The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-21 00:00:00

2101:1"JERN CIRCIIIT.—LnmooI, Atm.

CPmfrst (oorrr.—(Bafere Mr. Hume Marble.)
TRIAL 0, CAITBOII W. NIL .Y lull MURVES.

Ilostidi in Willem Wilson, late commander of the British
(imaged in the Africeu trade), was indicted
lsr tie Suntan' of William Ileoch.rson, a steward on hoard
that encases. Captain Wilson, loving • native of Memel
dl•rusais). hadelammed to be Laud by a !cry half composed
11;r7iE::: qr., mad lle. Temple appeared fur the prose.
gales sod Mr. A.piaall for the defeat:ie.
The Etprem soiled from Livery...rifts° ?Ind Sept. of last
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jewel the dives-eel (who woe about :111 years of are) had
shit time before. being then in good
11 sad stimetle. When the ship had been some time
saga the mt. or • 1.400011 OD the part of the pause., ...op,.
famed. 'lb* :est was the throwing of a handspito et de-
emed, who was wounded in the ankle. This wee clone as
reeishrreet for the deceased not being (Nick enou;11, and
Met having brought the captain a clean towel, or some met
ef that kind. On the same dav the prisooer threw a knife
Mlle demisted. and wounded him in the temple. The de.
ealaed raked up the knife, gave it to the priemer, soil a
emend sad third time the canted threw it at Henderson,
sad le the mune of the same day also beat him with his
&eta 11...05k him down, and larked him. From this tine to
the dlo'rauCar• death • series of act. of yjohmeo
were perpetrated, to three of ea Lich, however,
es
the mot resterskalak, the leaded counsel for the ;fowls-
bee called ortieular attention. Om the 4th of November,
left before aht..ntic Hata Hever, the prisoner followed de•
e••••1' ot.t d the brat him with leis fists, kicked him •
len, or five the. with strong boots, mad with a doubled
MO gave \WM or blows with great teverity. The de•
emasei them Lennon silent alba insensible, and dee night
when he wee wee by some of the crew it was settee,' that
his head and ebeeldere were covered with bated and
ereolorat'mv Shortly after coming Breda Elver the
lever broke out es board, the tarpenter being first
atterkei,,_ and then the deceased. A doctor attended,
premenhed rest arid generous diet, and though Hen.
Memo recovered from the fever, it left him so
week and prostrate that he was unit for duty.
Matte he we. he this state, however, the prisoner order sl
L.m to k iukurn. but he could WA do it. On the 22nel
Uemia. r the doctor fouled him in such a bruised coalition
that he wiled the deemed who heel been striking him.
The deceased was unwilling to tell, but the doctor misted,
mil the dammed the. mentioned some name, which indaced
the ,hurter to go at Oben 10 ill* captain, and brincing hint
to the dammed. the doctor said in their preemie, " Who has
eleuck Heil nem 7" The curtain sait4 "I dial not
do it The man has fallen &we upon deck, and
bees hurt himself is that way." The deoesseil,
mho heard the ateater say that, made ao °Leer.
"Mimi ,rhaterer. The last act of violence wail shortly be-
fore his daath, and there was some difficulty and malts.
diettou as to whether it took place on a Widaemillay sr •
Illatoreiny The &ceased was lying in hie bulk, sad the
prauter ranee to him and asked him ohy lee did not cook
his a.r.o. The dammed mid be could not stated so near the
fire. The pnraer mete moque remark, such as " Who is to
do it for vim'. ' and then took • can and struck Om de
seised under the chin and under the wee cud mule them
bleed. He went away and ordered the deceased to COTO
dosed to the deck to peek oakum. The deceased said be
could net do it, and the primmer replied that it woe all
Imams., cod muipr the daeneed by the shirt he threw him
upon • 1, ;impel with both feet upon his chest, kicked
kiln iin the mild and bead, and beat him. The decesaed
at first creed out, but et lest he lsaunie silent and partly in-
seasible. The primmer then ender) buckets of water to he
throwo over the &dated, which was dime, after which be
was lifted up end dry clothes put upon him The prisoner
then left him for Inoue time, and then returned and asked
the deceosrii "it he woe sait.sfial." The deceased said,
" You bed better kill me at once than that me so ;" upon
which the roamer again beat sod kicked him, renewed
kis threats, and said that "be had better jump over-
board." end that "he should
woo." Deceased sank under this motioned
tree/nem, and died shortly afterwards. The ol .etor
saw hint on the Friday after his death, anal when he lifted
the c!otti from his fare observed that it was swollen, but at
that time he imputed this appearance to decomposition hay-
ing rapidly tot in. The doctor supposed thou that ho b
amok tied•-r the debility from which he had so 10n,.;
smelled. The pa... emir was afterwiar:s traosferrod to a vets 4
called the *veto. in which part of the crew of the Mimes.
seturowl to Liverpool, whoa the promedium which bail led
I. the present trial were itientuted.
Withdrew weru then called in support of the above state-
ment.

(r. Asphalt thee quoted some authorities with a view to
iLow that Brass River was a "foreign port or barium,"
and that the offence sot being roninattted on the hith eras
IS present tenni had not jurntli,tion.
Hi, lordship overrnled the oJjection, remarking that
there wee no court at Brass River, and no law to appeal to
for the punishment of offences, otherwon the prisoner
might Lave been dealt with on the spot, and at the time
when 10., a illre wa* eolllll3lited.

Mr. Aspinall thou arislre;:stl the jury fee the defence,
ewatending that the prosecution had done their duty
s confining theiaselvee to one class a witnesses {rne:i of
.o:eyri. wl.crusis there were serer! white wen on brtnl at
the tut • of the A 11,0.1 outrage.
Mr. Wise protested against this remark, saying that they
lad calild all the witaerea whom they had been able to
obtain

is summing np, conlioed the ►ttention of
the jure to the violence which occurred us the Saturday
smeeigal. Netwithstandiag the c.inllkt of umniou awl
statement as to the time which clamped between the last
art of •ioleaee and tb. death of Henderson, the offence
more tow-ohled manslaughter iron, the fact that the
meiotic. v. s.. that of Onus, inflated from time to time is
Its of letsnei, bid probably without the etpeelstlun that
death w... 41,1 immediately follow. Nor did it immediately
follow. Ili. iordthip haring point lout the legal distinctness
between loonier awl manslaughter, careful'', seat through
the v.; !taco, after which the jury retired to consider th it
verdict

The t;r), 39-ran ahseree of two hours, had not agreed to
• vertliA, wad .me te the j•trnmca beat very HI they wets
diaelts. ged. Wilson awaits hut trial oa the other inlet-
Elea ta.

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