The Poole Telegram. — 1884-04-25 (Poole, Dorset, England)

FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDIES AT SEA.  Details received from Brisbane furnish a terrible story of mutiny and murder oa bect-d the S +radish brie Nett!. in the pegs age from Boat an t) Brisbane. Captain Estrom early one morning Was roused from sleep by an axe-cut on the right jaw and neck. Ha turned around and saw tha cerpenter aiming another blow at him, wh:ch he partially stopped with his hand, so that the cut d:d not go 40 deep. Toe weap ei used by the carpenter was a long-handed carpenter's axe, The ca Attu weeded off this s'reke too, and wren -had the axe from him. The carpetat r than drew a knife and drove the blade into the captain's neck. Aseistanee being at band the cnpenter made off. It was subsequent'y found that the men were an a state of mutiny. Toe captain and other officers having armed themselves succeeded in driving the men below, where taey were secured, the hatches being baqsned down. It was then discovered that the second mace had been murdered by a stroke from an axe, and his body thrown overboard. It was also found that while the carpenter was attickicg the cleettin with the loc., a a i!or named Turton went into the first mate's cabin and shot him twice with a revolver in the head. The first shot took effect under the right eye, the second in the chin. The mate sprang out of his berth, and, after some straggling, succeeded in wresting the revolver from him. A bullet had a ntered the maeeea head between the nese and the eye, and remained embedded in the wound. The bullet that struck him in the chin coul be felt beneath the chin. The btelet under tle chin was extricated. The mutinef rs having been, battened don, much noise was heard in the hold during tee n'ght. Next day more noise was heard from the forecastle. as though the rn-n were c it•inre their way through with knives. The peerrtaiientilmie tea,nsut au fearcssitbhlee-worst, t aelenpeg ye .sotahetrhee reselved to shoot the wthasirda riecg eiina ef resa or nof i htee fie 1;3 tooepnpostafientLyty. . Accordingly. in the :afternoon tee captain aad m.t • went forward, sepal each with • gun and revolve?. The batches were raised, a-ad the mutinea re wens summoned to ome on deck and gins up their arms. The catrienter said "Yes," and cam, up with the knives. When all hat come up, the hatches were fastened down, and the captain ordered them te stand separately, to on one side of the vessel and two on the other. He then levelled his gun at Luton, shot h•m in the side, arid threw him overboard. The carpenter, fa aria g a • ,miler fate, tried to leen aft, but was prevented Icy the mat Ha then got behind the others, so that the c tptain cold not gets fair shot at him. The other man, however, stooped down, and the captain shot him in the shoulder. The carpett r did not drop immediately, but can about the deck. The captain followed, and shot him in the back, when he immedi toly fell, and the others, by the captain's orders, threw the body overboard. The decks were then washed down to 'move the blool. The cteer two men, on b-jug asked if they were willing to work and behave well, replied in the affirmative, and were given fool, and went to work willingly enough. Everything that could be used as a weapon was brought al t and locked up. During the night handcuffs were yet on the steward. The remainder of the voyage passed without any incident worth recording, till the Netal cast anchor in the Brisbane roadstsad. The three prisoners, who are all young men, are at present in clietody until the c-ansul can find meats to ship them to Sweden, where • hey will be tried under the laws of that country for mutiny and murder.