The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-25

shoot him d al At onee AMI ~ bad HIN ilffn IN
nj. pnsef, He then sad b. has no Intention
or intiinatlon to 10 that, Tor he wonld raihef
caus btm above MI m = tofk. lie the1 sa'
Il an oa the deck, aud afterwards eaisd ld"f.
~ IN i secured BIN. / ne bnys ned Am h's',
S3e captain afterwards atet securing hnti'f'
lie looA h,n al, and SET him duan. near tue
iaaiu mast lie ihcn ief ihe deck aitd "e"i
deWn. AFTER whith he brought up hfsthg' "ho
bad been tied aud sas iauting, aud ne io"ssd
a., cords a htlr The ycssi shipped NJ sea, aud
Nitus.s booked himself aesfer 20 Anrlet aad
kral.ng was about fso lengths Of himself Lou,
inn In about an hour "hness began 10 lrei
nan and 10 reason on the o'Jnsiness OF b"iue
,iei and he resalsed or get ns ire an no' nj.
lesmg his hands agHta 10 ne ted lei MAI
would be the cunsrqlrncf after ifngtn 81
time ~ snecpeded IN leasing his len hand. aad
,lpl not lik. 10 loose the other Ia or'lsf, II liz
captain camr, 10 make II appear thai hr "ss
.iill ncr ABOUT ten clock the mex nofnlng
h. came with the boys aud took 81 the hatch.
tarn4r Ave vou there, John ?" Witness aus
w.red hr vas aud un looking nj HIN Tie unity
ina was sreu on winch h. desned hlutn rnuus
IN h. tied afte h. Nnncss refused. and sail hs
suffered 80 much torture, that he woud 'aiher
silIrr death, than allow himself 10 De tied u.
rnm lie sa,d he would have 10 shout hin, on
lie spot II IL. lid nnt allos the boys 10 tie biu
1hr captain ihen ftrd nj him. The ball n,i.s Il
end be- directly bred asuihcr, which e'i'ried his
hand aud ann,hef which grazed his ,ar Wit
nrss ihen fell on his hack with his arins extern
Del. and made n appear that h" was struggling
In hir he then fred another Init II d. moi hn
hs Wsnen ireng that he Was moi no tally
u iundrd, prcientird to be sull ftrtigg ling all
tbs time iha hoys were nh the rapiain Whle
armed aud appra ed Ia be ffigbtt H. lie then
desired ihf boys 10 look dawn ard sec ~ Witness
WIS dead one Of THEM SAID, YES, aud tie cap.
tain hegan 10 wax the deck Tar two az three
fn.nnfrs. aud remained IA ing ~ llni state he
tt.ita.ss) thru hipsdied the blanket that lac had
about hnn IN order that II the eapiam saw him
90 ha might tuiul h. was dead, and prevent
hun hon fuog AGAIN hr then inquired. II the
boy saw blnoi aud be aus~cteb Us. We
then .Hid he. he Is ne lof, md be shall hr
SOM thrown oserb aid % he retnainrd n thai
sfir nuol he an nat supp hosc tn sght.
aud the captain h.yne oome 10 tue hsttbWaY
ned serins the wI,arss'. afn IA different posi
hau he stii. 3" 1bls iriinw T. Mt drud, AID In
no bal INTO ~, ,eu thigh, r,hcss innie-
sla'rlv rnSF ur nad sat down. hnd SAID 90 ialr
Yam s'eRhrt YOU have dune II nuN,' lie ~.
nlrd thai ne hHd mol, thai hls q" VOICE sas ino
good. Niuess thra from that maioratr iaes an
' def"nd himself, aud lac began To unidsirn the
tkoid tom his tte III atin and irei he thru took
small case al snes. sei by ] > iucbes IL put II
hriote Inn - brOak the lr,ce of ihr shrt dun
jag this time ihe captain was collecting the boys
'.ith thrir Weapons aud loading hs pistols, aud
ste, soaIs une re scni dawn the uur, buys
}e.tsas u i,h IN hatpoon Scully With the g,.nes
Had Ncknrds with an ases br pushed the
'nIee buys briorr nm. ~ they dbl not ser,n IN.
tinri - - be- ssil,d nrn "a ropye II INTO The
t'>cnl' I've thru IIud again al "iluTss, hul
niissed. and ihc hsps wcfr still pressing on him
~ which he bplfod ont aud reizsl the cap
IAN Who E On has rieif knso ~ title scufing
"ph Inn wrnpsss finger got ntn his month, !
,alea nf bit 1t aud scratched ~, iaee. Oae OF
1hr p,.nls frll and the uihel va. IN hlx hnnd
"hen thrs we're approaching. witness Cautioned
'hc bay nat Ia ssstisi Capt, Stewart ~ MI
df,'ng him. I'D hts observation srenc,! II
make an in prrssun az she iva boys, " In seem.
t1 "a teep hnct. nicbards did not seem 10 be
9mpie,.ed Nin the sana feeling, tot he slruc, .
him "ub the axe when he gpt ms tiugor OF ui
the Captains mouth he tool, the htrpuon rom
Dra,rs j. lac could have run ID 'aVea through inn
BE only had II 10 decud hnissif pat ticnlariy ~ |
a'e tings were ruiutced 10 u hG men Ieirettrd
rnfwHrd. and tie La. ~nit h ~e= attached Ia h,4g /
psHt Il hun in, ftf'' tr curd sppco OF, alter
nhch he got no u place of cuurrain,eui ~ the .
~ hnld among casks. where he rsaa,npd until /,
sunday evening. whrn he became DIV aud hr .
went 10 look tof water and having got Hs Tar rs
the faseeasllq he fnana the cn'prnters axr, +
a. h,el he took. aAt hnylne 'unDd Il d"1en eocna
outs. took Them down 10 HE ihfetashe. aud
ibr Gay IN Wh,ch his bed WAS 10 protect hnn .
iIou me bail, de secured hmself ~ The fntt. /
peak such ~as that Ties could not efi - I
flm tie here rca,r mt oil Sunday night aud !
without knowing what Ntas passing IN another i
pau Of the ship, ent,l Monday tnetn,og, when
I'll. cnooner cane aud the mate SMITH m,1r
hi. escape aud spoke 10 hun twnness) lhr,ugh |
the bulk head. he heard INN coughing n,h 7
also sIiIyiug Il lshl ,'r told wtiut - that hc I
hsI uadr hl, cseape that t1r Captain cat las /
~, oh aud knocked ns exc ouI, aud that he |
sas haf dead Witness thrn nqu ID about |
the remainder OF the crew Il he SAID the captain |
had mesdrred the Whole al them, and be eKptc- |
tpd dat to. omuh) wds dtad too. Ai'ness then /.
Rand Al th- captain Islcndcd Ia take away the |
long boat ard the betS. AID 10 >cuule the ship /
"a, would endtNvor Ia cut away the 10 ~. aud
sb'y would ESCAPE aud shortly alter the scho,-
ner odu,e up, aud they wele released,
age, was then examined, and Sneu he mad cou
sludrd hs testimony, tue Iuig retired lor a lew
iuntu'es. and returned The following verdict -
= That seVoidl sailors aud passengers we're kI-
led by ihr i,andS OF Captain aiewnIi, belue iuen
aud Ga Soma days beiote, IL a state OF ,neHtai
arrangement