The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20
Court OF General scss, ems.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen IIaws and Miller
JuSr lsTriai tcr Manaug hrr. lin Killing The Mate ola
Stip.-Frederck Oberg this morning called to take
HE trial indictment charging him with
slaughter In the rst degree causing ah of Thor
Zctbehom mate Of the swedish ship Thsts the ~ OF
the present month The prisoner the second mate
Of the Thetis and is alleged had difficulty with
the mate whom he accused OF having talked to the cap
Frederick A. s;almacht interpreter
III. hrrt witness called Carl IIolemberg hand
beard Of the ship Thetis, who being sworn testified
follows am n native Of Sweden knew Thor
zetheholm was on board the ship on the "a Of June;
the prisoner came on board about o'clock in the
ning the boatswain had the watch on deck; he told
the second mate there was man wanted to speak to
him; he went aud spoke to that and then went
down into the cabin where the first mate was he took
him ty the hand, aud said - Nov, Mr. Mate, I'D thank
YOU for good companionshp on th voyayc but do you
know what ought tn do 70 you ought to give youa
good licking for whenever you have had opportunity,
you have tatiled to the captain about me. lie then
struck the mate three blows with the Hat OF his hand
the cheek the witness then got and towards tine
manmnt; NJ be went away b. the mate attempt to
go away, and heard the second ms te say You
my pfisoDer-you cannot move any where Witness
then heard two raans given by the deceased then the
boatswain and witness and the cabin boy went to the
cabin door and .oaled out What are you doing do wn
there, believe you 6ghtipg;" the prisoner then
running out Of the cabin xih knife in his hand,
and aid 10 III. boatswan What are YOU doing here
You had better go into the forecastle prisoner then
said, Now going aud he bid good bye to all aud
added The man who attempts to prevent me, has ten
knives to encounter; he then went shore: the boat
swain then said Let Us go down and what ais the
hrt mate witness. the boatswain and the CABIN boy
II ain; the first mate hs knees with his head
resting on the table; witness said. what ails you.
mate" the mate answered Let me- alobe tn. carpen.
ter and another Of the hands then into the cabin
Just the deceased fl backwards the carpenter and
witness laid the deceased his bed the boaswan
81 the hands for the doctor about three minutes at
forwards the deceased vomteJ. and about ten minutes
after that he died. he did not speak again and died be
the doctor arrived the second mate the next
day when lac arrested the first mate was Sick he
had n doctor he had disease Of the chest: the vessel
lay at pier FAR up the East river foot Of jackson street
IN. hail
months; ut the time the second mate In the cabin
did not hear the deceased say anything his voice
vty weak; he saw his lips move as II he speaking
but he did not hear him speak witnc does not think
the. mate owned knife, the md mate strike him
three iin, with bis open hand on the check after the
prisoner came On deck he said he ought ~ have beaten
the deceased but II would be sin he weak
and could not stand much witness did not belong 10
the vess, her previous voyage he had heard
say that occasion, VIII, at Leghoru he was sud
s,r, tabor !" and the bood .rshed from his nose aud
mouth: wltbtl has known y: prisoner nine or ten
months; he has always been kind to him. and far
he knows he has been well disposed towards all the
hands; II may have been half hour after the
mate through the kylight In the cabin before he died;
wh.n he iel went backward and struck upon his mead
Alsnson Jones. NJ ID. sworn-Tcstifed that he made
jod morton examination Of the body az the deceased
lac sw considerable doooration and about the right
car on removing the skull cap. considerable qrautty
81 blood found within the skull and pressing on the
bfsin this pressure upon the brain sufficient 10
the discorston produced DEATH death wa, the result
~ the rupture ofa blood vessel and the consequent u
zion II blood upon the brain.
VIM. II. Cussmsn NJ ID, also called to the stand
and testified that he assisted the post motem examine
un; his testimony agreed with that Of the last witness
The District Attorney here said that he willing TO
let the case go TO the jury as II stood The tes
mony which be might introduce would net vary the as
rect Of the He should only urge conviction for
granddaughter in the fourth degree The jury returned
verdict IL guilty Il manslsugher In the fourth degree
only and recon cr'S the prisoner TO the mercy Of the
Court. obers was remanded till Friday
Sentence ~ ffdr,fs aud DoreyJss Harris convicted
Of forgery In the third degree In November 1850 aud
Thos Derry convicted II the crime In December
1860 and in which the Supreme affirmed the
Judgment Of this court, called UP for sentence
Trey were sent TO the state prison each for two years
Rcbbed by Baud-Mary Ryan, a cyprian some forty
years Of placed on trial charged with stealing
about 500 from James ONe the proprietor Of oyster
saloon at the Of the Bowery and Hester street II
appeared from the testimony Of complainant that the
1ih Of May late at night the accused came into his
place and remained considerable time when he gave
her an invitation 20 remain until morning Nothing
10th, the cypran remained, but managed by some
means before leaving to possess herself Of Neis peck
etbook and purse and 20 relieve his till oa its change
ON discovering his loss the complainant took means TO
have the arrested About S25 only q the money
was recovered from her She fcusd guilty by the
jury, and rtnapded for sentence.