The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
DAILY. so A YEAR
SCENTS A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIAiES-A-WEEE 81 A YEAR
sIcKENlNG CRIME ON A SHIP.
THE CAPTAIN, Ills WIFE AND TIE
SECOND HaTTg MURDERED.

The Vessel Puts Into Ifalifax-The
One Passenger and the crew Fail
20 Give Satisfactory story - the
Tragcdy-Tne Curpses Brought
Into Port in small n0ut Totved
behind the ship.
Halifax. ~ =. July 2i-Tha American
barkontine Herbert Fuller. which sailed
from Boston "a few days ago for Rosario.
Buonos Ayres. arrived IN Halifax Harbor
this morning with the bodies Of three
murdered people on toard. Tho balance
OF those who left Boston on the vessel
were Immediately placed IN prison cells.
The three dead persons, whose murder
was evidently the result OF "a bloody out
break ON the part OF some members Of
the crew. are Charles Nash, his wife
and Second Mate Brumburs
The horrible triple murder occurred on
the night OF tho 18th, and the affair Is
so wrapped IN complete mystery, not
withstanding that there we're seven other
men on board az the time II occurred.
busides "a passenger named Monck, WHOSE
story Of what he could learn after II was
all over. IS tho only narrative relative,
unreliable as Il may ba 10 the crime that
can pe aacortalned so far. Monck has
b,,n closetcl with the police authorities
ever since his arrival on tho vessel. The
crow were brought ashore and the SURVIVE
ing officers OF the men ana ship are lock-
ed behind the bars in three different Sec
tions Of the pollce station. half dozen
pOlicemcn guard them, while Monck Is
inaccessible until the chief Of police and
Detective Powers have finished with him.
Munck seems 20 lGye taken charge Of
the vessel since tho tragedy, and by his
orders the bodies were placed In one OF
tho boats, covered with tarpaullns and
the boat towei astcrn into Halifax har-
Dor. There the coroner took charge %
the remains. which We're 40 far advanced
IN decomposition that n was almost I'M
possible TO remove them from the boats.
MOnck's story is thrt he knew nothing
OF the Tragedy until notified Of Il next
morning by tho first mate. He admits
that no heard a scream during the night,
but 81 ola not disturb him enough to
wake him up although his cabin was
next TO that IN which tho murder was
committed The weapon used was an ak.
The crew profess the same Ignorance
that overwhelms Monck OF when, how
and by whom the murders were commits
ted.
Pilot White boarded the barkentine off
Sambro at O'Clock this morning and
found Monck and the c0lOred steward,
Joshua Spence, IN charge MOnck told
the pilot that he had placed the first
mate, named Bran, in irons, and that he
and the steward took charge. Monck Is
we'll dressed and OF gentiomanly bearing.
He Is the son OF "a wealthy Bostonian and
~ member OF the Harvard sophom0ro
class. Owing 20 ill-health he was sent on
this voyage TO recuperate.
II Il now believed that the motive for
the crime was robbery, as the captain aud
Mr.. Monck had considerable money with
them.
Bran. who was at the wheel at tho
time OF the murder. has, IL Is understood,
made q statement that he saw through a
pane OF glass IN tho cabin. the captain be-
Ing strnck with an ak or club, and II ia
also reported that he has given the police
the name OF the party who held the Woa-
pom. The police refuse 20 divulge the
uaInn.