New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-28
BROUGHT HOME FOR TRIAL
THE CREW OF THE HERBERT FULLER
HELD IN BOSTON.
STORY OF THE STEWARD ABOUT THE ARREST
OF THE MATE AND HIS OWN ACTIONS
AFTER THE MURDER OF THE NAsHEs

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Boston. July a7.-The Plant Line steamer Halifax
Captain Rye. from Prince Edward Island and Hail.
| fax arrived this morning having among her pas
sengers Mate Bram Seaman Brown. Steward Spen-
Ger. Lester Monks and hve seamen from the barken-
| tine Herbert Fuller. which put into Halifax
Tuesday with Captain Nash. Mrs. Nash and Second
Mate Bramberg murdered Officer Thomas Kline. Of
Halifax accompanied the prisoners and turned them
over to Police Captain Cain who with fortyhve men
at the wharf when the vessel arrived. 1t being
expected by the police that large crowd would
be present Many persons were there but there was
no demonstration.
The prisoners were handcu1ed but Mr. Monks was
allowed TO go to his home The men then taken
to Station l. where they booked and had break
fact. after which they were escorted by sergeant
and a number of officers to the United States Court
arraigned and he'd for further action. Lester
Monks had returned at this time and was present
with his father.
Spencer, the colored steward. said to-day THE
morning after the murder there was no cew to the
murderer, and every filled with alarm. nut
Il not long before suspected the mate because
Of the strange way he acted He came TO me weeping
and crying and gave me his revolver, saying ne
wanted me to keep it for him and protect him.
said: NO. you keep II yourself But he insisted on
my taking 1t. I thought it was very strange we
hunted for the captains revolver. but could not ma
| It. / said: The who killed the captain mas
got his revolver. We all stand In danger OF nelhg
|
Mate Bran to take it and over again. put ne
said No, it's too heavy. and all couid say hau
no effect upon him. thought 1t was very strange
that he who left In command oil the SNIP hho"u
want to have a weapon TO compei the S"iioi' ~
obey him."
when did YOU first suspect the mater was asked
81 began to suspect him the same day, because OF
the way he acted. and because l saw Two spo's VI
| blood on his braces / seized him from behind ana
told him We should have to put the irons on hiin'
|
Trsnchman nut the irons Mate Bran while l
covered him with Monks's revolver did not dra"
IN. revolver at first but only when the mate began
TO grow ugly.
where was Monks at this timer
He was looking borrowed his revolver De-
csuse 7 did not trust any Of the crew 1t was
pretty hard to tell how they stood They did not
want to have the ship steered FOR HailaA' anu ""e
wanted to signal the pilot boat TO get our couse'
tbsv did not want me to do it. They are always
full of whims ,s
Asked as 70 whether the cries Of Mrs Nash could
have been heard by Monks. the steward answered
that he did how 1t could nave peei o'"e "'''
than that he must have heard them ,
Concerning the conduct OF Brown the steward said'
He says he saw the mate peepins in through 'he
,,n., He must have known then that the mate
MAS I'm 70 some wrongdong. for no man OF coih-
mon sense would try to look through the "inuo~ W
sec anything when the vessel was rolling 90 u"''S'
he was afraid to 20 in the door ~
III
n.one m make so much talk about Monks navigat-
| ing the ship INTO Halifax. All have got 10 thaiN
| him for is that hs loaned me MS reVoNer' " '.' '
in nv possession / able to 90 sooo oeai
Monks had never been board ship BEFORE ana nc
was sick before he on board and seas'ck aiter
We got outside The great wonder IS that ne was
able to compose himself at all when he met the mate
after leaving the cabin He had to go through the
cabin where tn. bodies were; he could not help H.
but he was afraid to notify me because the mate
would not come forward with him.
.orhere are some things that viii have TO be ex-
plained in connection with Bran and Brown 10 snow
that both did not know what was going 10 happen
When went to the e w1aUw y hTs seen n 'n the
ders committed, found that the brass par hd1 pen
sSmitted having done his. and he left the wheei 70
do it. He could not see what went on IN ane 9 rapT
tbat sometimes when wanted to see whether the
missus down are. had TO put m. iace ace cioa, H.
To- the glass before could see anything ana 1 tna,
nIghf the light in the cabin so dim that nobody
could down there. unl less ne TOOK parcdia pns AM
TO 60 the window push aside the curtain anu ooA
I'VE ksnt a close watch on the suspected men the
may know something about this affair when ne, ne Is
at the time and the next day the passenger c%ailet %
my attention to the mate who took occasion 10 'aN
house As soon saw them ran over ana as asked I'd
the mate what the mater was re a ,as"uu to he done
and he had tod him they had decided TO put brow"
" Il don't believe the subject Of their con
versation at all and do not know what TO think
OF that sailor. for he certainly acted queery When
he law me with the revove- after the murder he
shook IKE a leaf. and seemed frightened to death;
He asked me IL that the the captain mad
ktled himself with and l said TO him: You know
id well ne didn't Kill himself - ,
Spencer would not give the name OF this sailor me
othrr men did not have a great deal TO say, but
seemed to think young Monks had conducted nmseIi
saiors they all had a hand in navigating the ship
and did not require q master after they mad got
course 10 Halifax. $50 s - a..
Captain Mclaughlin will take command OF OF M the
owners when IL was found t,at Captain Ernst Nash.
the murdered captains brother. had dcc.ined me
niaca although he went to Halifax 10 take charge OF
the vessel g. -.
Halifax, July ?7.-MI Swan. of Swan q son, OF
Hew is still; In Halifax. being interested In the
dispatch Of the bark Herber. Fuller for Rosario;
naw cantain and second officer arrived this after
noon frpn1 New-York There will be trouble In
securing a new crew. and the vessel viii probably
together today and taken down the harbor and
thrown overheard.