New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-17
LAW COURTS.
u. y. Circuit Court....THURsDAY May b.
Bafore Judaes Nelson ald 8elu


The trial OF Cisments and Benson indicted In
connection with Douglass for sba murder of he second
mate Of lbe bafk u car, "as comp eIed nf r. neoe
dict 10 sh7 summing up following Mr MAf'h pom s1sf,
ins themselves ara making impressive AopeL' on behalf
of the prisoners Dir Ogden Hoffman folio we'd ca behalf
Of he Dsuicl Attorney, for NE prosecutor c,., ID.
Judge Nelson delivered The charge OF the Court rms
oLers aIs indicted eseh u hem. lat with personally n
dieting he mortal wounds or one Of aem upon In9 per
SOD VI AID ID 10 being present and adng alu
ASSISTING In causing his dean II eitnsr Oh lhoso two
points made cut against Toe p''ones hey are gihv
Of murder ard this whether The intention was "
lake life commit some unlawful act sucn a. - ssho
practically TIE ship or 10 commit any other felony ana ITO
10 taken rbile Ia The execution Of such felony =, II,
lis certain h.t murder committed, and t w;ud
seem from the weight Oi the eVideL CO 70 nave ooen Gun
mllec by ore OF tbe three Douglass senaon and Gem
eLIs, bal which of them IcIu4LJ gsye nc M "a =,
a uauer open considerable question ard dJuot Tntt
there wa wicked and cdmal design oa 1901 oa DoAIa
OF hat ship On ne morning Of Ian Sept and which result
ed In 10 death OF he mate hofe 20 deuot and Al per
sens board ~ho were engaged 10 inc feVoi ae"nf Ia
concert at The time are guilty Of murder ,.,
The priucp defense IA re present caseh
ths prisoners innicied o7 iplsi "ouhu ou 80,
sced with criminal cesgu with any one ogan'1 lne lass
orsgsiDtt 1he ihP - =, -, ,s,s,,,,o,,, ~ ava vv,,
rtIses Of The conduct snd hcs OF pfsones danos mo re-
vol ard 10 get pggssson OF ms .hp and "a, the
sdmisaoLs lesifsd 10 sller TIE snsif was over -.
The Court then stated he positions ths Csp1an' hfH
mate Ward ana Hutchinson, mad Iesuhed - 10 seeing
Benson 1.-THE two sIer saying while Ihsy we're sseLnp.
ng 10 sssis he % TITO tne eaoio censo sao up
with an az in one ha1d and Erfe IA ne oho' 10 nens
cling sLner and Grove Wood 90 mat he hed II On ne
wounded mate tie forward par OF me Vefsei fns -
also cor rmed b. Hutchinson HUTCHINSON does not sp-
pear 70 have been i'm pncased Ia The matter &c.,, g.,
ItsprearsAEo by TIE eiumOnJ OF me Capan ana uIst
rpste. thss Benson made admissions sfef"Ga he'a9
the deefu seize ne vessel Ani oes'LOy VOC
mate 10 zhs 1uoug AID whom thsy feared Instne
1gs,so,l ~ tsken he musEsis u tbs place where
ttey were Jtlted tho evening before "to l4S
o. ne Guarer deck passed them 70 The CABIN doof
yhre CeqenS received them and aSteo thsm iorNsrd
sd they vera iosccd By D0s gsfs-at ta' s11i7 No q
ooK the caota,ns pistols u Tho drawer IN ihs
,l rro lie further stated that OILS 81 ghs persons s1o
posec here money % h9ard-E1c Hnohot ,nAb voc
cargo was "a uabe and snohe that tbs snip might make
good pJaicsi shiD SLAYER ne sao seec P'sfi'u'
.temUt u DOUG lass v ben The fhs nlissed hfe -
A. 10 Clements, Ward sesuhed hal "he1 ne cime ou'
Of lie foecssue ser hearing Tho shot anc the cry o. ~
GER he saw CeDens standing On .ns ~ 20,
forrsrc 70 ch with someiht 10 his band ike hne "
bsyc net but con tel When We,d 80 IS 70 IN
sro Inquired Whist the mater "st D1l gu p -
&C. HO.hng but ROW between ne caf penSef Oo19
Era The second mate FsnE NE freoeaasn va ,n a.
ths wheel sLe orv ard, - Ocus sts eonlDs ~ 80,
Ter Part The ship s6.sf that be net Clements a. hO
Of he cabin win gun leaning up Agsn' mo roo, ~.
tcok Il away from hiu without ulch feilsia &C sny ~
he p1rt OF Cleeus and aid II down on the roof " W.
cabin CD which Cirm7uIs got ap and 1he "ilth anye
Ar vet t,f gsrd These acIl appear 70 - tn
OILY ores 10 which Clements 10 scI9SJ lisnuht y ~
witnesses a. be cuAJ gs2ed in W. rogoi' tla "a
alemp i 10 seize gLo us1rp ptYses'ion OF ne mp
A ~ sdnissiOLs CIemertssuDse quenly a-EpoHIoIk
10 ~ cspiaip as Tho LATER esl6sd that be received 70
uuskels from Benson and carried Ihem 10 Taa 70 D'uE
ne Cont referred hen 70 eircums,zbts evidence, A.
as Tor me Jury 10 y ster 8ref1l iayeanRsiJn Of
he ustiuOy before A-t fair Gro resa0nAoe lnIsr,ne
| tom n nj ler The phEOLefs are g1:y or not Aont
s,os are 10 be Gken sanat The parties skcg hem 81
| rot agstnsl Others 10 whom Ehe parties refer
The g1ry retired about 0eock sn1 Ia hgre more ln,
half hour reurr Cd with verdict egsnsi both Of jan
Of Murder Toe foreman adding that The Jury unahn ss
eoreuned In Recommending them 70 me msfcJ VI
| Court 5000 49,.
M Evar Assistant District Attorney, rose and i.sis
that on MOLdsy b would move Tor aenlsns . on
prsOueTs sonsghiug was tad BY their counsel 20 10 .
cf sentence &c Tho Judge then oirecIed me nEisn1
remand the prisoners and he Court &C oui1eo.
lMesHs Msrsh AID Benedict Sere assigned y lns ",
ss a for pisoners arc Ine whole Of Asm nave hao
most fair and pzieItutal