New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
TOLD BY THE MURDERER.
STORY OF THE MUTINY ON THE OLIVE
PICKER.
THE COOK RELATES HOW HE KILLED THE CAR
TAIN AND MATE AND SET THE shlf oN
FlRE-THE MUTINBERs TO BE

THE COOK RELATES HOW ib hib'i-' '''
TAIN AND MATE AND SET THE SHIP ON
FlRE-rHE MrrIxBERs TO BE
TRIED At NORFOLK.
Nauno-t News Va. Nov s.-The United States
training ship Lancaster from Bahia. Brazil. Il nj
anchor in Hampton Roads In confinement on the
vessel are five men OF the crew OF the schooner
olive Pecker. whose captain j. NJ. whitman oi
Rocklani Me- and first mate. william Sauhde's'
Of Sandy Cove y :, murdered al sea IN
August last In the brig closely ironed. Is j. Ander
GO, tho schooncrs cook who Is the sell c"hiesS'i
perpetrator OF the murders. and who after"atu SET
fire TO the vessel The Olive Pecker sa''en Iron"
Boston on June q with cargo OF lumber ior i'""',
and the story this tragedy o. the sea l. Des' 'oi
in the words Of the murderer WIZ s"'' '' '
ing version OF his crime
~ wos the cook aboard the olive Pecker. two
mas,ea schooner from Boston TO Bahia. and had Z"
serve the captain his servant hhd E"o' '''
TO believe tina; the captain dii not tah' " M o.
I was always in fear OF nv HE wherever u" 80
his mad fits lie had dog when was d'"'S'
coming Into tho cookhouse and annoying me -"
tho d,v Of our little difficulty the animal came IN
s,de and threw a boiler Of HOY water on MIN
Well he howled. and the next thins Kh'" ~"
CAPTAIN was calling for me. went 70 ms '""'''.
and no hogan cursing me. telling mo ''' '''' SUI
- ,Lt,- hod ~ stop did not say anything to
hin, and he ordered me into hlS c""'h l" '" -
hIe bel This was In the morning
MEATH OF THE CAPTAIN And MATE
go, r,oao ~ his bed. and he ordered me out with
vouey Of oa,hs I saw ne was IN " mean h"'"0'
80, a.,o.,r,red IN arm myself against MIN.
k,,v the captain had some pistols IN ms '"''"' o.
7 yen, hack 10 get one OF them '"S' a. ~
entered the captain hrcf beer po'''' ." M
soeInp that lodged g. nc picked w 4 P'S'o' i',
the table and sent a bail IN ND "' , -, "a.
~, nv hands on n weapon which MAS lying on Wv
og y, h,s table and Of course. | op'nc1 mr. Oh
49, rascal Ny first bullet took erect III ~
.b,d and the second went into MS p''"s'' 49,
hin, almost instantly. then went q" IT.
i,od - the mate who was In the iote''st"s
hor,ed m me asking what "hh''h
"'-'. ,.,,--,ha, the captain wanted him IN we
bin He started down. ana "he" i" ,u.
,hn deck I went for him. lie was '' e. nt.h
.,,h uhiskcrs and feit like sinash'"s mn M
- a., lie looked AT me az II 10 lhq"'e -,
.ho-i,v 10 order him about ana -. ~
,,or At his old bewhiskered head' s"''"N u,,,,
,. .xow die IKE the dog you are WIN
,ha, 7 pulled the trigger, and the MAJ
,ho deck. rolling the port size OF l'r , 80
~. an, down into the cabin. thinking "ou'' Nv
able 10 take the ship by myS''' -, o,mo
~ saw that the captain was ehoS'' anu
unon deck again. The mate was sroa'''''7 60.
~' . ,,, duty 10 put him out OF his MISERY
leit 1t ""' ~ 80 ,,d that secured the captain q
one 'nIr" and after giving the mate s,conn T"
iat started toward the crew WIZ w 20 understand
pistol In each na a r,aster Of the Olive Pecker ana
that the nrst man VINO ui me- conseanences They
csrrcd out nv commands without f"u'''"''
ruprw THE BODIES OVERHEARD
go A. ,aered them 10 throw the mates oolS
o,erho,r1 and Their We went down 'n'o Wv -, a.,
| and brought up the captains corps o - Go,
a. ,u,o manner Next ordered the me" W -
80, the oil and saturat" the who'e n.,s.. soy ,,,o
o,' T., s,cb n manner that she wouih ourh UP IN
| a. 49, and then we got Jul N''''N
| HI M o1 % take 20 the boats. first setting
| ings and prepared I" "
| Are to the old ship. ., tho boats
| ..>,. chum and went down III o'' W. rho,
| ,mo rho other four men TOOK 10 aho'''' MA
| nurcd off In different dirccuo" i'o'' ,r,sor in
| po s,w them again until we met III p'i.o" "
| ~. Thoy must have peachcd on u.s. TOT ~
Din "a ,,o landed from the ship we han '"N :
| ,ton tho officers placed MS under arrest anu 49,,
| no ~ Rahia The Pecker was one MUM tn
| Doa,on and was within two DAYS OF hah'a w.
| ali his happened. She was ."'-''''s''' '0'''''
| and started out with crew Oh e'B".' mor -,
" ..,,ort was sent ashore by an of'cer vi
-, ,rh.. ,f, Ger said that when me men a,a.as
thrown into prison at nn lama ~, with the Navy
Commitment al Washington coneernns and d received
Of The and MS hem ab"Rrd the
ihrh AZ mat tine was sev .nId bn ordered 70
south Of Bahia and w pposaibIc' The seanen re-
NAMED in the Cd prison at Bns When the
before r sent aboard the cruiser they WI ,ou
~ ha 90 filthy and poorly Gao l",'' annnrcl
w 90 give them baths ana ne" WI ''n n,niular
SS cook was ordered in irons ana IN conane
- ,bc ship's crew were placed III liz ;ynnrcssior
Vi w rb. Eve sailors are undcr tile nn ,it ia
| iir!' az. bcing held as Witnesses ~" ~
~ ,r1 will be cXpcctcl 10 ltstHs go ,ban ,rr,
SSnj The captain and mate " y MI he used a.
III h,u,oycr that they VII! ho' ~ Iii - -
Witnesses against the muruSSt,v' on The high seas
w. ,hc charge Of firing SNIP % y,cnr.s crau. ,ro
u OIL VI, Gvc men Of the owe itth
| iu,ti,o,n iIorsburg Andrew + Al"iN ''''"N' '''
, r,ait. John Lend and NJ ba'"'"'
TRIAL. OF THE MUTINEERs.
! ,-,A,,o,or Nov 6-Thc Atorney-General mas
| ""I tho Secretary Of the Navy that he de-
| - 80 ,ovc the mutinous crew OF the owe PccK'
| " ,.a a, Norfolk In the Eastern District or VIZ
| - I, was nj first thought that the case would
| ho,,ob, TO TRIAL at Boston. but the language oil
~, s,a,utc Is so direct and explicit that the cues
| Wv nv - iurisdIciion undoubtedly would he raised
| IA nrof,ilv with success II the crew were takel
llu ~ 10 any nont outside the norfolk district
dor ta anv chance therefore. Of failure to con
10 49, 10 re,sor OF a defect In the proceedings IN
| f!ot,ci states Marshal at fNoriok mas Dceh III,
| s,,nmcted 70 take CUSTODY; or the prisoners. ant
tinted States Attorney Whlle dirccteh 10 pIoc.e.
LIN ,hc trial The section Of the Revised Statute
MIL -, mxes The Jurisdiction Of cases Of this chaTaG
WI t. NJ 7s6 which follows: THE trial OF al
licences committed upon The hlgn seas. o, e,s'
~here Out Of the jurisdiction OF any partlcu'hh
Siate ar district shall be In the district wncIe ~
Wandcr Is found or into which he Is mrs, *
'Soiic,o Tor General Richards went 10 Norioih lu
,H' to sncnd sunday with lis brother. VINO Is 81
nf1ccr on Inc Lancaster, and during ms say ne VIZ
Confer with United States Attorney W ny ~ ~ be
| conduct of the 1t Is not yet usciueu ,,an
any OF the officials connected win une but