The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-22
A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA
TRIPLE rBRDER ON AN AMERICAN
SCHOONER.

while Asleep-Th vessel Puts Into
Halifax Dragging tho Bodies in Small
Boat-The Crew Arrested.
Halifax, N. S., July 21.--The barlSen-
tine Herbert Fuller which sailed from
Boston on July for Rosario, Argentine
ing with the bodies of Captain Nash,
his wife. and the second mate, who
had been murdered by the crew. On
the arrival of the vessel the crew was
locked up
The triple murder was committed on
the night of July 10, and the affair, so
far, is wrapped in complete mystery,
Notwithstanding the fact that there
We're seven other men on board at the
time, besides a passenger of the name
OF Monck, whose story, of what he
could learn after it was all over, is the
only narrative that can be obtained.
Monck's story is the worst brought
into this port by sailing vessel since
the brutal crime on board the ship
Saladin, a half century ago. and for
which four men were put to death.
The Herbert Fuller brought the VIC
tins into port, covered by canvas. in a
small boat which was drawn at her
stern. The bodies had been placed in
the boat the morning after the murder.
AS the Fuller came up the harbor
through the mist which hung over the
water the stars and stripes could be
seen displayed at half mast The DO
lice Toy no Ho,
sci found strong evidences of a horri-
BILE crime The captains chart room
is located in the after part of the cabin,
S on the starboard side Of the vessel
and adjoining the passage from the
wheel This passage leads to the din
ing room. The passengers stateroom
is on the starboard side and forward
of the chart-room. The entrance to the
room is through the chart room. For
ward Of the passengers room is the
captains stateroom.
In the starboard forward corner and
adjoining 1t at the forward end of the
cabin towards the port side is the room
occupied by the second mate. The
captains chart-room is where Captain
Nash was murdered. He had evidently
been on deck and had descended to the
chart room to lie on couch which that
room contained. The couch was situat-
ed on the starboard side of the chart
room and at its head was a desk. The
=. >.couch had evidentlys been torn from the
wall in the struggle. There was blood
all over the room. Mrs Nash's room
was in much the same condition and
fragments of hair were mixed with the
blood of the victim. The second mates
room adjoining is also covered with
blood.
On an order of the American consul
the police arrested all aboard The
second mate was in irons and all were
brought ashore and taken to the sta
tion where the consul general was In
consultation with the chief of police
and Detective Powers. Passenger
Monck and the mate were examined by
the police in the presence of the consul,
who telegraphed the facts to the Wash
ington authorities. The owners of
the ship were also communicated with.
The consul general says the evidence
of all the men will be taken at the
consulate here and forwarded to the
district attorney in whatever state the
case may be tried.
The trial cannot be held here as the
act was committed on the high seas.
When a United Press reporter visited
the vessel he found the pilot William
White, in command. The pilot stated
he had boarded the vessel six miles
southeast of DEVILS Island. At that
time she was heading this way, but be-
fore he got to her the helm was put
down and the vessel headed off shore.
He surmised that there was something
wrong. Pilot White neared the ship
and rowed around the stern. Those
on board told him to be careful OF the
boat astern as 1t contained corpses. He
then asked what was the matter and
the steward, who was apparently in
charge, said:
"There has been murder aboard and
that boat contains the bodies OF the
captain his wife and the second mate.
Shortly after II o'clock the tug Argus
came alongside with Medical Exam
iner Finn. Detective Power, Deputy
Chief Nickerson, Sergeant Lehan and
Police officer Goulding. The cabin
door was then unlocked and the Off
cials and reporters entered. Here a
horrible sight met their gaze. Passing
down stair through the forward COM
panion way the first door opening on
the starboard side led into the room
rSpTnat had been occupied by the second
mate The bed ticking which had been
of light material, was dyed In blood,
and everything was in disorder.
The captains wife's room presented
a still more horrible sight. The bed
was literally stuck to the side of the
cabin and covered with gore, which
had soaked through on to the floor. on
the bed were numerous locks of dark
brown hair which had been chopped
form the head Two yellow garters
were on the bed and about the room
were various articles of wearing appar-
el, The place where the captain met
death was in the after cabin or chart
house. Here he had slept on a small
stretcher so as to be ready at any mo-
ment to go on deck when called.
This room was strewn with DOCKS
papers and other articles and looked
as though a struggle had taken place.
The stretcher was overturned, but the
bed was not soaked in blood as in the
other rooms, there being more blood on
the carpet and pillow than on the bed
showing that in his struggle the cap
tain must have overturned the bed and
was then cut to death while he lay on
the floor The ceiling of this room is