Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-01

saturday, Feb. as, 1913.
For the 4 legraph.
THE TRAGEDY ON BOARD THE BRIG
sOMERS.

EVIDENCE OF RESCUE CONCLUDED.
Trihes, light as air,
Are, TO the jealous confirmation strong
As proofs of holy writ.-Shaks.
Neither under the color Of NEcEsslY, Cor
self-defence,) will the law permit man to
screen himself from the guilt of DELIBERATE
MURDER.-!Sir VIM. Blackstone.
|. Many Of the witnesses say they "5elieued
that more than three were concerned in the
plot, 1.-THE mutiny] and therefore the vessel
could not be brought into port" They give
no opinion as to how many were concerned.
One more thing will here add from the
mouths Of the witnesses-that is, the reas-
ons why the boys "gathered in knots and
showed dissatisfaction" as stated by Canes
WORT, Wales and others.
James G. Kelley The boys showed
dissatisfaction, by talking about phdt the
arrest 1cds for.
Fan Veizer. often saw boys in the
gang way-2or together wondering what
| Spencer was confined for. When an order
was given I dtIrays Sdlo ii obeyed Tnerer
sdio any one r.fuse'o blackboard. All the
CHANGE was in gathering in knots, and
wondering what Mr.. Spencer was coufned
| for.
YIN. II. Scissor. They fthe crew. said
IL lcGs a shame that The three prisoners
should be put in irons. They pere not
angry.
Other witnesses prove the same facts,
and, indeed, can il be singular that crew,
composed almost entirely of boys, should
wonder and have their curiosity excited
when they saw many Of their own number
chained up without knowing the cause
nd this is one Of the main reasons given
why there was danger of rescue! But to
return. The following is the testimony of
those who were Of opinion the vessel might
be brought into 81. Thomas safely, if the
execution had not taken place.
jeremiah Corey. think the vessel
might have been brought to ST. Thomas if
the execution had not taken place.
Vim. 4. Pan Brunt. i do not think an
Iattempt would be made 10 rescue the pris-
oners, and think the vessel might have
been brought 10 ST. Thomas with the pIis-
oners on board.
Frederick Snyder think the vessel
might have been brought 10 81. Thomas
l1ithout difficulty.
Matthias Gedney. l think the vessel
might have been brought into ST.. Thomas,
with the prisoners on board. Cues. Why
Ans. Because zoe had q fair lpind - the
distance tcas smalL-4 or days sail.
In addition to these, Stephen w. Swift
} VIM. Rain, Augustus Sareney, George Fl
Malley and others, all unimpeachable wit
nesses, testify that the vessel might have
been brought 10 ST. Thomas with the pris
oners on board, l1ithout The least difficulty
II is useless to multiply evidence on thi:
, point. Let US now turn 10 the evidence
, going to prove that there was no danger o
rescue, and that the vessel might proceer
: to New York, or any port in safety, 1Oifh
$ out The erecution.
Peter Fenton. think the vessel coul
lhave been brought in 10 New Y ORR j
safety, il the execution had not taken place
Joseph Sears. At1er Spencer's arrest
:. only noticed that Green was disooedient.
q. ANDREW Page. Thinks the vessel coul
J, be brought in safe, without the execution.
II James Mitchell 4 did not fear a reScu
John Cdrdndugh. Think the executio
- 1cds NOT necessary.
= MdnueL Houord. II is hard to te
10 whether rescue would have been attemp
~ ed.
mi Geo. W. Warner. No reason to beliey
Il any other person concerned in mutinY e.
- cept The three first arrested. ] did not b
i Iieve al that time an attempt would be mat
!. 10 rescue the prisoners. do not believe
=, the prisoners had been kept in con6neme
4 an attempt would have been made TO rescl
them. On The day Of The execution d
en- officers and petty officers being all armed,
A. lDds satisfied she could proceed 10 any pc
tpithont the execution.
John J. Whitmore. do not think re
cue would have been attempted.
Without adding anything further at pre-
ent, to the conclusive and overwhelmi
evidence that no real danger existed of
attempt TO rescue the prisoners or take
vessel, desire, for moment, to revert
the size Of the vessel.
Capt. Sands, attached to the Navy va
tesIi6es that the cabin is 8 feet long b.
feet wide at one end, and feet al the OF
end. Ward room, by 10 feet, occup
: by the lieutenant, surgeon, pnrser and IN
ter. Steerage, 8 by IA feet, deductins
feet for pumps, ladder and table - occup
,by7 petty officers. Berth deck, IL BY
feet, on which the crew slung their BIZ
mocks. Inihe ward room was the scu
to.lhe magazine. Bulk-heads between
II cabin, ward room, steerage and berth d
would require one, and some two mel
break them down. a
asts Now what prevented any number of p
uiai oners being confined in the Storage, gu'
Try ed by or 2 officers, while the rest of
'ysu crew remained, unarmed, on deck WI
go they could not possibly communicate I