New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-09
CITY 1STELLIGENc nee

TUESDAY, August $
The MURDER AND Piracy on BOARD SclrR
i SARAH LAygxiA-Dqoid Babe and William Nat.
/ theirs, the men charged with piracy and murder
on board the Sarah i.avinis, were Yesterday cx-
ahmed befose :. R.ralJE, Esq, I. S. Commis-
sioner Nessrs OzGen Hgfmqa and IYm. C.
BnreH appeared on the partol thc United States,
and Messrs. PJice, Nash and Philips for the
prisoners. The following is the testimony pre-
sented.
Geo G. T5omai s,eor7-BeIo2gs 10 Alexandria Is part
Of the Sarah Layua She et Alexandria on the
July She sailed lor Antigua and market Chas. II Dear
bonn Commander, and Waiter 4. Nicho mate Dear
Dom aged 30 or b, and Nicho - 80 When she
LIT she had board hree cook captain and
The cooks John Johnson the shipping er.
icles thak before the vessel sailed. Have not seen the
vessel since she sailed the captain cook can
not identity either OF The prisoners positively belonging
the crew from general recollection thiak TN, The
large Of them never saw tie log book Of the
vessel.
yFt!jam c. Barrett cora-Residss at Paw;ucket, R l.
Ny occupation co4ng round the shore a attached
sloop belonging to Providence Know the sch Sarah
Larnia 4 week ago last Sunday morning 30;i July,
started from New Bedford wiki stone, aud calculated 20
proceed 70 Nex-Iork mad the helm. The captain
down to breakfast; A boy board vessel living
We The vessel abou, miles from the Hen and
Chickens aad y from Cumock. There was fot=tacle
and other rigging the side boarded and the first thing
saw lying within ,l4 cabin door Saw there
person board Ga gong the 9rscas'l heard
the water running and found aur hole about an men
IN diameter which siopped up with piece Of canvass over
The handle o broom. There four ee, water IN r
bold ne matches were cap!ked down. When We began
20 hoist lie SAL fresh blood ON one Of ~. rome, H.
fore sh-ets Ga going the cabin saw southM,t-r
a seaman nat Ia the captains berth The pilot took it up
and sad there blood on that nat. We saw blood on
iu ct2 iyg on ;ir csbtE tCo They are uGw here aEd
have bio1d ;eu. There were Tvs drops of blood on
Inc captain oerh, .nd the centre of The bed w
did not Ind an! board but us. saw -abet,
and ctnef itGgs. Saw shirts, bit they
WIN hoaSses saw the Shipping papers aud o:he docu
Eeats, exhibited. We afterwards discovered hat
frrrel had been knocked cut winch caused the hole. They
had cut away the deck make boe but adis the
mel sassd them the trouble Il very stormy day
We worked the vessel INTO New Bedford. Al ber sails
wee bent Shea discos-red her. II about half past
when discovered be the weather lck and stormy The
vessel "&s loaded -. f5Es. peas, ard
Joseph Convey Sro!y- Resides Alexandra. Kae.y
Waiter 4. NicaoIl the mae. lie my Saq him
Tor t- la5t July. H The At the time
saw wacl upon hs person. aad would know II If saw
again. The watch here shown the sam-. rt Is the
gold watch sold BY BABE IN BroadwaTl Wbal says The
~ had brown Inca lEttlOGES checked shirt and
,rnal-ton-1 hat. Have seen the mate witt The ard
writing The iogbook mere shown IS his Nh Nash o1
Of the counsel for prisoners. Questioned the vi,r-ts ~
ariy tie marks and sigaS by winch he could IDENTIFY
The watch, bu; th witness adhered 70 his opinion r ot
knowledge o! II The witness also Identified s,n ri
The cioihin-- Shawn. nateFial &c zs belonging 10 lie ma.
Fcster Iinkhcm ,oora-Keepss -Selry sore in Bfozd
way "a" ;h= watch now here before II was brought to
August H told that he had been boarding IN ey
some n1r aud owed abou $40 and had an opDortuni,, n
snip LOT Baltimore and wished to raise money He said h.
Aa bought The watch yesIs ago in Liverpool gave him,