The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

Nova Scotia coast and brought up near
Sable Island. We drifted about in the
fog for sometime and finally saw pilot
who took the vessel to Halifax.
I've kept the bodies for three days as
long as we could. The odor became un-
bearable, and We decided to place them
in boat and cover them with canvas.
The boat was toWed behind the vessel"
FURTHER accounts show that the first
mate was undoubtedly the murderer.
Charles Brown, one of the saamen, made
statement to the effect that he actually
saw the captain murdered. He said 81
was on deck at the time in charge OF the
wheel. Tho first mate was the watch On
deok. heard noise in the captains
room and SEW light there. / saw the
1irst mate raise the axe and strike tha
captain. The latter fell from the couch
to the floor and | saw the first mate
standing over the body. l am positive it
was he. L SAW the first mate 90 below
from the deck and saw him enter the
captains room. Soon after l heard the
noise in question. I saw the first mate
rush from the room and in few minutes
after beard the cries OF woman. The
head of the second mate must have been
crushed in with one blow and the woman
Detective Power, from fuller eyideaee
collected tonight says that the first mate
Thomas Brane is undoubtedly the mur-
derer, and that Brown is innocent He
says that passenger Monk had large
amount of money on him. He would
have been killed had he not heard the
woman scream.
He says tho motive for the crime was
robbery Monks had considerable money
on him, alsO the captain.
4 Detsotive Power visited the ship this
evening and went through the cabin, and
all the clothing and trunks therein, in
oluding those of the passenger, Monk
The three rooms where the murders oc-
Cured were literally floating in blood
The murders occurred six hours' sail
south of the gulf stream. After the ships
Drew had been aroused by the news of the
affair, an investigation as made and the
full extent OF the horrible tragedy re-
vealed
The first mates watch was from 10 to
4. lie declared he knew nothing of the
murders. Suspicion fell on the wheel
man, Brown, and he was seized and
ironed and lashed to the mizzenmast,
and remained there till the vessel resohed
Halifax, being exposed to the inclemeney
of the weather for seven days and nights.
The cabins were not disturbed. Mat
tresses were spread on the roof of the
cabin and some of the crew slept there
A watch was kept on the chief officer.
The axe with which the murders had
probably committed was found under q
board Of the deck load. 1t was thrown
overheard for fear it would be- used
again.
List of officers and crew of the bark
Herbert Fuller: O. l. Nash, master;
Thomas Bran of Boston, first mate; Au-
gust w. BAN berg, second mate; native
of Finland. naturalized American; JON
than Spencer of Rosario, cook seamen,
Frank Lohese, Charles Brown, Henry j.
Slier, o. Anderson, VIM. Hagerty, Hem
rik Perook.
The Herbert Fuller is owned by Swan
& Co., of New York and by Harrington,
Me-. parties. Her oonsignees were j.
P. Ellioott & Co.. of this city and she
600 feet Of lumber. Capt. Nash and his
wife were both natives of Harrington,
Ne. The crew comprised 10 men, nearly
all of whom were Swedes and Norwegi-
ans, who had beenspicksd up in New
York prior to reaching this port.
The Fuller was vessel of 742.7 not
tonnage 15S $40 feet long, So 1910 feet
broad and IS feet Deep She was built
at Harrington, in $780, and claims Machi-
as as her home port. The news of the
trouble on board was received here with
considerable excitement.
The first officer, Thomas Brame. is a
native of Nova Scotia, but has recently
resided in New York.
Mate Shipped at Boston.
New York, July 1.-At the Office of
Swan & Son, the New York agents of the
barkentine Herbert Fuller, it was learned
today that the mate, who is charged with
committing the murders, was only
shipped at Boston on the present voyage,
when the vessel left on July for Rosa
rio, and nothing was known about him
there.
Capt W. S. Nash of the bark Emita,
now lying at this port, tbe brother of the
murdered captain, was seen at the office
of Swan & Son. He was much overcome
by the news of the death of his brother
Instructions had been sent to Halifax to
embaim the bodies of his brother and
his wife preparatory to forwarding them
to their late home at Harrington, Me-,
and he, with Mr.. John Swan, the senior
member of the firm of Swan s. Son, left
on the / O'Clock train for Halifax.
Passenger Monks Was Harvard Boy.
Boston, July 21.-Lester H. Monks,
the Boston boy who was passenger on
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