The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY SESSIWYS, JAN. 2S,

CRAMS, Or PLUNDRRIN• A WRICI.
Williams 14115 and Altrooder Wood were thin ar-
raigned for stealing a quantity of beef from on board the
brig Mary, of Ca rrrrr on Robert Williams, master,
while she was stranded on ;he Goodwin Santis, off the
coast of Kent, on the 3lst Dec. ISIS.
Mr. ARAIIIK read the indictment, and Mr. ROLLAND
opened the case sad detailed the circumstance of it as
they were subsequently disclosed is evidence. ile said
the offence was a capital one. The brig was proceeding
from Limerick to Carnarvon with acargo of beef, boner,
pork, and bacon, value 70001., when in a storm, she got
wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Several hardy seamen
went to give assistance from the contiguous ports In
ibout fifty boats, and he was sorry to say, that among
them were a number of men whose sole object was plun-
der, and who conducted the work of destruction so coin-
pletely, that they carried off the whole of the rigging
and materials, as well as the cargo. The facts wef
proved by several witnesses.
The prisoners, on being called upon for their defence,
merely said, they used the beef for their own family.
Mr. Justice Panic summed up the Verdict—Guilty of,,
larceny.

CB•1011 Of MUIDISR.
Santvel Baker was indicted for the wilful murder
of Emanuel Bryant. on the 16th of March, 16111. in 4
•rssel on the high seas, about 15 leagues off the coast
of Holland.

The deceased was apprentice to the prisoner, who was
muter of a fishing vessel. The boy having eaten part
of &dumpling intended for his master's dinner. teemed
several user* blows of a rope. cud having suped. re-
ceived one or two blows on the head, iibla were nor
aimed by the prisoner. It was clearly proved that'
there was no malice prepense, and the prisoner (to
whose humane character several witnesses appeared),
I was acquitted.
• DREADFCL CASS or DICRIMS.
James Paler, a man apparently sixty years of age,
was indicted for the wilful murder of his brother, John
Pater, on the 14th November last, on board a vessel
called the Aurora, lying about two miles off Dungeness.
in the county of Kent. There was no Counsel for the
prosecntios.
W. Beneeyi a youth, stated, that he was cabin-boy on
board the Aurora smack, of which the prisoner was the
master. One night of some day (which he could lot
recollect) befOre Chriitinas last, the vessel was off the
coast of Onegeness, and he Was lying in bed in the cabin,
when he beard-a noise something like a tumble. He
I looked out of bed and saw that it was John Peter who
had fallen down. 'The prisoner stood over him,. and
was beating him all over the head and bode with the
bellows. The decrased kept eryihg out, " M dear
brotberJ.anses, tear* off." The prisoner soon Bier de-
sired witness to get a bundle olitraw, for that same Gee
had brooght the dead body of a man on bow'. The pri-
soner andthr deceased were both in liquor, and witness
saw the former wash the face of the latter with liquor.
The prisoner soon after oragged witness out of bed, and '
repeated Ails order to get a bundle of straw, me he
ed to make an alarm, and say a dead man was on
board.
Ccoas-examined by Mr. Arran—Prisoner had some
wounds •in his head, and was often mad. A person
awed Kirhanlson, just before the transactios, had
taken a smack belonging to the prisoner. and he was
mach enraged agaiaat him When the prisoner met a