New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-15
Trial OF lieu,. n. C. BAY.
NAYAL COURT MARITAL,
On board the U. S. Ship North Carolina, lying in
the New York Harbor
Reported for The New-Ycrk Tribune.

WEDNESDAY, Sept Il, 1912.
Com. DALLAS reported himself ready for trial ana
compansd o! The injustice he suffering from the ao'
sence OF prosecutor and ali the witnesses for the prose-
cu,ion Com D. aid that he had been under arrest shce
the 18Th of July and had been month in attendance on
the Court.
The case OF Lieut.. BAY next called, and some time
lost in consequence Of the noappeafance of that officer
The accused pleaded guilty. and having no COUNSEL
asked peru son Mr.. Cyr Gray 10 act as his counsel,
which request was granted
Charles l. Williamson late commander of the Warren,
eYsined-Ou or ABOUT the 2ih March saw tie accused
drunk on board ship. think il III the hrs wacl on
The nghl OF the 7th OF May, wien the accused was dfuak
went out OF the about IL O'Clock in the evening in
consequence Of some dispute between The sailors asked
who was officer OF the deck, and Was told Mr. Bay
asked where Mr Bay was and was told he was forward
Sent toe Aiidshipuan TO ind MIN, but lie back
and repor,es that be could imd Mr. Bay stood then
on the sarboard OF the quarter deck, when Quarter
Master observed thar MIR. Bay was asleep between the
wheels. and Mr. Rytpt had 10 give him two or three pohes
between the shoulders for the purpose OF awakening ai
No ,apoer.d out FROM between the wheels, and told him
IN 90 ir low and turn He TOOK the lantern ana "eit
h4ow In ew nli.u,es he returned deck and visited
To know he suspended or arrested o!d MN neither
hu in tLe morning would >ee hni. He asked who should
relieve him. SAID would rel eve him, ant lie then SAID
he should stay deck he was neither suspended or re-
R.,,y,en the 18th OF November 1884, and the llE Of
Ma. 1872 the accused frequently seen drunk on board
the occasion, he was found asleep
on the lrecase, know RoaiDg of that personally
The second Time was when The sap wa, Oil asuySa 9ay
know that ac aud also asSL aoon. .e e m q, 'i as
the boat ad returned from Shore having been on win
party fishing The boat having been cafeley hooked on
was carried away and aef'sa ards saw MI Bay asleep OH
With respec tic 18th charge Lieut. By applied To me
several time 10 20 ashore there few days
rived Al Norfolk gave him permission the first Tune.
The second time, he made some excuse aud got permission
when was OUT OF the ship. He applied again the
olIa hplnu
en after that and was refused lie came IN The CABIN
enc afternoon dressed 10 90 ashore. refused him perms
formed me that Air. Bay had gone ashore. asked Sir
Guthree how h To let him 90; hs said when LIE Ut
Bay came OF the cabin that ne smiled and nodded ms
he which induced Mr. Gutree to suppose he mad per-
mission being absent days came On board AT
night, think surreptliiousiy.
Gross Eranined-inev had regular report that Mr.
Bay was druuk bur QUarterMas;er and or two Cap
the ioecaste have told me that he had been seen
drunk. " clerk also told NE 20
Lic.t Noble Cxamn-d.-I was first Lieutenant OF TIE
ship and think that the accused drunk on board IS
stated, in the sIecicaio did asleep i'll the
flrcca,tle as Charged nos did hear that he
asleep tatre. Win regard The loss OF the boat do not
thrk was any neg !-ci of duty on his part
the boat hooked her pOpery. ii dark, ans: tie
officer OF the deck could aot govern that matter know
that ne s the snip a. caai Sed but do not Know whether
he had the permission Cart ". not 81
ported hs me- bull believe he came on board one
evening and went ashore again
HlisippGn ByreR;l wa. ~ Mr.. Bay watch when the
ship OF Lasaiga One evening while IN INC hf.t watch
Mr. Bay was, my opinion, drunk bat whether from Tie
effects c liquor cannot say. never remember MI Bay
icing drunk AZ Pensacola Bay. 10 remember his being
OF The way Two other occasions. REMEMBER
ais laying chest beside that occasion I've no
recollection OF his Sleeping on bis watch III that Know
OF the last charge, that Ne absent from the ship
John j. tfiltire examined | was duty board The
Warren AT Norfolk As Passed Nid,aJpnan when Mr. Bay
asked me If would give him coat 10 ashore. told
him certainly. he SAID he would take the dlDgy. was
about 10 have ordered round the sarbodrd side, when
hr said never nind-tet her sdy-he would 20 the
larb-arI side. then below the ward room.
sent hsl word thai The boat uanBed and ready Tor him.
He did not say that he had permission 90 ashore built
impression that he had although he did not
asked II be had peruiSsion ne last time ne
said must be Joking, ans was satisfied from bis usnner
that he bad told him be had not II was tic most a.
nrpnar thing he could do sald this by way caution,
and in donbt, out considered he would not be
20 nsensbe Interest 10 ashore without per-
nlsson so said nothing about IL walked all when
be was gone and said woader Il Mr.. Bay has gone
shore without PERMISSION
be had The accused sitting the poopcec asleep Il
was of Laguyra
The Judge Advocate stated that this the for the
Prosecutors and the accused said that he would be ready 10
read bis tefrace on The following morning.
The Judge Advocate then notified Commander Wilkn-
son thai his ra! would be commenced Thursday
ipg al 10 O'Clock
ga large number of stonc-cuiters, chiefly
Irish with ,heir families arrived at Fort WAYNE
last week on their way TO Lafayette, to work on
the canal near that place, whittier they represent
themselves to have been sent BY person in this
city calling himself g. NJ Nash, of Nc. 3 Pesk
Slip. This Nash, according to their statement,
claims to be the agent for Mcssrs. Moorehead &
Co., of Lafayette, (which they distinctly deny.
ard after making each of them pay Sc so, for