The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-08

a nOrrlDlc utfCONcTs was si".tS , w 'sss
morning on board OF scow lying IN tne
harbor near the foot OF Block street, the
body OF Captain Caspar Smith, the master
Of the craft, being found IN hali-decom-
posed condition locked up In the caDih'
From several gashes and wounds on tne
head Of the corpse II was evident thai the
dead man had been the victim OF foul ana
brutal murder. The terrible crime was
brought TO light in the following manner
On Christmas-eve Capt. Caspar smith lett
Havrc de Grace In charge OF the schooner.
rigged scow shelldrake with load OF
guano for this 1ity, consigned 10 the mouse
~ Messrs. kliuefclter Brothers & 20. Inc
cargo was discharged and another cargo OF
fish-offal was taken on. On the 18TH ultimo
the parties to whom the schooner was con-
signed received postal-card stating that
the vessel had reloaded and sailed Tor
Hayre dc Grace. Not arriving at that place
at the proper time, Mr.. John 5. Wilson,
who owns the boat, came to this city yes
tcrday and Immediately instituted search
for the missing vessel. After pro-
fracted inquiry he finally found her
securely tied to the wharf ut Canton
between two OF the grain-elevators. Eve
rything about the outward appearance OF
serted. The sails were furled, and on the
snow with which the deck was covered
there were no footprints OF visitors. The
companionway door was found locked.
Mr.. Wilson secured the tug Chesapeake to
tow the vessel to the wharf OF the Chesa-
peake marine railway, foot OF Block street.
Arriving there, he and couple OF other
men forced the lock OF the cabin door,
which yielded with q crash, and as he raised
the door he was nearly sufocated by a sick
ching odor which arose from the little
apartment below.
THE MURDERED CAPTAIN.
He descended into the cabin and was
amazed to see the body OF Captain Smith
living in the bunk, on the left-hand side,
with blanket thrown over it; piece OF
a quilt served as covering for the head,
while the mouth was stuffed with rags. Mr..
Wilson Immediately notified the police and
telegraphed TO the friends Of the deceased
at Havre de Grace. DR.. G. \. Mortit was
also notified and summoned the following
jury OF inquest William Wittgofer, n. ;.
Pascal, Francis Weisman, John Foster, n.
C. jefferson, Henry Luzus, William II. Gray,
Wolf Stern, G. A. Singerwald, William n.
Barnes, John Gleisner, and Rudolph Sum-
mernick. About O'Clock, as darkness was
overspreading the gloomy precincts OF the
wharves, the coroner and jury arrived at
the boat to view the body Of the unfortu-
nate man. The cabin is about seven feet
square and contains two hunks. A small
stove, on which was tin plate containing
the fragments Of meal, stood on one side,
while i'm the corner was bundle OF cast-on
clothing. Near the stove on coil OF rope
was a bucket of bloody water, containing
a shirt soaked with the crimson fluid. The
floor was stained with blood, although it
was apparent that hurried effort had
been made to wash away these tell
tale traces OF the crime. The murdered
man lay i'm his umderclothes and vest. The
face and head were covered with clots OF
blood. On the left temple, Immediately
back OF the eye, were two indentations
about the size Of fiye-cent piece, and evil
IDENTITY an inch deep; his hands were
clasped over his breast, as il in prayer, and
his eyelids tightly closed. The coroner
and Jury viewed the body, and owing to
the impossibility OF removing it during the
night, adjourned until to-day at 1890