The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-06

Killed BY the Boafswain.
a MIDNIGHT FIGHT Win KNIVES BETWEEN
TWO sslLoRs--oSg KILLED AND TnE OTHER
BADLY WOUNDED.
The followincis condensed from an ac-
count published IN the New York Times
The Marine Hospital boat started from
the Battery at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
mon her regular trip TO Bcdloe's Island.
when near the island. Captain Joseph
Lauehlin and 0Gicer Henry G. Henshaw,
OF the United States Revenue Ma
rine Service. observed that the union
lack was reversed on the British
shlp Orcalla. lying just below the island.
The hospital boat was run alongside the
shin. and Captain Laughim made himself
heard. The first officer Of the ship replied
that during the night the boatswain had
killed one OF the crew. Captain Laughlin
and Officer licnshaw boarded the vessel,
and found Michael Murphy, the boatswaln,
living badly wounded in his berth, and the
dead body OF James keogh, young sailor.
wa, living on the main deck with piece OF
canvas over II. Captain Holmes, OF the
Orealla. had come TO this city 10 see the
British Consul. The steward Of the Ore
ala had endcavorcd 10 dress the boat
SWANS wounds.
n wa first considered unwise TO remove
the wounded bOaiswain, but he was after
wards taken from The vessel with perfect
safety.
when Murphy reached Commissioner
shields room he was weak from bleeding,
and Wa permitted 90 lie on sofa. Here
he told his story Of the bloody fight, which
i, substantially rs follows:
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the Or,alla took a pilot on board abOut
twenty miles of Sandy Hook. The High
land lght, had just been sighted. The
crew OF the Orealla was not in a pleasant
mood owing 10 the amount Of necessary
extra work which they had been called
upon TO do as the ship was nearing this
port. when something like fifteen miles
on shore am order WAS given 10 several Of
the crew 10 60 aloft and furl the tOpgallant
sails. KeOgh was among these sailors. all
Of whom were complaining bitterly that
they were being oy.-workcd. He shout
I'd from the rigging 20 Murphy, the
boatSwain. that the clew-line had slip
ned. and demanded that he should haul
Il I'm. Murphy and the mate pulled at the
clc.,-linc and found II taut. Murphy was
ouecrcd 10 this. and shouted his displea-
suro no keogh's conduct In triiling with
him. ke0rh responded with Ia, Ia,
ba." and this still further aggravated
Murphy. The furling OF the tOpgallant
.lii, was soon accomplished, and keogh
descended 10 the deck. There Murphy
mlrlided nim for making sport Of him be-
fore the crew. and sid that he (kcogh)
must not attempt to make " fool " Of him
q.,,iu. kcogh replied that he had attempted
nothing Of the kind. and Murphy insisted
That the contrary was true. At length
Kmeh declared that hc was "roady
Tor ANYTHING" and began TO re-
move one Of his shoes. This was sui-
feicnt warning 10 Murphy that Kcogh, i'm
taking oh hi, shoes, intended 10 fight him;
but the hoatswain made no attempt 10 re-
strain thc excited young sailor. kcogh
pulled eli one OF his shoes, and, while
Murphy stood watching him, dashed al the
hoafsWaiu and struck him on the forehead
with the shoe. The boatswain clinched
with The sailor. and. throwing him to the
deck. az on him. A moment elapsed, and
then Murphy arose without striking keOgh.
The latter was in terrible rage. He
whipped MS lOng-bladed knife from his
belt and sh.hcd al the bOatswain. stab
bing him in the LETT hip. Murphy tried
90 draw his own knife, but before
ho could do 80 keogh plunged at him
again. this time cutting him on the check
md making "a frightful cash across the back
oi thc right wrist. The blood spuried
over both OF the desperate men. The crew
bad formed a ring about them, and were
looking on unmOycd by what they saw.
Murphy az last graSped his own knife. and,
.prnging upon keOgh, drove the blade up
90 thc hlt In his lett breast kcOgh tOttcr-
ga through The ring formed by the crew.
Then hc rtn aft and fell 10 the deck. He
va, dead within ten minutes. The knife
blade had cuJ through his lett lung. The
FIGHT was begun and finished before the
captain of the vessel could reach the scene.
The boat,wain was carried 10 his berth. Ii
Wl, thought that be would bleed TO death.
4 representative OF the British Consul
appeared &C the Commissioners Office and
said that no application would be made
until after thc c0rOncr's inquest. and pro-
badly not then, for the cXtraditiOn Of Muir
ply, the hoat,Wan, 90, il would in all hike
iih0od Doe shown That the killing was dOHc
900 -lli-dUnce. Murphy was born in
Salem, Mass. and ha, brother. and sisters
living there. lie is thirty-cight years OF
age, and ha. been a soaiaring man since
the close Of the war. lie is OF light
physique, weighing about 80 pounds. has
cl~T blue eyes. and bears the reputation OF
having been al ail times sober, we'll
ichUcd sailor kcogh was twenty-five
year, ol age, and was native OF ireland.
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