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The Sinking of the M & E Henderson – Tracking History

The sinking of the M & E Henderson off the coast of North Carolina on Nov. 30, 1879 had been one of South Jersey';s most famous mysteries and tales.

As will be seen on telegraphic columns, another of the crew of the schooner M. and E. Henderson, which was wrecked on Kitty Hawk Beach, has been arrested in Baltimore. The captain, Silas Swain, of this city, and the two mates and the steward lost their lives. A brother of the captain is of the opinion that he was murdered by his crew, who were colored. The vessel was bound from Bull river, S.C., for Baltimore, with a cargo of phosphate rock. The motive for the murder is supposed to have been robbery, as the captain had collected $400 at Savanna.

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The Supposed Murder at Sea

The motive for the murder is supposed to have been robbery, as the captain had collected $400 at Savanna.

They took the body out of the water and reported to the station.

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The Kittyhawk Mystery

They took the body out of the water and reported to the station.

The arrested men have neither confessed nor denied the charge. They have been identified as belonging to the crew of the schooner.

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Murder at Sea

The arrested men have neither confessed nor denied the charge. They have been identified as belonging to the crew of the schooner.

Baltimore, Dec. 12 -- Abraham Anneta, a West India negro, and Francis Adams, a Manilla man, sailors, were arrested this afternoon by Deputy United States Marshal Hamilton on warrants issued by United States Commissioner Rogers on charge of murder on the high seas, and attempting to destroy the schooner M. E. Henderson, of Philadelphia, bound to Baltimore with a cargo of phosphate from Bull river.

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Foul Play

The United States authorities deemed the case one that should be investigated, hence the arrest of the accused shortly after their arrival here from Norfolk.