Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-25
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT SEA.
The Captain of an American Barkentinas
His Wife and the Second Mate MUIR
dered While They Slept.

The Captain of an American Barkentinas
His Wife and the Second Mate MUIR
dered While They Slept.
HALIFAX, N. s., July 22.-The Amer
ican bartentine Herbert Fuller, which
sailed from Boston a few days ago for
Rosario, arrived in Halifax harbor
Tuesday morning with the bodies of
three murdered people on board. The
balance of those who left Boston on
the vessel were put into prison. The
three dead persons, whose murder is
evidently the result of a bloody out
break on the part of some members of
the crew, are Capt. Nash, his wife and
Second Mate Brumberg. The horrible
triple murder occurred on the night of
the 18th inst, and the affair so far is
wrapped in complete mystery, not
withstanding that there were seven
other men on board at the time it oc-
Cured, besides passenger named
Monck, whose story of what he could
learn after it was all over is the only
narrative that can be ascertained.
Monck has been closeted with the po-
lice authorities ever since the arrival
of the vessel
The crew were brought ashore and
the surviving officers and men of the
ship are locked up in different sections
of the police station. A half dozen po-
licemen guard them. The United
Press reporter had few words with
Monck before he reached the city hall
and from him got brief particulars of
the frightful murder on the high seas.
His story is the worst brought into
Halifax by sailing vessel since the
brutal crime on board the Saladin half
a century ago, was reported and for
| which four men were executed in this
| city. The Herbert Fuller brought tho
victims of this latest ocean horror into
port, covered by canvas, in small
boat which was drawn at her stern.
Monck says he knew nothing what
ever of the crime until he learned of 1T
from the first mate. During the night
he says he heard one scream, which he
supposed was uttered by Capt Nash's
wife, but he heard no further sound
and paid no attention to what he
thought might be fancy. In the morn
ing he went on deck and the first mate
informed him that the captain, his
wife and the second officer had been
murdered in their berths and asked
Monck, who slept in little cabin be-
tween one occupied by Capt and Mrs.
Nash and one occupied by the second
mate, if he had been alarmed by any
thing during the night. Monck told
him he heard one scream, and he had
not paid particular attention to that.
Both the captain and second mates
cabins Immediately adjoined that in
which Monck slept, so the passenger
must have slumbered deeply or been
strangely deaf to his surroundings not
to have heard something of what was
going on on the other side of the thin
partition
The murders were not committed
without noise, for the fiendish killing
was accomplished with an AK and the
victims were butchered in most sick
ening manner, blow after blow being
struck to make sure the work was
completed. Monck says he assumed
charge of the vessel and with the as
sistance of the first mate brought hel
to this port. According to his story
before being put on the rack by the po
lice, he questioned the various mem
bers of the crew as to what they knew
about the tragedy, but each one pro
fessed entire innocence and ignorance
The Herbert Fuller was then headed
for Halifax. On arriving here the yes
sci came to anchor in the stream anC
Monck reported the affair to the po
lice, who Immediately took charge o
the vessel, placed four officers on boar6
and took all hands into custody unit
the tragedy could be investigated.