Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-05-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE CAS WELL MUTINY CASE.  At Queenstown Petty Sessions Christos Baumbo was brought up on remand, before Mr. Beamish, charged with having participated in the murder of Captain Best and three officers of the British barque Caswell, on the high seas, on the 4th of last January. Mr. Gillman, Crown Solicitor. prosecuted, and Mr. J. T. O'Connell defended the prisoner. The local Greek consul attended to watch the case. The court was crowded, and the prisoner was guarded from violence. Mr. Gillman having detailed the horrible circumstances of the murders, Peter M'Gregor, of Glasgow, was first examined and he deposed that he joined the Caswell in Glasgow, sailing on the lot of July, 1875, and arriving at Buenos Ayres in seventy-three days. As some of the crew ran away, they took on board three Greeks, two Maltese, and two Englishmen, and left Buenos Ayres on the 24th day of October for Valparaiso, which they reached m thirty-three days. There they got orders for Antifogast. While at Valparaiso another man left who had been shipped at Buenos Ayres. They took four days to Antifogasta, where the cook deserted, after which they numbered fourteen, with which they sailed on the lot of January for Queenstown. On the morning of the 4th the murder of the captain, chief officer, second officer, and stewards was committed. The further evidence of the witness was almost identical with the narrative of the survivors which had been signed by him. The name of the French vessel which the Caswell passed on the line was the Gaul, of Dunkirk, from which the boy swam to the British barque. The prisoner had said that it was the intention of the Greeks to take the vessel to Samos, in Greece, to there sell her and the cargo privately, and to murder the remainder of the English crew. The vessel on arrival at Queenstown was handed over to the custody of a sub-inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary.  This having concluded the evidence of Peter WGregor, his statements, which had been taken down in writing in full by the clerk of the court, were translated to the prisoner by Mr. Joseph Cartwright, of London. who had been employed as interpreter in the ease of the Lennie mutineers.  The consul remarked to the prisoner that he was not to pay attention to anything that might be said, but to listen to the interpreter alone, and not speak to him until spoken to by him. The prisoner. in reply to the Bench, through Mr. Cartwright, said that he perfectly understood the evidence read to him.  An adjournment then took place. When the prisoner was being escorted front the court to the Bridewell,-a large and excited crowd of the townspeople assembled, and showed their horror of the atrocities in which he is accused of haying taken part by hooting him.  The Caswell, which left Queenstown, has reached Bristol, and her arrival was watched liv a large crowd, who attempted to board her, but were not allowed till arrangements were made for admission at thl. per head, and a large number then visited her, it being announced that the money taken would be for the benefit of the widows and orphans. Marks in the cabin are still visible in fissures made with hatchets and holes from the revolvers used by the Greeks.  --- A