The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-28
Continued


"How dill tT
Il felt board rise under my knee
as is the ether end h&d been trod ON
shortly after Il woman screamed. and
| burst open the door"
How long after you felt the board
rises"
Perhaps minute, possibly two"
''Go on
"JuSt after the ships bell struck six
IS O'Clock. The main cabin was dark.
There was light in the chart room,
from the binnacle light. | felt my way
to Mr. Wallis room. heard him breath
;ng. His door was open. struck Il
match and looked at him. He had
stopped breathing"
What WAS the state of his bunk"
Observation-Disclosures He was nj.
most hacked 10 pieces"
Go on"
Il ran back and got my revolver.
thought there had been mutjny"-
''Contine yourself TO what you saw
aud did. The court is not interested
in what you thought"
II am only trying 10 explain what
did. ran back IL the storeroom and
got my revolver and ran back through
the chart room to the after companion
which had Il hood | thought that il
any one was lying in ambush the hood
would protect ME until | could get TO
the deck. l told the helmsman what
had happened and ran forward Mr.
Singleton was on the forecastle head
We went below together and found the
captain lying at the foot of the for.
ward companion, also dead"
AT this time had you called the
owner of the ship"
NO. called him then But could
not rouse him"
Explain what you mean by that"
He had been drinking"
There followed n furious wranyle
over this point, bur the prosecuting
attorney succeeded in having question
and answer stand.
What did you do next"'
the mate had called the crew. |
Weakened Mrs. Turner. Miss Lee and
Mrs Johns and then went To the char,
room tp call the women there The
doo- WAS "ren an inch or 81. IL.
ceiVeG no answer 10 my knock and
pulled il uren. Karen Hansen. the
maid. WAS dead on the door. and th-
stewaFdess WAS in her bunk in state
os collapse
STATE where YOU found the ax with
which 5he crimes were committed"
1T was found in the stewardesS'
bunk"
Where is tie ak now?"
ut was stolen from the captains
cabin. where l, Was locked for safe
keeping and presumably thrown over.
board. At least we did not mud it"
Il see YOU are consulting : book 10
refresh yonr memory. What : this
Book"
The ships log"
How does it happen to be N your
possession
The crew appointed me captain. As
such | kept the ioc book 1t contains
full account Of the discovery of tie
bodies. witnessed by all the men
"Is it in your writing|
"Yes. it is in my writing
"You read i TO the men and they
signed it,"
No; they read il themselves be-
fore they signed it,
After wI1Iuge as To my having au-
thority TO make record in the log
book. the prosecuting attorney succeed
ed in having the book admitted as evi-
dence and read TO the jury the entry
OF Aug. 13.
Having thus proved the crimes | was
excused, TO be recalled later. The de
Tense reServinS its cross examination.
the doctor from the quarantine station
was called next and testified TO the
manner Of death. His testimony was
revolving and bears in no WAY ON the
story save in one particular-a curious
uniformity in the mutilation of the
bodies Of Vail and Captain Richardson
Il sinister similarity that was infinitely
shocking. In each case the forehead.
the two arms and the abdomen had
received a frightful blow In the case
OF the Danish girl there was only one
wound-the injury on the head.