Evening journal., 1896-07-22
TRIPLE MURjER AT SEA
Horrible Tragdy on Barkea-
tine HerIert Fuller.
THREE WE'RE KILLED WITH AN AK.

HALIFAX, JUN %. About half cen
tury ago the shb Galadin was brought in
TO Halifax, n Dutiny having occurred on
board, during which the captain, mate
anu six Others were murdered. Never 4
since untir ujw has there boon so much /
oxcitemont inthis city over a murder ON |
the high seql Around the clubs, at the /
hotels on the wharvos, in the streets /
nothing Is talked about but the tragedy /
on the American barkentne Herbert ful- i
Ter, bound fom Boston to Rosario with /
cargo Of lumber
Tho three victims were murdered early |
on Tuesday, July "A, and six men OF the |
crew and passenger from Boston brought |
the vessel TO this port, with Mate Bram
and Seaman Brown in chains.
Tho bodies of the horribly mutilated
Victims--Captain c. I. Nash Of Harring-
ton, Ne; his wife, Laura, and August W.
Blandberg second mato were removed to
the morgus. The stream Of people anx-
ious 60 see them was excluded from the
ueadh0use, but great crowd hung about
she place till late at night.
Al the police station the crowd was even
largor. and there were loud execrations
against the guilty man or men. The sus-
pcctod murderer, Mate Thomas Bram is
lcpt in an isolated cell, and SO Is Seaman
Charles Brown, the first man upon whom
ter Monk, who was a passenger are kept
IN cells off the main lookup.
Lester Monk, the passenger, although
under arrest, is kept in the Office Of the
chief of police in the presence Of a detailed
officer His father is expected from Bos-
ton tonight. The Sif1t prisoners are
Thomas Bran, mate, West Indies; Charles
Spencer, colored steward; Oscar Ander-
son, seaman. Sweden; Charles Brown,
seaman, Hoiland Luke Wiessner, sea
man, sweden; NJ. J. Steer, New Jersey;
Frank Loh5nec, seaman, France; Lester
Monk, passenger, Boston.
MONKS Statement.
It appears that First Mate Thomas
Bran was the murderer. a reporter was
able to get statement from Lester Monk
He says
"At the time Of the murder ] occupied
an apartment between the ohartroom and
tho captains cabin. To the right Of the
cabin was the room occupied by the sec
Ond mate. AT the time Of the murder the
captain was In the ohartroom.
"We all retired about IL o'clock on the
night of Monday, July 1S. Toward
O'Clock on Tuesday morning was awak
ened by screams. ! thought / might have
been dreaming and turned over on my
side. A few seconds after heard another
scream. / realized that the alarm came
from Mrs. Nash.
~ grabbed my revolver and took time
only TO put on my trousers and ran out
with the revolver in my hand, to ascertain
the cause l had TO pass the captain S
chartroom. The light was burning. l
saw the captain lying on the floor
II heard footsteps in the companion
way and followed them TO the deck. There
/ confronted tho first mate. He had bill
let of wood in his hand and assumed a
threatening attitude. l leveled my revoly-
er at him and asked him who had com
mitted the mgrder.
'phe first mate said he did not know,
and We decided TO investigate. All hands
were called up The colorod steward and
and the mate decided to put Charles
Brown, who was at the wheel at the time,
in irons.
The First Matc Accused.
"In tho morning made tho following
report in the loghook, VIZ.
80 'On this day tho steward Of the said
Herbert Fuller came TO me and told me
that tho sailors all came and mado an
open statement to him in reference to one
of the sailors, whose name Is Charles
Brown Tho statement was as to his
guilt in regard to the murder whicl
took place ON board said vessel. a
once got each man S statement. On th
strength of these statements we concluded
TO put him in irons at daybreak. At a
m. all hands were mustered aft and thor
oughly searched, and not other weapon
were given them but their knives.
" Each man was then placed a certail
distance apart from each other until afte
hours Myself, the steward, and mad
Noro stationed amidship and good look
out kept until daylight
Charles Brown, the seaman VIII
was put in irons, made a subsequent state
ment, accusing the mate of the murder
He said he saw him kill the captaii
through the transom over the chartroom.
''The steering OF the ship was intruste
to the first mate The steward, who kney
something Of navigation, looked at tn
compass two days after the murder an
said the first mate was not steering tn
course given him. He was steering til
ship In an opposite direction. This locke
suspicious, and the steward and myself
after consultation, decided to have til
first mate placed under arrest. He wa
taken unawares and placed in irons Th
steward then navigated the vessel to
port OFF Halifax harbor. We tried to 20
the ship back to Boston, but owing to th
wind at the time we were Obliged to max
for the Nova Scotian coast, and brOugil
up near Sable island
we drifted about in the fog for som
time and finally saw pilot, who brough
the Fuller into this port.
Eve kept the bodies for throo days, q
long as we could. The odor Of docompos
tion then became unbearable and we de
cided to place them in boat and cove
them with canvas.
",lhe boat was towed behind the yesso
The experience on board was enough
make the stoutost. heart quail, and il va
a great reliof TO my pent up feelings whe
we came to harbor in Halifax"
Big Blaze at Terre Haute.