Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02
CRIME PROVEN.
Scotsman's Sailors Arrested
and Stolen Property Found.
Je~elry, Money, Clothing and Even
Private Papers Recovered.
List Of Dead Numbers 11-siOrc Stories
Of Terrible Suffering.

Montreal, Oct. 1.-The list OF tht
Scotsman dead is unchanged at 1,
o'clock, tonight, and remains II. Roy
Dr.. Chalmers. the Congregational mis-
sionary Of Hong Kong. who was re.
ported missing, last evening, has beer
located. He is on board the Dominion
Line steamer Ottoman, which arrived
at Quebec, this morning, bringing Dr.
Chalmers, four other passengers and
% of the Scotsman's crew. The cap
tan and second and fourth officers still
remain by the ship and it is supposed
that all the passengers and crew have
been taken off Change island.
! The feature of the day has been the
arrest Of q members of the Scots
mans CREW. They arrived in Montreal
| this morning, on the steamer Montfort
on the wharf waiting to receive them
| were 20 police officers. The policemen
were kept concealed until the gang
ways were alongside when they sud
denly S"3rned Oh board and in a trica
had rounded up the Scotsman's crew.
1T was Gone so quickly that the men
had no opportunity Of Kidding them
selves OF any traces Of guilt Half a
dozen patrol wagons were waiting
along side, and into these the sailors
were hustled, amidst the jeers and his
seS Of Il large crowd which had gather
ed.
II hruw them into the river" was the
cry that went up. Had IL not been for
The presence ~ tie police the threat
might have been carried out The men
We're taken 70 ihr Central police station
and searched. When the search was
ended there remained not the slightest
doubt " The SORES Of pillage and VIC
lancc told by unluCky passengers on
the Scotsman.
Among the goods found were dia-
mond rings, watches. bracelets. chaing,
ear rings, jewelry Of every kind. ladies
dresses. silks and satins. mems wear
ing apparel and even a days sealskin
sack Was discovered in the bundle Of
ore of the men. Private papers were
even included in the prey The will of
n Mr.. Lester was taken from one man.
on another was found a handsome and
costly locket. on which was engraved
the name Of a woman who is number
ed among the dead. Some Of the men
denied having anything in their poses
sion. One man who did so had $500
worth Of jewelry sewed in the side Of
his underwear. Others were quite
frank and handed out what they had
without hesitation.
Going by the stories told by some Of
these men the rocks. on the morning
after the wreck. were strewn with jew
elry and wearing apparel.
Tho Grecian came in about noon
and from her the police took nine cat
tlcmen who were on the Scotsman
Upon one man only was anything of
an discriminating nature found.
The Ottoman, which is due here. to-
morrow, has 70 of the crew on board
and the police expect another haul
the largest capture of all is expected
t. fall in the possession of the British
police when the Monterey arrives. to-
borrow or Tuesday.
on the Montford Were Mr. and Mrs.
Alum Of New York. and their son
Mrs. Alum was in the water for some
time and was so Frustrated that she
was unable to leave the Montford with
other passengers at Rimouski. She
was removed to the Windsor hotel and
IS still under a doctors care. 1t is
given as a reason why more stolen jew
clry was not found on the sailors from
the Grecian that when this ship touch |
cd at Quebec half n dozen policemen in |
uniform boarded her and that the |
Il ieves took alarm and threw the plum !
. 7 overheard.