Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-16
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Judges TuoMPsps and BETrs, presiding.
Cornelius Wlhelms and Joseph Yer Brugpen
were tut their trails ior the murder oil Arnri i.
FuiIey, Cap Of the brig Braganz,, on the 9Th OF
August, 1889, on the high 'rhn prisoners
beng foreigners the jury was composed OF one hall
aliens and the remainder American citizens.
Robert Moore examined July & August last.
| was 2d mate OF the big Bfazauza; she sailed
rom Philadelphia on the 9Th July Arnel +. TmIey
was captain, Thomas Nanderslice LIST mate, and
was ID mate there were four able scanen, and
boy. who had shipped ordinary seanen aud
Cornelius Mholms aud Joseph Yer Bruggen.
the prisoners in Courl, were pan of The ere" they
were known as Blll aud Joe there was another man
known AZ llany who shipped at Philadelphia, under
the name OF John Adams; there was also a man
named Hans kncwdson, aud boy who WHY called
Jem :; | did not then know his proper name. lie is
now III Court and IS called by the name Of james
Davys there was colofed cook named Thomas
Brown these men composed the officers aud crew.
Mr.. Delhi the owner OF the Bag, and Mrs. Delhi
and the Captains wife, were passengers.
Ga Saturday night the 5ih oil August LETT the
deck quarter after u O'clock and the ehIet mate
Nandcrsllce took charge of IT, can't say positive
ly what seancn weie on deck. but know IT was
Nauderslioes watch then ; and llaniz and Joe be
ged 10 his watch, and Adams and Wilhelms lie
lungcd to my watch | don't know If the amen Of
my watch remained on deck, The ..desl OF the
pifsnoners is Whelms, and the other IS Joe Yer
! Bruggeu.
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state room Of the cabin. The captain and his wife
were IN bed in the starboard berth. and the owner
and his vile in The lalboard berth. The state room
! in which slept was farther forward than the berhs
in the cabin. Tell asleep until about two O'Clock,
when | was awoke by cry OF murder on the deck ;
/ thought the voice crying murder was thai OF the
chiel mate, aud believe still heard the cry
twice repeated after awokp, aud then heard Il
scule | leaped oht Of bed and went into the
cabin and found thu captain and Mr. Deill getting
out went straigh deck, the captain having lnst
preceded me he was not then armed to my Know
ledge. was ut the bottom of the steps and lie was
at Tho top, going up reaching the deck saw a
person lying deck with his head hanging down the
companion way; ii was bright night hu' the person
was so covered with blood that ! did moi know h'n
until he spoke to me, aud then recognized Inn
to be Vandsrscc. The whole were on dcct
when went up. As | came on deck
found Joe (Fer Bfuggen) engaged with the captain
and it appeard the men of nay watch, Bill and All
ans, had not then engaged IN the scnfle; but they
did so Immediately alter. | found Joe fghtin.
with pump break IN his hand and Whelips had
sheath knife IN his hand : Hanlz or Adams had NJ
weapons in their hands. ! took Delaying plnin m.
hauds to defend myself. and seeing Joe engaged witt
the captain. struck at him. and | believe | als
struck Haniz, who attempted to catch hold Of me
We then scuffled together, aud he stripped me ant
fell, and while down Joe (Ver Bruggen) srucl
me with the handspke, and Harry Adams) attempt
ed to stab me, and IN making the attempt cut OF
part OF his owe fingers. While the o. hers were thu
engaged with me the two prlsonclS were engage