Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-09-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE MURDER OP C ‘PTAIN BARKER.  We were lard week favoured with a full report of the examination before the magistrates at Fahnouth of the Individual charged with the commis-ion of this dreadful crime, but were obliged to curtail it, having already in typo the evidence adduced at the coroner's inquest, and which of course was much to the same effect. The following unvarnished statement of the aft'. dr by the chief mate, copied from the leg-book of the Morgan'', we have however thought worthy of insertion in this week's paper:—  41110' " Monday, A ugugt 22nd, 1859. "With sad heart lis have to record the following melancholy event. At about 4.30 this morning I was awoke by the boatswain calling out, 'Mr. Sharp, jump op, the cook is trying to murder the watch below. I arose immediately, and found my state-room door locked on the )litaide. I called to the boatswain to break open the whi.l he Id ; at the same time be (the latswain)  oiled out, 'The villain has murdered the captain, and is now among the men.' I ran into the captain's room, and saw blood the moment I entered. I took hrld of him, to raise him up, and his heed seemed to drop from his body. I called out for the eaptaiit's revolver; the by Hannah said 'The cook has gut it.' At that time the bontewain was at the cabin door, and called out Give me something Is fore the villain comes aft.' I picked up a screw-driver and gave it to him. *id took a saw myeelf, being the only things I could find at the moment. The boatswain then went out of the cabin, and I followed him, and got tipen the longboat to look around me. I then saw the cook enter the cabin door; he bad a knife in one band and a revolver in the other. The crew at the time were standing near the foremast. I asked who was hurt, and found that one man had been cut in the face, and was bleeding profusely. I ordered the men to arm themselves with belayine-pins and anything they could find to defend themselves with; half of the crew then went on the starboard side of the deck, and the remainder to the port side. I took a marling-spike in one hand, ard the carving. knife !dropped by the cook in the forecastle! in the other, and then went aft. I shut the outer cabin door, and drove the marling-spike into it, to keep it secure, and called for the men to come aft. The boatswain and four of the crew guarded the cabin door, the rest of the crew guarded the side windows. I then jumped on the poop, and heard the cook breaking something in the captain's state-room. I broke one of the skylight panes to see what he was doing. He called out, I will shoot you.' I heard the pistol snap. I then broke two more panes. Ile snapped the pistol again. He then went into the cabin, and I called to the crew to be upon their guard. The boatswain in the meantime opened the cabin door, and the murderer eame out of the cabin. and said, Me kill no more men4.' I was still on the poop, and struck him with a scrubbing-brush. The blow caused him to stogger; the boatswain caught hold of him as he was staggering, and threw him on the deck, and all hands then assisted to secure him. He had a knife concealed in his scarf, which was round his waist at the time he was secured. I have read the foregoing to each ntember of the crew of the Margaret, and each one declares most solemnly to its truth."  _ (Signed) T. P. SHARP, Mate. R. FAUX, Boatswain. H. CLottn, A.B. J. Dsvisos, A. 13. T.