The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-06

ves,e VIDA about two hundred miles from the g. W. Pass
Tued.v and Wednesday and sLort time yesterday morn
ing ere spent empsnneng jury Before the jury was
compIets forty and fifty juron cha engsd By
the prsorsn The accused pleaded guilty. and having
counsel defend them. the Court appointed Msaas
G. Dufour and w. M. Randolph to perform that duty
After brief address to the jury from the District Attorney
Mr.. Duian who conducted he prosecution in relation
the charge and the Of the testimony be expected
| adduce. the witnesses were called.
Captain Haley spornW master of the ship st Louis
the passage in which Mr. Chapel was killed. MI Chap
pei came board at Vera Cruz passenger; the phi
ON hi
os tive "a
from the steamer sons side al was qae On DSao an he ee
the watch was beng both the prisoners came wit
ness and requested permission Q sleep AT as the esw they
AFRAID to sleep forward with them; they appeared to BE
and Of
called hum and told him there was NO danger rot 70 be
Antonio ns @ W%
Wines. was this Of ths house FAD Antonio
the sOf h and s pp
shirt and light PAR Of pantaoons as the weather was warm
mast where he down. leaning bis back against the
between him and Antonio Between 10 and 4 3,
%s% nss h% aT wn nss and Startled
him n font about The shoulder; the mate Mr. Palmer
Amt 5 @ nf tine @as
Of the to ne S 9sm G e t nons
bo 1 %ss then Sound and tied to the two
found in bis possession the bis hand: de blade Of
SosUn
s1H 1R sa s.s
the sarpest and had sharp point which the other
sailor ins Was prodacsd n Court
The witness hs taken from Antonio Wines faint faint
Martinez up the poop looked at witness moment
after Mr. caappeI had been stabbed Antoine then
being tied; witness went down into the cabin; Mr. Chapel
ID hsS
shortly after, declaring that Antonio had Killed him ro
giving this ans be asked BY the council if the vessel
not Ss but TWO
mass She was Of 400 tons burhen there were on board
s aS before ss w
the prisoners good and conducted them
were deck at the time handed the fom
the s s1 they the
the mzen and with the other hands about the
Ssi thu
tonic at er hemude was committed and afte ne vas iied
th,tysA hours after the occurrence Of the
sick and the vessel was short handed saw the AN
taken from him BY the MAZE with the assistance OF
s1 Ssa sa
lie IT. August: ss every hns ss wa. sill until evening q
on Ssy WHO say va.
Chapel and whP acted as cabin boy o. fGd
early pat Of the watch Pete iJuan) Martin took The
was taken by VIM Marin who relieved Antonio Antonio
on s I GO eo e e 90. SIDE as
about half an hour be got oft the raj and went on top OF the
20 s
be ss Why they s
y ss% o h G an h
captain ordered him to call all hands he DID So and asked
Or Pier tMatnszS hey ssd they had Capt Haley
,ss bin door IS =. d wss} Antonio
To s 0a Shsp snd
al
lad down and went 70 .ssp he laid with his head c, On
b body Mr. CSsprsl .i Ii. iei side with h back
s . o % s ms
ing the deck until about IL then called the watch to pump
of both pumps caused con:ideabe moi watched he men
.si down top Of the 5Ouss sat il
sOG6 At s bs
Chapel Jump and eam witness Immediately jumped up
Mr. Chsppe M ru,hed fiom Antonio bis shirt from
his body and held to the Wonnd and rushed down stas
H.; he defended HIMSELF witness Also they cench
wns.s S Ss
der between witness and the deck cutting his back witness
held, and " tn the assistance Of VIM Stevens who came
up tok the knife from him. and in taking it. it was boken
Miller left the Wheel and with the assistance two three
othe, men Antoni" VS. dashed to the mzen mast without
70 assist CAPT Haley vino vas yey weak from los; Of
to ath when witness went below he found Mr. C. laying
the floor bleeding proiu.sy he said 10 witness Pal
S' sSp l obe
s that BE- nm so s to Of e
laid down the bouse witness then looked down
Witness received two the back breast
the latter slight the blow partially broken by be-
on k wa. m
Witne. kept the log being his duty and mentioned these
The District % to IIoduse The be Sg book
time the mesnosndu@ was made The District Attorney
law mace
live upon the ocs Of to Keep Mr. n. RsndG.
the ntrodnctos OF the log book as testimony while he who
Bis memory would Be an unusual procedure The night Of
crosexaminaton most sacred to defendant, much
present. at the trial and shall give bis issmony face to face
with the accused ANY of the witnesses aboad
Witnesses were dead cou the the entry in The be
ne Up aaa s she e
log present himself it was proposed to bring in te
ment, and mute as marble to cross animation
The Court recognized the valae Of the log book but
thought intended for commercial purposes and refused
admit it as evidence IN case involving life
Toe witness (S. Palmer resumed his estim0ny. In
atiOn the conduct of Martinez the the wit
said he (Mafnez), while witness Cling with
Antonio up put his head above the top OF the
house. and Immediately down again. The prisoners
employed at the time at Vera Cruz about three
weeks before the ship sailed and board togethe
comrades. they requested witness put them same
watch when he dividing his watches did not do
that time. but did il Afterwards three of Witness
watch sick of fever this done when the vessel
about four five days out
Cross-examnation-it about thty.sx hours after
Mr. Chapel killed before Martinez put under
rest he was arrested because several of the
blow given to Chapel Martinez at the pump. 80
fee. from where Antonio and Chapel were. 1t
three minutes after the blow given Chapel
when witness secured the two knives it during these
three minutes that Martinez up the steps them while
they strugglng he paused when he witness and
Antonio down. and then went back. The Mexican
down in the hold to himself and covered himself
sails Witness believed N aitinez implicated in the