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

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The trsot -snos suo there cas,se OF ssII Dur
Ia bis time at the wheel; he die nc. hear the ats
give any orttrs nor se bin speak 10 ssy ons, he
"eri on We trr''caneoeck when he sss refevec and
sct nfo be oigboa'. aLd slept un.i his va oh wa.
'veri otbeS mel there but 90 not kpo n All
~. 1eie; Bill Davis here Who va int prs,ar
| yh,, ives sxsn.iLed befors lie CorsuI At Rio: I
link wrn Bt<uey wa there could rot see ia,o the
cabin sDo oosld only sss tie 1.fs ron Of the lights
| in The cabin Vile | was st the wheel.
Crost, xemirec-I ,>en 70 s,eep 81 clock; have
beoIe sat down and got toseep, and rhs mats would
cone bopg aud give me ,Ssnancs'
Az toIo M0rets lrineli Intefpre.erp-Wss a SEES
on ibe See WITCH 10 the int mates vs,ch was
called 20 The helm at O'Clock S5tusinsd .hsre two
boDrsi the nan # The helm NDly the light
the pinnacle; Mr.. Spencer utt or deck ali the
tine from 10 o'clock; be went dow three times
be vent Gown the !aIto.Td fsirs not say how he
YES creesed what hat be t.d the .rst time he wen.
dosn be vert down the laroosrd stairs aud staii 10
minutes; tie second tine might have beer o'clock
tId be might have stad Is Ebnttsi the tad time Re
w NJ down Of 81 O'clock Sc rear o. can REMINDER
ard cid notcome bsck unit O'Clock; then be told me
to snke 'he bell he gave 10 oEoes to tbrox the log
that beerd be Always went down AID came back the
Tart oarc stairs; fIom - to O'Clock | was a. eep
my telf, sLo suppose the rest Of tie watch were.
Crossexsuinsc. Tho frs, time that Mr. Spencer
ctme mp be came with piece Of bread, the second
time with CIGAR the third me did Dot see aoything.
John W Clark, sworD.-Wss second officer Of the
Sea Witch ssw the Captain s Il O'Clock that night;
went down at the enc Of my watch. AID he told me
TO tell Mr. Spencer TO 10, out sharp for q chs nge OF
vivid fiCm the northwest; at clock McRes called
me emo Mr.. Spencer came ana cal ed tie steward;
and buried up; there ws ish: IN TIE psotryi
Mr. MoRea old me II at BeDney hsc been absent from
The watch, ard ssd pu him in irons; when it came
mon ing Nj s. enoef's appearance wac awful.
lille diecussion hr0-e a. 70 the somiesibiliiy OF
ttis kind Of evidence, ard the Court decided that it
was proper evidence, though il should have but very
little weight.
wr'Dess-Tbe night pre- viou, Mr. Spencer had on
pair Of brown psntsloors he hso them on at O'Clock
49, Aa<ox tnr 49,. ,kn 81
morning; that bat was HE an lot certain thu. he
ever woe 1t aftrvardi that shirt came on. OF the
bog in MIR. SpsDoers room there ives a hole 10 the
back of the neck and there blood 10 front; the
panialoops su eled Of turpentDs wten found them,
but the corr oral Of marines said they bloody.
This item OF evidence wss ruled out He and l
took out the shirt and bat and pantaloOns from Mr.
SpenceI's room, ana | a marline spike oroush,
out; those which used were kept forward sod
the rest in the mae's room; there some difficulty
before We sailed when went 70 the captains room
] die not tie up my shoes and lost one of my shos
strings Mr. Sper found il; mentioned it az table
ind be told me that be fouod which had
hsId knot in it, l said that was mine.
Cross eXhmDec-Mr Hckea came down fret and
called me then; MIR. Spencer came and called,
Steward, steward you're wanted, quick" got up
&c Don called, and was Desry dressed; Mr. McRea
cane and called me the secone time snd told Inc that
II o captain murdered, l went TO the captains
ate room die not see the steward there then was
in he captains room nit ute or two put my hand
on him, but cid feel the blood Mr.. Spencer and Mr.
they knew any thing at ali about 1t or had missed
any one from the rsoh and they ssd they did not;
TAD little difficulty once with Mr. Spencer about
fortnight before the muroer, and Spencer knocked
me down with Delaying PIN do rot know what it
is for now; told him that wanted satisfaction and
that would not ma lire spike, Delaying pin or
HEAVIER; talked with the captain abou. II while the
6cctor was dressing the wound; the morning OF the
murder / Doticed The mae had on another pair of
pal taooDe; to the shirt but cannot %
The hat; the hat had cotton chin-say; that is whist
H. At.a ksnhn I'D tr
with paint and o make swivel blocks traverse II is
used very hreeulsrly; Of the twelve In my watch
seven went with the ship four discharged ns
good for hing, in Rio and enc boy is here; hurt
hand with large barrel Of bread in Rio knocked
off two Of my fDgernails; / did not call upon the
steward to trim the binnscle light that night.
Direct, resumed-The steward passed up before me
when we were Called the seward passed up before
McRse came and told me that the captain was IuI-
dered.
Cross .e1smna,ion resumed-I spoke to Spencer
about putting in irons the man who was missing from
Frederick Hapsom, svon--Was carpenter in the
Sea Witch Capt. Frazier and Mr.. s. eucer has row
once when went into the csptan's room me
,no the ooctor were there; AIR. spencer was there
sss he he 5 ono
Spencer LOOKING round corner, aud heard him say;
10 o'clock again did not take mach notice Of it, IL
YVES about or O'Clock that Mr.. Spencer said
that 10 me; be lad black kossuth hat
Il
tbat the captsin vas insensible l had been with
Capt Frazier three years Mr. Spencer did not offer
10 help; be not there went down to my room
about O'Clock and went TO bed, bu' l vas reaalng
M Ill IL; made box for the captain the doctor told
Mr. Sp Ger that be had better cal the men and he
could Judge from their counter. noes Who did It, out
tie ale said it was good that he felt as nervous
as any BODY and could not judge the mate said he
would tell the men that the captain was murdered ne
cal ed them to the gsngway but did not tell them
Crost xaDned-I never had auy difficulty wi d
Mr. Spencer; wanted to leave the ship before she
sailed, and Dir Spencer told that hsd better say
vn the captsin csme board and did tne captain
gave NE g. more month and then vas Wiling 10
co. the captain got up twice that mornlng; Tue perm
as about four feet high from tue hoor never told
Mr. Hubbel or bis wife that would have the life OF
the cspisin or first mate If went
The Comt adjourned 20 10 O'Clock TO day. The a.
tendance wss much larger tnsn Yesterday; most OF
the time the Courtroom was crowded.
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoEs-BsfoTs bis Honor the
RECORDER
TRIAL, OF SAMUEL sPRAGUE FOR THE MURDER
OF MARGARET FURTIG.
THIRD DAY....TBuRspAy, Dec. %
SPEECHES OF MEssRs. sHATTiR AND HALL
TIE Court was opeSed at IL &. NJ. yesterday. The
prisoner occupied his usual place between his counsel
and bis fsther As this trial proceeds the interest To-
ere ases-owipg to TIE novel and irgenisus mode OF
defense adopted by the prisoners counsel In conse-
ouerce Of the unavoidable sbeence of the District
ATTORNEY. for which he spologzed to the Court and
Jury the proceedings Of the trial CID not commence
eaiiy as u,ua Tie defense was resumed, and called
upon prisoners sister In. law: . =,
Ellen Heoeing who wss examined BY Mr. CLINTON
7 ,, side AT New bureh; have knosn the defendant
Samuel Sprsgue for the last seven years he was mar
ritc 10 my sister on the I'd Of January, lsisi was
present at the marriage, which took place al my Ia
TIERS boute at Nes burgh; saw my sister whG wa
married 10 the prisoner this MORNINGS she 10 living
with ny father snd keeping house for him; ,,o,