St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
MU TINY.
The Crew Of the Schooner Julia Baker
Kill the Captain and sell
the Cargo.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA startling story
that the crew Of the schooner QJulia Baker
from New York, had mutinied and killed
Captain John Lewis and had been selling
the cargo in the West Indies, led the owners
of the vessel, Warren 81 Merritt, to send the
following telegram to-day:
To the collector of customs, Key West, Flo
rida: We have reason To- believe that Capt.
Lewis of the schooner Julia Baker had been
murdered, and that the person calling him
self Lewis is an imposter. Kindly ascertain
what has been going on, why the vessel de-
waited from her course, what has become of
her cargo and all the particulars Things ap-
pear very mysterious and demand sharp
investigation. Telegraph full particulars
quickly.
tSigned.l WARREN & MERRITT.
The following answer was received:
KEY WEST, Fla, Aug Warner & Mer-
rift, Philadelphia-The master assigns no
reason for deviating from his course. He
has noted the protest claiming the foremost
sprung and leaking. A survey has been, held
to-day. He recommends that in the dis
charge of the cargo the original manifest was
AOSl, iuuupCI WuSuCu ONGIOOdTu anu poTlOu
of the floor missing. The masters statement
is rambling and conflicting. Send ..descrip-
ton of original Captain Lewis. We have
taken possession of the vessel aud are await
ing your further instructions.
Signed RAMONA A. HEROES.
II is said the Julia Baker has been cruising
In West India waters, selling her cargo,
principally flour, at rates much below the
rlspt ,.riNa Cant eNviS fnrg,-
years of age, rather tall and stout, and the de
scription of the present commander is alto
gether different. Albert Merritt, of the firm
of Warner Il Merritt, expressed the opinion
that mutiny occurred on board the
schooner; that fight took place in which
Capt. Lewis was killed, and that the crew.
seeing they were in for it, determined to sell
the cargo and escape. Warner II Merritt
later received dispatch from the collector
Rt Key West stating the captain aud four
men of the Julia Baker had been arrested.
PHuApELPHIA, Aug. 2.-Warner 4 Mer-
rit, owners of the fruit schooner Julia Baker,
are more convinced than ever that Capt.
John Lewis has been murdered by the crew,
and the man in command at Key West, who
says he is Capt Lewis, is an imposter. Last
evening the firm forwarded to Key West by
telegraph full description of Lewis, and o
series of iuterrogations to be answered by
the person in command of the vessel which
brought such answers through Ramon Al
verez, deputy collector, that at midnight the
firm sent that officer the following despatch
1.-THE man claiming to be Lewis is an i'm
poster, aud unQuestionably murderer. He
aud all the crew should be prevented from
leaving Key West. The United States attor-
ney should devise means to hold them. This
impostor does not answer single question
correctly. Capt. Lewis was an 0ddfellow.
Merritt is forty yesrs of age. He never wore
side whiskers. Warner is forty-eight wears
old, has no beard. Shubert is an 0ddfeilow
whom Lewis knew intimately, belonging to
same lodge. You can see at once that this
pretended Lewis is a fraud. Telegraph other
news OF importance
In speaking Of the matter Merritt SAYS: II
haven't the least doubt but the man is an
imposter, aud have already sent man to
Key West to take charge OF the vessel. II
Capt. Lewis is alive. and in charge OF the
-chooner, he could ysrT readily answer Al