The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-18 00:00:00

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a. shot on the head, for not letting the anchor go fast enough ;
and then, Be Courcy hit me on the head with the sling shot,
which cut his head open, and he did not know ary more. He
was in a berth when the officers came for him, and it was said
r no such thing.
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that he was skulk
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lie had been in toe
and left there this morning.—A lad named Morris Jenks, w.
called : He stated that he saw the prisoner strike the
'ltieh he get from the boatswain's
galley. The men were all s:andtng there. They did not do
anything, but it was customary on board that ship for the
officers to knock the crew about with levers, or anything they
could lay their hands on. There was no row, because the men
did not do anything.—Cross-examined : The last witness was
stowed away in the forecastle ; Miller brought him out. He
had seen the last witness struck before that time, but could
not say whether he had had plaister on his head.—Mr. Aspi-
nail : Did he not strike the mate first?—Witness :
1104—Mr. Aspinall: What did he (the prisoner) strike
him with ?—The Witness : 'With a lever.—Mr. Wall.
the surgeon of the Northern Hospital, stated that
the witness Pinkfield had been in that establishment since
Tuesday last. He had a wound on his head about two inches
in length, and had, evidently, been inflicted by some blunt
instrument. The wound appeared to be about seven days old.
Mr. Aspinall then addressed the bench on behalf of the prisoner
Dc Courcy, arguing that the case should be sent before the
American authorities, and not ho disposed of by any civil
authorities of a country to which the ship did not belong. He
contended that in this case the crew had conspired together
against those who had been placed over them, and that, it they
entertained this case, they would bo encouraging insubordination
in all vessels coming to the port. He then argued that, in order
to do justice to all parties, the prosecution had a right to call the
pilot who was on board the vessel at the time, and was the only
independent witness. The magistrates, after a short consultation,
said they were perfectly satisfied that they had jurisdiction in the
s The only point on which
to whether we should dispose of
-suaded
committed, and deserves

wituess with a lever2_ '

case, and deters

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the case summar

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Dr send it for tria

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the greatest reprobatio

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penalty we have the power

all, therefore. inflict the

We shall fine him X 5,

and, in default of payment, two months' imprisonment.
THE SICOND CllARGE.—Tiriiiiana M'Gill was a sailor on
board the ship in the river last week. The prisoner Do Courcy
struck him on the hand with a lever, and injured his
thumb. Quartermaster Henderson fully corroborated the
witness as to having 'be assault committed, but could not

seen t
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breast of

g at the time, but he believed that

he Landing stag,

They landed the

e, but could not giveany information

to the police, or any other person. was not
doing anything. Mr. Whalle, surgeon, said he had
examined the thumb. It was riot dislocated, but was
severely sprained, arising from a blow, and it would be some
time before he got right again. The boy Jenks spoke to
having witnessed the assault, and said the blow was struck with
a lever. Mr. Aspinall twain addressed the bench for the
prisonerDe Courcy, argu *here was a consn;.---
the crew against the oft' rs of th‘. '

would not pc

y Each

z that there was a conspiracy amongst

the same penalty rs in the
THE THIRD CHARGE,

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and inflicted