The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-20


today. sixty-four days from New Castle,
N. S. w, with a most remarkable
story Of mutiny and crime. just before
the vessel left New Castle, a man call
ing himself Dr. Armitage applied for
passage for himself and wife to San
Francisco.
Captain Willox gladly took them
on board, as his OWE wife needed the
services Of physician.
About two weeks ago, at sea, Mrs.
WAi}oX gave birth to child and Ar1ni-
tage off1ciated as surgeon. He used
instruments in such manner that the
child died, and the captain. seeing that
he was unskilled as q physician, order
ed him away from his wife.
Arnlitage appealed to the mate and
crew. telling them the captain was kill
ing his wife. The crew, led by the
mate, mutiried, and the captain, arler
being drugged, was locked up. He
managed to get out Just in time to see
his wife die
Several times he was imprisoned by
athe crew, but he managed to break
Nout Armitage's real name is Eustace
Alexander He deserted his wife and
baby in Sydney and fed to New Castle
fwith another woman, where he joined
'fhe Inveruie
The bark and crew and passengers
are now in the custody of the port
warden, and the police will make ar
res.s.
Captain Willox gave the following
account Of the troubles:
story of Brutality and Crime.
'While the ship was lying at New
Castle. n. S. w, my wife suggested TO
me THAT she come to San Francisco on
the Mariposa. and l could join her on
my arrival. l accordingly wrote TO my
Brother in Tacoma, and he was TO come
TO meet her. Before sailing time, how
ever. Arnshage came to me with a let
ter of introduction from the agents OF
the ship, and l agreed to take him and
his wife, whom he described as q
trained nurse After we had been out
a few weeks 1 found that the first
mate spent adj the time he was on
watch talking to Mrs. Arnlitaee,' and
when he was off watch she spent the
most of her time in his cabin. While
iris was going on DR.. Arnlitage' would
be asleep on deck. / wrote to the mate
telling him that. when he was off
watch he could do as The pleased, but
vthat when he was on duty he must at
7Tend TO his work and do wlTat me was
paid for. Then the trouble began. The
mate and Arnaitage got the crew to
side with them and the only men
could depend on We're the second mate
and THE cslrpenteul Things got so
that 7 had TO put some of the men in
irons.
His Wife Batchered-
Things were in this uncomfortable
Htare when my wife was taken sick,
q of the Sth inst. She was not very bad,
Whit grew worse up to Saturday after
moon. On Sunday morning l sent for
Arrnftege against the wishes of my
wife. Ee came and said he would
lhetva TO operate on her. When I saw
him handle the Instruments knew ne
WAS no doctor and told him so. My
wife was then under chioroform and
I could do nothing. Then ne began to
butcher her ard finally he gave it up
and said there was no hope. I was
almost fainlting, SO one of them gave
ane q. small glass Of brandy. Whether
it was dTugged or not I don't know,
but l do know that after drinking it
was a raving lunatic.
Al when l came 10 myself, / was in
yirons and locked up in the forecastle.
This was on Monday, the 18th inst. In
the afternoon they brought the body
of the dead baby to the door and held it
uTk3t the grating for me to look at. A
few hours later. they dropped it over
board. All this time my wife was dying
ard they would not let me out. With
the AID Of the carpenter. I managed to
break jail and made a rush for tine
cabin where my wife lay They jumped
on me and. acting on the mates orders,
/ was put in a strait-jacket and with
the aid Of the second mate, got out
again This time four men caught me
and the mate jumped on me and again
! was ironed. On the morning of last
Saturday, they came to me and said
that If ] would forgive them and prom
Use TO make no report against them they
would let me out. l agreed and at 10
a. m. they set me at liberty. l at once
went 70 my poor wife. What they had
done to her while ] was away / don't
know. but when l reached her she was
unconscious. At $50 Saturday night
she died. The men have got up all
sorts Of stories, but What I tell YOU
is the plain and unvarnished truth
Charges Against the Captain.
TIE sailors. headed by the first nrcue
have drawn up a series of charges
against the captain which they .ty
They say that he drank to excess on
several occasions during the voyage
kand abused them.
Second Mate Jones is equally posi-
tive. however, that there is not one
word of truth in the charges.
The autopsysat the morgue this after
room upon the body of Mrs. WilloY
showed that peritonitis had caused
death. The coroner will have a micro
scropical examination made to ascer-
tain the extent of the malpractice, and
an inorSst. If decided upon, will be held
Thursday afternoon.
Alexander. or Armitage, as he now
GAINS himself, was never a doctor but
worked 81 a cigar store in Melbourne
He and the woman with him are under
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