The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-17
A SEA TALE.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-A very peculiar state
of affairs exists on board the Italian bark
Manuele Mainetto, from RangoOn, July
16, which arrived at this port Saturday.
Captain Rixig, her mester, Immediately
upon her arrival, notified the police that
he had a murderer aboard his vessel, but
that it was impossible for any of the crew
to get at him. In detail the story told by
the captain was AS follows: After the BARK
sailed from Rangoon everything proceeded
in the usual mouotOnous course Of life on
board a deep-sea sailing vessel, untI the
bark had been out nearly three months.
The crew of the bark were all Italians,
and were of the usual excitable nature oil
that race Several disputes arose between
the men, but they passed over and no
harm resulted from them.
On October 4, however, the whole crew
became involved in quarrel. and from
words the men soon came TO blows In a
flash the sailors drew their sharpe case
knives, which most foreign seamen wear
suspended in a sheath on their hip, aod "a
general stabbing and slashing ARRAY Oc-
Cured. Before many of the men had re-
ceived serious wounds one OF the hghtIng
sailors struck the man nearest him terri
BILE blow with hIs knife. burying tue
weapon to the handle In his victims body.
The wounded man threw up bis hands
and fell dead to the deck. The sight ha1
the effect of calming the angry feeling oi
the men, and the captain gave orders that
the ronr1erer be secured. placed in irons
and locked up below decks. The orders
were readily obeyed by the men. who were
cowed Dy the outcome Of the quarrel, ana
the murderer was imprisoned
About October 10 the bark passed 81.
Helena and the voyage WAS continued
without any further trouble among the
crew until about Nov. & The murderer
IL int
this date. when by some means be sue
ceeded in ridding himself Of bis hsndeuhs
and escaping from his prison. lie had
been locked in the forepeak OF the vessel,
aud upon gaining his liberty be took re
fuge ia jhe hold. Here he piled part of
the cargo TO form barricsde, and though
the officers and crew tried ia every way 20
dislodge him they could not DO 80. The
nark's cargo did not reach 10 her deck
beams. and the fellow bad practically the
run OF the hold lie had q key
10 ths ships stores aud here
he procured plentiful supply Of food, bis
cults. etc From the carpenters tools ia
the foFepart be obtajusd al auger with
this be bored hoies along the bsscb comb
ings, and when II rAined be woH!d c@icn
and preserve the water that trickled
through HIS might have been captured
could hs have been surprised when cut
side his barTicade, but be was wary and
desperate, and it was decided f. would "a
the safer plsu 20 leave him aioue nntil tie
ship reached port Much anxisty ~as
felt that be might take u iato bis head u
bore hole "a thesaips side and seuttse
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