New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-31
LAW COUR rs.

L. s. DIsTRIcr CoURT-Belore Judge Betts.-A
Young man Of genieel sPpeasnes name Joepepa
f.onousy a,kng Tor snt Ieeeivng letters Contained In
Some with larceny BOARD the ship Ad
mrsl also pleaded not guilty;
Gouldlng ard Tilton were discharged.
Frarcs Barnes cook and steward Of the bark Isabella
Hne indicted for ssssuldng the captain with kul plead
ed euiiv sd was rensnsed for sentence
T5tsiof Hiam j. Deayo6 mesIer OF the brig -Four Bro
iher charge OF asaung three Of his crew with dan
gerous weSpon-Cspt d. appeared 10 Court accompanied
s. bis asy According Inc testimony OF Joseph Angus
the MI Ct New. Han pshire Albert Miller, native Of
Fpelsn6 ara John Thomas born in Spain but speaking
good III glish the three In question, Il appeared
10 BsrtsSoes ponincs and fnnidad Caba themes to
EeyyYor One night In ApT the vessel lay at Trni-
DAD captain struck Thomas with hsndspiks and also
with cuas. wouucing him on the OF his head aud
knccEirg him overheard the captain sso struck Augustus
ard Miller, they lay asleep on the deckoad with the
hardpke ard subsequently, cut and stabbed each OF them
severely knocking them down from the blows Of the cut
sfs-AuguEne by cut ecfoss the nose and eyes and Mil
Ter by cut The forehead. The two latter then
got hold OF the captain by the legs and held n ns men
said prevent him killing them, and Augustine severely
biz the captain the leg The mate with oae oflhe hands
Tie captain cried muro the men getting hold OF
him end the and hand returned In the boat Thomas
preierrng swim and remain for the night on board
bak that was at anchor very near them Toe mate on MS
eiurD told the let the captain but Ihey refused
10 do il the mate took from tie captain the cutlsss
Each Of hen were stabbed and Gu IN different parts o the
body The men, aer being struck By tbs handspSe took
up something defend themselves but they were knocked
nom them tine men being then IN diheren aees Oy DoHs
ard Of the cuilsss Thomas stated that the dcul
rail- and the captain told him TO desst wnen ne STRUCK hln
with the handspike then turned and struck the two men
(tbe latter say without canss) as they were sseep
The mate, In bis testimony gave very different version
oflhe matter lie said the difficulty commenced by the men
smoking abds the mamasi, although The Captain forbid
tight smoke at Anerwsrd of them lay asleep
Thomas commenced whisling, and the whistle was an
swered witness thought by some person on board me
bark Thomas having previously snd been on board
the bark The Captain told him desis but he refused
as they lay asleep When The Captain got the couass
Thomas held up ard the cuass glanced from
the htndspks ard Thomas tee hand, when he jump
ed overheard. Augustine took sick and went al To-
ward The Captain and the cutsss IN the same manner
glanced from the stick and cut A. OYER the nose The
assault upon Thomas and Miller the mate said was 20
comp orders, aud rs to Augustine in self defense
Tie law stating that for offences committed at or on
beard an American vessel abroad the party shall be ied
In the port where he : apprehended or lne pol a. "ch
the fret arrived quest arises on that point a. 10
jurisdiction The got shore coming to NewYorE,
Egg HArbOr aod remain ed there aer geng on Tor I~O
dGvs 50 Ihst Egg Habor was her frstpor The Captain,
sef being Indicted here wss arrested al Philadelphia and
IRE Court in iis charge stated that far az regarded
he osuse charged Il question Of fac. for the Jury.
Tie weight Of testimony does not depend upon numbers
the hand. Of situation on The other The mate,
a. to this point stsuds IN the ghl the
he Of the appears 10 agree and II that OF
he male correct their yeni N Of The affair must have
been 10 a measure made up Tie Jury must decide As
uris6i con The vessel having arrived a. NewYoTk and
merely wentiro Egg Hsrbor in distress. aGer ge,liag
shore and she being bcunc here this be considered
her frat port; aud The Indictment having been fOGnd here,
must be considered The place where he defendant
The jury Afer being soms tine returned a verde,
Of gully on ehch Of Tie three Indictments with recon-.
rercatcn 10 mercy.
L. s. COMMISSIONERS OFFIcE-De lore Com
missioner Siilwe Ny A. Sterart, Second Mate OF tho
chip Tuscsna, examined q charge OF cruel and
usual punishment OF John Davis, the vessel
lay al Rotterdam, BEATING him with heavy rope &c. On
the other hand IL said the ordered 10 perform
duty which he declined 10 do also hai be called the
mates by oppIObrous names ard was 10 tho habit OF gy1g
unpleasant answers bsck when spoken The complaint
was dismissed.
Cart AHen Of the shlp Minnesota. wss examined on
s.sfge Of leaving Louis Lenmee OF his crew, behind
HGvre TIE discharge Of the Consul vas shown, and
he complaint dismissed
Lesrses (who Is 4 alive Of Fsuce was hen examined
charge Of endeayor make revolt as the yess-i lay
a. hsyre is said he called th- Captain aud Male nsr4
utrnes said be wo0s have rCcse round Their necEs Sc
ccmpaited al treatment ard g. having bad D&c pro
Visions. Two d'armes sent Tor when ne mace
blow a. the Captain. He with The police o. shore
II appeared hat the beef aud PORK were good when ne
sip len New YoTS but she went before going 20 hayfe
10 New Orleans AID TIE provisions got spoiled. Wa
shovn Row ever that hey eaten Ia he es1l Is wei
given 10 ihe L. complained that The Captain h.d
eused him Of having dsserer from french man