The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-12


No other witnesses were examined.
The Judge his charge said that IL it was sufficiently
verdict should be rendered accordingly without reference
to his insanity at the time of the murder The jury 70
turned verdict Of insanity without LEAVING ,ner seats
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United States District Court.
| INFORMANT DECISIONS IN ADMIRALTY.
| Before Hon. Judge Belts
| CARGO-LEAKAGE.
Nov 1l.-Baac Gee,y and Wilhant Geery against hs
| BRIG L'A77sde-The hbeants of sixteen
hT1 n brandy e
bills of lading to be delivered in this port The vessel
arrived here in March, 1853 and dschargng the
and another showed wastags Of twenty gallons
the customary allowance for wassge being two gallons
mainiBg twenty five gallons. Circumstances proved
tending to show that the cask had been opened the
v we storsd that the hold had not been opened that
the voyage had been rough one and that the cargo
had leaked out because the water pumped out had been
strongly mpregnated with brandy Held BY the Court,
that the beans entitled to demand the delivery
of full contents of the cask unless satisfactory evil
dence given that it not shipped originally
lost BIZ pers of sea- and that proofs such
evidence had been gven and the ibsants were there
Ions this port Decree for belants accordingly with
reference.
LIEN LAw-sUPPLIEs.
eOrpe f. PInadn and GEORGE s. Humphrey r the Stsdn
ship ParagaThe hbelants residing in this city, claim
to recover this action the Of $236 co. for mat
table er ss sna G,nst nno,
the lien law of this State The denies ali know
dgs Of the furnishing and alleges that the charges
exo rtonate and that TIE goods furnished not
cssary the steamer to enabls her to perform her in
to with a'Is s Held by hs
that is fair and reasonable Interpretation of the lien
law to- understand giving protection to credits
the accommodations and Injuries usually furnished
to steam VESSELS In the present day. equally with those
having relation to merely repairing and rigging ship
and that uffsvro
Piled steamship intended to be engaged in transport
ing pssse ngers, within the class of privileged
went into construction of the ship attached
permanently to her. Decree for hbellants accordingly,
with a reference.
coLLIsIoN-DUTY OF srEAhERs-INEvIrABLE AC-
CIDENT.
OTIS p RtmbaH ct al Us. the Se1mship Pdcifc-re Ne,1
Fork and liverpool Steamboat Company OTIS r. Rmbau
al-These crofs actions each commenced on the
Oath day Of September, 1851.
On the 10th day Of August, previous, at P. NJ, the
pool and the brig Aforetta on voyage from the state
Of Maine to New York. came in collision forty fifty
miles nom New York, about twenty miles south of
Long Island. The atmosphere at the time
moderately epen and clear, with slight thickness
western horizon The wind was s. W or S 5. W., blow.
ing eight knot breeze The steamer running E.
half s. BY the compass, and the big was laying her
the wind Her the compass is no. stated in the
proofs further than slight notice of it made BY the
cook Just before the collision who says it N. W. by
w., which snpposes the wind to have been W. by w..
and other wresses the brig judge such to have been
asr TT s A s
parallel directly in line with the steamer
some that she was bearing n OF from one to three
they within two three lengths of each other On
TINS point the evidence was exceedingly loose and un
sells mile and apart and that they in sight
OF each other from ten 70 twenty minutes before the col
hsion Inc court went nto minute coiaton and analy
sis Of the facts stated each side and concluded from
them that these conectures were unreliable and unbound
ed ana mat me space between the vessel when their
respective were could nor nave exceeded
nlse W iou1 u 90 .ne iengsn Vi .ne snip Inc steamer
mao s aT nd sq.are sans So ana
SANS set ana was running WIN Tree wno making
Tzh .no.s .hs hour ING D.g was making sN knots
me steamer nae .hiee hgnu burning ana staoned-a
and one on tn. uarboard psddebox aps shs
.wo compe.ent op.ou. on me topgauaat lore
one on sns % aDa Inc osnsr on tne lar
main DECK forward o. sne oremast and VINO was to pass
any report OF the lockout to the officer Of the deck The
the paddles oxes The third mate covered the wheel
Is $1,000 Jus. 9, tns wheel N olaef 70 pass
order was obeyed. The captain the moment the light of
the brig was had stepped into his room on the
main deck The brig had one man TO- ward as lookout,
one at the helm and the master on deck The man for
first deserted who was examined in the cause BE took
lamp by order Of the master and suspended it in
the shrouds as soon ~ ne saw the light OF the ship
inc LOOKOUT OF Inc steamer saw that light two
and half points on her starboard bow ascending and
instantly reported 1t TO the oatswan and he to the
first who 1t once gave the order to tar6oard tho
hem when was obeyed as soon as given Whilst giving
the wheel turn, the hemsman received sharp order
'hard astarboard and pushed his wheel up smartly,
and as was got up the two vessels eau together the
quarter OF the chip and the stern OF the brig
me snip steers easily ana can De brought
70 course sne Is On IN running .wce her iength In
ths instance a me mao gwen way orly Two ana na or
ueo Poa,s WIN .ley n'I ucA. iue oi;lel mae VI tne
mp sateo tnAt wnen oe gnt OF tne Orig was hrst seem
ne couie not aeerne wne.her was moving or sAuon-
NY anu a. !. was poalu ne oIoe5eo ms nelm up
Una. wnen nst o .t ~ wa a , sne was On
oo1ise oppo .. ~ s " s p W. sun s'aa Sosro'
Nhen length or NIUE more on rom the snip the brig
Put gown net ne IA, sLI veereu on " course ABOUT
nor anu 80 hssueu wnon .ne oonsion occurleo. me
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