New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-21

n n crpirg OF the 5h vith rdns. an; ne ssruo
him ell oytr; jim vert on With the yfsssl Guns
thee vas aSptber boz, named TOu who t,ok are
tie animals on spnrd the oFtsio va IA the ass>>
putishipg bin and ssteip week before tie pur5.,
Tom prpsiDg 10 b. p nsbed, ADD heard his cr;es
and thrieks while be was bsi1g punietec; I nsyar
heard any threats from Tom or the CABIN. BOY TO tbs
c9aptsin, ard never OF my ows knc wedge heard any
tbress rom any OF the crew about two wesks ont from
New-ferk SPeI Ger struck tue second mate; the bls
laid open bis temple, and he bled very profusIy; lac
ped the iodice ofpotasum 10 the MARINE spike wren
there Is white lead prtsen. il throws dozns yellow
pIecipitate Capt Fazer ives ve,y sir;ot discipline,
fieD, and bave known hin 10 punish the bis ksnith
Binpey, the boy Tom Gould and ID avis; on the Suu'
cay evening previous 10 the MURDER be came In the
csD win bis finger disocsted be said he had done il
by falling over the fore tack while furnishing sailor
with belayiog-piD; thai evening The crew we're not
allowed u have any bread applied the test 70 the
white esd or the msrIinespike the morning that No.
Scott, the Consul gave il TO me; he Grew nv atten.
ton 10 the ndenaon 10 the WOOD; slupg-shot would
poouce the same kind OF wounds the osrtan got out
OF his berth oDcs ard attempted to another tine; d..
Ruc osten aterward applied tie test a. the white
lesc on the msrliDe- spke.
Direct resumed-Afler the death Of the captain ono
OF the men was charged 18th breaking open Of bis
shipniaies chests apo stealing msbey from liz sup
pose the boy jim is Low in China; be wss about 10
years old Jim slept with the cook and sic gard be-
tween cecss; Tom was le; be sic, in tie foecsse;
the blacksmith was discharged 10 Rio; Binney and
Gould are here as witnesses and Davis discharged
u 6lO, the second mdt6 6lW6yG TOOK C1ArRe OF tne
deck during his watch.
Characterization resumcd--I do not know
whether the blacksmith was discharged because be
unatio he halfwtt d, the butt OF tee ship;
Jim was about FIVE feet and not very strong or ath.
leiic; We were on one occasion taken back during
squal do not remember Of saying then IN IT must
all on deck for the men had risen Mr. Spencer.
Charles McRea, sworn--I was third officer Of the
Sea WITCH; was in the mates watch; there we're
twelve men in that watch Bianey ives il that watc
sno SO was Litteil, Venables, Moreti aud Schmidt;
they all took their watch at midnight and remained
until O'Clock on the night Of the murder; Speocers
position was on the poop; was between the main
5nd he mizZenmast on the hurricane deck; the crez
were forward Of tbe mainma;t il was quiet watch;
is general regul7tion TO cast log every two hours
l did not know Of any log being cast during that
watch from IL TO O'Clock one of the two Nsisos
at the wheel; from to oclO k Morett; about 81
o'clock we clewed up the .opRallsut sail under the
direction of the mate saw Mr. Spencer leave the deck
three times; the fret tins was between and 81
O'Clock; he went down below the hurricane deck
Oh the port eide and light cigar and come up again
he next went down between % and o clock, and
manned absent eight or ten minutes; again between
81 and O'Clock be was gone hree or four minutes
vert below az clock saw oily the pantry light
and the binpsce-Gght; there was no other in the
cabin; the light in the captains stste-room was Out
could see from the pantry into the captains room
only that the light was out; did not hear anything;
have heard alterations between Mr.. Spencer and the
captain; tbs first tine while lying at the Quaran
tine in relation TO Mr. Spencer altering the g OF the
their MOTORS; the next time thst / Temsm-
Der vas when MIR. Spencer bit Mr. Clark, but
they had several before that they I'D 70 very
ofttn the evening before the murder heard them
having some words about taking IN studdingseil; at
o'clock went to cali Clark; it was my duty to call
bin; cid not then know that anything had befaleu
the captain at that time Spencer was calling the
captain; about eight or ten minute, a ter O'Clock
ssked Spencer what was the matter; Issw II ghts nov
ing In the cabin, and he told me that sone one had
murdered the captain; aeout daylight 1 say Mr..
Spencer wash bis hands; three times he poured out
some water and then he poured out some rnore De
washed them in three waters; the leather was fine;
il moOnligh i,ht; there was little fl, ing scut;
DID not notice at what tine the lights went out the
man al The wheel could see.
The Court took recess of fftee n minutes.
Cross-exampation-th crew were about as bad
crew sailed with, and have been twelve or
Thirteen voyages; am 20 years old always held the
glass when the log WIS., thrown there was not once IN
twenty times that did not; the water closets were
for ward could not tell but he went for yard to the n
the path be took would have been the direct route;
the look out could not see under the hurricane
Geek III less his head wi hin two feet Snd half
Of the floor of the lookout the entrance TO the fore
castle was on the main deck, and thence there was
easy aoctss TO the cabin DO not thlak psrson could
by the at the LOOKOUT or the man at the wheel
the at the look could not see him he cd his
duty, pnd a man might avoid the observation OF the
man at the wheel; several were pui ed by the Dap
tain; the boy Jim generally punished every morn
ing with small borsewhip the oaPtain use1 to nave
me vas not a bad boy-tbat is, he was not bsd dis
positiontd boy be deserved it always when the Dap
tain puI sbed MIN; went 10 call Mr. CIark at eigat
beLs and Mr. Spencer wet 20 cal the csptaini tue
cap ain had left orceis 10 be called at O'CLOCK
The cant .in was Of neray called at the end Of every
wstcn heard SPENCER call the steward 10 about four
minu es; the steward asked hi Whist he wanted and
MI Spencer SIS Come and seei heard "m BeDney
tay once when he let oat OF Eons 10 the captain,
lat he would leave IT Ike on him which he would hsy,
until his death this was about five weeks before tue
murder, the blacksmith was trced up several times,
/ remember once for bait en- hour tne oiacxsm wsS
In our watch; never heard him complain; toiok ne
was rel 10 be hospital, but cannot tell snetosr II
WAS because he wss crazy; about o'clock the cap
tain told me and CLARK TO 60 for yard and look az the
peIs ooupenaroes and see II t'ere wa asy 9ooo on
them; we old so and reported tina! we could not see
snythipg four or five days sftervsrd, l suggested
that certain of the crew should be put IN 1snsi 9as
about O'Clock that the vessel was put about for Rio
II as just about the break OF Gay.
Edward MadtsOr-Wss steward on board the Sea
Witch; the doctor aud mate messed with the captain
on the night Of the 4h OF June heard the captain az
table tel the mate that be was reither an ocer nor
sailor hat he could not depend on anything that ne
sso: saws The captsn: " II you want TO Fight me VII
sive YOU fair fig BIT any time, either on board OF the
ship or ssbore and don't let me zee any more beavers
to knock nen down with at he wheel the mse vas
going on deck 1 ssw the osptaln oetSeen II ana IL
curing the second mates wa Oh on deck the iignt 10
the captains room and the blnnsce light, and toe
light III the pantry were al bGIninfi me cap
tain was lying in his bed he turned over
aid cleared lis throst / did not rec linn
again uni clock there was DO light in the pantry;
no light in the captains room; Mr.. Spenc said,
"HuIy and get hight, steward, believe the captain
murdered; Gays j, How come all the lights out
sbys he ~ don't know-they was all cut when l
coae; found the psntrylistt 10 its place; tolG
the ooctor had better call tae carpenter could
not turn the captain over--the berth ives TOO nisai
wen. ard called the carpet ter remained there shout
half TN hour and then went 10 attend TO my break
fast; oic not see Mr.. Spencer touch tie captain he
stood at the door IF the captains room about ten
MI L. kact uhQN U ma
Spencer he had lish. in his hand; 10 Panama hat
MSS shoxn MitnesslNI have seen Mr.. Spencer wear