| − | Several months before the ''Cyclops'' had arrived in Rio, a murder was committed onboard the armored cruiser USS ''Pittsburgh'' while anchored with the South American Squadron, and in the resulting court-marshal five individuals were sentenced to many years in prison at hard labor; one was given a life sentence, and one was sentenced to death. Since the ''Cyclops'' was headed back to the United States, these prisoners were taken onboard as passengers, albeit in irons. It was rumored by Livingston in his letter that one of the men may have been executed on Worley's orders before they reached Barbados. [http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/html/telegram.html] | + | Several months before the ''Cyclops'' had arrived in Rio, a murder was committed onboard the armored cruiser USS ''Pittsburgh'' while anchored with the South American Squadron; a 3rd-class fireman named Oscar Stewart was the victim, found in a pool of blood in one of the boiler rooms. Court-marshaled for the offense were Bernard DeVoe, Moss Whiteside, James Coker, and two others; Whiteside received 15 years, DeVoe life, and Coker death. With the exception of Coker, the others were taken aboard the ''Cyclops'' as passengers, albeit in irons. It was rumored by Livingston in his letter that one of the men may have been executed on Worley's orders before they reached Barbados. [http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/html/telegram.html][http://www.archive.org/stream/squadronofunited00swinrich/squadronofunited00swinrich_djvu.txt][http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyUS-CasualtiesAlphaS.htm] |