The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-09

Mr.. sch mide moved t1r postponeTiehs
Of the trial. on the ground that there exist !
ed great excitement against the prisoners,
and that time was desired to obtain evidence /
10 prove that the representations ot one OF
the witnesses before the committing Masis /
trate as to occurrences at Matan2as are not
strictly correct---and that the prisoner, oc-
eupy such station in society as t. make it
improbable that they would be guilty OF the
offences charged. The Court oserruled the
motion.
IN compliance with wish expressed BY
the prisoners they were tried separately;
and consequently the testimony, being the
same in each case, was repeated by the
witnesses on the three several trials. One
ct the material witnesses being unable 70
speak the Engli,h Language, and the prlS-
oners understood only Spanish, Mr.. Adol-
r,hus Cro2et acted as interpreter on the
two first and !lr. Lemosey, on the last tiial
In each case Mr.. Standard stated At some
length, the facts and circumstances he ex
pected to be disclosed by the testimony; he
was followed bY Mr. Leigh who explained
the duties which had deyloved upon him
self and associate by the assignment Of the
Court
Edmond Dobson, the first witness called
was A!dte CT the brig Crawford. From his
testimony We collected the following facts,
which We give. without pursuing the order
oi his narrative OF extending the statement
Dy pursuing tho cross examinations that
were had. The brig Crawford WAS built
1t Troy, and registered last at Providence,
from winch port She sailed about the 9th OF
April, for Matanlis, in the Island OF Cuba.
Captain Henry Rrighttnan, master, himself,
mate, and Joseph Deliver, Ollivar Potter,
Asa Bicknell, Nathaniel p. Deane, and Ste
phen GIBBS, (coiared cook) mariners. Al
ter dlscharging their cargo at MataEzas,
the captan told him he expected to have
some passengers, who were foreigners.-A- a
bout week before they sailed, Alexander
Tardy came on board and staid all night,
but returned to shore the next day B1t
while taking on board their homeward car
go, Tardy remained on board several DAYS.
He thinks it was about three days before
they sailed, the prisoners Felix and Coarn
came OIL board, bringing small iron bound
box, said 20 contain money. ne witness
was ordered 70 put it under the captain
birth in a locker, which he accordingly dld,
in the presence Of Felix. who seemed sat
ished with this disposition OF it. From that
time till the vessel sailed Felix remained on
board, during which time much of the car
90 was taken in. In the course o. the tes-
simony the history of this box seemed to
have an important bearing on the trials, and
the witness was cross examined respecting
il. He said he never saw or kGSw any thing
of it afterwards; and did not think that u
could possibly have been bron sht from be-
low, put on board the boat and sent ashore
without Felix or himself Knowing It. Fie
had understood from the cock, who was
black man, that it had been remosed.-And
by consent this hcarsay testimony was per-
mitted to be released--and the witness said
he was told by the cook that Felix had caus-
ed the box TO be removed TO locker under
the cupboard, and afterwards to Felix's own
northumberland that this occurred before
ihey left the bay of Matanzas. Pepe came
on bord the day before sailing. The pas
seng-rs being on all on board, the vessel was
moved out little from among the othtr
shipping, where she remained until her pa
pers were Obtained and there was no longer
any cause Of delay. She sailed on the 28th
of May.
Nothing remark ,ble occurred until the
morning OF the lst June. They breakfast
ed about O'Clock Tardy seemed to be
somewhat offcous on the occasion. lie
helped the witness to some fried Eggs, and
ham and A bowl OF chocolate. Witness apilt
some Of the chocolate. Tardy insisted up,
on it, and actually replenlshed the bowl
After breakfast he retired to the state room
20 get some rest having been up all night
He soon felt very gddy in the heal and sick
at the stomach. The captain soon camt
down, and when lie ascertained his situation
invited Tardy, who professed to be Doc
tor to come down and see him. Tardy die
So; said that he was bilious and proposet
an emctic Mr.. Robinson the supercargo
advised him to have nothing to do with hi
medicine, and he determined to defer it un
til next morning. He came on the deck ant
laid down on mattrass where he Remained
all the day quite sick. and vomiting occa
sionally. In the evening Robinson told hin
he had no doubt but that Tardy had giveI
them all poison, and that, for the futu the,
must eat nothing, but what was selved up b.
their own cook that Couro had come on boar
IN the capacity Of a servant, and that he mus
be made TO cook for the Spanirds. The wit
ness had no suspicion at that time OF bein
poisoned as the cook had not told him OF / al
dy'sagency in cooking the breakfast. IN til
evening about s o'clock, he went into the al.
IN, and found the Captain quite unwell wit
the asthma and cough; who invited him !
sleep along side of him, and that Robinso
would stay i'll the same cabin with them.
the weather was warm and he felt some S,
ticitude about the vessel, he declined, al
came on deck where he lay about four hou
or until about twelve o'clock, when Dollive