The After House

Some feeling having arisen among the women of the party that I might

know more of the crimes than was generally supposed, having been in

the after house at the time they were committed, and having no

references, I this afternoon voluntarily surrendered myself to Burns,

acting first mate. The men, however, refused to accept this surrender,

only two, Adams and McNamara, favoring it. I expect to give myself up

to the police at the nearest port, until the matter is thoroughly probed.

The axe is locked in the captain's cabin.

(Signed) RALPH LESLIE.

John Robert Burns

Charles Klineordlinger (Jones)

William McNamara

Witnesses Carl L. Clarke

Joseph Q. Adams

John Oleson

Tom MacKenzie

Obadiah Williams