Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-06
From the n. y Commercial ..dv. Of Dec. 2.
MJYINY IND MURDER

MUTINY IND MURDER.
The rumor which we briefly alluded to yester-
day afternoon, that the captain OF the brig Vine
ward had been murdered BY some ct the crew,
nroves too well founded. The examination ofthe
fou. men confined in Flalbush Jail commenced
Yesterday afternoon before Judges Hubbard and
rerhune, aud the dispositions taken, reveal the
particulars of as foul murder as was ever com
mt,ed for the accursed lust of gain. The two
following examinations were taken yesterday at
tGrnoOn:
STATE Of Ne,0 York, -
County of Kings
Samuel Leonard, being duly sworn. saws that
on the 5Oth day of No, ember last past. four men
came to his house in the town of Gravesend, in
said County, and one of them engaged him to
AXE them down to Brooklyn for three dollars
That after getting nearly ready to do so. one OF
them, who was called Jack BY the others. and
who since has called his name John Brownrigg,
said thew should 90 no further.-that they were
murderers. and had murdered the captain and
MAZE This deponent says that the said man call
ed Jack spoke these words TO man who called
himself Charles Gibbs, and coored man, who
calls himself Thomas Williams That the other
person of the fur calls himself ebert Dawes:
and that he also said afterwards. that what the
man CaiiPU JdCk Wdu sdlu was tTut. hHu tni,
deponent further says, that soon after this con-
versation, the man who calls himself Charles
Gibbs. asked drponent to step aside with him,
and hurried him to carry them to Brook yn. and
ffered him 500 to do so. And this depoHent
SAYS tnai it was mentioned among the said four
persons. that thew had been on board the brig
Vine, ardof Boston.
SAMUEL EONARD.
Sworn before US the first DIV Of Dec. 1880.
y,. u.,,, T.. J wo of the Judges of the
ELIAS n"ooar''' d. County Courr of Kings Co.
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S'a'e # Neto York,
County of Kings.
joins Brownrige. mariner, being duly sworn,
SAYS. that he is native of Great Britain, and
that he was lately sailor on board small brig
called the Vineyard, of Boston. That the sand
brig sailed from New Orleans. on the 9th or 9th
of November. for Philadelphia That eolored
man who was taken into custody yesterday,
TUESDAY, at the same time with this deponent,
and who was Steward on board the SAID brig in
formed him and the others Of the crew Of the brig,
that there was money on board. for Stephen Gi-
rard. of Philadelphia. That on Tuesday night
the 21d Nov mber. this deponent was up in the
rigging. attendir q to his duties; and that while
there he heard some one cry. son. oh! Oh!''-
that when he came down. one Henry Hatweli,
sailor. said. {. We have taken charge" And
thi, deponent saws that he then asked where the
captain was and * SAID Hatwell answered that
he was over board And this deponent further
says that after this. the man that calls himself
Charles Gibbs. acted as captain OF the Brig, and
the said Hatwell as mate. That Gibbs was the
only man then left on board the brig that was a
navigator That the steward was washing up
blood on the quarter deck. and on the cabin lad
der. That GIBBS and Hatweli were engaged in
o,erhawlins the papers and cargo of Sod brig
This deponent SAYS there was ten kegs OF silver
money, in Mexican dollars. and that they
counted three Of the kegs. and found that each
key contained about S504O. as near as deponent
can rccollect. That they continued to sail the
brig until last Sunday. about twelve O'Clock at
night, when in sight of the floating light of J.. L.
they got into the boats. The said Gibbs. the
steward Nob't DAVIS and this deponent, got into
the long boat. and the said Hatwell. coored
man BY the name of Church. who said he belong
ed TO Block Island, and man called Jim. who
Is white man. gotirto the jolly boat Before
leaving the brig She was scuttled, and also set on
fire in the cabin, as this deponent was Informed
by those on board the long boat, aud this depo.
nent saw that the brig was on fire when they had
got considerable distance from her.
This deponent further saws, that when the
crew left the brig, each one had his share of the
money on board the boat he was in. That he
took share of the money to save his life. as he
was afraid they would kill him if he did not
And further, that he heard paper read while on
,oard the brig, after the murder of the captain