New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
WAS CAPTAIN LEWIS KILLED.
THE STORY OF THE JULIA BAKER.
PETER GOMEZ CHARGED Win RohbE"f Oh III"
'"''''' $50, yop rx,MINATIoN-H STORY.

- 1900 ,u.pcFD WITH ROBBERY ON THE
-. MN roR rx,MISATIoN-HIs STORY.
whon tho steamship Cienfuegos of tho WARD
line arrived at herpsr Mrperan
=" ~ 80 Steamboat Sduad sealed packages from INC
Iic,ted States Consul at the Island or Nassau au.
che Ch,ei of Police there giving information ABOUT
petcr Gomez lately steward of the schooner Julla
Daker whose captain James Lewis, is supp"NVu ~
have been murdered by Mate MadHcl,l VIZ, nasl
emstody nj Kew West Gomez who had taken pas
sage nnder the name of John Williams was taken
Inv McParlan 10 Police Headquarters. Inc l9',er
OF the United states Consul stated thaI ne m%"
evidence that murder had been committed mn tna'
there as hundaut evidence of robbery ol INC YES
sci and a sale of the cargo by the mate ana uono1i
Gomez had escaped from the Juha hahcl anv In In
come 10 Nassau in wreckng vessel ne was 'ahe AMI
10 the United States DistrlCt-AtorneN Once, ~"
n complaint was drawn by Assistant DStrlct-Nt-
toTnev Henry v Tilt, charging hun WIN ucne ri a.,
sceomphCe in the robbery of the Julia Baker Inc
complaint was based upon the letters norI iS he
aud also upon the statement oi MI H"llns' NJ
nari;ns aid that while i'm Nassau Gomez had been
reckless with his money that ~ was S snbt bo
81 600 in his possession. whlch va ,;rd ~ bv
had stolen from Walker. who had aSquliiSu .nz ~
tbe sale az the cargo and that he had pad 10 IN
cold and ten barrels Of -four for passage rom me
place where he left the schooner 10 bihihI anu @f'
Tor passage from there to Nassau -. -.
The captain of the schooner when TOOK MN IIon
Bmin said that when he first came on board u9ue"
asked to be taken to Nassau. but aitetw9ru r.
ouestcd 20 be placed ON passing NeSse, LOT ,l,o
North. A vessel was sighted but Wneh she cf'ne
near enough to recognize 1t Iomcz refused " go Tm
board. The vessel was hailed. however, ,but me
captain refused TO take any one on board AiteI
that whenever a vessel hove i'll sight Gomez would
90 below aud stay unit she had passed;
On the passage 10 this city II was well-K known on
the Clenfuegos who Gomez was. though ne con-
Quoted himself quietly on the voyage. lie was
taken before United States Commissioner Shle Us
in the afternoon and held in 50 300 hail for cA-
ANIMATION on Tuesday next. He told the Sonl,,
missioner that Alderman Shells knew nm Wen ana
would furnish his bail Notice OF the arrest wa az
once Sent to the authorities at Key west anu MI;
Tigt asked the DiStrct-Attorney there to forward
al1the information which he has concerning inc
Gomez is Of medium size and slender but wiry
built. with large partially bald head PACK halr'
mustache and =" imperial andshas bright, restless,
black eyes lie told the following story OF his con-
necion with the Julia Baker;
Isipped on beard the ia ia Baker as steward at S55
mon h. We sailed June ., oouod for Martinique ana
trinidad ami re Iurn with cargo Of lumber anu -four
We went down the by with good W., vi d
s spI and we came to Anchor or Rel Tx asked
for %a;e'S S D;eT s mea heTG We no " Red Bank
until morning, aud IN sailed on on voyage. ~
captain SEX omr days ana '9sn n,eu ,r randy
which given TO him ON tie fourth day got hAi,
In about TWO hours after that hrs was IN the morning.
ING demanded II through fear that sickness might result
IRON his body bcus Kept board IN occurred a'og
reckoning. TIE mate then took CO mani or the
vessl but inst ad Of he9dinS for Mat'iq 6sr
for Long Key. an English seaport IN the
Indies. H. SAID he % ng there o se' wafer
Trom Log Kes she went to orange KEY rocky, ma re-
point where lay "A and smack c. 'e along
side At Long Key mate disposed OF dcckioah OF
lunher used he money. srd. to paw Tor the eSh
water tuat he 20 on boa'd. At ano her pO,nt near
Long KY dispo ed II 100 barrels OF Hour Tor what
pnc don't know, bat there were rumors mat II wa
email
rev tired Of remaining the vessel thinking that
sOmehing lOked going on ana old the mate IN u
1 wouldn't stay any long r. as WIS not required To
the iln. articles which called for voyage direct 10
Martinique. He tod me 10 20 70 blank" "a
boarded the smack. t,ken TO Blminl, rom there
went Nassau and fro Ma came TO TINS port pay
ing S25 for my pa sage VIII n LETT tie YES e. the
mate told authorities shore that J"t Williams,
a American n, lad left e snip. was known on
the smack and al Iiuini aud Nassau a john ia -
Al Ruin tl.rs was "A Judge nameI stewards no upon
learins gave lett OF ntroduciio on 70 te
American NceCoIsu AT Ma sau under ihe name u dohh
Williams.