Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-07-02

DANISH JUSTICE.

War was raging between England ana
France Bonlplrtc had broken the treaty
Of thcAmlcns All the Englshmcn living
in India were pcrplexcd and anxious som,
for the fate Of their nchly laden vessels,
and one on the suffice, Of their safe return
10 their native land
Among the last fonnl myself I,oughi
n long time for vessel belonging TO ncu.
trail power IN which might sail, and a,
length WINS so fortunate as to gam pass.
nge IN a Danish ship.
In all points where luxury was the Gucs.
ton, this ship appeared to ne ar behind
those belonging to the East India Company
but it was better saicr, aud IN discipline
was equal 10 an English man OF war.
! coul not believed 50 much order,
regularity and blind obedience could have
been enforced in n merchant ship
The first lieutenant was as fine n look.
ing man as have ever seen For the rank
to which he had been promoted, without
the ordinary prcvios steps, he owed less to
the circumstances of bcin tn son ofthc own.
or than MS uncommon fi,HcSs for the place
The only bad man we had on board was
the cook, Portuguese by birth, Gun burn.
ed and o. a darA lowering aspect, aal his
great de- lit seemed to be IN breeding dis
sentions among The crew. HIS malgnity
Of character had often brought punishment
upon him, and one evening about the mid
die of the voyage, he had been CONDEMNED
( by the first lieutenant to be put IN irons
/ for attempting to poison one OF the sailors
I No positive proof o(thc poisoning could
be found, and although all were convinced
o5 no gd,i, he was released from further
+ punishment, but his malignant nature was
highly oAaspcratod, and he sworc to be rc.
venged on the lieutenant
One hno evening the lieutenant came up
wiki his beautiful young wife, to walk on
tie deck. They stopped to watch the fly.
nag fish and admire the serene water aud
bright buc SKY, when suddenly, before any
one was aware Of It's intentions. the cook
rush,d forward and plunged his knife deer
into the heart ofthe young ha band. H.
sank dead on the deck AMI tho Portuguese
sent forth n shr,i, hcudsh laugh
The bcrcayci sank ialntng beside III,
murdered body and the warm blood from
his heart s.rcamol over her marble necl
and face.
The captain had been called and CAM
running to the quarter deck When b.
saw the body OF the lieutenant he wept like
a child, for he loved him like son.
The crew were highly inccnscI, nm
would have torn the murderer IN pieces, !
the captain had not in,ericrcl, and ordercC
him TO be put in chains and kept for iai
trial.
The corpse was lowered to the hold, an
the young widow was carried TO her berth
without tho Ia. returning nsclousn' s.
At eight o'clock IN the morning r.
ceived an invitation to the quarter deck.
followed the mcsser ger and found the on
> GERS, passengers aud crew Of the vessel rs
scmbcd The sailors all dressed in thcl
Sunday clothes were ranged on each SD
Of the deck The captain surrounded b
, his officers, stood on the poop tn
corpse Of the murdered man stre,che
$ on board, Iay before them, COZ
cred wlh II national flag The silence Q
death regncd around. The sun near lh
C horizon lighted the group with his par,in
q ruye The sails hung on the mas!s withol
, motion IJoned the group OF passenger
No ore spoke word
i. The silence at length was broken by lh
sound Of feet, and the larboafl watch at
peared mlrching slowly to the quartz
deck holding their short sabres ~ thci
hands They were the cscou Of the mu
dcicr The officers iorm.l tso lines vii
lho captain at The head, hc,us The approach
= inc procession.
" Ne looked n, each olher, without speak
q ing a word. What was 10 BE- done w
ioOSed ono alIr another ~ g. he t.gho
mat expecting 10 sec moose prepared 10
q executing he criminal for W. know toe
IN ne Danish CRIMINAL pfocc' no time va
d Iost bot condemnation and execution wer
% vef5 near each other
u The second Lieutenant read the Tcgul,
o lioIs by which the Captain Of a ship ha
e Toll power toiry condemn and pan,h III
sailors Tor crimes, committed on boa-I do
% rag the voyage.
d lie asAcd he criminal /. his tria. shoul
4 b. eoniaetrd ia he DANISH language 90
He mad. no objection, and court VS. opet
ID
Pfeylousto examining the Witnesses tho fla
was removed from he corpse, and a vis.bl
y shCddeT shook the murderer, when be sa'
o the calm, a!nos, helyeuly expression {
= lhe victims face
= The uisl was eondg-'al 10 the simple.
raslher possible There peTe many ".