The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-25 00:00:00

CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.)

(Before the LORD'S JUSTICES.)
Their Lordships this morning were occupied
hear-
ing lunatic petitions, but nothing of public interest was
brought before them.
The Vice-Chancery Courts were occupied in hearing
short causes and unopposed petitions, which were en-
tirely devoid of interest. in

ROLLS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
WILLIAMS V. POWELL.
This part-heard cause was proceeded with this
morning. _

...
CRIMINAL CO UKT.—(THIS DAY')
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and Mr. Justice
ATTEMPTED MURDCERR°3PT°
OINTN2.
E HIGH ISEAs.J3erto
Mayo Argenti, 30, described as a sailor, and Francisco
Morati, 26. also a sailor, were indicted for feloniously
wounding Peter Gotland, with intent to murder him,,
a place out of the dominions of her Majesty, they beiug
two of the crew of a British ship called the Alberts. ,
Mr. Bodkin, with whom was Mr. Clerk, epeesre'
for the prosecution, and Mr. Balluntine defended the
prison( rs.
Mr. BODKIN opened the case. The prisoners, he seeitl'
shipped en board the Alberta at Liverpool, and sa"e"
far America. On approaching the American coast se
quarrel ;apse amongst, the crew, and the two prisoners,
'or the sake of peace. were lashed to the mizen-asst b 7
110
order 6f
Liet,the,but,captain.oti tht.ir expressing The, remained
din this situation fur
scone
they e ere liberated and allowed to return o
to Vi'urcltuil)ti;:
Two de) e after the ship arrived at Mebi e. when the
prisoners were beard to remark, that in America a
°v
gnarl
could only be imprisoned a few moeth fur kililug a ic,.
m
and they were determined to have their reveuge 0P:
sonic of those who lashed them to the mast, Peter Get-
land
qAmurti)gereti,intyit i
v,sae,reamnt
teedd himself
land being ono of the parties. Accordinglja vibi;e
knife, and they advanced upon Getlaed, who "S
felled it upoini'enhitnhtdhee hire, raised
rajpfsat'rdtlhet:.°' nectieg
Ma", inflicting a severe wcutid, and piecing "1--
within au inch of his life. The two prisoners were tha!'
placed under arrc s t , and reunot t d t o thisAl o rlicntoi:utuch:nsreetre:-Ywb I::b'illi''Pl:6.
Quebec, and they were now required to answer for their
conduct.
James Helwall deposed that he was the steward of is
ship. He left Liverpool on the Ist day of January, 185°'
Frank Murray. Oa the 15th of April a
on board the Alberta, in company
with th knownris?ners arid Peter Getlaud, whowas then "
between Getland and the two prisoners, and one °fthde
latter having his knife open, the captain can' d , d to the
and ordered them to be taken abaft and las"e In due
mizon-mast. They were afterwards liberated. e
evening
course the ship anchored ott Mobile, and in the hn
lent-
of the lith the captain went on shore. Ile t"e-t Slthe two prisoners on the light-heads of the topga•aof
forecastle, with Peter Getland on the larboard sine e‘
the windlass-wheel below the forecastle. Getlaud wta:
Quarrel arose-
about seven feet from the prisoners, sitting underneatar
and he appeared to be smoking, when the Priswieti
Argenti struck him over the head with an axe. the.Mo
at this time was with Argenti. The sharp edge °f a.
axe struck the head, and the wound, which
to the bone, bled very much. Getland was caritas
abaft, and the two prisoners immediately after'
wards made their escape to the foretop-011c
where they remained all night, making a sort 0'
bulk-head to prevent anything being thrown at the!11,1"
In the course of the night, one of them dropped a knile
upon deck, which upon being taken up turned out to be;
long to witness. The next morning a revenue-cttee
boarded us, and the officer in command gave them fi'l
penetra!e
~
minutes to come down or he would fire at them, One
of them replied that they had no objection to
abbey
an
American, but they would not come down for
Englishman.on shore, wOintnethsse
The axe was here produced ; it was a very Is.r"'
nleBvtehrtaihaewmhainmGaeritelarnwdarwda:
able-looking weapon, and identied by the wanes
n_
were not the o 1
Cross-exam
foreigners on board, nor were they teased
the appeared to
foreigners.
Previous to this occurrence te
Cross-examined—The prisoners
be peaceable, inoffeesive men. _o carried_ i
d.
the ships
John Wilson, ono of the seamen on board
n Mobile
confirmed this evidence. The ship remained
Getland never
Quebec, where the prisoners were given into the custody
of the British authorities.
This was the case for the prosecution.
the ‘4 fence.
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury for ...e
been
He admitted that the instrument produced must have
used, and the man Gotland seriously wounded, buy
_lt
asked the jury if thee could believe that the assault pas
committed without', some previous provocation.. !_e_
reigners on board a ship, when alone, were but too nu'
treated in the same manner as a new boy at
they were generally "put upon" for the sake of
more
„„artablet
fun than malice, and much angry feeling was '
~, tither.
engendered on the one side, and much levity, on t'''," bad
In this case the prisoners were two foreigners who
bad
been placed in such a situation as that which "e k
attempted feebly to describe, and being unable to ePee,t
into their heads that Getland was urging 0°
or understand the English language, they haregw°ltio
echooit
the
hO,lO ja..
bothorn some injury; and, no doubt, It was we leraek
nring under that erronie ea feeling that Arge°l7ta theY
this horrid blow. He, therefore, contended
i tad
ought to do no more than find him guilty (); e d that no
assault, while with regard to Morati, he insiel'e
an
as to
case whatever had been made out against nice, tne fora
his case, the Learned Counsel concluded with calling
verdict of acquittal. e with
Mr. Justice Weemems summed up the whole Os im.
unusual perspicuity, and the jury after a brief consueet,
lion, found both the prisoners Guilty of an assault w"
intc,oi, to
B IN
do grievous bodily harm.
Mr.BALLANTINE Wished to remark in reference
in prison. se
The COURT sentenced the
to Morate, that he had already been fifteen monthi
two prisoners to be trap
perted for the period of ten years.
The prisoners appeared dumbfounded at the sentences
from the dock.
and had to be forcibly removed
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MARLBRO'-STREE T—(THIS DAY-)
ILLEGALLY PAWNING. Henry Mills, pianoforte
tuner, was brought before Mr. Bingham, on a warrant,
him with illegally pledging a pianoforte, hoe
The complainant stated that, on the 6th of December
clohnagrignigngto Mr. W. J. Street, 20, Saint mukt,enaesent,
Regent's park.
tahkeesiatida
away
ye ifnorstrthumatenutrd did
en not
dw:nttn
et
suts: over
last, the defendant called at his house, for the purpose
of tuning a pianoforte. After running his hands over
but repairing, and he (defendant), eecordiog/ys was al-
but
for the instrument, he told him
thelo w ed keys,to
not seen it since. On applying,i) apshor't time sg°'
pledged it at Mr. G. Dobree's for 121. 105. Witness
never gave the defendant any authority whatever to
pawn it.
but
The defendant admitted pledging the instrument,
pleaded that ho was in distress, and the pianoforte out
of repair. If be bad time, he would redeem it.
Mr. BINGHAM said he could not understand why the
defendant should pledge the pianoforte because it was
that he had
out of repair, and asked the defendant whether he could
redeem it by Monday next.
The prisoner said he could, and was remanded till
sureties in 201. each.
of 40/, and two sure
Monday next for that purpose, on his own recognizancee
CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
THE MARINE STORE-SHOP NUISANCE.—James Marsh,
a boy with hardly any clothes upon his back, and Ca-
therine Warburton, a keeper of a marine store-shop in
Field-lane, was charged before Mr. Corrie, the first wilt',
stealing and the latter with receiving some goods whin°
had been stolen from a pawnbroker.
Police-constable G 96 stated, that last night the 1003
prisoner came to the station-house and said be had
awn broker
stolen some thinks from a b ker 'in Bath-street,
City-road, and that he had sold a gown to the female
prisoner on Saturday last. Ho took the prisoner to the
shop and asked her if she bad received a gown on Sa-
turday, and she said " No." He asked Marsh if he Ws!"
certain, and he replied in the affirmative, and then 501
that he offered the gown to the husband, but he said he
!
would have no " truck" with him, but called his wife cal
of the parlour, who asked him what be wanted for it,andhe said 45.; she offered him ls. 6d., but subsequently ssl!
if he would tell her where he got it from, she would gir:
him more. He then told her he bad stolen it from 13a91
street, when she said as it was stolen, she would
ontY
give him a shilling; but added, that it was not liltelf
they would come all that way for it. Upon his 1.
she she told him that she would always buy tine thing that
be
might bring.
was well known, and lived in the midst of one of the
The Inspector of the G division said that the feri)!
worst dens of thieves of London.
stated was true; but the female most lustily denied taa
The male prisoner, in defence, said that what he h,a(,l,
charge.
evt,rits until Monday, it being a very bad case.
~... next.
Mr. COMM said he should detain the female et 511
The prisoners were then remanded till Montle'
••••••••••••••••••••.aaral,
arrived in town on a visit
'to Mr. Mackinnon, ALB; in 'I"
nie present Lord Chancellor (Sir E. Sugden),ll:
pink-place.