The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-06
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tion with him; there were two berhs in the rear one
the first mates and he in the time OF tho
ship company Wood not implicated nj alb Hatch
ins, the boy, and Samuel Baker. The second
the oficer watch. Clements and the prisoner COM
At the wheel, and the cook, who deck; but it
would be shown he not rghtfuliy there. Have
r,,sh was sIa nparsan 0msI were rgn,iuny y tner
upon the first officer and Wood and Baker turned in, and
the second ocer and Clements, Benson and the Frenc
man esae on Between the hours Of and clock this
captain was aroused BY the discharge of musSct
rushed ous Of the door Of his cabin upon the
Deck he then the second mate stan ding ON the
hatehway hosaing on and supporting hi mself upon tbs
aAd he answerei, !" i murdered and. at the Same
tire the captain Clements, Douglass and benson
utE muskess poyt-d at him and they then tell him
20 away they wf take his life; he then retres;
going - his he sssrched for his 1ymr and
out aga and then IL riet by Douglass who again pre-
at Lim trl- him TO retire hc does
Douglass atked the capains door, and keeps him her
prisoner; he then gave directions to Clements thai
! the Captain should attempt come out. - blow hii
irsins out; further searsh, the captain nnds tina
/ MS fire and flask of popsder gone, bot,
searching further, ne discovers his crfass ehe the
opened the window Of his snd with ds cision an
raaity throws himself out Of is on deck; he cains his
fcct ces Clements standing clo- upon him. Clement.
r.tiIss the wheel the cook i the top Of tn,
house with sfms but III. Captain vas not near enough
TO What they were; the Capt sn round the
door ~ which Clements placed ami presents im-
sell vita hi drawn euass lamp lad been lit BY ths
/ boy Husshings and by il the Captain L. enableA
/ to see Doneias present at him; Douglass hred.
the bah pssscd his head through the joiner Of
interior docs The rushed forward with his drawn
cutlass and seeing pistol again presented ut him By
noullss Oh. prisoner) he gave his arm blow wLcI
knocked it away: he then grasps the right hand or
Douglass. and at tho moment the pistol is dis
charged in the antime the first mate had card the
OF murder, at the moment the Captain aroused
and he out similar order received by the mate
from the Eutineefs retire and he retired aceorinfy
but he out second time and went to the Csptan
scnle ensuas bet them and the accused parties
the Captain sips upon the deck what he thought
blood, Douglass cries out, ''rush on, boys Ths
master the s,ufiie continues the first n~ts
the hYst mate-one TN. In nd, and the bead
which occssioned him Is relax his hold Of Benson Aa~r
ibis. muskct, with bsyonet in IT, thrown frosa
either Benson Clements which, clearing the Captain
stack three inches into tire deck aud then thrownA
tone of those displayed the table, which
passed the masters cheek and thus by the dsus~ o<
these weapons, the mutin,ers became unarmed. Ths
Captain then went forward snd called them all aft ho
asked thtm what did II al mean Douglass IN Ms
scuie. had hms. Of the Captain cuass,
he foi ward and demanded paricy. the Captain
ied him II he gave up the cutss he would grant par
!cy Douglass then turned the handle OF the cutass and
IL to the Captain al from that time the mutiny
quepcd. The wounds the second mate
gun sho wound passing through the groin and coming
cut ut his back very wound the neck doubt
less made by Of tosc nsiriacnts h' aNe), which
i'd bare the bone Of the neck there also wound ia
the inner part of the thigh; bullet und in tins
wrtcr eask, indicating that the ca< mmovcablr.
the mate must have been in ront of when he received
the gunshot wound; this is the osy wound in regard 70
which the locality of the mate. at the time of the
attack. could he ascertained; the mate
Of sound besah in the prime of life large in staisrr,
and great yigor; the murder committed a
him when he unarmod by all those
who wsre the deck combined. ny which weapon, o.
by which yercn, al a those wounds given,
IL Is net in the power the government prove Thero
mo human eye to witness the transaction but those
cf the dying and the WIN inflicted the deadly
injuries. The dying declarations Of the deceased will bc
submitted 70 the jury There the deck
but the victim and his enemies When the murdered
mate brought to the cabin unrrovded IL with
that soacc and those neccssaries which his afflicted
condition rcquled a mattrass was placed under him
Tor three four hours he sy there In mortal agony
bis sut rings such To- draw frox him the exprsioa,
"oh. why did they dispatch anst not leave t.
Sfsfe fyr
lie desired that hs head should he turned. II ST.
and his ., es the prisoner he gaxrd upon
him. and aid "oh Ned Why have yuu done this s !, BE-
have been too Kind you ~ And the prisoner
srlwcrcd we shall meet again Thus with hi .hip ON.
thou,and miles frtm land and fnccn thouSand ml-s
from home, the Captain finds hmselfwith but fve
cut Of his company which consisted % en--he others
being the three pyisoncrs-ani Hufohiag who
fnsd in irons and the second mate who then dead.
ard he therefore resolves going to Valparaiso, whcv
he took ia and delivered the mutinecrs to
the American Con- al by whom they placed ON the
slip ~ "rctrcl" which thcn lying there, Ani
which they transmitted 10 this ey await the
trial of jury and the d position Of th court Counsel
tlcu stated that Baker asleep at the time Of the
and could throw no light the natter but he
(Nr E,Grtsl had given directions that he should be sub
porcd for the satisfaction Of the prisoner the court aai
the iuy Counsel here en, what constitute. the Law
Of mufder-s crime which must be established ON pre-
conceived nalct and then alluded 70 the fc u the Cap
tsnS drawer having been rifcd of his Tire which he
had for his self def aud the muiin being all armed,
whith concu i've evidence Of their acting in
fer common purpo.c aud common aim ~
viii that ~ hcinsten the mukctshot was nr~d
the person at the wheel each al those
c,pt the mrrdelrd mpn, In the possession Of deaiy
pons viii Lc shown that previous to this therr had
been designs the lives pf the officers of the vcssl
that ty potion aud atf. pians concocted aud
their execution actually tempted set not III such
wsy M 70 e-sitc the suspicion of the INTENDED victim
There had been no quarrel no strife no dficuity
ths crime ~ of the most bloody In it, character
l. marked BY the entire Absence pruyoeation th~t-
waA rO urkindLess. oppression. nothing ~hsteves
that ccnld excuse account for or raIatt tbs crime on
hc part ~ thc accused Tho murdered man, " wooit
D. blown sss IT a mild temper anI gcnrruu. dps-i-
ton 7he government arc not bound 10 shoe vh,t tn.
ntt,c. we're but II g. apparent whatever the motives
may have been, The object - stcurt the vrs-a AMI
i 81 fyo TIE pctnoi0u- love Il rain nigs'cd then,
lat Whether they f.y te a arr using tn,
Fl for pitscr the slayr trade. Il L. impnsibc f-
the roYuI pprt e. know. They tho s1oOoD iSpdsd
and they lave concluded tat these spctis
loatd Vi an tEcutE they thst her csrs-
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