New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-19
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The People %. Nicholas Hewlett, charged
with The Murder of Thomas Watson.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-Be.ore Judge
lEpwAsps and Aldermen WARD and DESAAS.
FIRST DAr-Thursdsy. Nov Is, 1852.
This trial was called on this morning. How
lsti i indicted in connection with William Johnson and
William SAUL for causing the death OF Charles BAKER,
thpkeeper If the ship Thomas Watson a, foo. of OIL
verst L. r. The three are indicted as prncpai'-and
Hewlett y also indicted as having fred the pistol, the
others aiding and abctting
It was said that persons being on the wharf about
l2 o'clock on the nj hit Of the 2ih ofAugust heard the
report of pistol when two persons, answering to the
size of He wlet; and another jumped othe ship on the
wharf ard ran past the persons, going on board a
schooner thence into a small boat alongside the
schooner in which a third person, and rowed oil
The cry watch heard on board the ship and on
going on board Mr. Baxter found to have been shot
In the neck The prisoners were subsequently arrested
Hewlett asked and has been allowed, separate trial
He Is a young man, and appeared IN court neatly
dressed. Henry G. Wheaton, ESQ., OF Albany, appears
a. cOunseln Ms behalf, and the District Attorney Mr.
Blunt. for the prosecution. =
A Jury wss soon empanneled the test the part Of
M Wheaton, being whether or not the Jurors had
formed opinion.
stating tho facts they have hitherto appeared The
two persons they past the witness on the wharf,
were without shoes, and one Of them had on striped
p6ntlOons. Two pair were found on board tho SNIP
one OF which pair proved have belonged to one
OF these pert ns About halt past eclock, the mate OF
the brig lsa at another wharf hearing the noiso OF
boat Alongside, struck against the vessel by swell
locked over the side and a man in II, and then
found two others of the prisoners secrcted IN berth
In the berth found pistol, which had been recent
ly discharged, &c. II shown that deceased wai
asleep across the threshold OF cabin parties had
enter ed steaihiy and stole vs,ch and another srt
Gle and on coming out 6wOko the ship ecper, Woo
seized of them, this was stated by Mr. Baxter nun
self previous 10 his death, when the shot was hrcd
N ~ priao
Clar,s Sza,r. sworn-Resided on the oath August at
No ~ Olycr-st.; heard OF man being shot; was
down on The dock the time was between ~ AMI
John Desmond and Mr.. Perry were with me; Mr.. Dee
mond was a painter by trade, a. am we were standing
close the end OF the wharf on the string piece me
Tlcmns Watson tho LETT hand sids OF the dock
we saw the les and heard the report of pistol which
csme from on board the Thomas Watson we heari a
ma sing cut watch; then two men coming IRON
the slp and run toward the end of the dock. they got
into boat along side schooner OF the men hal on
low white hit and plaid pants and IN his shirt Sleeves
Il other dressed in dark altogether one was short
than the other there we're three in the boat wlen she
l. II the side OF the vessel they rOwet up the river to-
warl Ccraers Hook; something said IA they passed
us but did not hear what il was when they passed. US
one very to me- IL was the one that had PLAID
paurs thcy did not appear have shoes the two
men prisoner and SauD TINT row stand up appear to
have been the same sized men
Cr,ssfyami.sd b. Nj W7sa.os-Wout down 10 the
dock q request o. Mr. Desmond, wao wl-ned 70 20
md mysch sitng on tho stIing'pecc. and the other
standing up the dash came from near the cabin door
had not heard anything on board previous 10 thS we
yycre about 20 OF - yards from the flash next saw
men lump ON the dock from the gHngwsy followed by
another and heard watch cried on board the vessel
next heard some Policemen coming down the dock
they Jumped OF about 20 yards from me- ana ran pal S
10 The end of the wharf continued sitting III they
struck On board the vessel they ran AZ fast probably
AZ hey could run ole of them came within foot and
a half Of me both the other men WIN me stooi up
neither Oh ~ made suy effort 10 stop them; sad "hat
il ul thy said something hut did not hear what II was
Il wa q starlight night; o. the men seemed 10 nave
on dark cap; the in shirt sleeves came hrsti tey
ran very light, which made me think they did not nave
shoes on the men with me were standing near the rs
niece; tie light pmtaloOns on one OF the parties were
psid or spotted a. they past they were some 20
feet apart think could distinguish tha one was taller
than TIE other; tie two men have now point out a.
10 s1e AsO stood the Coroner snqaest AZ Tie HOS
pi,sl wne was = Witness was at the strlnspece al
HE end II tie dok Of the time they passed W. AMI Jump
el on board the schooner thece into the bOaf; tere
was no light on board th.ssciooner that saw the boat
was black dark boat ths they got into es appeared
20 me. - 80
.JoIp Des.oHd sworn-Iiyed AZ No. 30 Oliver st. a.
the time down 10 the dock with Mr. Shaw and Nj
Perry was citing on the string piece AMI heard me
uisto fred and then saw two jump nom me snip
aud run toward whore was; one OF them DAD ptIl
rents and in has shirt sleeves the other A. dresser
Ia dark with frOck coat neither OF them nah sno-
or stocking on could have touched the one IN So ~
D
raid you - OF a b., will serve You me same
trembled and remember the words; tney got down
into the boat there three IN the Ooat; the
prisoner looks Ike the one that passed me ana the
psniaocns he now has on appeared 20 be The same
va past IL O'clock after they pushed on IN tne BOAT
got up 10 the rigging OF the schooner, and traced
the boat to about Cathsrine Marke, then the po-
lice the ground; sGv the mate; ne looked over
the side and asked # the parties had been arrested
told him NO that they had gone OF IN boat saw hr
Bs1ter the ganray ne mad nis hand on ma neck ana
ssd be WA fhot =,
Cros,sranis<S-I supposed il TO be between IL
and 10 because the stOres were shGttng up We
had been on the wharf about ID minutes oricre SEE
ins Tie rash and had heard noise; we were
sbsrt 20 Yards from the gsnsway she Was good
,ired chip one OF the men Jumped nrs, ana men
the CHER; they ran fast they were close 70 .acn
other when they passed uswhin two or taEee ieet OF
Zach other; | was standing ~ when they passed thsy
80, no hal; but Jumped night board the schooner
twns q dark night but you could Distinguish 90 nos 70
collect whether was cloudy night or not tae one N
his fhrt sleeves came nenrett 20 me anu JuHp.sl %
board the schooner hrst they did not come quite 80
,lo.. 10 me ~ they did 10 Shaw sat befweea shaw
and Perry they 10 Shaw than either OF u.s.
san that neither Of them had shoes or stockings on
when thoy passed could observe their eiotnes a. ey
rassed dc not know that see better et nign man
ether people viii that the hs; on one OF uen
va. straw Is Wa hshf eouH look AZ hi. bat and ns
fret and bis psnaoons 20 see what IL LAD on ss" INC
prisoner day before the Coronsrs Jury, and exA
ned him pretty cosely then be bad on the sane psnta
Icons apparently that he has got on now ne nAd no
shoes stockings saw the c0untenance ~ eeen VI
them they passed bat did view them very close
wrs very much afraid Of the nae tSt had the ei1o'
and kept my eye on him
Hsbef Perr, s~orn-Was the wharf with zoe other
two Witnesses heard the report and the cry OF wsien
and the two jump fru-n the yes-e. and run 20
ward the stringpiece watched Of them very close
that he Cpoinng 10 prsoner); he were Panama nss
with black ribbon snd had shoes on ne tnen ss,n
:" If you artemps 10 stop me. you 80 on "a a.
serve you the same way ty tsen la.ipea M Sas
notice OF the ether; he dressed u dnx CLONES.
Cr0ssezsaiaeS-lt was bry hfssar hight night went
,oses when but 10 years OF age have been other occa
pstous since; observed, when at SEA could see q,
nigh a. wei as most folks and better than some could
80 vessels - dstsrce distinctly Tat prisoner