The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-01
THE MURDER OF CAPT. DwYxR.

Additional Particular ~ 60 His Death
~ the Handa Of IN lnnnne Chtnaman.
Port Townsend. April 0.-Spsciai-Ad-
difionai particulars OF the murder OF Capt
Philip Dwyer. master OF the American
schooner Lyman D. Foster, which sailed
from New Whatcom on December n with
. cargo Of lumber destined for Shanghai.
were received today from the bark b. p.
Cheney. which arrived from the Orient
after quick passage OF thirty-fcur days
Tho man was murdered BY an insane half
breed Chinese cook. and then the murderer
dramatically leaped over tho rail- into the
sea and was drove ed. While the tragedy
was being enacted the crew and ofiicers
were paralyxed with fear. II happened so
quickly and unexpectedly. they said. that
II was all over In an instant. The captain
was particularly well known in Seattle and
At tho various mill ports on Puget sound
and when the brief cahlegram in the POST
Inteiligencer was published recently an
nouncing his untInely death. many were
the deep expressions OF regret manifested
by shipping men
Shortly after the Lyman d. Foster lost
Eight Of the American coast the Chinese
cook. whose father was q white man. and
who was born and raised IN California. ex-
hihited signs Of insanity. He threatened
the lives OF the mates and crew several
times In each instance. however. his an
ser subsidized when Capt. Dwyer went for
ward and disarmed him Of a butcher knife
or An ex. as the case might have been On
the nineteenth day after leaving Cane Flat
terry the cook came out OF the galley and
without provocation or warning began
chasing the forecastle hands around with
an ak. The mates were quickly driven AFT
and for Q few minutes the Chinaman was
monarch OF the vessel. Capt Dryer was
Informed OF tho occurrence and came on
deck, and without much trouble d!Sarmed
the Celestial. The mailman was perfectly
Wild. chanting some weird. cultural tarrcn
and appeared 70 be dazed and stupid when
spoken to By the captain. Picking I'd the
AK. the captain turned his back TO the cook
and was walking aft toward the cabin
when the Chinaman suddenly drew from
the folds OF his blouse a revolver ana fircs
two shots into the captains back ona ar
the bullets going through his heart caus-
Ing instant death. Pandemonium retrned
for minute or two. The man AZ IN.
wheel FED I'm terror from his post. The
mates rushed aft looking for firearms. The
vessel fell into the trough Of the sea ard
was rolling srightfuiiy The Chiraman
rushed up 10 the dead man 20 see IL he was
dead. dipped one hand into his warm blood.
and. with the pistol in the other saId Soma
thing In the Chinese language. tnrnne-, I'm
onto the ran and plunged into the sea He
never came to the surface. the crew ma
and no sfyort was made to save him, When
assistance reached the captain he was
dead. and few days later Ms body was
consigned 70 the waves after an apnrenrs-
ate funeral service. The first officer the,
assumed command and took the vessel 10
Shanghai ~
Among The Chinese population OF the sea-
port cities Of tho Pacific coas, tina rsh,n.-
man was considered 70 he te,rens.s ava
was Stunned by Cinnamon generally Ne
was the same cook whom the csnfsir =,
the schooner AleaiGe. AT Port Blakeley IA :,
year. II was said by a Seattle newsp.ne-
tried 10 cosnncl his daughter 20 marry be.
ca'se ne possessed q large amount q,
money. Inc accusation was never ienlet.
but was not believed hv his .c,1.,,...a..'