Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-06
From The N. Y, Even,ng Post, .Apr,l 80
TRIAL FOR PIRACY

eSterday. JOSEF fereZ, tne SpanIar0.
a sketch OF whose case we gave on Wed
nesday, was arraigned before the Hon
Smith Thompson, in tine Circuit Court of
the United States for piracy. The pri-
soner had been put on his trial at tormer
court, but the jury not agreeing upon a
verdict, were discharged; afterwards, by
the Supreme Court, he was ordered 10 be
tried by another jury and was according.
ly arraigned second time, yesterday fore
noon.
The indictment charged him with COM
Uniting The CRIME OF piracy off the Island
of Cuba, in the month OF August. 1929,
Charleston, Capt. Johnson This vessel
was bound from Charleston to ST. Jean de
Rimedie, and when within tew miles OF
her destined port, was brought 10 by pI
raticaI schooner, boarded. taken posses
sion of and then The pirate schooner was
hauled along side of the Bee, anil they
commenced robbing her of her cargo -
At er taking the trunks one OF whlrh con,
taiae1 number OF watches belonging t. a
passenger. wearing apparel and such o
Their articles OF value as they could find 10
the cabin. they proceeded to k open
| the matches and TAX" on hoard OF their
schooner such parts OF the cargo they
pleased They kept possession OF the See
nine days, during which time they to- X
some of tbe cargo on shore and sold Il -
They compelled capt Johnson and his
crew to throw the ballast out OF the hold Of
the pirstical schooner TO make room to
receive the cargo of the Bee, and beat
him with ropes end when he did not
work to suit them. At one time, they beat
him with cutlass. TO brighten the cook
and make him disclose something relative
to the property on board the Bee, Perez
was 10 the act of cutting the peak halyards
10 hang him up, but was ordered TO &C.
sist ny one Of heir crew. At length they
| con, luded to set captain Johnson, the pas
| senger. and his crew, all except m,n by
the name of nebow sdrift in an old leaky
boat which they had taken from some fish.
ermen On shore, and burn the schooner
Bee, which they d,d.-Atter being thus
exposed for FIVE days. 10 an open boat,
with one whole and one broken oar, they
reached Mantanzas, where they separated
and Porter one of the crew, went to
Nassau, New Providence, where be
saw Debow and three of the pirafical Gre"
who had robbed them. prisoners, on boa rd
the British sloop of war Tyne. From Mas
sau h. came to New York As he was
walking up Broadway the very day he
landed, he met the prisoner and instantly
recognized him. seized him and immed'-
stely ook hin TO the police office to make
good his charges against him Wv the
statement he was fully committed Tor trial.
In the mean time Captain Johnson arrived
and both he and Porter appeared BET re
the Court and Jury. and gave such n
sistent and convincing account OF the prI
soner's guilt, in being concerned IN The
crime of Piracy on board the Bee. Al al
ter many hours spent in the inv sa''on
Of facts the jury, TO whom tn ause was
committed at lfpast 8, P NJ. returned
in less than an hour with verdict OF gu'i.
IN Counsel for the United States, Robert
Tilotson, esq District Attorney. Chas,
G. Gaines, esq. For the prisoner. Josiah
Ogden Hoffman and George w. NIVen,
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