Democratic messenger., 1893-06-24
RUSHING To THE DECK.

As we got him out on the floor the
captain jumped TO his feet and started up
the steps Ia the deck Henry grabbed a
QUIT and threw 1t over the Captains
head and we all three ran ON deck and
the Captain ran around the siecrage and
started forward on the port side of the
house Henry Taylor struck him with
the lead again and | struck him with "A
handspike MS my black jack had broken.
PLEADING FOR MERCY
Captain Frank had gotten hold OF the
main rigging and said, God have mercy
on me, and the quilt which Henry had
put over his head fell of. He looked 10
me and said. Save me. Arthur. save me-
Henry went close TO the Captain TO pull
him away from the rigging. The Captain
attempted to bite Henry and Henry said.
Who in hare you trying To bite, and
then struck him with the lead again. As
he did this the lead flew out of his hands
and went overheard. The Cap,a ain lei go
of his holds aud started TO me, asking me
To save him. gave him push and he
reeled and fell overheard. As he did this
Henry took an oar and struck him twice.
PURSUED INTO THE WATER.
The Captain was not dead, as he ask
ed me again To save him. jumped into
the small boat. which was tied astern,
and tired To strike him with club. As
l did this the body sank before could
get hold Of il. When the body was out
of sight got on deck and we both wen,
down the cabin, where we opened the
Captains closet and took his big pocket
book out and divided So. think this
is the amount. gave Henry $25 and he
owed me fer some money had loaned
him and took a larger share After we
had divided the money in the big pocket
book We began To look in the Captains
clothes, as We thought he had about *IOO
in small pocket-book. We only found
two or three dollars. which Henry took.
WASHING Ur THE BLOOD.
1--WE then got a globe lamp and began
to wash mp the blood marks. We did
not finish, but we thought we would wait |
until day. We then got the Captains
hat and other clothes and threw them
put an old hatchet in his
straw hat to make il sink. We both
hrew our shirts overheard, as we had
gotten blood on them
MOSQUITOES TROUBLED THEN.
After doing this we went back in the
'abin to sleep, but the mosquitoes were
10 bad we left there and went INTO the
lold. where we slept unit il morning. We
hen got up and finished cleaning up the
pots, after which we left for Crab Island.
where we knew Capt. John Gannon's
'oat was lying and we could get back
Iome in her. When we got there on
Monday we began To talk about the affair.
nd we both said il the captain was not
ound we could libel the boat for our WA
es and that would look like we had not
iled him.
COVERING UP TRACKS.
we then remem bered that we had left
he captains account book ON the cabin
able, in which he had our time and
that money he had paid up, so we walk
d back and got the book, tore the leaves
mt and threw il overheard. | also took
he captain't watch and returned TO Crab
sland and left there on Wednesday
lorning. When we got home we went (
p TO Captain Coopcrs house and told
is wife that lie had left the boat on sun I
ay and we had not seen him since. We
9th swore one to the other that we
'ould hang before we would tell.