The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

OF MS Death ons word more would hare
tod the tale Fntaiiy-whas --~aat, ssahs,ed
or Drained By acme uustnesr7 He c2ught
himself tu~s In time and resumed his rsSi-
cencs. Gsher unwilling or not ready 20 dis
close to rns the fun details q BIS Death"
Convinced new Of the czpsAiE's murder.
but 40, wishing 10 preE tho subject fur
tfSsr. Capt. blanchard next &Sksd what
part The Masonic was In. N there was much
doubt On the subject. The reply wak;
sc I really eanno. say nor rs 70 fss exact
locality. II was far away from Eoagkong-
Wal tel you ahou; {. after ga. 10 r.ghts-
do not trace Attitudes or longisuees clear
~ nov. viii tell you all by and By
IT. ". KILLMAS.'
My friend. you will see'' resumed the
cactain. was not clear IN HE mind with
out his charts as to just what port ,hs
yssses ras In when death overlook him. but
he knew well enough il was TO. Honskong.
and Ia this. - We learned later. his message
was correct He uses nautical terms. too,
which could only come from ssAfarinx
man.
There remained ono further test which
I wished TO make. IL covered 4 grasp Of
routine buAness matters. had received
from him a cable msssage asking for $50
for disbursements. and aseried him ~ to
whether the amount was correct His re-
ply was;
:" i DO not recollect having asked for
money 10 that amount. Perhaps I DO
not understand you. ! am too weak 10
say anything straight now. Give me a
week longer and will tell you AL / can.
Thank you fur this cab.
1T. w. KILLMAN.
"sP. SIT was ESQ ] now recollect-'
just see now" resumed Capt. B.anch-
ard, by way OF explanation. now import
ant and thoroughly human this message
was~hls knowle<ige Of the draft his sud
den act Of memory In recalling the amount
and his correction that he was not in con-
ditian to control the medium and talk In
diligently any longer.
This concluded the spirit interview
From FIRST TO last Medium Mansfield had
preserved his quiet, passive demeanor.
aud the last word OF the last message be
wrote was as perfect "a fac-simile of Capt
killman's hand as the first. Had the
series OF messages been typewriter they
could not have been more alike"
In possession OF his weird communion
tons from that bourne from which no
Traveller returns" Capt. blanchard found
his friend Martin and submitted the spirit
correspondence.
THE captain has been killed." said Mar
tin. That is as plain as day"
There the matter rested until informal
ton by maE supplied the sequel 10 this
tale of two worlds II came on the morn
Ing OF January 3. 1879, when the same
newspaper jus, quoted contained the fol-
lowing dispatch:
YOKOHAMA. Dec. Il. ISIS. via San
Francisco. Jan. 2. Is7s.--InformatIon from
Manila announces the death Of Capt. Kill
man. OF the American bark Masonic. who
vas stabbed by the steward The offender
Il In the custody OF the United States vice
consul. The Spanish authorities on the ISL
and have manifested an unfriendiy dispo-
probably be sent to the United States for
trial.
This news was followed. on March q.
1873. with another dispatch from Yoke
hama. announcing that Edouard Bertrand.
late steward OF the bark Masonic, accused
OF killing Capt Kiisnan. had reached
there from Manila and been turned over TO
Consul General Van Buren,. who Was to
send him 10 San Francisco for trial.
Bertrand was duly placed In the dock
at San Francisco on April ., 1873, In the
United States district court. 1t was so
clearly established that the homicide was
committed In seif-aefense that the tIry,
after cei;berasing ten minutes, returned a
verdict os not guilty. and the prisoner was
discharged.
LET me add. In conclusion" Capt. Blan-
ehard said "that the steward. TO my great
surprise, appeared AT home In Brooklyn.
several months later. IN order 10 explain
the whole affair He did so 10 my entire
satisfaction. Wishing TO test this matter
10 the very limit. took him 10 a lady In
Brooklyn who was youched for az a reli-
able medium I'm verbal communications
only. I introduced Bertrand under false
name that he should not know the pur-
port os our visit. To my amazement. Capt.
Kllman and he were soon talking. appar-
entity face 70 face. the medium acting for
k.llman. The captain frankly admitted he
had been the aggressor In the fatal quar-
rel at Manila and begged the stewards
pardon And the tears ran down Bert
rands face at this exoneratlon and mag
nanlyni;y.
Mrs Killman finally returned from Ma
nils and ! met her IN Brooklyn. I told
her nothing AZ nTst about the spirit conn
manieations. hut, taking one or the ORR
gsnai messages in my hand. I turned the
signature down and asked her whose writ
ing Il was Her instant reply was: