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Ist Court preferred survon wLO inspected it
a't• t .1 was broarght
.It. Denial Moore (the surgeon) clescrilied the contuoinn
en the Wick and si•le of the bead, which 101 to an internal CM.
r. natirn : there was •o (tincture of the Ault, but on the left
litnit•pliere of lb. brain there .6 3. a quantity of cusgulated
t sibith i•OlUfli (rum a r,llo:sre in the biai• Ile bad
his du itit Oita arose bo:u tbt .:carnal iejary of the bead.
ret its could not say nii.ther the rope in Court was strung
• iteezh to produce tuft, can iojiary amputee of the
Main, cern Cum agitation, which ilidarit! an unusual vir-
e tabu!' of blood in the head Wat.l.l cause • I upture of Ibr
• motels. libe infernal injury iu this buy's hand nag wader the
mark, ',lids certainly corresponded with such an
i•prrasion as this rune might make by • forcible- blow.
Juries Grithuoinuther surgrun, viva correaptiaduilt evi-
ilei-ce.

tt. vertt witnettee Irv, the rrivert r an riteellynt t barmier
tolng a humane and -k intl. h. artird an.

Mr. illative Yntr manned up he ',ideate fir the Jury,
•ee trimmed ** immediate .rnl.•rt of Nu/ Guilty.

CONVICTION FOR FR iTRICIDE.

ligra Peter was theta indicted toe the wilful
stiiirdet of Jetta. his brother, by sinking him re-
f meted blows. nista be died, on the 14th of No-
%ember last. en honed tlw. ship Aurora, upon the
P.iei see% within the joriwliction of the High Court
Aelintrnlty.
William Ili-niece, a youth, whit was s Cabin-boy on lioaril
Vie tists.sut sloop A army, of a Inch the Prisoner was Miff er,
at • (VII, that tau a Mond .y slight, lass Nin ribber, or blurt
C h•vrt ruse, he could fetidly nano- the mouth, the sloop
um at art, off thin* ors., and at Inglis, • bile witness was in
heal ir. the raisin, he heard a person toughie ilown there. On
I Oa we shout In ire ilia cause or Ilse 11.11 N, he saw it was John
l'ati r, the detraied, who bad tumbled down, and James
Prater (Primmer) wail over low wills the bellows, knocking
I. ini ahaisi every where, giving hint seven or eight bard blows
%hoot his legs, back, awl b. Uy John Pater, who was as
chive rasa than the Prisoner, was C 3117111( out a My dear
broker leave off;" but be did slot leave off. Witness beard
,deceased sly wishing else. The beating Nowt about son
minutes. Prisoner was much in liquor al tbr time, anal NI
was deceased. PIIIIOnIVIr pulled wissiess out of bid, and de-
sired bin. to get a boodle of straw ; he said he wanted it to
nrike an slams, as romelsoily had brought a dead man on
hoard. Jolla Pat. r ass not then dead, but lying on the cabin
f sane nowilig. He lived about an hour afterwards, hat never
uolse up ag tau. Pi Isom , • lieu lee found him dead, washed
his head and face (which were bloody) wills liquor.

Cross examined by Mr. ALL•V.—Prisoner was often mad
truss sound. be scut to Hie head. One Kicbardoun, a Cu..
1.40-buscoe sislir.r, had seized • smack of p. Wooer's, and
I•l"'"rwrr • "111Y1116E ve•ocl come near be walk beside himself.
N 1 bra hr walk beating his bsuilier he called mit that he was
Itiebar.tsuis l'aisusorr was always kind both to wit.
,••• awl the deceased. 11, believed he woo quite 'wad at
isms; fur 'wither sailor ran and hid himself, end oat
us,' off ea the bust.

let ars‘wer to questions fruit the COW'', She witeess said
st P. emu. r was out often la liquor, but whew he was he
r..i Wail. He had stem masks of cuts ow Prisoner's head;
u lone lee received awns he did not kouw ; whew he was
Leatine las brother, Prisoner exclaimed,'' I knee gel you
how at sera, Hicharelsom, cud now I will bathe you." This
ju.t brfure bad seised a smack of his for smog-
Rho(
Churchill Meadows said, that he was to board the Aurora
a this affair Lapp. wd. %%illness and deceased bad gone
ell h.•a,d a su.uggling vessel that inuruilog, and gel some
I quo.. Whew limy returned on board, the Primmer and the
late boy who was canonised, then wrest UN board the smug
jr her. The toe Pair,. called witness up to Jitter,; be fined
l'essomer ready druuk. After the slimier they re-commeared
'Linking, sail Prisn gut cross, ■nd stnpped to fight.
%Vetoer. ram off f hint, and he followed, saying, " You
ran the Custom-house, and I shall bloc for you." Witness
I en from him into the bold, but Prisoner janiped down
oiler him mad knocked kite about, saying he was tak.
tog the •ides of the Custom house oBier►s. Some ether
men came on hood shout this time, sad Pater and they
wi cat ikons to the cabin to drink, at which they Coe.
homed frees three o'clock in the *busman until about
ti•,. or six o'clock. The mew thee renewed to their own
nail. The Prisoner then began hie Iselin again, and made
* greet andoe„ singing out fur hi* essensies—he was heaving
the newt oboes and about. Witness thee saw deceased,
John Pater, come owl of the cabiu; he was it. liquor as his
broth-v. He shortly after beard deceased call out repeat-
edly, " Doses, my dear heather." Wetness was at this lime
cabin, awl she noise was overheard just at the Malaise
sheensal tell duels the eonspamen ladder neon the cabin, tie
swat bleeding .rry nia• h in the face or head. James (the
ri :oiler) followed Moro, took up the bellows, wills which
hr Mat his Mother until the bellows was in pieces,
wpm/ all she time, " You —, I'll be billed for
pot., I'll be hung fur you "—" Dines, nay dear brother,"
the deneerd called out • good many times. Prisoner
•'toward• looked under his bed, and gut out as iroa
moll, one tied sharp, She oilier dal, about a yard ling
with a womb u handle, suet holding it ii. both baud., brine
to bat ►is biother all over his b.•dy with it emil he /necked
lons senseless. Vilwn Prisoner found ►im in that state, he
ley down alongside him on the cabin flour, with hie head
0p..,. his body. There was a good light in the titbits dosing
•• this time. Wisterias sew what passed from his both in the
after cable. When he saw them butts lyiug on the fluor, ►e
ramie out to go on deck, which P.isone► seeing, he purserd
1.. m, Gad witness, to get out of his way, climbed up the rig.
ging. Prieseuer then sung out foe his muskets and Weirder.
basses, but ...stares remained where he was, and called out,
" fames Patio., spare nee fur my wife and family." He
rist.ed owl, " D—ii your eyes, Eli Lit hung fur you mid your
wife and family." Witness shortly eller gut down and cue.
reeled himself under the bowsprit, where he remained ready
the jump overboard., if Primmer came near him. While
this state, lee saw the little boy (the first witness) come up
with the lambert., xll4 heard bum (Primmer) say," Where are
the other fellows ?" The boy said they had gone all' with
the bust. Ile then desired Mtn to bring up a bundle of
Straw. The boy (who was his step-son) refused, saying there
was nu straw. Prisuswr d--d him, and said if he went
elven letassell sod gut the straw, Ise would put him in the
c.idstie of it and Lehi it up. The buy seriug witness
by the light of his lanteru, ran to bin for, preset--
11. W. Milliner seeing this. ►sa •at mimeos, whe with
d.faia.cliy esti icateil himself from Lint, though be swore
Le roold ►e Mooted fur him. Pri*Wiire thee suit he would
go to bed. As they followed biro he the cabin, beta+ his
I,...tiscr lying on the floor. " Who's that?" said he. "That's
you. bruthee, glom you hive murdered," replied tritons.
lt‘ ~,,, *lieu knocked bins dew■ fur saying so. He then
tal.e,t tor liquor, and, with witness's assistance, waned the
wounds as his towhees bead. finding deceased remain in-
set:settle, Prisoner said, " lie is dead. Witness replied,
" Ye►, you have June for bin" By Prisosies's desire, a bed
am, made up fen deceased, ■cad he wee put into it. Um the
murmur Prisoner came to witness and said, " I
have ki.sed my Weather, and shakes hands with him," add-
tog,. if 1 could get him up brie I would take him in my
ci rig, and we should both go overboard sad be happy loge.
" Witness brought the irua maul to deck, it had blood
a !!.1 hair on it, and said, " Here ill SAW you hate htlieri peer
bruaer with ;" he iiistantly snatched it out of witueses
Lela. sad flung it two board, saying it would sever kill auy
Lily more.
Cro•a ersessinest—lle had heard P►isomer was °flee out
of
his mud owing to a cat in his head. Witness aired
u e.O offence whatever whew be was threateinug to iujuse
him ; be sassed quite mad at the time, cud bad no shirt
W. his back; *hi:niter found what be had dune to his brea-
ther, Le prayed be.i,le the body sod cried all night. The
nest day be carried the body home. .4 rammer baud nothilig
limn min at the time lie was beating his brother, respecting
us. lit i t hardsoo..
I. answer or questions GOO the Court, witness said that
these were nu hre.arisis oar boardolitne Primmer abstained
so for at him is the rigging;, but what isiglained witness
was the beetnient he sew the Priswier give Iris own heather
it.. ttet cable. releaser 'retard a reseasahle, civil mils,
serrps when be was in liquor. •
Itemisers Desfurd stated,. that be had bees attar on
hosed this eruct, wail was with her ee this Panday. He
bad been es bowed bps pr three moths, sad the !leisure