The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07

IUrize money.
4 said, What III q storm should
come up tonight and Sawyer said. we
tcould use the sf.i.1l boat I said No
Sawyer then got a club and knocked
me down and then they all jumped on
me and chained me and tied me with
a rope. (aera Scott rolled up his
l~sleeves and exhibited the rope marks.
which we're perfectly plain where they
had chafed the f,esh.) IL vas then
fabout So'clock. they tied mi on tor OF
1.-THE cabin Adams an6 Sawyer then
! went forward and Coakley Was at the
wheel. After ne had left ME about
half an hour | got the chain OF my
arm. knew II Coakley saw me get
1t loose he would shoot me. r said
to him: Go forward and get me a
Idrink of water and chew of tobacco.
III again tried TO liberate myself but
could not. Coakley saw me trying 10
get away and struck ma with a club
and then fired at me. then took out
the small pistol and shot him. / shot
Coakley n time.
"Coakley was not as tall a | am but
weighed about $50 odd. Captain Rum
III (here he pointed TO Juror Mon
roe Hickman and told; him TO stand
up) was about that mans size. Hall
and the cook (here he pointed out at
ltorney William J.. Bellamy, and asked
nlm TO stand up were about the size
of him. The engineer was q large, &C
tive man.
When Adams and Sawyer found
had my hand loose they tied me again.
Then they hoistad the distress signal.
That night the schooner King took all
Iof us off and Il taken on the King
we We're put in chains and put in the
lazaret.e.
Il was born IN Baltimore and have
been a sailor Off and on for the past
IL Or II years. | went on vessels
when / could rot get work on land.
Sawyer and Coakley had been ship
mates for several years. Don't know
anything about Adams. When We were
taken aboard the King Adams had the
white handled pistol. The pistols
bought in Mobile had been thrown
overheard. There were eight shots fir
ed, Coakley shot mate three times,
Sawyer shot steward twice and Adams,
iCoakley and Sawyer, all three, fired one
shot at the engineer"
On cross examination Scott's tcsti-
mony was not shaken in the least, He
said ne made Z statement before the
commissioner a. Southport that was in
complete but that the one he was max
ing was complies. He was asked qIss-
tons and then asked if he didn't make
a different statement before the cosn-
missioner: The attorney asked if hi
did not say before the commissioners
that Sawyer, Coakley and Adams were
all in command of the ship. Il don't
think l said 1t" was his reply. Fe
was asked why he did not go to the
rescue of some of those being killed
and he said he did not do SO because
he knew if he dill he would be killed.
The attorneys questions would lead
one to believe that the testimony of
Scott 1T the preliminary trial is not
CONSTANT with the testimony given
yesterday. Nothing new whatever was
brought out on cross: examination.
Captain Simonds, Rescuer of the Muir
tineers-
Captain" Theodore SimOnds. mate OF
the schooner Blanche II. king,~testi-
fed as follows:
MY home is in New York and I am
mate on schooner blanche H. King. We
came upon the BerWlnd about 1920 p.
M, on the 10th OF October. I wen.
aboard the. Berwind and took with Inc
three seamen from n King and went
as near as. we could to the vessel. I
asked the men, if they wanted to leave
the vessel and they said yes | then
told them to jump as o o as could get
near enough: They said they had a
man tied on the, house. The two men
to take him and I told them to-
bring him along, | heard them taking
the chains off. When they brought
him to the edge of deck l saw he was
clear of rope ami the men said he was
harmless, but = insisted that he be tied.
All were anxious TO get in the Doar
Each vas given IN oar and we carried
them hack to the Berwind. We then
back to the Berwind and get
there between 1880 ard II. The pa
pers that were IN the captain secreta-
ry were taken out and were laid in a
chair. (Here he identified officers log
etc. We wen5 through pantry and
found 2 few canned goods, ETC., bat
liquors or sOirits. Examined ir0-
ry pistoI.) This is similar to n hand
ed by Adams when we went aboard.
The large pistol I was told by prison.
ers was lying near rudder head AMI
there / got large pistol. l gave the
pistol 10 Captain Taylor. (Here was
heavy leather billy.) l found
billy m a bunk in forecastle. (Rope
exhibited) This looks like rope Scot
was tied with when taken ON the kng.
The next morning We searched for
blood stains and found several, put
looked like IN effort had been made
to wash off blood. Found blood in
two places a%midships. Came 20
anchor about 9 O'Clock on Wednesday
morning and were towed into South
port on Thursday mornIc..."
On cross examination said he did not
know who committed the murders aud
knew nothing more than stated in d.
rect examination.
When Captain Simonds had enclud-
ed his testimony, the state rested but
notice was given that it would reserve
right TO put on other witnesses latec.
It was then 4:45 O'Clock.
Scott Arraioued