Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23
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crazed by her piano playing, had
lashed the Baby" insecurely SO
that it would carry away at the
5, slightest blow and kill the wo.
man. Both men were drunk as
lords and threatening all sorts
of things.
If he don't agree 10 bury the
little hen soon, by God, I'll bury
'em both together" the mate
threatened.
Then he went 10 Pemberton.
Keep an eye on the old man, I"
he suggested. II seen him come
from the hold with a bucket Of
something Maybe he's going to
fire the ship"
They crept TO the cabin sky
light and what they saw shocked
them. The captain was washing
his wife's body with alcohol from
the cargo.
Hes trying to embalm it."
Hullock called Dossall and
whispered TO him. Then they
went below and Hullock grabbed
the master and held him while
Dossall sewed the woman in a
canvas hammock. They carried
the body on deck and Hullock
mumbled something over il be.
fore they slid 1t into the sea
Then the captain was turned
loose and he went 10 his CABIN
Hullock stayed below with him
and when he came on deck an
hour later he was half seas over
and the captain dead drunk in
his bunk.
In the early evening Hullock,
grtnning, called all hands.
Il told the old coot il was
Baby who killed his wife" he
explained. 50 were going TO
drown it"
They did too. Those men
dragged the piano TO the stern
and heaved IL overheard.
Briggs was not 70 be held or
bound after that He followed
Hullock about the poop in the
darkness. soaring the steersman
half to death. Then he went
below with the mate.
But next morning the captain
was nowhere to be found. HUI
lock. passing out bottles Of forty
rod 20 the crew said ne must
have jumped overheard. But no
one had seen him.
You killed HIM" Venholdt
said. You slung him overheard .
Wait til get ashore. III tell
the police"
Hullock went for him and they |
fought all over the ship.
Then land was sighted. on the
evening OF the 2sth Of November.
And that land did something to
the crew. They got nervous:
there'd have 20 be an accounting
OF the deaths. Hunock told them
II they accused him they'd all be
mixed up in mutiny and murder
charges.
Like he'll. we will" Venholdt
"Youn hang, You man
KILN dog. And
Hullock was on him like a tiger
and those two enormous men
maddened by liquor and fear
fought like demons.
The crew packed the narrow
space about the wheel yelling.
each man trying 10 get
a sly blow in on his own. Then.
amid the drunken brawl. there
was a piercing scream and Ven
loldt went oversize.
Who done it yelled HUI
ock
You did. I seen you"
Liar. Twas you"
Apparently no one made any
attempt 10 save the man and he
disappeared astcrn.
Meanwhile the ship was near
ng the island OF st Mary in the
Azores. The anchors were Ict
20 and Hullock broke out what
vas left of the whiskcv and all
lands settled 20 a final bender.
Next morning the bumboats.
n which the natives paddle out
o peddle their wares, came
ilongside and Hullock. with a
,lood.stained bandage about his
lead, said he vas going ashore.
But first he'd pay off all hands.
This he did and the crew
started for land But Manning.
doffatt and Hawlcy. with Penn
,erton, the cook, decided TO stand
,y the ship.
They decided TO run her TO st.
Nichaels where they were TO
meet the Del Gratia They tried
o persuade Pcmbcrton 20 90
,shore with the others, but he
wasn't having any.
on December 1st the Mary Co
este left St. Mary under COM