Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-23
DANISH JUSTICE.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.

ADD some on The subject o. their safe re
turn % their native land
Among The last | found mvself.
sought along lime fos some vessel beon,
ng 10 neutral power in which might sal
and at length was So fortuna as TO enga g,
passage ina Dan sh ship.
In all poin's where luxury was The
questions this ship appeared 10 me IA
behind those be opging 10 The East Indis
COMPANY; lut il was n better sailor, ant
in die pine was equal TO an English man
of war.
| could not have believed SO much order
regularity, and blind obedience could have
been enforced in merchant ship.
The First Lieut. was one OF the finest
looking man have ever seen. For the
rank 10 which he had been promoted, with.
out The ordinary previous Steps, he owed
less 10 the circumstances Of being the sor
of the owner than 10 his unccmon fitness
FOR the place
The only bad man we had on boar was
the cooh, Portuguese by birth, sun-burnee
and of a dirk lowering aspect, and his
great delight seemed TO be in breeding dis
sentlcnS among the crew. His ualignity
of character had often brought punish,
menr upon him, end one evening, abou
The middle Of The voyage, he hid been con-
demned by the frs, Lieut. to be put into
irons Tor a,temptingto poison one of the
sailors.
No positive proof OF The poisoning could
be found and although AL were we'll con
WINGED Of his gu 1t, he was released with
out further punishment; bat his malignant
nature was highly eAasperated, and he
swore 10 be revenyed on the Lieutenant.
One fine evening, The Lieut.. came uF
with his beautiful, young wife, 10 walk OF
the quarter deck They stopped to watcl
the flying fish, and admire the serene wa Ell
and bright blue sky, when suddenly, be-
fore any one was aware Of his intentions
he cook rushed forward and plunged his
knife deep into The heat Of the Young hus
nand He sank dead on the deck, and the
Portuguese sent forth shrill, fendist
laugh.
The bereaved bride SINK fain,ing beside
The murdered tody, and the warm sbooc
from his heart sireamed over her marblt
neck and face. .
The Captain had been called and cams
running 10 the quarterback. When Il,
saw The body o.! The Lieutenant he weep
like a child, for he loved him like son.
The crew were fearluily licensed, anc
would have Torn the murderer in pisces, /
the Captain had no, interfeted. and or
dered him TO be lad in chains and kept fo
a fair trial.
|. The corpse was lowered to the hold. ant
fhe Young widow was carried 10 her berth
without The least returning consciousness.
Al eight o'clock in line evening leceiv
ed an IN. tatinn To the quarter deck.
followed the mess niger and found the OF
! ficers, passengers, aud crew Of the vesse
asSemb ed. The sailors, all dressed il
their Sunday clothes. were ranged on eac
side Of The deck. The Captain, surrour
ded by his ofli>eis, stood on the POOP
! The corpse of Tho murdered mate, stretch
ed on a board, lay before them. covere
with a national flag. Tie silence of deaf
re gned around. The sun, near The hon
:on. lighted the group with his pairing ray.
Tie sails hung IN the nasts, without mo
ton. joined the group of passengers =
No one spI IKE word.
The science at 'engih was broken by tn
! sound of feet. and the i,rboard watch ~
pnared, m'gching slowly 10 the quarlcI
deck huldng their Short saores ia the
hands. They we're he escort %: tie mu
derer The officers formed two lines VII
lhr Captain a The head, icing the al
proach' process on.
We look d III ch other wiihou' speak
ngn word. What was about to be don
We locke one offer another up To ii
highest mas eNpectngto see a moose PR
pared for executing The criminai; for l
nav that IN the DANISH cr m.ntI prnce.
IN time was lost. but condemnation an
! execution were very near each her.
The Second Lieutenant read the regulj
tons, by which the Captain of a ship ha
full power TO try, Condemn, and p"nis
he sailors for crimes commit ed on boart
during the voyage.
He asked The criminal il his trial shou
be conducted in the Danish language. II
made no objection, end the court was
pened.
Previous 10 examining the witness III
fiag was removed from The corpse, and
visable shudder shook The urderer, whe
he saw the In. almosi heavenly expre
sions uf the victims face
The ,nal was conducted in the simple
manner possible There were many wi
ness-s of the murder and The crime W.
fully proved.
Tn, bIooi ran cold in my veins. whe
the knife was produced and the Grimm;
san, forth mother of his fendsh laughs
the sight oi his victims blood. which CO.
cred il from pom, to handle.
After the witness had been examined
The officers declared the cook guilty OF ii
mu der. and the Captain covered his heat
and read the sentence.
As did no, understand the Dan sh lal
gnage in which the sentence was deli
errd, was greatly astonished at tn
change which ioek place in The demeano
Of the criminal. 1, had been evident fror
his whole bearing. that he had no fear I
death. nor any other feeling of compunt
lion TO- the crime he had committed; bu
as The Capt IN proceed ID. he turned sat
denly PAL. threw himself on his kne,
anI begged fnF mercy. VIII lie We wer
wnndrrin al the change, fnur men al