THE CRUMP MURDER

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2094, 31 May 1907, Page 2

THE CRUMP MURDER

LETTER FROM CRUMP. .Press Association. AVELLINGTON, AVednesday. A resident of AA’ollington lias in bis possession a letter from John L. Crump, charged with the murder at Portsmouth of Airs. Aloriarty Crump, written from Auckland on January 21st last, just prior to liis leaving for England in the Rimuta'ka. In it lie intimates that he is “going Home to assert my right by law re the will of my late uncle,-Dr. Crump, and also contest or force the payment of moneys due to myself and my son under tho will of my late cousin, Sylvanus Crump. The suspense, and tlie belief that m.v son and self, have been and are being robbed is more than 1 caii stand. Latterly my head swims over tlie trouble, which borders on dishonor and disgrace, in the opinion of those who do not know me. Now 1 am thinking of going to the Old Country and trying to get counsel to take up my case. lam very poor, but if my case is successful I shall be only too pleased in binding myself in presenting counsel with a present from myself independent of legal charges, as I have no money to stump down.” In another part of the letter ho says that he has no friends at Home to help him, as it would be to the disadvantage of liis relations, who are against Jiis mentioning his claims.

SAILING VESSEL IN TROUBLE.

TOWED INTO PORT CHALMERS,

Press Association. DUNEDIN, last night. Tho sailing ship Glenlui bound from Adelaaido to Conception Bay on the West Coast of South Africa with a cargo of ‘24,800 bags of wheat was sighted from«.C,'ipo Saunders shortly >cfor<s 1 p.in. to-day making loi Otago heads under shortened sail, the vessel was then 10 miles to tho S.E. of the Cape and was making low progress. AN lien the Glenlui was some 0 miles off she signalled for a pilot' and the Plucky at once went out to her. She was found standing r, under a lower fore topsail and lower main topsail and staysails. The Plucky immediately took her in tow and a signal was made to tho Heads for tho services of a, second (wig, which was taken on slioie as an indication that something was seriously wrong. The tug Koputai steamed rapidly from Port Chalmers and went out to sea and assisted in towing the vessel which had water in her holds and was drawing 23ft. Towards the Heads, which was reached at 6.30 p.m., it was ascertained that the vessel had 3ft. ot water in her holds and that she had fallen in with a violent westerly galo v when off the Snares on Monday night. The. bulwarks, stanchions and deck structures were smashed and washed overboard by the force of tho gale and the cabin fittings were -smashed to pieces by the heavy seas which swept over the distressed vessel and got down her hold through her cabin and 3ft. of water speedily accumulated damaging the cargo and During the height of the gale the mate was washed overboard and drowned, and the ship’s sails were corn to ribbons. The mate’s name was Jones, but his Christian name was not ascertainable. He shipped on the vessel at Adelaide. AY hen the gale abated Captain Scott, who was in command, set all hands to the pumps and when the Glenlui reached the Heads the water in the hold had, by hard and continuous pumping, been reduced to 13 inches. The Captain and crew lost nearly all their "clothes, and all the boats, except one, which is much damaged, were washed away. The vessel will be brought to port to-day. She left Adelaide on May 12th with a cargo of wheat and it is probable that as much of this has been damaged by water • she will have to discharge at port Chalmers, and will possibly •go into dock for repairs, mil Ofqissod e sc3 utqdope ‘qooiq