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

S0 Ioot 10 SSoo GO A4d bNAc1C 80 "~~k-
We had our CRIB all right. There is
no particular time that we know as
coffee time | mad SIS when | wen
a+o.nd the Berwind. One time Zen
we're fixing sails. Adams could not TX
SAIL ana the ca1:iiE called out =
Scott &C assist Adams. Scott replied
that he would no. ID it; what was the
:. c:ie for?
Scott called the captain and said be
wanted 10 speak - I'm. | SAL
1t. Ii, did :. say you were
not eo:ag TO let us order food; that yod
were not running hotel IN European
plan { said | would order grub. He
said. Scott, you are causing all this
trouble anG have beer ever since you
came aboard the vessel Scot sail,
What trouble have | caused Captain
said none yet but you have been n.y.
ing 70 cause trouble Scott said, L
lave ever seen a Nova Sootian that
vas any good, referring to the cap
tain. | went ashore on Tuesday night
'f.CT reaching Mobile. Went ashore
alone. On Wednesday night | ana
Coal,iev went ashore and Scott by him
self. After being ashore awhile | met
one Edward Delaney and he came
ashore on the next afternoon. All OF
Us went ashore and Scott went along
but | did not consider he was with me
is he did not speak to T :; and he n1y-
er dill when VIC could help it. / dill
not buy a pistol in Mobile. No, | did
Lit: buy that one (pistol here exhibit
ed. l did not show pistol to any one
IL t~0recastle.
Captain had 10 Be up quite a good
deal OF Monday night, October 9th, and
was helping the engineer. From . 10
4 Tuesday mOraing the 10th, Arthur
Adams was at the wheel. From II t.
2 a. m, | was ut the wheel and did
not see Coaklev or Scott on deck. /
saw the captain come out of cabin
From z to 4 was on outlook n dur
ing that time did not see Henry Scott
or COakley come out. Sometimes l
could see the entrance to forecastle and
at other times | could not. | don't
strike bell until hear bell aft. That
bell was supposed to strike 10 minusas
to 1 and Adams told me he struck tho
bell at Alp a. n. I was on starDoard
si!r when | stared to fOrecastle and
when I crossed was near forecastle. As
| passed engine room | did not look
in.
1T was about 5 o'clock and might
have teen later. Coakley attracted nE
attention. | was asleep when John S
CteFley came to o u us cut. He sad
You fellows come aft, there is SHOOT
ing Before we got out Scott appear
ed. I should say it was five minutes
from the time CoaLiey came before
Scot appeared. 1t might have been
more Or it might have been less. Scot
told us he would shoot us if we came
out and he commanded Coakley 10 go
to the wheel. J was standing in the
deer and was frightened. l oon heard
shooting up on deck load. | came out
and JUS as | got about half way Scott
was shooting man at main mast. |
came out and said, Scott, what's the
trouble? Scott shot at me. District
Attorney asked at this point, 'Tha,
was the first shot you SAW l did rot
see 1t sir. Every one IN the cc1r'
room laughed and even the judge sE1il-
ed I could not say who the man was
Scott shot at but from appearance |
should Judge it was the chief engineer
I could not see we'll whether he was
bloody or not.
at WAS about $40 or Z that l saw the
engineer washing bloc from himself
His shirt vas bloody Scott was walk
Ing along on the rouse. From Scots
niu ions he was bidding him to j: MP
eve. board. 1 did rot see him; whet1cr
it WIS with the chief Or with the mate
.h'?c,s said to ne KICK at chief all
vasl.ed in blood. / was looking and
saw Scott walkias back and forth
Presently Adams said Look. he is 60
ing OF. ~starboari side l jumped Up
to see him, but before | could see hill
I heard a shot arc heard the engineer
sing cut astern. | did not see any OF
the cher officers. This l should say
was about Z o'clock. We were at fore
castle head. Scott came and said Saw
yer, YOU better go and fix some coffee
for you are getting nothing to eat. l
T. Id Adams to GO and lie said why
should l not go. Adams came ana
both of us went. We went into galley
and Adams made ONE coffee.
we had beer forward awhile and
Adams was above me. He said 'lOok
the mate is fighting Scott was shov-
ing him to go overheard and mate was
irving to keep from it. One time mate
held up fist. Mate said, Scott, for
Gods sake, have mercy Coakley was
at the wheel at hat time. After saw
Lm frying 10 get MIN OVerDOdfd fo
long, Scott stood off and said. Are YOU
going overboard3' [ said, Adams lets
go after him Adams said, If we do
we will get shot. l said, Adams, I'm
going after him anyway Scott say
me and said. Get to hell backwards.
The mate saw me and said, SAWYER,
for Gods sake help me-. Scott said
to the mate, You amt going over
board, are you? and shot him and
threw him overheard. There was
some blood near spanker rigging
and he took some water and washed
Up blood. The cook was not in the sa.-
ley when we went in to get break
fast. He could not have been in there
unless he was in the storeroom.
Not long after this Coakley struck
8 bells. Henry Scott came aft to me.
l was at the wheel. He said. look
he;e, when you see zee fooling with
these white folks, don't you Interfere