The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-20
Chnrge nj the Murder or Capt. Frazer OF IN
Sea Witch--A Mystery M Sea.
Before Hon. Judge ICgersoll.

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IB. 1e.-7he Laited Sates Sirdp,n NJ .SJenc~f.-
The prisoner in this case Who WINS rst mate Of the Anne
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iican c'fPef mp sea "ch c"A'gsd win lhs nu'osf
OF George w. Frazer captain that vessel on her p4a
saae from Ne. York 10 Chin.
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Mr. Joachipssen, appeared for the government and ex
Judge Beebe represented The owner, Of the vessel AM As
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sh'eo IN INC prosecution me prisoner was defended oy
MessIs Fullerton ard Cunning
PREVIOUS y INC opening statement o. 'ne c'anSe' ior
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nee FOR the prosecution should be directed 70 leave the
court md that they should not be permitts, 1, eop,e
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'ash aA"s '"'s "ee 'ea"''ea 70 ~ On 'he sAhn.
The District Attorney said that in case OF lifs and
aes he ought not u, object Ard the vtnesses we're Al
,ec,ed - re,ire
Or Joschmssch men sA'ed the case ior the prosecu
ton.
The accused Il d about forty years Of age anil
The cecsAsed about the age. The evidence i
purely ccumstantLal, as the captain was found mar
dered IN bis berth.
the Sea Witch; vas surgeon on board sailed IRON
sandy Hook the 10Th Of April &c 1rge W Frazer
second mate, McI'ea was fourth mate, Hanson ear
penst H"neswas cock thefe were twenty three other
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s.me time after mis- mig aud on he morning OF the 5h
o. !ure Jaw nm AZ aeou, TOUR CLOCK ne va lyng y
ms BERN IN ms Ma'e room onhis right SIDE and nis
right hand under hs head; hs' face va, toward the
side o. the vessel Lah seen hin last before taa abou,
zen eioss ~ gn. saw na oe,ote INA, =, yea in.se
we're sone h'en woios 'apsn r.r snn Spsh
GER ,spt ffslef sha 70 spetcer inat ne wa
seaman an .motI OF hilsaNF' ne t1a tIst me re-
putauon INA, De han ne got h"sa hopper ana "afrcn,
we capsn also toh MN ,nat NJ was nsr ana no, % oe
bsheved ne captain ,el he wa-s coward - stri5e ine
second rate win beaJog pin s2encer made NJ reply
Y iia tapt. f,sxef maj hny iurn,r tenaAt a.
Not 70 my kno~edgei .apt frNeF ssl1 ne nad oier
opLon OF esp osgocd hsn ne ma" oeioro, spencer ma
fsi'd WIN Cap. otgoca rhen ltst sas cap, frazer
awe ne vas sstcd n we ttple IN ths cao'n w iag,
bia you Know o. the existence o. any w ieeing be
tween he captain ana spef Ger Cohjec"d toJ Y How
oiu hey scs n9~sres On" an",nI y. NO. ~ cay .sin
hno nale s,ulu icanhot asy .'At was rrssen' y, any
.ther quar-" between then' ~n,h -" MN the night
oeiofs At ", o,eIocA ne ga wen ,
"na' 1ecutre" o.,"een yun ~1' me c@PtAn ~ that
unef n. ne came mo my roorn. =,
DIT. uhef,.n onge =" 70 any pr' seen ths
esp'An ana 'he vi'ne'- uhess Va 'ne piescnce =
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- Nbn' va, me ,nua,on - W captain ma hishs
MN freno 70 ue'. snerr u "a we captain w.
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