New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-12
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRT-M.Y Ii-Befors Jud,s
NELSON
TRIAL FOR MURDER

Victor Prancisco, native, apparently, Of Spanish
Amorcs and eeekirs only the spsnh zuasef DARK
William Hodge sosetass called Love m.ts Of the brs Motto
OF Portland, Mann o. 18Th Aug 1884 Mss.. Mekson
and Jothnsp appeared m the United states and NJ James
Eidswsy for defense.
Tie DsnetAliorney IN opening tho eas sisted h, ths
a. board tho Mo,to a voyage TO Mat4nIa.
AMER he vessel he'd arrived Hs;anz. and dropped Anesor
the and of the ao the f1ress yard
the urns he sal when tercsion occurred and
The drew biz sns and stabbed the mate causing his
oar, Edmond, Of The big testified that sfsr the sr; bad
dropped auCh0T h. below for ihs Gus
ionHouse boat he had below iuuis he
heard shrek from the mate; went on deck and saw the PTS
the bad hold Of prisoner By the b,es tbs meek and
shesng him, the mate sad nothing cried OUT hat arc
the men 70 uI sal srus did not understand what Fran
cisco re led; understand very s Of Spanish he J4nbad
the with The knife several tes, don't know b..
many tod The mats to down. did not ANTICIPATE bis
wounds darseon the aie stood % much hsaef Than
four Eve feet lower: the mates right cut and aso
the calf q he left leg snd eut tins thigh told the mat:
10 come nsht down on decs he came As lar 3, zoe hn
ssd be could soi come uriher he anted rs VS. nsea
,ns irsey IRON TIE ns arm s s9ns e.nas ana .w'ea
him Gown and puf - SWING over nm dci9r cane on
board looked Al the wound AID shunk back he looked INTO
the medone-ches and ~ last seeeted some
End told put inst; would stick aud NJ od Us %
mp; the then taken shore TO the Hospital
sbt btsee be Elbow and iss shoulder and p.arsss %
latter; artery had been cut which caused the oeedns
Crossexauned-A the crew were % the YARD - me ae
consisted Of four and went out INN ed4ey
hearing the shTek Of the mate DC ana zoe NJ
ma. nd Nod rim by the back II and strisn.
with bis knife the wound the right might have been
then there sailor between mo mate ana iran
also standing The iooope and the mate reached over
the taking hold 81 Francisco, the other sailors wers on
other side the they all IN th- position when
deck the Inhte stood about eight f--i from the mast
and other and prisoner outside OF him; Il was
about fy or srfy from where tbs prisoner standing
before perceived he tabbn- saw blood
running from sie when the rc stopped the knife wo
grestd over h be showed terror the only thus. winch
could having take effect w,s thai IN the ihish;
the prisoner down from soit while wa. looking for
bandsses be escape; the vessel ay about three
quarters nile from the shore; was about nine O'Clock Oh
fine mornings shore with the mate "a" hun
corycyed the Hospital and returned On board before could
20 on again be dead sure b. d not die Of ne
ect but that everything possible done Tor him a. TIE
Hospital
d. Cove Of the City Prison testified that the prisoner had
been aiming q bis chest.
The theory Of the that the mate assaulted tho
PRISONER while b. the ward endinserng his iis by ms
lszId Of IL falling OF aud that prisoner dTe" h knife IN SET
defense.
The and the Judge scanned to consider it
case mafsaughfer The Jury short ,ence returned
verdict 81 ghter with recommendation 70 mercy
Hy Request Of Nj Rds~sy sentence suspended 70 ensbs
him present. affdav mitigation Of punishment There
different degrees mauslaugher IN the United states
The punishment arghter IN that Cours 10.
exceeding three years il TIE State Prison.
DAMAGES As TO cOSTRAcT FOR MACHINERY.
Hl.sId MoTdeoai at simeon Benjamin
Il; is ALLEGED that plaintiffs made an agreement IN
1917 with Hopkins Leach ElIaira manufacture
def uian. bscGms FOR the ah. perform
lnce ard also for Of advances made % IL L. They
that the machinery proved defective, that they ADVANCED
S5C5 expedited $500 In efforts - SCI the machinery
Tsl; and also LOST the for year Of hcf mill They clam
80 fCt damages.
In defense that the hal been properly
performed and the difficulty Incidentally .nbu abe to no
u xii tho part u planI. or tner Agents.
TO drive the machinery. Verdict for ps milf 5000