The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14

PoRT 40 PRINCE, Feb Ii, 1855.
The Late Assault the Commercial Agent Of the United
Stat&-Sketch Of the Trial-Scenes in Court-Summa-
~ Of the Evidence.
Since wrote you last the persons guilty OF the as
saut on our acting Commercial Agent have tried and
condemned to months imprisonment and twenty
dollars fine, Of this country money
Ienclose you paper containing an account OF the
trial. at which present 1t is impossible to con-
ceiye the utter righteousness Of the scene the &C
cused parties running about talking whomsoever
they chose, encouraging their Witnesses laughing with
their friends &c the President of the Court
commanding silence. In short the most complete con-
fusion prevailed throughout the whole trial.
You gather many proofs of the sngularty Of the
by a simple perusal Of the paper in which, hog
the testimony of the witnesses for Mr. Knight has
Lot been fully given and additions have been made
to turn the public opinion against Mr.. Knight
Now, q word about the evidence elected. The
Attorney General the prosecutor in the the part
OF the government politely says, "that is to be pre-
sumed that all the witnesses on the part Of Mr. Knight
except Captain Meyers from the fact of their having
been good terms with Mr. K., gave evidence in his
favor' but he entirely orgets that four witnesses
the other side should have been allowed by law to
bear testimony at all they being employed ia the store
OF the Messrs Pouh, AMI the remaining witnesses for
T y pos a no blow
Knight fay, ''Come into the counting ROOM"
after The blow was inflicted There is cross quea-
not in this every tells his story and is
out As to the evidence of several witnesses OF
the Messrs Pouilh relating to that which passed on
Saturday. the 18th ulmo, Mr. Knight himself related
me the ioowing-Upon returning to the counting
OF Messrs. Pouilh Co the only persons Mr..
Pouilh Jr and Mr.. Robet the latter understa uding
Enelsh, asked him to translate for Mr. Pouilh the
paragraph the points in question. They bosh got up
from their seas the former called to his father who
was the store and the latter took tho instructions
from me. Mr.. Pouiih Sr., did not Immediately come.
Mr. Ferrayra did, and took the instructions from Mr.
i
pointed out the paragraph to Mr. Ferrayra and imme
datey withdrew into the yard but stood close to the
door. MI Pouih, Sen, then came from the store took
the instructions out OF Mr.. Ferrayras hand, and came
close up to me. remarked, "Mr. Pouilh, am sorry
this affair has arisen again. vas interrupted by him
and he commenced using gross language as he had
done the day before. He suddenly paused; then asked
if j drank il wasa drunkaraW replied she had
right 10 ask such que stion" He Immediately gave
blow in the mouth with his Est, and at once was
taken hola Of by Mr. Robet and anotser person. Such
Mr. Editor, is the Mr. Knight gives it, aud he
knows too well the necessity Of being precise and exact
in his stat,nepts.
The Judges, in their Judgment make il appear that it
was Mr.. knight who the aggressor but still they
think the Pouilhs had better go to prison. The whole
course Mr. Knight has taken in this matter has been
straightforward and correct. He banes himself much
fer his wish retallate for Mr. Pouihs persecution
about the house. hut assure you, sir the thinking
clas or people here and particularly the foreign
srs consider him free Ct censure In every thing he has
done, AN AMERICAN.