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London, England, 1824-04-09 00:00:00

little water, if it was only to wash.ffly
wounds, %chic:
he refused, and said the situation I was in was the be 4..
place for me; that he could not help it; I was not di,
only one ; he was at that time armed with a' cutlass.---:
He then left the sick-house with others, and some titnt•
after returned with ethers, and brought the mana:,,er
with him ; after the manager was confined, they ie.
mained some time in the sick-house. Anozher part
then brought in a coloured man, who was working on
the estate; he was likewise confined, and son.e otie of
the party was going to chop eff his head in the sthas,'
but was prevented by the others; after staying sonic
time, they released the coloured man, and went away ;
his wife belongs to Better Hope. I consider prisoner a
ringleader, because he took a most active part, and s.;id
he would shoot me once or twice. I am confident
soner was the person who confined me in the stock!.
Cross-examined by the plisoner.—When the negices
were dragging you from the l•rmse to the sick-house,
did 1 not curve forward and lay hold of your throat to
prevent your being injured?—Yon laid hold of me by
the throat, and prevented others killing me, saying you
would shoot n.c ycurseit—L-j think the witness here said
next morslinj
When in the s•ocks, and you asked for water, did I
not pive it you ?..--No ; you Te!-used me water to wash
my wounds; it was brought by another negio.
By the Court—l reside at Better Elope, and am
overseer.

Daarsaca—The prisoner denies the evidence given
against him.—Sentence, Guiltd—Death.
TRIAL OF PRISONER MUTIPIIYO BELONGING r 0 PLANTA-
TION FOULIS.
C01.1:1 Sworn.—Oriiiaary Charge.—llea, .Vol
Mrs. Walrond esaminod by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE--
Mary Walrond is my name. On the night of Nlonday,
the 18th, I was at Nabaclis ; we were attacked about icor
o'clock in the morning, by the firing of guns the
house, and breaking open of doors ; our math-servant,
Billy, rushed up stairs to me, and I insisted to go
down to say something, if I possibly could, to
soften them ; he entreated me not to do so, be-
cause his mater was killed, he believed, and both
our overseers. I then ran to the window which
opens into the yard, and threw it open ; they imme-
diately fired at me, and struck me in the arm.—
I perceived Mr. Wairond was not killed, but only lying
au the ground ; I called not, and begged they would
not kill him ; they again Ii ed at me, and wounded me
in the hand ; my servant Billy pulled me out of the
chamber, and locked me in another room ; just then they'
rushed up stairs; he then made his escape, and I. was
left. I requested to be taken to Mr. Walrond ; a tall
man then protected me from the rest, and the man Sandy
asked rae if I knew him ?—I said, No. Ile told me,
" My name is San iy, head-carpenter at Nonpareil ; we-
intend you no harm ; we are only determined to have
our freedom." A man of ours, Joseph, then came up,
and insisted I should be taken to Mr. Walrond ; I did
go to the sick-house where he was. I found Mr. Wal-
rond and our overseer ; the latter was wounded, and
dying. They boldly insisted that they did not mur-
der him ; a great many negroes came in occasionally;
I think it was about twelve o'clock. Oii Tuesday,
a man came in to see if Mr. Walrond was safely
locked ; I asked his name ; he said it was Murphy, be-
longing to Foulis calve. The prisoner was the man.
I asked him what he intended ? he said, not to murder
me: and 1 continued questioning him fcr what purpose
they committed this outrage; he said, to declare their
ianlependence—that something had come out in the
packet, which they could not obtain. I asked him if
there was no hope of reief from the Governor, as I
heard he was on his way up ?—He said, Yes, he was last
niaht—that the Governor had held a pa:ley with them
at Good 110,,e, and that he told them, if they were de-
termioed to proceed in the riot, not to take any life;
and said, further, that the Goo ernor was glad to run,
with his cavalsy. I replied to him, such I could not'
think to be the case-1 did not suppose he would be
such a coward. The prisoner then replied, it was very -
true ; and he then went on to speak of Mr. Smith, the
parson. He said that they had put him in the stocks at
his own request, as other white men had been placed
there, to use his own expression, as a copy of counte-
nance. lassured him therewas no such thing as their free-
dom, and that they had been misled by Mi. Smith, if he
had preached such nonsense: and he said, Yes, that he
had preached every Sunday that they were free, and
their freedom was withheld by their owners: further
he did not say. In my way down stairs I was obliged
to see Mr. Tucker. As they seemed to possess some
sentiments of religion, 1 thought of speaking to diem of
Mr. Tucker's murder, which I had heard ot, and being
obliged to sec him on my way down. After recovering
the first shock 1 vent up to his body, and asked them
why they committed such an act? They then declared,
that they did not kill him ; that he had cut his throat
himself: that the man Joseph was standing by, and
untied his cravat, and which proved that It was not
the case. The man Jose's!: took me to the sick-house,
where I mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Walrond.
I did not see the prisoner at all violent ; he had arms
when became to the sick-house; he had a pistol ; car--
r ied it in his hand ; I cannot say whether he bad any
other arms ; he appeared to be one of the guards, be-'
cause he came to examine the locks of the sick-house;
he must have been there, 1 dare say, two hours; the
prisoner sat at the dour, and staid longer than any other
except the first guard. They came in with a paper
about five P. M.; the first he (Mr. W.) read and signed;
the second he read to me, signifying it was a paper
written by Mr. llopkinson.—[Papers handed to
witness, and the second one ideutifiedl—The fist,
witness cannot recollect ; on reading the second, Mr.
W. replied to them, " I cannot sign this paper, be-
cause you have committed acts of violence; you have
murdered both our overseers, -and I will not put my
name to a paper to prove your good behaviour."---
A man then presented a r istol to him (he was stand-
ing just behind him) and said, " You may do it or,
nut, just as you please." Seeing that he would fire at.
him; I entreated him to sign it. When I was in the
.sick-
house, where I found him on guard, the dying overseer.
called to me, aid asked if I could get a doctor to dress
his wounds ? I went to tire prisoner, and entreated him
rtoelgieevteaaigidordirrde,ssai•;)dis bv,r.oittitg Dadsr;.aGndoldfuiertioleviertoto dry and
excite his
compassion, I requested him to look through a crevice
of the door, which had been broken, and see the state
of the overseer, and have mercy on him. The prisoner
said, " No, let him die." I found it useless to ask him
The overseer died at twelve
any mote, and he left me.
on Tuesday night, when I was sitting up with him ; we
a ere set at liberty aaain on Wednesday morning ; I
might have gone to the house, as far as I could judge
at Any time, but I would not leave the overseer. Mr-
Walrond is proprietor of the plantation of Nabaclis ;
284 negroes form the shength of the whole, to the best