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London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

CHARGE OF PLUNDERING A WRECK.

William Lilly mud Alexander Wood were then
arraigoed for stealing • quantity of beef front on
board the brig Nary, of Carnarvon, Robert Wel.
lianas, master, while she was stranded "n the Good-
win Sands, off the coast of Kent, on the 41st De-
cember, 1818.
Mr. ABAIIN read the indictment, and Mr. HOL-
LAND opened the case and detailed the circum-
stances of it as they were subsequently disclosed in
evidence. He said the offence was a capital one.
The brig was proceeding from Lituerick to Car-
nal von with a cargo of beef, butter, pork, sod bacon,
value 7,0001., when, in • storm, she gut wrecked on
the Goodwin Sonde. Several hardy seamen went to
Wive assistance from the contiguous ports in about
50 boat., and he was sorry to say, that among then,
were a number of men whose sole object was plun-
der, and who conducted the work of destruction so
completely, that they carried off the whole of the
rigging sod =aerials, as well as the cargo. Among
them the Prisoners at the bar would, according to
his instructions, be found.
The first *anew was Robert Williams, who de-
posed as follows :—" I was master of the brig
Alarm, of Carnurvoti, On the 41. t Decent ber.lBlB,
I was returning on a voyage from Ireland. About
flee o'clock 011 that morning 1 was driven by a
storm on the Goodwin Sands and stranded, where
the brig got water-logged and rested on the WIWI
about lour miles off land ; about nine o'clock 40
or 50 hosts came from Deal and Rasusgate manned
with about gOO or 300 oleo. They boarded the
brig, and began to cut away with their axes the
stouucheoos and masts, notwithstanding my retool'.
Anne.% I cannot identify either of the Prisoners
as being of the party. My cargo consisted of pro-
visions, viz. about 300 calks of beef, pork, butter,
and also linens. The value of the whole cargo was
between 6,0001. and 7.000/. I saw one of the
boats stove in while at the stem and sunk.
They opened the hatches, cabin, and committed
general plunder, carrying off with them, in their
booty, more than two-thirds of the cargo, and leas.
log the brig a mere hull. The brig floated during
the next tide, mud was then got into Deal."

by Mr. ALLEY—" I d.d not ire
the Prioontrs there: I USIA inly whether they were
or not."

William Garrett examined—" 1 sin a corporal
of marines, and was on duty on the afternoon of
the 41st December, at Kingsdown. I saw the
vessel stranded about twelve o'clock, and dining
my watch 1 observed a small boat coming towards
the shore between four end five o'clock. She ap-
peared to be co►uiug direct Iron► the wreck. 1 ob-
served on her bow *lid ►tern the mark, 66 D. It.
No. la." 1 also sawolirecily as she cause ashore.
a large hole on her starboard quarter, which ap-
peared to be fresh done. The hole was outlined
with a blue jacket. There wrre six tam in her ;
among them were the two Prisoners, shunt, as
well as two others, named Sutton and Chtistim. I
had known for four months. Christian has since
been drowned. Win, Bingham was also on board,
and drowned afterwards with Christian. These
were five out of the six. The sixth 1 did not know,
1 advanced, as was any duty, to search the boat fur
smuggled goods, and found on board her forty or
fifty *lb. pieces of beef and pork. The pieces weir
not in casks, but loose ; they threw them ou the
beach, and then carried them in ba•krts up to the
village. Sutton said, in the hearing of the Prison-
ers, that if they had been oft' sooner they would
have fared bette►, they should have gut some of the
butter which the Deal men gut before them. 1 also
heard them say the hole iu the boat was cau.ed by
their being run foul of while on the Goodwin
Sands, which compelled them to throw a good deal
of the beef overboard before they could get at the
bole to stop it. They boat was a small lugger."
Cross-examiared.—" 1 could see the wreck from
the share. The first time 1 saw the boat with the
prisoners she was about a mile from shore."
Lewis Davies erauwtwed.—•` 1 am a Midslii!onaii,
and was on the blockade service on the coast of
Kent, 0111 the 41st December, at Kusg►down. 1
then saw the wreck ou the scuds, about nine o'clock
iu the morning. 1 saw the boat spoken 4.1 by Lot
witueas some hours after she lauded ; she was *tine
its he► starboard quarter."—He also corroborated
the mark MI the boat.
Daniel Sutton eremiseed.—" 1 ant a fisherman,

and in the tud of tie 3iat ISIS, I secoll. et Ile
brig Nary bring wrecked on the‘ovdaisi. Mood
twelve r.'clock I went to her in a small how c4iP
failed to get a large our), marked • ' I I
don't recollect the iitiruhrr. I went win thr Prs-
*Duets and Sutton. Ilhogliun,, and Ciiiisinsis (wt e
two la-t since drowned). We put off from K
down, when 'e'en., the Deal boats jeti.filog
very thick hrfore US ; se boards) her worm after
tit:hick, and just Itsf,ire we saw her samotcontroot Ir.
over. A great quantity of boats were halm. US.
grounded anion the brig on the he hulk, perhaps
about forty altigedur. loom Deal and items...ow.
They were all lull tf the isig's *caries al.kat.tv
waiting for the tide to mew W. began to ti I
our boat with f fifty to eighty *eve a prows- .
*inns. While doing so another boat close at. ut,
awl cut oar starboard quarter, sod wade ouch 1
leak that we were obliged to the**, out a ova,-
tity of the herf into the arfjoitiing boat* hirra
fore we could get at it. Chris/aunt tlwts
stuffed his jacket into the leak.
got her tight we puslard off with atilt •.t
had to Ki I .e•gocisorsi ;as we landed 'herr. vie sow
Corporal Garrett on the beach." fie the., to7c. -
bowed what Garrott e.i.f respectihg the 0f.p.0. it
of the beef, after they I.ltoleil. Their
cealinesir of the beef from the people of the sit.
loge. We divided two pieces of the Ile. fof
each other, and It ft the rtinainder for the owi.rr
the boat.

Cross examined.—We went off to assist the hri,!.
and most certainly 'twilit no harm, if our few
ceiveil no accident ; we broke open no hut
found the beef lying on the deck ; we said nuts:.
about what we might have got in the pre*, nee ul tl
soldier; we certsinly might have gut butter, weir we
on busid sooner; but we positively intend-d t•r
have carried what we might get to the Cikatum-
house, for the benefit of the °where. The Euston, •
house was about three miles from Kiligsdusy. i
was the occident our boat mit wizls that wide
us dn•idr the beef.

Examined by the COURT—'.ire di•l led ilia I►e-f
two two pours ler arch man IC the boar, awl left
tire for the t•wurr t.l the bort. We o• I. lotougl t
tillers !me.. nrr ; the rest owe hoer •ot.. n e
other boats, wink we were kaki uu list (i•wt:w. g
Solids, mod I doo't know what castle of New. he
Slso rail Ilint mut It ul the 'serf was slits *MAI BMA
fur the benefit of the real owner.

Captain Williams wa. then moaned. 11...1
that Ilse Isar, of lila cargo Ithieh MI6 left oo
wrrrk WS% sold by nucleoli on the Flow.
The Primmer., on being called us for thr.r
th f-siee, obesely raid, th. used the beef for their
owls falsely.
Mr. Josoire PARK rsennosed up the. esisleure.
Verdict—Guth, of battle,.

CHARGE (►F MURDER.
Samuel Baker was intlicitel (or the wilful mold r
of Eisissiwet Bales.. lay beating his.. use liesmet tt
fishing vessel called Ilse illifefisord, on the 16 !a
11arrli, 1818, of wlisch beating the aril &hawse 1
Brien died.
3lr. Rnouvatvu staled the case to the lure. TI e
facts, a■ they were repreaes.ted by the liar•.. el rums..
were bets fly these. The Prisoner was mailer of a 6.111 o(
Irene! whirls h 4 Barking use a voyage to the roost of Ma-
lawi The el ceased buy, Emanuel Brien, was as Nippers..
tic. on hoard, anal went dowse to the cabin DU Ile MA Mess
last year, %Iwo the Prisoner elearci) him with taking ...sniv
part of a dumpling, and heat hiss rwerely with a rope cal. d
"a niae•siriag railing." Ile alrst.ted when Ike boy insp'e.r.
eel forgivrieess ; but it was sfierwarils found the boy es -a
drowsy sad is pain. On looking after him soon altar, al. ia
be seemed asleep, he was funnel to be dead.
The fuel runes., Benjamin Munrar, deposed es
I was mate of Mr. Rickard's fi.lsisig vessel, the Who .
head, of Barking ; we sailed on the 4th ; She deceased w..•
an apprentice; us the 15th we were °ti the ea. eat sal H. -
laud, when, in the evening, the Captain, myself, asst
went down to the cabin. Prisoner asked fur a Jesiopliiii,
which was left the day before ; seeing that pest of u ei,s
eaten, he said to Emmert Brien, /11 pay ormfor ll.ix
he ohms took down a rope-line still began to tent tha ,
lentil She latter said, " Pro! (orgire we, end 11l du se 0 u
more." Prisoner immediately desisted, lest Ma.,.
serving some blood on the bin's hands, he ••Its d lons sr.,.
that blood ?" ) ex," said the hey, odd on any head elec.:"
be then was ordered upon desk to wash hissowil. I ....n sts.
sired him to being me a moll' and lamp on ak, a!aris I.e
did, but icon after fell a cryine, and timid:sestet ato a.l.
arts, and asked leave to lie down. I did ii-t think Isms 11,
jet red at all, and therefore rtfueed,desitine him Is. go wa u, .
shortly after he fell asleep, and I ronsid him; be went dos u
to the cabin for a scup, bill fell asleep again dime. I lee -a al
him a second time, and threatened us beat him. Its went
rearward and cried, and still kept .1, sine, and the allele I
kept stirring him the tamer he slept, asetil al last I alse:llt
soot awake him. I then told the C,psaiis that the
boy was so stupid, he would du noshing. I was mdessel Igo
bring him down to the cabin, where he again fell asleep.
We l►ft hien there maid a quarter before elev. es "'cloak Oats
folluwing morning; seeing him still asleep at that hour, we
looked at bins, mod I funnel his face pate and cold, and sot
examination, saw he was dead; I ran up.oe el.rk to the Pri-
soner, ales came oust and ►aid he was &list ; teas of the what
apprentices wire then desired to dress and wash hint ; the
next ii,y the Pri.oltrr asked nse what I 'hooch! a-4,11(36meg
the boy ; I said I could Mit fell What to 33y, lest that it • 443
bed business. He replied, it would:" hard wills h.sn tf it was
gives out be had murdered the boy, seed that we woe nut
say be had heat him, but that the boy it II down the Wail:-
way in a convulsive fit and rot, his bead. He stabled that
he had sees. people die so inch a manors, and they appeased
as the boy then dial. I said that we must utak. slashes as
easy as possible us. all soles, but if I was bittnithi
oath, 1 should not take a false oath fur toy sawn bettor. e
Omen sailed) hoinewardsosod arrived un Ithh 11raieh at
the creek's snuntla at Balking We Own souk the bony to
the owner of the ship's Imam., and Psi...err es eel on to
Loudon with • cargo of fish. Witness here toweled in she
rope, which he said was in the same state as whew the boy
was beat with it. It was, 3 minimum piece of rope, rub r
under ordinary dimensions.

Cross eraseined.—The mounrot the boy begged (or men y
aid arkssusstedged his fault, the Capiaiu c•as..i Ma.s. g
him. The ulb•r salmis .tie presets' at the pnn..ho.ru•,
so that what I could say fur or against the Ps Isms. I CIJUI.I
only be what the reel could. Wlta I found the buy a►lrep
after the beating, 1 did nut think he was lut, mud thungl.t
hum lazy. The Camino b. 'rayed no lisrahuess, M.* goal,
" let him 914.9 p," w►en be heard he would 61.1 weak.
Ia sower to a question (sum the tonne. be said that he
bad twin many boys punished, and gem sally anti a last
supe than that now prudneed.
Jam., Tyler, &twilit r seaman, eurri•lissiiited the fursat r
wittiess's ...demo nom cting the eireunsataures of the buy's
punishment us Ilw cabin, •inch consults' of eight ur MN*
stink.. of the lope; he eemuselier.l sir. le in.. Min uas the
b4s k, but Inc buy •lessk dusts, and then r.resived a Mow o■
the bark past of the h. ad. lie al•u d.pusd los :he r-
iug symptoms eishihit..l by the boy after he bad burn bat.
C'ross•ereetird.— fine blow u■ the he ad ass id. 6141;
it arose solely fruns she buy's aqualung. 11. kn,w Minds. r e
fur fourteen years, had seen him with many Alpo ‘1•49 ; Lt
we. always a 4106'1 and humane 11$411. on 01,C11
he strut k the ►uy Mall rather soialltr t►at. *hat woe ir gtnc•
rat use.
Jobe Dorsky, a fellow apprentice, was *bunt 10 detardti
the na. kg un Lbw buy's head shall he meshed die Web tout