I went into the various officers’ rooms and took all the revolvers from them. From the Steward I took ten dollars, and a two-dollar bill from the Second Mate. (_From the Second Officer’s statement_) At 1:30 A. M. he returned to the bridge and ordered me to steer south by compass. (_From the “Schiller” statement_) Then I went to the Captain’s cabin again, and told him I should sink the ship, but the Captain said he has worked since a boy on ships for a few shillings a week and he has worked himself up to this and surely it has not come to this. He said he has a wife and a child--a girl--and showed me on the wall the portrait of the child, and I asked him suppose the ship went down would he get another job, and he said he would have to work as a longshoreman. He said it was too rough for the boats to be lowered, so I did not want to commit murder. And knowing that the Captain would lose his position, and as I am a young man and can always find work, I asked the Captain if he will put me ashore in the morning. He gave me his word of honor that he would.... (_From Captain Bergner’s statement_) At 5:30 A. M. ... he let me take charge of the ship, and I made for Delaware Breakwater.... (_From the Wireless Operator’s statement_) At 6 A. M. he told me I could go below, but not to go into the wireless room. I was along near the carpenter’s room when he was searching it, and he made me bring out an axe and took me to the wireless room again; there he told me to smash up one of the instruments, and he stood in back of me threatening me. I asked him then if that would do, after I had partly demolished the instruments, and he told me to leave the axe and lock the door, which I did. He then left me. (_From “Schiller’s” statement_) When we sighted shore the Captain said that we would have to go straight towards the lighthouse, or else, if we went the other way (the way I wanted to) we should run ashore, so I left it to the Captain and trusted to his word, as he said he would land me.... (_From Captain Bergner’s statement_) On approaching land he ordered one of the ship’s boats to be manned, and said that he was going to take two of the ship’s officers along as hostages to guarantee that I should not run him down, and he wanted three Chinese from the crew to row him ashore.... (_From the statement of John S. Wingate, Keeper of the Cape Henlopen Coast Guard Station_)