Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
Midnight Encounter on the Deck of
Schooner.

| Schooner.
From the New York Times.
A life and death struggle that lasted
nearly two hours took place Monday night
| on the deck of the schooner Robert P. King
| lying at anchor in Flushing bay, about one
mile off Of College Point, l.. /. The fight
was between the vessels captain. Parker
J. Hall, and Charles Duard a Portuguese
| sailor. The only witness of the terrible en-
counter was Frank Duard brother of
Charles. He could take no part in the
| struggle, as he was lying upon the deck
with a ragged wound in his left breast.
caused by bullet from the captains PTS
toll Though weak from loss Of blood, the
wounded sailor dragged himself about the
deck, encouraging his brother, who was
also wounded, in the latter's efforts TO kill
the captain. The three men were the only
ole on board the schooner.
The Robert z. King came to anchor in
Flushing bay between l and o'clock Sun
day morning. There were four persons ON
board, the captain. the Duard brothers, and
a woman who acted as cook. The captain
went to New York after breakfast Monday
morning to get several hundred collars due
to him, and told the crew that on bis return
he would pay them Of He returned in
dory about $50 Monday night.
Knocked the Captain Down.
When he got on board he found that nis
assistance in hauling the dory TO the deck
he stepped to the companionway and called
them out. The two brothers came out of
the little cabin In n few minutes. and, the
captain says, exchanged some remarks In
their native tongue. They assisted him to
haul up the dory and place ii on the port
side between the main rigging ana The end
of the cabin. After turning the boat bot
tom up the captain turned, and as he cid
SO, he says he received terrific blow
across the face that knocked him ever onto
the cabin roof. He was up In a second. ard
emptie1 his pistol before Charles DIard
fell upon him.
Then began a terrible struggle. Charles
Duard and the captain rolled over and over
on the deck, fighting and kicking each
other. the one in constant dread Of the cap
tain's revolver and the other fighting as
only a man can fight when his life IL at
stake. Charles Duard. whenever opportu-
nifty would permit would call out to his
wounded brother: Get a hand spike and
fix him." The wounded brother would al
ways reply: Il can't. can't; I'm dying"
He kept dragging himself about the deck
all the Time however, encouraging mis-
brother to kill the captain. The combat
ants kept on fighting until they were ex-
hausted Then they agreed 10 so ashore
for doctor for Frank Duard.
Exhausted by the Fight.
The two men got up. and were almost
too exhausted to walk. The sailor went
over to his brother and spoke to him. while
the captain leIned against the cabin, keep
ing his eyes upon his assailant. After some
parleying to which one should go first,
the two men lifted the dory over the yes
sells side, and the captain attempted to get
into It. When half way down the little
steps he was seized with faint!ng spell.
and fell into the boat. The craft careened
over and nearly filed with water. The cap
tain came to sufficiently to climb back on
the deck. and, after a few minutes rest,
assisted the sailor TO lower the yawl They
both got into 1t.
The sailor refused to row 10 another
schooner anchored several hundred yards
away, and started to bandage up his head.
he having been shot in the back Of the head
by the captain when the fight commenced.
While he WIS dressing the wound the cap
tain sculled the yawl over to the other
schooner. Her crew saw the boat approach
ing and hailed II. Capt. Hall boarded the
schooner and found her to be the Hazel
Dell OF Blue Hi. Me, Capt Cozzens Hall
knew CCzzens. but when he entered the
cabin OF the Deli and got under the rays Of
Hairs appearance. The latter was covered
with blood from head TO foot The right
SIDE Of his face was terribly swollen and
discolored. while his upper lip was so thick
zens consented to go to the Robert p King
and assist In caring for her injured sailors
notwithstanding that his vessel was short
handed and leaking badly. 10
The Captain Arrealed.
In the meantime Sailor Duard had rowed
away from. the Hazel Dell and he'd pulled
up alongside Of another schooner, the NJ
F. Reed. Capt. Finney. As he drew near
that vessel he called out: Murder has been |
committed on the King. and we want help" |
Two men from the Reed started in a boat, |
but before they had traversed half the
space intervening between the two schoon- |
ers they turned back. afraid that Capt Hall |
would kill them. as Duard had said he had !
Slaughtered his brother. Charles Duard |
seeing that the men were coming back |
himself. He found his brother alive and /
started for the shore. 1t was just midnight !
when he landed. He summoned a doctor !
and the police. Three policemen and DR.. |
A: P. Reimer went to the King In a tug.
Capt. Hall was arrested. Frank and I
Charles Duard were taken to the hospital |
at Flushing, where their wounds were |
dressed. Coroner John s. Corey this morn |
ing took the ante-mortem statements OF |
both the sailors. Both say the captain fired |
without provocation. and that there was no |
alteration Capt. Hall. they say, owes them
almost 1900
Capt. Hall told a reporter for the Times
dory had been hauled upon the deck, and
that the blow he received across the face
partly stunned him. He does not know
how many shots he fired. The revolver was
found on the vessels deck and its five
chambers were empty. His vessel, he says.
June.
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All .he striking miners. OF the Mclean
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