The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-11
THE TERMS
A,iEMOIR OF RHODE-iSLAND.
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1928.
rhe Court maturely weighed and con-
.ered the evidences and the cases of the
yrisoners. and by an unanimous voice found
sNe said Thomas Powell AMI Joseph Lib
+ 4 guilty of the piracies, robberies and fell
onies exhibited agains, them, and by con-
! siderable plurality of voices found the said
Joseph Swetser not guilty.
Then the prisoners were brought TO the
bar, and tho president acquainted Thomas
onePowell and Joseph Libhey thas they were
. by an unanimous voice found guilty If the
piracies, robbcries and frlonies exhih-
ted against them. and asked them
il they had any thing to say. why sem
1, tence Of death should no, pass upon them
for their offences.
And the pr .oners offering nothing mate
al, the president prononuced sentence a.
4 sainst them in the following words,
Al You Thomas Powell aud Joseph Lihhey
ara to go from hence to the place from
rhencs you came, and from thence TO the
! place Of execution, and there you aud each
of you, are to be hanged by the neck until
yau are dead. And the Lord have mercy
upon your souls.
And the president pronounced the said
Joseph Swetssr, not guilty.
Adjourned to two Of the clock in The az
,ernoon.
The Court met and opened according to
adjournment, by proclamation, and ordered
Thomas Hazel, John Bright, john Fleich-
H'-. Thomas Child, aud Patrick Cunning
Inn, to he brought to the bar, who were nr-
=, ~sted to attend to the articles read agains.
hem for piracies, robberles, and felonieS.
Which were read BY the register in the
same words as to Joseph Libbey.
To which the said prisoners severally
pleaded, not guilty.
blay it please your hopors,
gage dvoea,e General.
srhe prisoners hefore you have been ar
,-igned, have pleaded not guilty, and are
The last of the miserable crew 10 be tried
If make out their guilt,-I shall not ques-
ton your justice.
The Kings evidences being called, sworn
and iu,errogated, deposed as follows.
John WelIand late master Of tie ship
Amsterdam merchant, d-posed, that on the
eighth day of May last he was tnken off OF
Cape Antonia by Low and Company. p-
! rates in two sIoops, the Fortune aud Ran
ger, and after he had been some tine on
board the Ranger, he was sent on board the
Fo,,yae where Low was, where lie had his
right ear cut eff, and was wounded very
much with cutlass, and turned down the
matches, where he lay bleeding for tw" oI
three hours with centinel over him, at last
he asked Patrick Cunningham (who he
tho't was the means of saving his lItr) q
: prisoner now at The bar to get him dram
= for he was almost spent, and Patrick Cum
q ningham got linn some water; then he
~ asked him for the Doctor, and Cunningham
{ went aud brought the Doctor TO him, and
helped lhe Doctor dress him, and SAID, they
were so cruel they could not snbsh long
And said Welland also deposed, that he
saw John Bright and Thomas Haze on
board the Ranger, and Thomas Hazel wa
baruessed with gun.
John Ackin late mate of the said shr
Ansterdam-merchant depased, he 81"
Thomas Hazel, now a prisoner at the bar
ON board the Ranger at the tine and place
aforesaid. :.
John Mudl late carpenter of said shr
deposed, that while he was prisoner on board
the Ranger, he saw Thomas liazrai, John
Bright and John Fletcher, aud that Ihoma'
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