The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-10

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came n ordered US to hoist several
sails. He said he did not want US to|
have anything to do with the affair;
that he was going to kill all the white
men and he would take the boat and,
go ashore and If he was asked would
say he killed them. After we had fiX-
ed the sails Scott ordered us forward
and told Us to put water in the boiler.
After awhile we heard talking and II
saw the engineer on the weather side
Of the quarters. opposite the spankerI
rigging. He was washed in blood. aisl
shirt being bloody. He vas bendingI
over and looked like his arm was
paining him. Now and then he would
look up like he was looking I'D for
God to help him. They talked for
some time. Scott walking back and
forth on the house with a pistol in his
hand. Presently Scott came down aud
the men were where / could 'iot seel
them well. / heard Scott telling theI
engineer he must lump overheard and
then heard d shot n a splash and
the engineer cry out astern. THIS Nas|
about 6 or $50 o'clock.
Next ! heard the mate and Scott
and it looked like Scott was trying to-
put him overheard and he would not
go. He was pleading for mercy. Saw
yer said he vas going to him and II
told him 1 was afraid to go. Sawyer
said he believed the pistol was empty
and was going anyway. He started
and Scott pointed the pistol at HIM
and ordered him back. He camel
back. When the mate saw Sawyer
he begged him to help him. Scott thenl
fired two shots into the mate and
threw him overheard.
Scott came forward and thea vent
off again and l heard some more sheet
ing. 1t sounded like it was belO y deck
After a While 1 saw Scott bring thei
cook out of the galley n throw himi
overheard. The cook was the SMALL
est man aboard.
1T was about ~ O'Clock when Scott
said boys, I want you to do as I tell
you, or l will kill you He then order-l
ed US to lower the big boat and fill
her with water and let her g o He slidl
we will take vessel in and say boat was|
SWamped and We swan back to thel
vessel. He distinctly said L will kill
ali of Nod if you don't Obey me- Wei
thought the best thing to do would bel
to get him down and hold as none of
us had gun He ordered Robert
sawyer to make supper and we VENT
aft. Scott vent forward. We agreed
that the best hin to do would be tOt
tie Scott if we could get hold Of him.j
When Sawyer relieved me l went tol
supper. Directly [ heard Scott singl
out and when 7 went forward Sawyer,
and Coakley had Scott down. Scott said
he had two guns but one of them wasI
in the fOrecastle. we tied him with al
chain and he said oh, boys, don'tl
make it hard on a poor colored sailor.'I
He said he would jump overheard i'll
we would unite him. We used a chainI
to tie him. He said the dew would
be cold and asked me to put a coat
e him and l did it. Later SawyerI
saw a light and Sawyer wentl
into the Spanker rigging and II
went into the fore rigging. WhenI
pretty near down I heard shooting.I
we went on top of the house andj
Scott had shot Coakley and he was|
lying on top of him. We pulled himl
Oft. Scott was tied SO as he could not
get arm to shoot us and we managed
to get hold of his and and beat it uni
til he turned the pistol loose. Coakleyl
was heaving and Sawyer said, go for-I
ward and get some salt and put it ini
some water for him to gorgle hisl
throat Before I could get it thought
he was dead. Sawyer told me to gol
forward and signal the boat, it was al
steamer. We raised the signal but theI
steamer did not come. In a shortI
time we saw another vessel and it'll
came near US. Sawyer called outl
Schooner Alloy. for Gods sake comei
W u dSSlSldllCe. IloN came ana IOOkl
us on board and as each one Of US got
aboard we were ha~ndcuffed. We werel
put in the lazarette.
I did not purchase a pistol in Mo-
bile n eve owned one in my life
Henry Scott was in command of the
vessel after the officers were killed."
On cross examination Adams said he
had been a seaman about 2 1-2 years.
and at one time he admitter havingI
n n II C-nro ryOrIC - ~@~4 - I'LL
schooner Benefit in regard to the pno-
visions. He said he was not logged
though. Adams SAYS he is % years Of
age. In speaking of provisions given
on the BerWind he said once he re-
membered for two entire days they
had only baked beans. The grub u
as he termed it, did not suit them
When at Cardenas he said he got 50
from the captain to buy a parrot but
die not get it and he loaned 81 to-
Scott. This he says has not been re-
paid. Adams said when the Berwind|
was ready to sail from Mobile that
the captain had to wait between 2 and
, hours for Scott to come aboard and
he said at the time if he could get
another man he would not wait one
minute.
Told a Plausible Story.
Robert Sawyer was the next witness
PLACED upon the stand. He is a naIiye
of Providence, West Indies, and is a
typical negro. With the heavy fea
lures Of his race. In build he is about
: feet Q or 10 inches tall and is a
heavy built negro. There was nothing
Of tie traggadocio about him on :te
stand. as was Scots demeanor. JI:s
were positive and he told a
complete and most reasonable story.
MOI olce did the district attorney, on
cross examination, cause him to Gi-
verge IL the least from his original
story of the terrible tragedy. Some
times the questions were fired at him
with great rapidity, but he made an
swer without becoming entangled and
his words as those of Adams had a
ring Of sincerity to them. This m1gnt
have been due to the fact of Sawyer
being A plain negro speaking in the
negro 5rogue md Scott's being q
bright negro, telling his story in we'll
chosen words and speaking for The