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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 116, 20 May 1876, Page 4

ibe coast of France* Some of the more desperate and suspicious challenged him again, and in a menacing manner, said, “ Why. steward, where are you going ?” As night was now coming on, and the sea was very high, he replied that lie thought it would be best to stay where they were till the wind changed, and on the men becoming a little more satisfied be shortened sail, and lay down before the three top sails in the hope that some friendly ship would come in sight. Matters now assumed a very serious aspect, as one of the men, growing still more suspicions, came forward and insisted on talcing charge of the ship. After this man had had charge of her for two days the crew generally. became 'dissatisfied and uncertain as to the course and after another consultation they called on i the steward again to take charge of the ship and to obey their ■orders, and they threatened to cut off the ears of the first man who again attempted to interfere with him. The steward then replied that before he could take the ship in safety they must have confidence in him, and lie would see. it all right. Something like confidence being now achieved, he got every man to go to his post. When working.order Was mi w’restored the steward went to the hoy Harry Trustol, he being the only one he thought lie could trust, and said to him, “ Now, look here Harry, if weitakc these fellows to where they want tef go, there is no knowing what they may do. When they know where they are they will be very likely to murder us and throw us over too. Let us try to save the ship, and our own lives as well. Now, can I trust you?” “Yes; all right,” replied (he boy. “ Well, then,” said the steward, “now you go down into the cabin and I will lock you in. Then you write 24 notes in French and in English, stating that the captain and officers of the ship Lennie arc all murdered; that the crew have semen the ship, and we two are waiting assistance —then while yon are doing that, I will go and get 24 empty bottles to put them in. and then we’ll throw them overboard, and see what they will send ns.” The boy did so, and when everything was all ready the steward again altered the course of the vessel towards the French coast, and, arriving there on the 'lßth of November, they threw the bottles over, hoping they would drift towards the coast, or that they might attract the attention of the French authorities. The weather became very rough, and the steward then said to the men that it would he no use for them to go to sea to lose the sails, and if they chose to go on shore ho would put them near to land at a small ‘ place he know where there were no police. The six Greeks approving of this suggestion, took one of the ship’s .boats, and lowering it went on shore mi the French coast, and landed at Lcs Sables alone. The steward having by this strategy got rid of six of the mutineers lay two days near the coast. In the-meantime some of tin; bottles had .been picked lip, and within two days afterwards a pilot boat came alongside, followed by the Travilh'lir, a French-man-of-war. Mat tecs Cargalis, aged 36, Giovanni Carearis, 21, P.iroscos L-'osis, 30, George Kuida, 22, Pascaies (Jahubs, 33, Giovanni Savos Maros, .SI, (Greeks), Gniseppe Lottes, 22, (Austrian), Charles Renken, 27 (English), Giovanni Caness alias .George Green, 34, (Italian), Peter Peterson, 26 LDaue), and Gcorgcos Angelos, 11) (Turk), were charged at the Bow street Police Court, on a warrant granted by Sir Thomas Henry on the 21st December last, “ That they did with malice aforethought, on the 31st day of October. 1875, kill and murder one Stanley Hatfield, on the British ship Lennie, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.” The prisoners underwent a preliminary examination at Nantes before “’the French.Tribunal, were handed over to the British authorities at Calais, and were brought to England under the charge of Superintendent Williamson, Chief Inspector Drnsovich, Inspector Wootton, and a strong body of police of the, A reserve. As the dock in the Court was too small to accommodate the whole of the prisoners a space was railed off for some of them below the dock adjoining the solicitor’s table. They were brought in under the charge of Redstall,, the gaoler, and were guarded by a large number of the police. All the men were the ordinary class of seamen;