The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18
ONE MN MASSACRE
Twelve Men Shot on Board a
Swedish Steamer.
SEVEN KILLED INSTANTLY
Murderer Taken and Con-
fesses--No Motive.
SEVEN KILLED INSTANTLY

Copenhagen, May IA telegram from
Hoping. Sweden, reports that as the
steamer Hoping last night was passing
the Prins Carl. man sprang upon the
deck of the latter vessel and shouted:
IF anyone comes near I VIII shoot"
| AT the same moment woman was seen
hanging over the ships side, shrieking
for help.
| The man escaped in boat. When the
Prins Carl was boarded 1t was found
that twelve men on board had been shot,
! six Of whom, including the captain, was
| dead. The rest were found locked in
| their quarters. One of the wounded has
since died The murderer Is being pur-
sued.
Further details received here today
| from Hoping show that shortly after
passing Quick Sund,, at midnight, a man
suddenly started shutting all the doors
| OF the cabins and saloons, and then.
| with a revolver In each hand and with
a dagger and knife in his belt. he began
firing at every one he encountered. He
! stabbed the captain in the back, and a
! lady passenger in the breast with the
dagger and hacked a boy with the
knife. He also shot the mate through
| the shoulder, and Of four gentlemen who
were playing cards in the smoking sa-
loon. one was shot in the temple be-
cause he moved when the murderer
warned him not to stir. The Prins Carl
was stopped off Hoping and the murder
er seized the opportunity to jump into
a lifeboat and row away as fast as pos
sible. Search Of the steamer discovered
| seven dead and five wounded. The
Prins Carl proceeded to Stockholm,
where the police officials took charge Of
the victims. A tradesInan Of Arboga.
Sweden. reports that a man giving the
name of Grenkirsk, Of Stockholm. came
to him yesterday and secured two re-
vo1vers, which he fired several times 10
test their quality.
Stockholm May 1.-THE police have
tracked 70 Eskilstuna (57 miles west of
this city, and arrested there, the sup
posed author Of the Prins Carl tragedy.
He tried TO fire q revolver at the officers
When arrested he gave his name as
Philip Nordlund. On being questioned
about the murders, the murderer replied
that 1t was a matter 70 rthe police
themselves to unravel On being further
questioned Nordlmd confessed his
crimes and said he had stolen 500 kroner
from the captain
The wounded say they were playing
cahds in the smoking room about 1870
o'clock with other passengers when
somebody put his head in the room and
exclaimed: Look out. There is q mas
sacre on board At the same moment
shots were heard. All sprang to their
feet in order TO leave the cabin; but
they found the door fastened on the
outside While they were trying TO
force the door shot was fired through
the window and hit onue Of them, a man
named Karson. who fell to the floor.
The other three. Schneider. Konditor
and Linquist, burst the door. Linquist,
who was the first TO step through, re-
ceived bullet in his head. Disregard
ing the wound he ran after the assas-
sin to the steering room. The fugitive
shouted down the speaking tube: Full
speed ahead" The engines were al
ready at full speed and the engineer re-
Piled as that the captain?" receiving
the answer, Certainly; drive her to the
devil" The engineer put the engines at
fun speed astern. The assassin then
ran down to the engine room and threat
ened to shoot the engineer If he did not
obey. The engineer barricaded the
room. At that moment the Hoping came
along and the murderer lied in boat