The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-19
SHOT ENGINEER
ABOARD LAUNCH
AND THEN THREW HIS BODY
ovERsoARD, is CHARGE
AGAINST JIM OLSEN.
He Was Arres.ed in Savannah Yes
terday and viii Be Brought Here
Today-Body of Dead Engineer
Found on Cumberland.

Jim Olsen, who has been conduct
ing sailor boarding house IN Bruins F.
wick for some time, is in Jail in Sa-
vannah charged with murder and will
be brought TO the city this morning
by Sheriff Dave Bailey, of Camden
county, in which county the murder
is thought to have been committed.
1t will be remembered that Two or
three weeks ago Olsen returned 10
Brunswick from Fernandina in small
gasoline boat and reported. upon his
return. that his engineer. Fred An
derson. had fallen overheard while the
launch was crossing St Andrews
sound and had been drowned.
Olsen left Brunswick on February
/. having on the launch two or three
sailors and his engineer. The sailors
we're left at Fernandina and Olsen
and Anderson. it is understood, starr
ed for Brunswick. When Olsen ar
rived here the engineer was missing
He stated that the launch was cross
ing St Andrews sound and that he
gave the engineer a signal to slow
down the boat. but no response came.
He then went to the engine-room and
Anderson was missing, therefore he
thought he had fallen overheard and
was drowned
Nothing more was thought OF the
accident. The body of the engineer.
ii We ae a. ais supposed, rad drift
ed oat 4 see
On Satald day Of last week employees
at Mrs. Carnegie's on Cumberland ISL
and discovered the body of man ly-
inc on tne beach No one knew who
he was al the time, and ii was sup
rosed that he was some unknown sea-
47an who had fallen from passing
,essel. Rut bullet hole was later
discovered in his right temple.
Sheriff Bailey, OF Camden. was noti-
fed and yesterday morning he noti-
fed the coroner and a party left for
the scene where the body had been
fond The corouer summoned jury
and an inquest was held. People who
f-rew Anderson at once stated that it
was his body his initials we're tattoCed
On his right arm Though the tody
wos somewhat decomposed, othe, peo-
lie arrived who knew positively that
iF was Anderson. The bullet had en-
tered the right temple and penetrated
TIE brain coming out near the left
car.
Sheriff Bailey then immediately
wired Chief Owens to arrest Olsen,
but it was discovered that he had left
the city and was in Savannah. Officers
in that city we're notified and he was
arrested yesterday afternoon. Sheriff
Bailey left for Savannah last night
end viii return to Brunswick with him
this morning.
There is considerable evidence
against Olsen to show that he muir
dered anderson and then threw his
body overheard j. Thede, of Fer
nandina, stated that he was going TO
at city in launch on the day that
the murder is supposed TO have been
committed and met Olsen near Dun
eeness. His boat was at a standstill
and Mr.. Thede asked Olsen what the
trouble was He stated that his en-
CINE was broken and that he could
not move. Mr.. Thede then asked him
what kind OF an engine it was and
Olsen replied that it was Lathrop.
Mr. Theje, having the same kind of
engine in his boat, offered his serv-
ices 10 Olsen. but he refused to allow
lin aboard of the boat, although he
insisted thar he could make the nee
essar, Iep3irs On the engine.
Mr. Thede stated yesterday that the
engine-room was securely closed all
wind 9ws Icing down and the doors
locked II is believed that Anderson
had been murdered previous TO this
time ard that his dead body was then
in the engine room.
The suppcsition is thu Olsen ard
Andersen became en@sg sged il 2 +@il'
shortly after leaving Ferasr1.aa sea
that Olsen sh0t the eacfr
his body aboard the boat soe eoa1e
time and then threw it eve-h5lii
While the officers n Gag
not tell Olsen VII - ad ~o.
rested he velrntea76 tae e
tion t7at 70 suan~ ed it was IL C@r
nectioa with the drowning Of the en-
gineer n his boat
II ewa w77r4e@~ the crime
toco,trt Il, rsisyr,,, or Css-s-.Fer county
or in Nassau COUNT. ila., but as the