Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-07-07 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON THE  HIGH SEAS.  At the Liverpool Pollee Collet on Friday week, before the Stipendiary Magistrate, a sailor named Charles Arthur, a native of Barbadoes. was charged with causing the death of Captain 1). Bailie, master of the Liverpool ship Dovenby Hall, on the high seas, on the 31st March. It appeared from the evidence that the ship was on' her way back to Liverpool from San Francisco, which she left on the Eth March, and the captain had taken some prejudice ageing the prisoner. aid suspected him of attempting to poison him by putting poison in his drinking water, the prisoner being steward on board the elfin. The captain's suspicions were so strong that he would not drink a cup of tea unless he saw the weter poured ont himself. On the other band, the prisoner had said that he was afraid of his life of , the captain. On the morning of the day before the , fatal deed was committed the captain spoke harshly to the prisoner, and said he was not half a man. The steward replied that he was a man, and asked to be allowed to go on deck and work as a seaman. The captain said, "1 will nx you, you —, before we get home ;" and got hold of the prisoner by the neck, and told him to go on deck and knock iron rust off. In the afternoon, however, the prisoner returned to his work a.a a steward, and nothing more unpleasant occurred that day. On the morning of the 31st March, between seven and eight o'clock, cries of "Murder l" were heard in the captain's cabin, and on the hands going there they found the captain and the prisoner in a desperate straggle for the possession of a knife with which the fatal blows had been dealt. The knife was taken from the prisoner, and he offered to surrender. It was then learnt that the captain had been stabbed in the abdomen while be was asleep, and his bowels were protruding, and that he had several other severe stabs oil the arms and one under the arm, the result of which was that be died the next morning, and was buried at sea.—The prisoner admitted having stabbed the captain in the abdomen while asleep, but said the other stabs were inflicted in the struggle, and stated that he had done the deed under great provocation.—All the members of the crew spoke of the prisoner as a well-behaved, quiet man, who was well liked; but the captain had not the character of a good-tempered man.—The prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes.  " SrurNa Litaras."—ln the warm, genial climate where Tea is grown the early Spring leaves of the plant burst forth with a vigour and luxuriance unknown in colder regions; this early growth yields the richest juices. and tee, of amazing strength, combined with a most delicious flavour and aroma, is obtained therefrom ; being carefully selected from the early Spring growth, and shipped tree from all edulteration. Hornirnan's Tea (in packets) commands an enormous sale in England and abroad. The same reliable good quality, at the same Urea price, Is always secured in every city, town, and village in the kingdom by purchasing of Hornig:lan's Agents ; many millions of packets sold yearly. The following is a list of Chemists and others selling H orn (mane Tea —Stockton:: Clarke, chemist; CO-operative Society. South Stockton: Stonehoulte, chemist. Middlesbrough: Middleton, 13, Clevelandterrace; Taylor. Linzhorpe-road; Hall, marten-road. Stokealey: &onion, bookseller. Beaus?: Cooke, el:Lei:Mat; Piekersgill, confectioner. Brotton: Walker, chemist. Skeltoo . Ellis, chemist. North Urrucsby (tray. stationer. Whitby: Brooks, chemist