FOUL PLAY AT SEA
SINKING OF RUM SHIP. "DEAD” CAPTAIN SEEN. VANCOUVER, May 28. Vhe sinking of the rum ship John Dwight, on the Massachusetts coast, in April, is now believed to have been deliberate. The captain, who was supposed to have been drowned, has been recently seen in Cuba. The authorities are seeking him and his associates, and haMe charged them with being responsible for the deaths by drowning of the crew of eight and of James Craven, a liquor dealer, who was aboard the vessel. Craven is known to have had £15,000 in a money belt. The money was not found on the mutilated body, which was washed ashore.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19230612.2.63
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 18965, 12 June 1923, Page 6
Word Count
111FOUL PLAY AT SEA Southland Times, Issue 18965, 12 June 1923, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in