The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-31
LAW intelligence.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, Oct 3O-Before
Justices Nelson and Betts-Chas. MVsan, Esq, U. S.
District Attorney Trial for Murder the High
Seas After the Court had organised, Edward q.
Greenw ood formerly mate of the ship Col Tayloe,"
indicted for the murder Of william Carlyle, Of the
crew of said vessel the night Of the 18th of April
last, put to the bar The following named gentle
men we're then sworn as jurors Edwin c. Hamilton,
James II. TowDley, Edward Armstrong John w. Crest,
Alonzo d. Woods VIM. Carhart, Thos. Pool John P.
Hone Patrick Patten, Alfred H. Clark Charles Wat
ron, and Benjamin + Gamble. The associate of the
u S. District Attorney stated the for the proseeu
ton He said the prisoner at the bar Indicted for
the mur(, ar Of the deceased on the high seas in the
month of April last. the voyage from ST. Jayo de
Cuba to this port He went to say that the vessel
went from this port to Mobile that Greenwood, the
Mobile amongst whom was the deceased They went
to ST. Jago de Cuba and after taking in cargo there
they left on their return to this port He then de-
hereinafter detailed in the evidence Of the witnesses
examined on tie part of the prosecution
CAPTAIN BRlor examined for the prosecution-Was
captain Of the Col Tayloe; she owned in Beverly,
Massachusetts, She sailed from Boston for Mobile, and
from thence to st. Jsgo in the West Indies. There
Greenwood, the prisoner, was mate. John Snow,
Charles Howard, Hugh Usee, Willism Carlyle, and
another. The last time saw deceased, was when we
five days out from st. Jago de Cuba-t about
twelve o'clock, on the night Of the l4th of April
lie was then at the wheel Witness went below,
nsss heard vas the alarm of ia man ovsrbosrd -
wftnesB up on deck, and saw Usee ct the
wheel; the vestel was going on her proper course
poop witness asked what the matter witness was
first answered by Usee who said there man over
board witness asked who It was the mate and Ueee
answered and eaid it Bob meaning deceased; wit
desired that the boat should be let down.
the man the prise said NO; wont have the g. of
r on beard witness again said to call all hands to
let down the boat and pick the man up the boat
then let down and the mate and steward got into
the prisoner while in the boat said he would kill
d-ns- of q T. on board the vessel at the time
the boat lowered two Of the In witness watch
bad got att and witness sung to why they
know any uping about the being overheard, he
would get Up sooner as we were about lowering the
boat the plug was missing although It there the
day before during this time the vessel had bee lying
back the boat steered in south easterly direction
about six points from where the was witness ho
wind at the time about south west did not see
that he bad altered his course. After the boat
gone thought there M ght be some between the
men went down where left my pistol but could not
End IL when first came on deck heard the voice Of
the man think he not then more than two rods
Fl ON the tbp heard the sound Of his voice before
came on deck after lost sighl Of the boat heard
Of the mans voice the boat returned In about
fifteen minutes, and thought IL would be useless to
make any further search ] then asked Greenwood
what was the matter He said that the man drew
knife on him witness asked what the drew
the knife him fer. there must have been some
cause be said he ordered him to do work. which
he refused. and he, prisoner undertook to make him
do IT. that Lac then knife on him, and that he
the prisoner then knocked him overheard after day
light the mate into the cabin to get scgar wit
afterwards brought Ratchet by the steward
which he examined and found fresh spots OF blood on
II; ne handed back and ordered the steward to take
u below; wtness went forward the head
rail aud found IL all spettered with blood; the rigging
cut and also spatered with blood in several places