Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-28
FULLER MURDERS.
OnlCelS, Seamen, and Passenger on the
Rarkentine al Boston.
SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED IN COURT
The story of Spencer, the CoIored
steward-aueer Actions of the Mate
at various Times-Monks and Mrs.
Nash.

BOSTON. July 7.-The Plant Line
steamer Halifax, Captain Pye, from
Prince Edward Island and Halifax. ar
rived this mo-nirg g, having among her pas
sengers Mate Bran, Seaman Bro"h'
Steward Spencer. Lester Monks, and n'e
seamen from the barkentne Herbert Fui-
Ter. which put into Halifax Tuesday with
Captain Nash. Mrs. Nash, and second
Mate Bramberg murdered.
officer Thomas Kline. Of Halifax ae-
companied the prisoners. and turned them
over to Police-Captain Cain, Of Division
1. who. with forty-five men, was at the
wharf when the vessel arrived, 1t being
expected by the police that a large crowd
would be present There were many tnere'
but there was no demonstration.
The prisoners were handcuned, while
Mr.. Monks was allowed to 80 to his nome.
The men were taken to Station /. where
they were booked and given breakfast
following which they were escorted Dy
sergeant ana a number OF officers 10 the
United States Court, arraigned, ana hell
for further action. Lester Monks nad re
turned at this time, and was present Win
his father.
Spencer, the colored steward, said TO-
day:
.,rhe morning after the murder there
was no clew to the murder. and every
one was filled with alarm; but 1t was not
long before / suspected the innate, De
cause OF the strange way he acted. lie
came TO me weeping and crying and gave
his revolver to me, saying he wanted me
IN keen Il for him and protect MIN. L
said. No: you keep It yourself. But ne
insisted on my taking it. | thought II
was very strange. We hunted for the
captain's revolver, but could not find 1t.
7 said: The man who killed the captain
has got his revolver. We all stand III
danger Of being massacred.
I'VE found the captains gun, and urged
Mate Bran to take II, over and over
again. but he said, No; it's too heavy
And all I could say had no effect upon
him. / thought It was very strange that
he who was left in command of the ship
should not want to have a weapon to
compel the sailors TO obey him.
when did you first suspect the mater
he was asked.
II began to suspect him the same day,
because of the way he acted, and be-
cause l saw two spots of blood on his
broeches. ! seized him from behind and
told him we should have to put the irons
on him He said. 4 am innocent one
OF the sailors, the Frenchman, put the
irons on Mate Bran, while l covered him
with MOnkss revolver. l did not draw
the revolver at first. but only when the
mate began to grow ugly
"\Vhere was Monks nj this time2'
'He was looking on. l borrowed his re-
volver because l did not trust any Of the
crew. IL was pretty hard to tell how they
stood They did not want TO have the
ship steered for Halifax, and when
wanted to signal the pilot-boat to get our
course they did not want me to do It,
They were always full OF whims."
Asked as to whether the cries of Mrs
Nash could have been heard by Passen-
ger Monks, the Steward answered that
he did not see how it could be otherwise
than that he should have heard them
Concerning the conduct of Brown, the
Steward says: He says he saw the mate
peeping in through the window. He must
have known then that the mate was up to
some wrong doing. for no man of COM
mon sense would try to look through the
window 10 see anything when the vessel
was rolling so, unless he was afraid TO so
in the door,"
In reply 10 repeated concentrations for
his bravery the Steward said: "Oh, that
was not anything; but do think that 1
ought TO get the insurance money from
the insurance company for bringing the
vessel into port"