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Mr. OVIIN ET stated the roe on the part of the prosecution.
ibis was an indictment preferred against the defendant, who is mats
of the Bridgewater East Indianian, and the second and third mate
the same vessel, for an assault on H'old's Cohen. It appeared,
that the prosecutor is a person who keeps a boarding. house for
seamen. When the ilridgeeater East Intlinman arrived in the
l'harnes in Fday last, he went on board that ship in pursuit of his
heisi:ses Aft anon as he got up the Side of the vessel, the defendant
&annum rolled the other two orl-ten of the ship; they isfmediarely
sand him by the collar, mid lifting him off the deck threw hint
orraboasl. Staunton, when about to throw him ove4oard, said to
rile otlecri, " Throw him overboard. he is a b—y Jew, there is no
hart) in killing hint." By the fall he was greatly injured and
bruised, and had not 'et recovered from the effect's of it. lle
sisiglst hove fallen into the sea, but there being a boat alongside, he
leartencd to fall into it, ot sl was thence conveyed to the boat in
'Awn he tame on board. 'lids, he submitted to the Jury, was a
case of a very unprovoked and aggravated assault.
?Ise following witnesses acre called on the part of the prose-
cution :-- . . _

VV. Cohen examined-1 went nn board ihe Bridgewater East
ityliainsii in May last. I ketp a lorlgirg-hottse for stamen. Thy
name of the Chief .date of the ship is Joseph Staunton. As
soon tot I went on board he laid held of use, and galled on the
miser ts•. wage.; he •aid to them, " throw him overhoanl. there's
ma harm in killing him ;" and accordingly they dill so. I cannot
sail the !night from which I was thrown. By the Lill I Wall
gteally ii i,tml ; my lega and arms were bruised, and I have not
bean well ever since.

Vinsit.examintd by Mr. B 1101: GliAlll I have kept a lo4g-
tog.hoose IOT Seamen foe six years. Wooten do not frequent
my home. My wife and toy mother are the only women who
ever enter my house. I was on beard the balk for some time
wattinr low the Bridg—nter to come up the river. I got a host
to go fine lite hulk in the Bridgewater. When I was aiming
stioogside the Indianian Mr. So:tdo° did not hail me, warning
gal not to oome alonoside7. on
nor did I hear any words an that cilia.
wan not speaking to Waters when Staunton rune up. He thil
atat speak a word btfore he threw one overboard. I did not take
bold of the man-rope an I was going down, but was thrown
*KIM perpendicularly. Before I was thrown overboard, I was not
hlll.O. Itrr htirg thrown into the host, I went on hoard the
bulk. 'Donrc were two women in the heat. •'l'hey did mot come
along with one. I don't knew whether they went on board the
Bridgewater or root. .Mr. Sonitnton said. at the time of throw.
ierpr woe owe, .• There's no liaron in killing bin." I never lived to
• L.. union.-street. t'no.'t ray where I lied in 11112 or 1814. I
have a hon. in New Gravel-la:a% Women don't frequent it. The

~el was fns: to the hulk when I went on board, but I- can't say
norther they 17" Te twinging her to her mo.iritte. at the time or not.
TMO tranaarti t:11 was ir.fere the Titanic% Police-0111m% I did
jet hem" the I ke,siont• but preferred to have a nevelt-
vorr_-1 n'estinins'er. ' fn." ei rot
elf *hat I 'wire in my affidavit before Mr. Justice Itayley. I tosser
said Wore this day, except hrfore the Magistrates, that 3lr. St aas.
tan its e e., Throw him tiverhourd, there's no harm
ter4rillinor a Jew."
..1— The host into wh:ch he was thrown was not the
Witt in witieh I "'cation baud.
& Partin, re: examined--I Leer a boarding-house for seamen
vas n.t he deck of the ltridgewstt r when Cohen come on
Siaati•et aiked him whom or w..st he wanted? He named
settle viilor, whe c name I forget; Staunton seired hint by the
itasstiVer. evil snit!. .• you shall not apenk to any person here : • he
than call. d the t•ttor two mates to waist hint, atid the three r".lieit
440.4 ten ever tl., •ide of the VOtilli ; tiny Said, he eat a Jew, and
that it sirs ea to tittlittl him. I enusht hold of the .kirt..if tas
ARIL, ar•u .140.-0,4 them not to throw him overboard. for he was
• ;ck. 't'lt y did tint di hist, however. on to, entreaty, but three
oral ors/ lased. I did not aftctwarda; lot 1 did not go to
the
(lens% ewsuntred by Mr. R 11011011•1111-1/ do not know the main
as er fp:ns any wthet hatchway. I went on
kAIINI roe roe torn lodgers. I have on ail neca•Wirs riven the
WOW aen tern of the 114011.14Ct101111 that I have given this day.
examinret--I was on board the beat which was
olt.ngstd• bast which Meld Mr. Cobra ashore. I saw him fall
Ire" IC feet hi". I was under the gangway. but the main-eirains
Wort, Aaft. 1 did not see what happened on board, but uaw
afar' foil.
'ilsrgvn 14t4Crl UM • lodger of seamen also, and war oa deck

when Cohen came on board ; she confirmed the statement of the
tanner witness; she described Cohen when lying in the boat as
" the philtre of death."
Mr. Ilsottionsst —You keep a lodging-house?
Witness— I keep a few old standards.
Mr. linnee.tt A m—And you went onboard to look after your old
standards ? ( A laugh.)
Witnes*--Ves ; I went on board to look after my own men.
(Much laughter.)
Mr. Ilinontin %II addressed the Jury, on the part of the de-
fendants. Ile felt confident, that notwithstanding the testimony
which had been that day given be the prosecutor and the two
women who followed the same calling, that of lodging seamen,
a vocation of the name and respeenthility. of which they who
were acquainted with the purlieu* in the vicinity of Gravel-lane,
might easily judge. Notwithstanding their testimony, he was sans.
trod that his clients would leave the Court that day without the
slightest imputation of cruelty upon their characters. This in-
dictment was premed with no view to the inteststs of public
justice; but in despite of the hints and ineinnations that it might
be bought titt yet his clients were determined to abide the result
of an investigation before a Jury of their canntrymen. Ikhe Jury
would bear in mind the period at which the prosecutor. Cdti., in.
trotted himself. It was at the most ethicist and debate step of
the whole navigation; at the time that she was in the act of ensuing
to her moorings; at a moment that every hand on board the wea-
sel wall called into requisition, and that it was prohibited for any
person, not belonging to the vewsel, to condone on board. At
this moment did the prosecutor present himself, and in despite of
peaceable remonstrance, continue to obtrude; what really did
happen, as he should prove, was this clients first reran.
strated with him en the impropriety of his intrusion; they
then removed him from the deck, but they placed the
man-rope in his hand, by which persons ascend and &tuella, and
his feet might have rested on the gangway of the vessel. He was
even warned not to wopmach the vessel. This intimation, on his
eross.examination, :se pretended he did not bear. "There are
none se deaf as those who do not wish to hear." At all events,
whether he heard or not, he was determined to disobey. If hie in.
juries had been so prelims as they were represented to be, how did
it happen that no evidence of medical attendance was tendered in
support of the prosecution ? Notwithstanding the severity of his
bruises, it did not appear that they required any surgical assist.
aver, or even ten-pennyworth of pithier from an apothecary. The
beamed Gentleman proceeded to comment on the inconsistency
between the evidence riven in the affidavits of the witnesses before
the Thames Police Office, and the evidence given that day in
Court. It would be further proved that the men-cope was given
into his hands, and that he was only moored from the vessel, and
removed peaceably, merely to prevent him from seducing the
sailors from their occupation at a Moment ot critical and Important
duty.
The following witnesses were called for the defence :
J. Ross eramincd,—l am a pilot ; I was pilot to the Bridge-
water when Cohen came on board • she was then in a very critical
situation, which required the attendance of the whole of the crew ;
she was in so critical a situation as to be in danger ot being strand-
ed, which would have occasioned her loss. I gave directions to ad.
mit no person on board at that time. It was high water, which
rendered the danger greyer. Several strangers had been on board,
hut thew had been put out two hours berme, puisuath to my orders.
I saw him, on goingoverboard, with one hand on the rope which is
for the convenience of persons going down and corning up the side
of the vessel. In about a qua of an hour afterwards. I sew
Cohen on born' the hulk, walking about, apparently lame; be was
asking one of the sailors to come with him to lodge.
Cross.exantined.—l saw him with one man-rope in his hand ; be
might have laid hold of both if he chose.
J. Parkinson examined.—Witness is a pilot, and continued the
testimony of the former witness. He was within two yards of the
gangway at the time. Mr. Staunton desited Cohen to go over before
he shoved hint.

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erosa-examined.—They had hold of him by the collar. He did
not MT his legs lifted imp off the deck.
Mr. BROUGHAM-IV= he thrown overboard

i I ;ens iOF not.
R. Robertson examined —I stn • revenue officer, and was on
board the Bridgewater, on duty, when this transaction took place.
I heard Alr.Staun ton warn (ohcn not income on board, when he got
under thegangway. Mr. Staunton insisted that he alould return.
I saw Mr. Staunton, and another officer, shove him backwards to_
wanes the gangway—whether lifted up or not, I cannot say, but he
was held by the collar witif such time as the after inan-e was
put into his hand. 1 paw him gradually descending acwitg to
the usual way, with the man-rope in his right hand.
This witness was cross-examined, but no further material mi.
de7ce was elicited. _ _

Mr. Moore, a revenue officer, examined, and corroborated the
principal points of the previous witneses testimony. He wos
within tour or five feet of Mr. Staunton when the transaction oc-
curred. Ile did not hear Staunton say, "He is a Jew ; throw him
overboard."

()thee witnesses were called, who supported the above evidence
for the defence.

3lr. Mitcham, clerk to Mr. Justice Bayley. produced the se.
dark of Cohen sind Peterson, with a view, as stated by the Learned
Counsel (31r. Itmugham), of pointing out the contradiction it con.
tained in the evidence given by those Witnesses on the trial.
3lr. littasry replied.
The Loan titter J proceeded to sum up. Before his
Lordship had commenced the reading of the evidence,
The Foreman said, that the minds of the Jury were made up.—
the evidence was quite dear and satisfactory.
The Loan Cuter JUSTICE said, that the warner certainly
was quite satisfactory. Ile wished. however, that their verdict
might not be given until he had read over the evidence, and made
such comments as he thought necessary to make upon It. His
Lordship then proceeded to read his notes of the evidence, and left
the question to the Jury, whether they believed the evidence which
said that he was thrown overboard, or the testimony which alleged
that he was placed on the gangway, and the man-rope put into his
hand. If they credited the former testimony, they would find
verdict otfiuilty ; if the latter, then they would be bound to return
a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of
Nut Gritty, manifestly to the satisfaction of a crowded Court.
The trial lasted until past sin o'clock.