The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-13
TALE OF MURDER AT SEA
HOW THE CAPTAIN OF THE FOSTER
WAS DOSE TO DEATH.
Crazy Chinese Cook A Bloody Battle
The Vessel Ahre Thrilling
CIimaxcs Depicted.

THE STAR has been furnished
the subjoined graphic account OF
the murder Of Captain Dreyer,
master of the schooner Lyman ID.
Foster. Deceased was well known
here, the vessel visiting this port
often:
On turning to leave the forward
house the captain was suddenly
confronted by the Chinese cook,
armed with the galley ak. Captain
Drey.r jumped backward to avoid
a bow struck at him and at that
instant the ships steward rushed to
the rescue and tried to wrest the
weapon from the infuriated celes-
tails hands. The heather then
turned on the steward and felled
him with blow over the head,
scattering blood over all the engine
room. Dreyer started to pick up
all iron bar, with which to defend
himself, when on sudden the muir
derer drew a pistol from beneath
his blouse and fired two shots point
blank at the captains breast The
skipper reeled, staggered toward
the door and shouted for help, then
sank to the deck just outside the
galley door.
In the meantime the crew of the
Foster were hastily arming them
selves with Delaying pins and axes.
Mate Anderson rushed below, Sc
cured a revolver, hurried back to
where Captain Dreyer fell, and with
the aid of several seamen, removed
him to the after cabin.
The Chinese slipped around the
galley and entered the place AK in
hand. One of the sailors tried to
disarm him and was cut over the
head and over the body. Eight
CHASTITY wounds were made by the
fiend before the tar could retreat.
Anderson secured a pair of hand
cuffs. Then he returned to the
galley. The cook had closed the
doors and stood defiantly within.
Anderson crept up to the win.
dow, using care, for the murderer
still held his pistol, and fired two
shots at the Chinese, neither of
which took effect. The men then
withdrew for few moments con.
sultation, aud while they talked
smoke and flames issued from the
galley windows. The murderer had
fired the ship and was preparing to
roast himself to death in his castle.
The flames commenced to spread
rapidly. A hose line was made
fast to the pumps and the crew had
to work to save their lives. Water
was poured i'll upon the flames but
as the fire did not seem to be sub
dued the doors of the galley were
burst in, and after a brief hand to
hand, struggle the cook was dragged
on deck. He was ranting like a
wild man and had the strength of a
demon.
Kill him! Shoot him. demand
ed the men, as the struggling sea.
men rolled about the decks with the
mailman while trying to disarm
him.
mo, make him fast to the main
mast, shouted Anderson, land
work on the fire. The ship will
burn under our feet"
After a few moments of hard
fighting the murderer was hand
cuffed to the mast. A rope was al
SO tied about his wrist. Then the
men turned their attention to the
| flames.
The Chinese had saturated the
quarters with oil and they burned
like paper. 1t required the united
efforts Of all the crew for thirty
minutes to put out the fire, and
while the seamen worked the fend
of the galley tugged at his bindings
with astonishing strength and
howled like a wild animal.
On a sudden, after the fire was
nearly under control, the cook
broke from the cords that bound
him and, rushing to the port rail
mounted it. He stood there for q
, few moments; waved his hand
. shouted, "Good-by," and leaped in
{ the sea. He sank OUT of sight in {
few seconds.
. Captain Dreyer and the tw,
Z wounded sailors were given ever,
: care, but the bullets Of the ASSASSIN
I ! had reached a vital spot. The poo
e skipper fingered betw ween life ant
death until nearly noon of the mex
e day, then died. He was buried a
= sea with solemn ceremony.
The faithful steward and tn
IS wounded seaman both recovered
though their wounds were severe