The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
MUTINEERS TAKEN
TO MONTROSSJA JAIL
Murder and Assault, With
Intent to kill,
Charged.
MATE cHuRcHLER's STORY
Version Of Fata Row aboard
Oyster Boat Near Colonial
Beach.
MATE CHURCHLER's STORY

Washington, y. c., January go
With Captain Dorsey Aliens body OH
its way TO Baltimore, Mate John Adams
Clurchler probably dying liz Proy-
dcncc Hospital, the body OF he negro
cook, Charles Maddox. recovered from
the Potomac, and three sailors George
Wallace. Henry Brady and Com Evans,
heavily guarded against iynchers. in
the county jail at Montrose. Va, pre-
Sunlably all the participants In tho
mutiny aboard the buseyo oyster
drcdgc Irene Ruth Saturday morning
off Colonial Beach. Va, arc accounted
for That another man was :nvolvcd
stiil at large iii Westmorcland county.
but closely pursued by a posse, Is an
uncertain rumor.
The statement OF Mate Churchler,
made before he lapsed into uncon-
seriousness. and confirmed ~ admis-
s1ons from the three prisoners and
developing circums tanccs, gives a vivid
complete account OF the bnt,lc OH
board the little boat and The causes
that FED up to st. I
Charge Nlutiny md Murder.
After a preliminary heart ing at Oak
Grove, Va, the prisoners We're lodged
i'll Jail, charged with murder. mutiny
and assault with intent to kill Later
Jail at Montross, the county soat. where
they will be held until the grand jury
meets in February.
at tho hearing at Oak Grove ycstcr-
day 200 captains of the oyster fleet
and 100 or more citizens of Colonial
Bench gathered. While Their attitude
was regarded as menacing, no at
tempt to take the prisoners Was made.
Similar Crime Recalled.
So much feeling has nor lnup N, III
tested in twenty years, When similar
crime was committed in ina, section
OF the country. In 1891 the captain OF
the schooner May Brown was muir
dcred by his crew which inutinicd, 1t
is claimed, because of his harsh treat
,nent.
Mate John Adams Churcrler. with a
fractured skull, cuts on the face and
arms and other injuries. is unconscious
ana near death on Il cot in the marine
ward at Providence Hospital. He was
brought TO Washington last night
aboard the river steamer City Of Mill
lord anu was reinoved to The hospital
from the Seventh Street wharf
Churchlcr accuses Captain .Al!cn or
striking The blow, with monkey
wrench which laid him low Hg
biames the captain for causing tho
trouble The mate, in conscious no.
nents and at broken intervals when
pain would permit him 10 talk. told
his story OF the tragedy while on the
way to Washington.
Captain Allen resented his mates
circumstances against the mode or
punishment meted out to 4 dissatisfied
sailor who tried to get way from the
irene Ruth This precipitated the
battle. said Churchler. that resulted in
two dea this and Churchler's own prob
ably fatal injuries
BlaMes tho Captain.
irons confinement, starvation re-
Wings AMI beatings were considered
by Churcher too much Of penalty
for the sailor TO pay for trying to get
away from tho hugcyc The mate In.
tcrvened between the prisoner and ths
master of the drcdger, when Captain
Allen again offered 10 strike the MAJ,
Churchler declares. The mate was hit
with monkey wrench by the captain
for interfering.
The negro cook, Charles Maddox,
who was killed later. interfered to
protect Churcller, and hit Captain Al
len over the head with an iron bar
The captain III opped said Churchler.
ana the rest Of the crew took the OPP
portunity 10 get into the battle
The captain was beaten into insen-
sibility by the crew. ChurchIer said.
lie himself received another blow that
The trip from Baltimore went along
all right until we came up into the
Potomac" Churchler said at was
then that CAPTAIN Allen started to
boss the hoys and curse them.
FINALLY one Of the crew. do not
know his name-became disgusted and
placing his clothes on top Of his head
river and started to swim for shore.
Eefore he had gone far he BEGAN.
! tired. and then struck out for another
| oyster boat which was not far awas
from us.
| The captain OF that boat was d
friend OF Aliens. and he placed thu
| man In irons and sent him back to til ,
irene Ruth. When Allen found that the
man tried to get away he became fu-
rious, and after removing the Irons
| from the man ne had him locked in a
! room
| "on Saturday he went to the room
| and cursed and lift the man. who at
i that time had had nothing to eat far
| nearly twcnty-four hours. The pafi
| came on deck a little later and the
| captain began his TRADE again
Warned Of Possible Trouble.
After the captain had gone on thst
way for over an hour went to hl:r
and told him that he should nut vi
/ maybe he would get himself in troub, :,
| The captain picked a monkey wrencf
from a box and hit me on the heat
with 1t.
The cook Charles Maddox, who is :
friend Of mine, then went for tho cao
tain. and he struck him over the hcat
with a big Iron bar. saw the capital:
go down on tho deck, and then there
was a general fight.
Somebody hit me again, and that Is
all remember until ! awoke JUS
now ChWrchler did not know until
informed aboard the steamer that tn,
cook had been Killed.
The body of Captain Allen, mad,
| rn .lll IT, III