Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-03
u. ~. 2snrshaI,s Office.
Before JUSTICE KIRKLAND.

SEPT. More Pirates.-John Leander Wilson,
brought up fer Examination, charged with mutiny
and piracy on board the ship Genl Parkhill, while
off st Marks Bar on the coast Of Florida, the LIST
of February last.
Thaddeus l.. Lewis examined. know the ship
Genl. Parkhill-she is an American vesse-I was on
board on the 3lst Of January-anchored seven miles
outside of st. Marks lighthouse. Myself and three
others left at haf-past l. P. Nj. to go shore with
the Captain. Every thing was peaceable and quiet
th.n. We got back to the ship about ii, P. M
About 10 the following morning took the Captain
and his wife and pilot shore. About 8 or at
night and the boys returned and found that the
chief mate confined in the cabin. There had
been row on board as understood. Watson, the I'd
mate, said he had put the first mate under arrest
The first mate said that he and the second mate had
a row together, when he threw the other down. He
said ether things which do not recollect About
half past the following morning, Watson and six of
the took the boat and left the ship Some
mus<ets and arms, the Captains watch, four five
buckets, with some other things were also missing
The men that left were all there when turned in
over night-in the morning their chests were empty
Cross-erdminedby Mr.. Crafts. was before the
mast then. The Captain j. my brother in-law.
Daniel Bswditch, examined was one of the
between the prisoner and the first mate. The
mate told the prisoner to call all hands at five
O'Clock, as the captain and his lady were going
ashore He then gave orders to the second mate
to start the water out of the large casks into the
small ones. He never came down except TO abuse
the prisoner. He came second time to abuse him,
saying, don't see that you are moving. The other
said, am doing fast as He replied, you lie
don't that you do any thing. Then we turned to
again; but he cine again, and called him liar The
prisoner can bear this longer. The first
said, come mp and :. III fix you" At that all
went up deck, and the second mate, after bit Of
a fight, knocked tie first mate down, and then the
fiji 81 mate confessed that he damn rasca-that
he killed man and robbed the Captains wine and
porter The first mate had To tell the truth for not
the cock and steward would assist him, for lie
little the damncdest rascal ever sailed with
lie got up then and went into the cabin to get his
pistols, and he would have blown the second mate ;
brains out but he was too quick for him-he dsarn-
ed him and locked him up in the cabin. The second
mate then sad that he had charge Of the ship, and
that he would get the boat out and go for the cap
tain. When woke next morning, saw a man who
is since dead, lying in another mans berth, and
called out i to HIM; when he said "why all hands
day, because he never come down betwixt decks. !
that he threatened 10 blow the ship up, for
l saw the key of powder
Capt. Wilson examined.-I was the master of the
ship General Parkhill This is the log book now
produced. the entry is in the hand writing al the
man who was first mate of the vessel. The public
prosecutor proposed to read tho leg book.
Mr.. Crafts objected to reading any statement, made
by man who was proved to be drunk and whose
bad conduct originated the whole difficulty. The
Judge thought that the captain had better be
med
Capt. wilson, SHIPPED the mate at New York
and was well satisfied with him officer There
little loss, but did not suspect him On my
return board after the occurrence, found work
going on, and aboat with six men, and the prisoner
missing found the boat at Apalachicca, and re-
bought il for S75
The next time i saw the prisoner, was in New
York, at the corner of Br, adway and Fulton street
After some hard words. he walked TO the Peice
Office. He said he went off 20 ais life. said,
why did you net come TO me.
Cross examined. There were no serious Difficult
ties between me and the first officer, outward
passage. We had some words after the had left
f had any objections TO the first mate, il was be.
cause he had not spirit enough, and Of the boys
might have whipped him. Never saw him intoxi-
Gated, to my knowledge lie was in point of fact too
sociable with the men lie was a first rate sailor,
and understood his duty well
Mr.. Crafts said he had witnesses, but he should
prefer not addusing them until he before anot
tribunal The prisoner then committed for the
revolt and larceny.