Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-17
THE BURNING
VESSEL MURDER,
THE BODY THAT OF CAPT,
CAULK.
Arrest of Robt. Wyatt, Of St. Michael's
Charged With the Crime.

Arrest of Robt. Wyatt, Of St. Michael's
Charged With the Crime.
The CAPITAL published last evening a
brief mention OF the finding of a burning
vessel that hoated into Rock Creek, Anne
Arugdel county. and the discovery of a
charred body on board. Justice Dunlap,
who held the inquest. furnishes the CARP
TAI with the following particulars
About O'Clock a. m October 9Th,
1899. James Dolan. the Waterman en-
pioyed on the Government wharf at
mouth Of Rock creek, in Anne Arundel
county. saw vessel drifting into Rock
creek harbor with her sail and side lights
up and on IRE. In company with John
Harrison. German employee. he went
TO the vessel and found il TO be the sloop
Dream. hailing from St. Michaels.
Md. George Caalk captain and owner.
The vessel was loaded with shingles
and burning SO he could not get on
board. He could see the floor OF the
cabin and on il near the stove lay the
body OF white man. the legs and head
apparently gone. He could not get at
the body. Justice Dunlap was notified,
a jury was summonded. but by the time
Is p. m. he got there the tide was high.
the hull not burned having sunk in about
four feet Of water.
The jury went TO the sunken vessel in
a large scow, but succeeded in finding
only charred boneS. which DR.. Geo. II.
Crane. summoned by the jury. pronounc
ed human bones. pair Of eyeglasses, a
silver watch. The case of the watch was
numbered 2SIo; the works numbered
3SSI22. by Keystone Watch Co., Patent
Lever. which had stopped at 3 o'clock
and q minutes. The crew from dredge
boat saw the burning vessel before las.
Nolan. and succeeded in getting the sails.
anchors, main boom, mast and ten or
twelve bundles of shingles and put them
on the government wharf in charge of
Nolan.
The jury, after examining witnesses
n investigating the matter as well as
possible under the circumstances, are OF
the opinion that the bones found were
those of Capt. George Caulk. and that
Captain Caulk was murdered, robbed
and the boat fred to hide the crime, and
that immediate and strenerous efforts be
made to find the young colored man who
was seen on the vessel with the white
man, supposed to be Captain Calk. as
she came out of the harbor of Baltimore
about ) p. m. on Saturday. October 18th.
Captain Caulk was known to have had
considerable money with him. as he fol-
lowed the business of buying oysters and
selling them IN Baltimore city.
Justice Dunlap Immediately telegraph
ed to ST. Michaels the facts and reported
the occurrence to the Custom House in
Baltimore. and will endeavor 70 fnd out
TO whom Captain Caulk sold his oysters
on Friday last. and OF whom he houghs
the shingles. and will also issue a var.
rant for the arrest Of the man Who kfi
Baltimore on board the Dream. wth
whoever was on her a. captain. a por.
ton Of the body vas found when she tide
was low abous ten feet from the beat
This part Of the body coniained Fem
nants Of the Longs and heart. paFt 81 ne
back bore and ribs. eth aenh sssarhea
and terribly eharred IA was Flseed ta
charge Of Caps. r. l. iouss snd Cap.
Burrows. Of 81. Micharls. 10 krep un.a
hrs brother arrives fFom 81 MNharls
The remains wlil b. tsken 70 bah.mere
The deceased cas- : brosher 81 M
John CASSIDY. 81 Maryiand asenus. shz
received q teleeram Las naxhf nosllgtne
her % the tragedy ard wms greatly pras
trated. Ihis nsorning her son. Iehn =
Cassidy. len fer 81. Michaeis % al1end
the funeral Mr.. CASH was an uncir a
Capt. John Hzrrison. 81 TIE steamer
Emma Giles. and a eounn ~ Mr. Iohr
II. Caulk. messenger 10 the City Council
The Baltimore Sns Of this morning
gives the following additional particulars
Robert Wy ait. Of St. Michaels. Md.
was arrested about 2 o'clock last nigh
and locked up AZ the Central Police Sta
ton on the charge Of numbering Capt
Oliver n. Caulk. of the sloop Dream, Of
St. Michaels. Md. and Frank Collier
colored, deck hand on the vessel.
The murder was one of the most bruta
that has occurred in recent years ir
Maryland. Capt. Caulk and Collier lef
Baltimore last Saturday for St. Mich
aels. with load of shingles. Wyatt, il
is said, started with them as passenger
The sloop was discovered on fire in Rock
creek, Anne Arundel county, about !
o'clock Sunday morning. A charrec
body. supposed to be that Of Captain
Caulk. was found in the wreck. The
head. arms and legs were missing. and
had evidently been chopped off and
thrown overheard. The flesh on the
trunk was nearly all burned off. The
box In which Captain Caulk kept hi.
money was missing. and it is thought he
had several hundred dollars with him
when he left Baltimore. No trace OIL
Collier has been found. and il is thought
that he was killed and his body thrown
overheard.
Captain Caulk left St. Michaels, with
Collier. in the Dream in the latter par,
Of last week. with cargo Of oysters tc
be sold in Baltimore. The Dream wa.
what is known among oystermen as Z
.sbuy boat"-that is. her master would
buy oysters from tongers on the oyster
grounds and bring them to Baltimore foI
sale, instead of catching them himself
| He was well known in the oyster region
was quiet, but Of pleasant disposition
and was very popular. He was IS year:
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