ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ðə pəlˈiːs mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt æt sˈʌməsˌɛt, fɹˈæŋk dʒˈɑːɹdiːn,  dɪskˈʌvɚd ðə bˈɑːdiz ʌvðə kˈæptɪn ænd kɹˈuː ʌvðə spˈɜːwɚ hˈæŋɪŋ ˌɔn tɹˈiːz "hˈɔːɹɪbli mjˈuːɾᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd".
In November 1869, the police magistrate at Somerset, Frank Jardine,  discovered the bodies of the captain and crew of the Sperwer hanging on trees "horribly mutilated".