Evening star., 1961-11-21
a NIGHT OF HORROR
Terry JOS Story of Ketch Sinking

,sounds like mass murder by a
man gone berserk. a Coast
Guard officer said.
The officer who made that
Interpretation of Terry 10 Du-
perrault's account of a tragic
night aboard the yacht Blue
belle would not be quoted by
name. Officially, the Coast
Guard said, no findings will be
made until its investigation is
complete.
The bizarre story told by the
.I1-year-old Green Bay, Wis.
girl was made public by the
Coast Guard yesterday.
His Story Differed
Earlier, Capt. Julian A. Har-
vey, skipper of the Bluebelle.
said all seven persons aboard
the ketch jumped into the At
lantic Ocean as the vessel
burned and sank after a Ba-
hamas squall diSmasted the
craft. All except Capt. Harvey
were presumed lost.
After learning that q freighter
had picked up Terry 10 from a
small life raft, Capt. Harvey
committed suicide by slashing
his wrists.
Meanwhile, police said today
they had placed a heavy guard
over Terry 10, even before
Capt. Harvey ended his life. At
the request Of the Coast Guard,
they said, armed officers were
posted inside the girls hospital
room. After Capt. Harvey's
suicide the police were with
drawn and only a hospital
guard remained on duty at the
girls door.
Believed Under Suspicion
The Coast Guard request in
dicated that Capt. Harvey
came under heavy suspicion
when he told investigators his
story Wednesday Of the Blue
bellies sinking.
Terry 10 told the Coast
Guard and FBI questioners
that she saw her mother and
brother lying on bloody deck,
that the mast did not fall. and
that she did not see or smell
any fire.
And she said Capt. Harvey
slapped her once, came to her
cabin later with what she
thought was a rifle, and then
abandoned her on the sinking
charter sailing craft.
The yacht went down near
the Bahamas nine days ago.
Parents Were victims
The Bluebelle victims were
Terry JOS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Duperrault; her
brother, Brian, IA; her sister,
Renee, 7, and Capt. Harvey's
wife. Mary, "a.
Renee's body was aboard a
dinghy in which Capt. Harvey
was picked up a day after the
tragedy. He said he found the
body in the ocean.
The FBI said I'VE are check
ing to see if any violation
occurred within our juriSdic-
ton" Crimes on high seas
come under Federal jurisdic-
ton.
The girl told investigators;
At heard screaming and stamp
ing and I saw my mother
and brother lying on the flool
and there was blood all over.
Capt. R. F. Barber, district
Coast Guard officer in charge
of marine investigations, ques'
toned the girl and later dis
closed the answers to a news
conference.
Sounded Real Mad"
Asked what Capt. Harvey wa!
doing when she saw her mother
and brother lying on the floor
Terry 10 replied:
He came from up forward
with pail in his hand"
Did you ask him anything
about what he was doing o.
what happened to your mothe.
or brother?"
mo, 1 just said. What hap
pened?' and he said Get dowr
there"
Did he seem to be angry O
excited?"
He sounded real mad"
Terry, did you see you
younger sister at any time?"
only when I went to bed.
Terry 10 said she did no
know what time it was whel
she was awakened.
Gould you hear the engin
running?" Capt. Barber askec
"YeS. and I looked at tn
steering wheel and nobody wa
steering it,"
when was the last time yo
saw Mrs. Harvey?"
When went to bed. w
were all sitting in the cock
pit"
Showed Her Down
About how close did Cap
Harvey come to you up on tn
deck that night when you sal
he was angry?"
He touched me and he h
me and he showed me dow
with his hand"
You went to your room an
climbed on your bunk?"
Yes"
You we're frightened an
you lay there listening?"
Yes"
About how long did you
there like that?"
Il think it was about
minutes"
The reason why you the
left your bunk was because "
heard the water coming up
the boat?"
mo, it was up on my bt