The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-13
NEGRO SHOT CREW
AND PASSENGER rs,
KILLING TWELVE
Nine Men. Woman and
Infant Of Six Weeks
Murdered. 5#'.
GIRL ESCAPEDAFTER
BEING HI1' WITH OAR
Story One Of Most narrowing
in the Annals Of /:
Crime. 53
.FIEND WILL PROBABLY .4.
BE TORTURED TO DEATH
Young Woman Who Swan toe
Shore and Saved Life, Hid in
Brush Two Days, Afraid to
Leave Robbery the Mo- 5.s
tive for Hideous 5,,.
Crime.
Story One Of Most narrowing
in the Annals Of
Crime. 5
.FIEND WILL PROBABLY 81.
BE TORTUR TO DEATH
(ByG s Associated l3ress,)

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NEW ORLEANS La, July 12.--One
OF the most shocking stories Of murder
with robbery as the motive in the an-
nails OF crime was brought to this city
to-day by Captain Hans Holm, Of the
Norwegian fruiter Bratten, which plies
between New Orleans ana Honduranf Il
points. It was subsequently, confirmed
by tho officers Of the fruit steamer Ro- /.
sian. which came In later In the evening
with additional details 3a. s3$
# The little island OF Utila. lying of the
Honduran coast. whose population Is an
lindlscriminate mixture OF Wild tes. N Gays
5manitos. and caribs. was tho scene ot !
s tho tragedy in which twelve lives werx &
sacrificed Tho captain Of the little Il
trading schooner Olympia was about ta
make a trip to a Ruatan, n Truxillo and 4
\ Belize. M Sho had about $1,4O0 aboard u
and was to- buy cattle at Truxillo to sell /
ut 3 Bclize. Il She carried d crew OF four
and quite nSnutnber OF passen enyera, max -si
ing tho total list OF people aboard mum -$a
Der thirteen. Amnng these were two }wo-si
mon and two children, 6l # IA 8
Killed Men, w oman apd Child.
VA Tho vessel loft the harbor Of Utilla at 4
II o'clock Friday night June Goth. and
after she had been under way less than
an hour, everybody was aroused by III
shot. and. rushing on deck, found q
negro armed with a Winchester rifle
shooting down the men one after another.
This negro was robert McGlll, and, as t 4
afterwards developed. he had stoweG
himself away aboard with the Intention
OF robbing the captain and then swm-&
ming ashore. After he had killed all h
but one of the mon he ordered the last
survivor to 90 below and scuttle tho
ship. When the unfortunate man res
appeared on deck and reported, the negro
shot him dead. il, = ~ S
5a The murderer then put the two women,
Miss Elso Morgan and her sister, Mrs.
Waltor Rose, In tho dory with Mrs. Roses
sIx-weeks -old infant and left the boat,
steering for tho mainland. He changed
his mind about allowing tho women TO-
live, and killed Mrs Rose and her infant.
Then he began shooting at Miss Morgan, H
and wounded her In the arm. She Jumped N
overhonrd and started to swim back to
tho island. He. fired at her Intellectually,
but his ammunition evidently gave out,
for he promised her immunity from harm
If she would come back to the dory She
started back, and when within oars i
length. he struck her on the head with an
oar, stunning her. Believing she was q
dead, he rowed away towards tho mains
land.
Miss Morgan swan back to the island,
where she was thrown on the beach BY
the waves in an exhausted condition. She
feared that the negro would follow her, X
80 she hid In the brush and for two days
suffered from tho heat and exposure, 4
until found by q woman from her neigh
borhood and rescued from starvation.
In the meantime. the, dory had been
washed ashore and there was excitement d
on the island. as It was believed the
Olympia had gone down with nll hands. n
When Miss Morgan told her story, an Inns.
mediate search was Instituted for McGill.
and the authorities on tho mainland were
notified. They caught him at FL Ports
vlnlr. little town on the road to Ceiba. II
and there was quito q demonstration.
but he was protected. 5sE AZ
His life was saved through tho press
cnco on the coast Of President Bonilla,
who was on an inspection tour Tho Ion-
duran warshlp tn Tumbla. which has
figured III SO many revolutions was
brought into service and tho murderer
placed aboard and sent back to the Island.
Will Be Tortued to Death.
Up to last Sunday, he was stll alive,
though 1t Is firmly believed that he Will S
be tortured to death. Tho laws OF Hons
duras prohibit capital punishment, but the 4
people will take the cnse Into their own
hands.
Miss Elsie Morgan, the only survivor Of
the terrible experience, visited New Orr &
leans. three years ago She Is q we'll edu-
Gated and refined young woman Of twen-
ty-five years,