomach. Muirin still had hold of him,
knife in hand. Sheriff Hinckley and the
ships carpenter secured the murderer, and
the signal for aid was sent to the revenue
cutter. Her crew arrived with cutlasses,
boarded the ship, 0yerp0wered the mutt.
nous crew and placed them in irons. De-
puty-Sheriff Hinckley took Murrin in
charge and conveyed him to the lookup.
Captain Slocum called ut the station
house to-day, and the following converse
ton occurred between him and Murrin:
Captain Why did you commit such ;
deed? What caused you to do 1t?
Murrin have nothing to say against
you, but that mate is damned brute.
Captain: Did the mate il-treat YOU?
Murrin No, sir, but he did others.
Captain Then why did not they or vol
come TO me with a complaint? l wa
around deck every day and saw no one i'll
treated. l treated you all well, and i in
tended to use the men well on the voyage
Murrin: I've no fault to find with you
Captain.
Captain: Ii the ship had not met with al
accident and proceeded on her voyage, an,
not put into New London, would Their
have been any trouble on the ship?
Murrin No, guess not, Captain. Yol
won't have any more trouble. You nee,
not be afraid to take the ship to sea wit
the present crew. There will De no NOR
trouble, now that am of.
Murrin thus virtually acknowledged tina
he was the ringleader Of the mutineers
and that he alone Is responsible for all tn
trouble. He is a short, thick-set man, wit
light chin-whiskers, and is one of the las
men that would be picked out for mur
derer, so far AS appearances are concerned
Mate Knowles was taken to the custom
house wharf on steam-tug, and iron
there to the Bacon House on stretchel
DIR. A. w. Nelson and Surgeon Moor,
United States navy, stationed here, wer
summoned and attended TO the wo,mde
man. They did not deem a close examins
ton OF the wounds expcdient this morn
ing owing to his weak condition and stat
Of collapse.
Judge G. w. Butler was sent for to tax
the dying mans deposition. The mat
SAID that his name was Marvall w
Knowles, twenty-nine years Of age. Hi
parents reside in Seaford, Sussex county
Del. He then said: "You will pleas
wait awhile; Pm too weak to speak an,
more now"
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AT noon fhe nrisonar E,ono:. rf.-.