St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
MUTINY.
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 CJulia 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 g. 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-
viated from her course, what has become of
hercargo and all the particulars. Things APP
pear very mysterious and demand sharp
Investigation. Telegraph full particulars
quickly.
lSigned.l WARREN & MERRITT.
The following answer was received;
KEY WEST, Fla, Aug, 1.--Warner & Mer-
rift, phia-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
lost, lumber washed overheard and portion
of the floor missing The masters statement
lie rambling and conflicting. Send ,,descrip-
ton of original Captain Lewis. We have
taken possession of the vessel aud are await
ing your further instructions.
tSignedl RAMONA A. LIERoRs.
1t is said the Julia Baker has been cruising
In West India waters, selling her cargo,
principally flour, at rates much below the
market price. Capt. Lewis was about forty
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 Il Merritt
later received a dispatch from the collector
at Key West stating the captain aud four
men of the Julia Baker had been arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-Warner & Mer-
rlt, 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 6 full description of Lewis, and q
series of interrogations 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:
THE man claiming TO be Lewis is an i'm
poster, and unquestionahly murderer He
and 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 years of age. He never wore
side whiskers. Warner is forty-eight wears
old, has no beard Shubert is an oddfeilow
whom Lewis knew intimately, belonging to
same lodge. You can see at once that this
pretended Lewis is fraud. Telegraph other
news OF importance
In speaking of the matter Merritt says: az
haven't the least doubt but the man is an
lmposter, aud have already sent man to
Key Vest to take charge OF the vessel. II
Capt. Lewis is alive. aud in charge of the
schooner, he could very readily answer all