The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

ter, but merely as q passenger. At the
time Captain Fisher being the master.
Captain Hewest stated last night in
conversation with a represent ative of
The Messenger, that when he was on
the Berwind about a year ago there
was one negro on board who was very
insolent and endeavored to be always
trying TO cause trouble. On one occa-
sion the negro said 10 the Captain oh,
yes, d you, in less than two years
| will make you take on your hat TO
me instead of having to take on
mine to you." Captain Hewett says
he spoke TO the negro about his ac-
lions q told him that 1t seemed TO be
his sole desire not do his work. but
to stir up trouble. When Captain
Hewett entered the jail and saw Scott
he said he felt positive that he vas
the negro he had seen on the vessel
under Captain Fisher, although at that
time he did % go under the name of
Scott This, he said, was nothing un-
usual, for negro sailors are always
changing their names and especially
If they happen to have a bad record.
In SCOTS bunk on the Berwind vas
found a coupling pin such as Is used
on the Pennsylvania railroad. When
he was carried ashore a dirk was found
on him and in the bag in which he
kept his clothes was a razor. Sawyer
also had a razor in his possession.
Wnen Captain Stetson was talking 10
the negro Sunday he endeayored to
get Adams and Sawyer to talk about
the horrible affair, but they would not
do SO. When asked about the cap
tain's fate Sawyer said, I'VE were
told not to tell anything about him.
And then, quickly correcting himself,
THE DESPERADOES-TWO :. .
said, I mean we don't know anything
about him"
THE SCHOONER BERWIN.
Quite a number of people went on
board the Berwind at Southport Sun
day and many went aboard her at the
Skinner %shipyard yesterday. To go on
a vessel on which such horrors occurr-
er gives n an uncanny feeling. The
writer, who was alone, went into the
captains cabin, which was unoccupied,
and the feeling he had as he stood
there and pictured In his mind the
scene enacted less than a week before
gave him a most peculiar feeling and
one that could not be felt except under
similar conditions. The more one
thinks of the horrible butchery The
worse the crime seems. To be upon
the high seas at the mercy of blood
thirsty brutes is a horror thai
probably has no equal, for there is no
earthly meal of escape. In going over
the Berwind one cannot help but PIC
ture these horrors in their mind.
The Berwind is leaking and she will
have to have a new rudder stock. She.
could be towed to Philadelphia, but it
will be necessary for her to have her
rudder repaired and if possible the
leak stopped. She will be beached and
her bottom examined and if this IAN
not be we'll done by Bleaching her, a
diver will examine her bottom. 1t
will take a week and possibly ten DAYS
to get her in condition to proceed on
her way north.
RELEASED ON BOND.
The three sailors who were confined
in the Southport Jail, being held as
witnesses, have been released on bond.
A bond of $500 was required for each
sailor and a 1000 bond of the captain
and mate.
The owner of the vessels are STOP
ping at The orion and will probably
be here for several days. The amount
OF prize money has not yet been decid-
ed upon.