New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

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thrown DS over6oard by the enrased Russian Then
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overheard and then with an axe in his nsnd a.. VEN ns
money The mate showed light and the , Rsss san
went deck again, fastened knife 70 ions KIo
d doS. trs Th % asd and %Ass
petroleum and threw It into the cabin winoo~s, tV "a
l STn me s w:s sS9 the
gagged the after end OF the CABIN .ne e,s sor.
ward end. and, by a flank movement. knocked the
aend down and fastened him in the ms5en .s e:
schooner 10 Copenhagen, where the sailor was
turned over to the Russian authorities
AT THE MERCY OF CRAZY MAN.
The story brought In by Captain Fritz OF the
ship Granite State some ten years ago. Is anotner
remarkable instance Of the deviltry one man may
be responsible for on BOARD a ship at sea- Tho
ship was at the mercy of a crazy Spaniard for two
days and nights, and to add TO the terror OF tho
situation, she was loaded with kerosene oil In
cases. and the man was ntrenched In the noio Dc
hind a barricade OF the cases. and was fully pre-
pared to set fire to the ship before being captured.
In the efforts to capture him Captain Fritz was
severely wounded by knife fastened to the end
of a shovel handle. and while the crew was vast
ing ammunition in vain attemp, 10 10 reacn ads
and when the firing ceased began his work Of
sashing those Of his shipmates who were within
to disiodge him there was resistance, and Y
found tina, he had cut his own throat S.c NTH "a
water and had a pipe and tobacco and plenty or
matches, and It was not until hts body had been
dropped the side and the cargo restowed tnat
the captain and crew OF the Granite state ie''
Insanity was the cause Of another case OF death
at sea- which was brought betore Judge Lacom5e
DS sG xhs1 Of the ship
Cross held in bail for having caused S t the
fn the Testimony S came out that
a fit Of insanity had barricaded himself In the gal.
hey could cut re nose o OF AMMUNITION which
the cargo and then. being fully equipped began ia
little fort Attempts were made to force the door
but the cook threatened 10 blow up the sh'9 ana
~ over lot Of niro,gycerine gunpowder ga TS.
line and cartridges. 1t was no Idle threat anc
span rom the shos Of the cook and
the door. but their attempts were uhavaih s a and
began firing shots at random through the door OF
the galley For some tine me snE,s but Wer finally
the ceased and when IN hs The w South
ern Cross brought into port the galley untouched
after the fight and the doors ana walls WET h, gar
mistakab!c evidence that there had oeeh 'o' ""'
on q small scale on board
FOUR SAILORS HANGED FOR MURDER.
One OF the most remarkable tales OF murder at 80
will be fitting end TO this record OF the principal
affairs OF the kind in recent years II Is the story OF
the British ship saladin. which went ashore near
Country Harbor in the Maritime Provinces. m the
spring of 1874 Suspicious were aroused by the con-
hcting statements Of those board and an invesu-
CATION was started which revealed the facts that the
Saladn had as passengers when she left Valparaiso
on her homeward trip Captain Fielding ana MS sou
George and a crew OF twelve rnen. her captain. NC
Kenz.e and mate. Byerly. The two captains quar-
relied and Fielding melted mutiny among the
crew with the object OF p!undering the ship. scut-
ting her. and dividing the freight after killing me
officers Thomas Byerly the mate was the first one
killed Then the carpenter was thrown overooard
ard as ne was struggling in the water Captain Nc
Kenzie came deck and was killed by Fielding With
an axe while a sailor held his captains hands TWO
seamen were the next TO be slaughtered. ana then
the crew became suspicious of their leader IN crime
and decided 10 throw Fielding and his son overheard
which was done Those who were left then divided
the money and projected plans for concealine their
crimes These plans mscarrted. and as result four
OF the crew were convicted on their own confes,
sions and were hanged in row on the rising ground
facing South-st now par; OF the grounds OF the VIC
torfa General Hospital. in Halifax while two or inc
men escaped on the unique plea by their counse that
murder could not be committed man like Field
ing and they were the ones who had thrown uAm
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