The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-16
Rose Made Wicked Threat and
Showed Steel KnuCkIeS.
BARGE MASTER ON DEFENSIVE
Sailor Plunged. Overheard frsm tho Hamll.
ton Fish iad Most DllIgsnt Search
Falls 10 Find Hin.

John Rose, a deckhand OF the barge
Hamilton Fish, disappeared overheard
shortly before midnight Saturday after a
fight with Capt. Robert c. Ianier on
board the barge. II is alleged Roses
skull was fractured, and the captain is
under detention while the police of the
Seventh station are investigating the case.
John Nevin. the barge's steward, is
held as a witness.
Rose was a Brava and had been stay
ing with his cousin at 26 Dime street,
this city. on oct. 10 Rose was shipped
as a deckhand by Capt. Ianier. He was
but p years of age but he was brawny
fellow and At TO put up good argument
with his fists
Al II o'clock Saturday forenoon Rose
obtained shore leave from the barge, which
is anchored just east OF the channel, south
OF the Sassafras Point light, and about
500 feet from the shore. The water is
extremely deep at that pont.
Rose came aboard ship again at ii
o'clock at night and had not been in the
cabin five minutes before he started a
quarrel with Capt Lanier because he
couldn't have his supper at that late
hour.
Capt Ianier replied In heated terms
and this so enraged Rose that he started
for the captain with steel knuckles I'm
each hand.
Rose according TO Lanier and the
steward OF the barge. threatened Ianier
with the same fate as the captain Of
the schooner Harry a. Berwind, which
was towed into a southern port recently
with mutineers i'm irons after the murder
OF five OF the crew. x>%
The captain had no weapon al hand.
and To defend himself seized n shoe and
brought IL down hard on Roses head
four times.
Roses courage oozed out at once,
and turning. he beat a retreat to the
deck. being closely pursued by Capt.
Ianier. who made a peremptory demand
for the possession of his steel knuckles.
The deckhand approached him. appar-
emily intending 10 make a delivery OF
the knuckles Instead. he struck savage
| " at the captains head, and would have
cut him had not Laner lodged the blow,
ROSE PLUNGED OVERHEARD.
| Capt Lanier then assumed the often
sive. Picking up capstan bar he struck
Rose on the head. The man was so be-
wildcred by the blow that he wheeled
about, ran to the rail aud plunged over
board
| Instead of swimming toward the Provi-
dence shore Rose made for mid channel
He had taken but "a few strokes before
Capt. Lanier was at the rail with life
| lines i'm hand. He threw one which fell
directly over Roses head and at the same
time cried out TO him TO catch IL.
Rose made no effort TO get that line
| and was because OF the swift tide. car
ried too far out for the second one thrown
| TO reach him.
Lying about 100 feet below was the
barge Coal King and as Rose was being
swept toward that craft Capt. Ianier told
him to catch the anchor chain and hold
fast until n boat could be lowered. BE
fore Rose was near enough to be assisted
by the crew of the Coal King, he disap-
peared
SAILOR STILL MISSING.
Capt. Ianier rowed ashore and tele
| phoned TO the Seventh station. telling
Lieut. Rankin OF the occurrence and
asking for assistance. The lieutenant
went aboard the Hamilton Fish and
was then rowed out to the Coal King
which was thoroughly searched. Rose
was not aboard of her and none OF hel
crew had seen him.
! Yesterday Capt. Merrill OF the Seventh
station searched the Hamilton Fish and
satisfying himself that Rose was not on
board took Capt I.anier into custody
! although he says that the latter is not
! under arrest-simply detention.
! The police are confident that the blow
given with the capstan bar was Of sucl
severity that Rose suffered a fracture
Of the skull and was, IN consequence
| drowned.
| Captain Ianier was arraigned before
Judge Rueckert today on the charge OF
! making an assault upon John Ros,
He pleaded not guilty and was held II
| $4,000 bail for trial on Nov. 10th.