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Another Mystery, Or Not?
The Electronic Telegraph 14 November 1994 WORLD NEWS
Skeletons and jail riot add to island mystery
By Charles Laurence in New York
A PRISON riot and the discovery of skeletons in a burned-out car have added new drama to a
Caribbean murder-and-disappearance mystery being investigated by Scotland Yard.
All 150 prisoners at the old colonial jail on the island of St Kitts escaped on Friday night when
the building was destroyed by fire. Yesterday, police were still hunting 50 prisoners, including at
least three convicted or charged with murder, while those who had been captured were being
held in the burned-out jail.
An emergency deployment of 45 soldiers from the Caribbean Security Force was sent to the
island to hunt the escapers in the main town, Basseterre, and guard the recaptured prisoners.
Prisoners riot
Supt Ivor Blake, of St Kitts and Nevis police said that, although it was too soon to say with
certainty, the suspected cause of the riot was the release on bail of two sons of the Deputy Prime
Minister, Mr Sidney Morris.
They had been charged with drug and firearms offences connected to the mystery that now
involves Scotland Yard. Their release allegedly provoked the outrage of other prisoners.
It was then that Dean Morris, 38, was released on bail, charged with conspiring to sell cocaine
with his brother, Vincent Morris, and others. Dave Morris, 31, was released on charged with
possession of weapons. Both have denied the charges.
Top detective cut down in hail of bullets
Both had been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Vincent Morris and his
girlfriend, Miss Joan Walsh, on Oct 1, and with the assassination of the island's top detective,
who had been hunting for them. Supt Jude Matthews had been on his way to meet Scotland
Yard's Det Supt Alec Ross when he was caught in a hail of gunfire.
Supt Ross and a colleague had returned to St Kitts at the request of the local police after there
had been a development in the Vincent Morris case they were investigating.
Supt Ross is now investigating the murder of Supt Matthews. On Saturday, farm workers found
a burned-out car containing two human skeletons in the boot
Skeletons found
The car was identified as the vehicle in which Vincent Morris and his girlfriend were last seen.
Supt Blake said there was no positive identification yet on the skeletons, but it was thought that
they might be those of Vincent Morris and Miss Walsh.
Det Supt Ross said following the murder of Supt Matthews: "The disappearance of the couple
and the murder of Supt Matthews appear to have been linked. The common factor appears to
have been a large consignment of cocaine secreted on the foreshore of the island."
Before Vincent Morris disappeared, Supt Matthews had been working with Scotland Yard on
another strange case of disappearance.
Mysterious disappearance
There has been no sign of Dr William Herbert since his yacht was found abandoned offshore in
June. He was one of the islands' most prominent citizens and had been envoy to the United
Nations and the founder of the Central Bank of the Caribbean.
Whether that disappearance is linked to the other events, other than by the murder of the man
investigating, remains at the heart of the mystery.
The Electronic Telegraph 14 November 1994 WORLD NEWS
Skeletons and jail riot add to island mystery
By Charles Laurence in New York
A PRISON riot and the discovery of skeletons in a burned-out car have added new drama to a
Caribbean murder-and-disappearance mystery being investigated by Scotland Yard.
All 150 prisoners at the old colonial jail on the island of St Kitts escaped on Friday night when
the building was destroyed by fire. Yesterday, police were still hunting 50 prisoners, including at
least three convicted or charged with murder, while those who had been captured were being
held in the burned-out jail.
An emergency deployment of 45 soldiers from the Caribbean Security Force was sent to the
island to hunt the escapers in the main town, Basseterre, and guard the recaptured prisoners.
Prisoners riot
Supt Ivor Blake, of St Kitts and Nevis police said that, although it was too soon to say with
certainty, the suspected cause of the riot was the release on bail of two sons of the Deputy Prime
Minister, Mr Sidney Morris.
They had been charged with drug and firearms offences connected to the mystery that now
involves Scotland Yard. Their release allegedly provoked the outrage of other prisoners.
It was then that Dean Morris, 38, was released on bail, charged with conspiring to sell cocaine
with his brother, Vincent Morris, and others. Dave Morris, 31, was released on charged with
possession of weapons. Both have denied the charges.
Top detective cut down in hail of bullets
Both had been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Vincent Morris and his
girlfriend, Miss Joan Walsh, on Oct 1, and with the assassination of the island's top detective,
who had been hunting for them. Supt Jude Matthews had been on his way to meet Scotland
Yard's Det Supt Alec Ross when he was caught in a hail of gunfire.
Supt Ross and a colleague had returned to St Kitts at the request of the local police after there
had been a development in the Vincent Morris case they were investigating.
Supt Ross is now investigating the murder of Supt Matthews. On Saturday, farm workers found
a burned-out car containing two human skeletons in the boot
Skeletons found
The car was identified as the vehicle in which Vincent Morris and his girlfriend were last seen.
Supt Blake said there was no positive identification yet on the skeletons, but it was thought that
they might be those of Vincent Morris and Miss Walsh.
Det Supt Ross said following the murder of Supt Matthews: "The disappearance of the couple
and the murder of Supt Matthews appear to have been linked. The common factor appears to
have been a large consignment of cocaine secreted on the foreshore of the island."
Before Vincent Morris disappeared, Supt Matthews had been working with Scotland Yard on
another strange case of disappearance.
Mysterious disappearance
There has been no sign of Dr William Herbert since his yacht was found abandoned offshore in
June. He was one of the islands' most prominent citizens and had been envoy to the United
Nations and the founder of the Central Bank of the Caribbean.
Whether that disappearance is linked to the other events, other than by the murder of the man
investigating, remains at the heart of the mystery.