The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-20
\ utiny and Murder on Beard the American
Brig General Pierce.

ut1ny ana WurUer On 0O0f0 tn0 AkneAs-
Brig General Pierce.
TEE COX AND CAPTAIN THROWN ovxRB0Aho'
UNITED STAT . DISTRICT ArroRsSYs OFFICE
-Four OF the crew OF the brig General rsroe' hseso
John Ned John Brown john Smith, And JSnn 90 csss'
were brought 70 this port 81 Thomas on oosra as
ship Centurion, charged 9Th the murder Oh Jap Law
sea- Of the brig General Pierce, ard oil onares "'"''
cook Of that vevsel
letter was rerevsd by the Uni'ed sA'es ou'ro' Az
s,rpsy from Charles Helm, dated 'ne oom"e0~'
Agency Of b. Uni,ed States At tae ssna " % A"'"'
AIN March 1867 in which he rsss:-
,,,.th The honor 10 lnfcrm you That the brig Gsuevsi
p.,re Of baltimore which sailed from Ne OK ON .ue
ssi January last eoand 10 zoe oos A Mic :, "rs
1u,tsied and murdered tn captain and COOK ana poutu
she vessel TO this por IS. rhonas) pmsa p ".ns
on ,hvre and reported Inc fsou, very nearly NAT
rated By him k,a rwsrds in ois oeposoo inca sppIoa
10 The authorities here and o,tasne" sShciept ana
lad ali the stamep, Fix IN number, arreEed and
psccd In priscr Os me iolowins DAY MA them
bousbt before me and icok the deposiuonn OF we Two
mstss ,he second being present WREN the nrst
mate rave his depoaitiop oa tno lsho"lns
IonssS had the boy Henry KIRBY brought before me
and bis examination to,k place hOut any Of the crew
belpr present BE very Intelligent BOY gave very
clear sDo deubt not t'nih'ui statement o' me ss 49,,
aim Ceniu,,op the 70 you as psoneT Inc
cepesiticrs taken by exnoh, IN my opinNn zoe peI
rst,aton by four OF OF the most colo eaooe1
awful ma sr0''''' III" ''' ca HELM
The deposition Of Christian II. W. Pesraus, Jlae ~
byh "a, en- Of the Commercial Arener, at 81 Fhom",
before j. Helm, commercial agent eIhioAeI the ioi
ltwps statement Of facts
Jobp Smith by dre,ton OF tne captain, sa sem " 'ue
yhecl. John Morris cont 10 the foresop 70 sc up
ans ruspp ard went win him. when came aown
Int Al, an saw tbe captain st'ike Jonn Smith vi
MA Ast or opeu hare csnIoi say wbcn tne ceP.ssn
bad complained Of Smiths BAG 1erine .sevu VV
,od the M en- TO 20 20 onDer, aEd gent luc my ssse
rou 40 voIk up ms day work; about 10 minutes atsf
came cot oi 10Y room or deck ~ cav tae orss su,
rounding the captain ar thkng ousi my iaena'n wss
:. ihe tine 10 20 MO the D. when cana 10 the
door saw john sc,h stso The cook, Casries Il Loves
IN the AIDE With . cssrer, AMI then l coaii no
"a in ,baSe On ,ocouet OF my own NE; he thee ,me
round TO where no rap,sn va; tue cspssn na1 uool
.,ruck already although did no see " ,ne ospan
me where tho &c, M told him ne W., si.na
inc hee,ed him: then apollo - the Grew, AMI askss
sh,m What WAS ,be mater, and begged 'oep, 70 o.
ooors Eere - 81; the Object Of the capssi'
Of vooc over nv he Nd ana INC the oaoip pa "
did rct; tie captain king ,ud s,A large pios
tb.n they hsa taken the salo from him-,n,ps, bu
pot her 0hore on the rocxs whatsver sdl
liked viii her; the crew sslj hay wouli DO I
such thing, but demanded ,bat / saould bril-
the shtp 10 the uearcet the tain SAID sNo - tn
neither he ros my self should have aug thing 10 do vi
the ship; that II there va. navsaor anon ss then
might take charge the capaia hed very fast; he sal
"On, help me, snt turned pa IN toe face; ran ~
MIN and John Brown held dagger my bres-t and sai
the captain ras lying p. ensite decs John Bro
then ran the CAsger Ia be captains eft sds the
tnen lay two or three minutes on Geek; they oil
MIN and fad they vouiJ leave him into the
one cried out. "AD bauos take 1oe, but none exc .
John Smith. John brown Jonn DsoAsts ohm Nef too
hold Of The captain, when be iheSwn overbo s-d ak
tee captain was thrown overheard, they said "Nsx
cool, )" And the same four inio the o. Din an
iew the cock overheard they thea sald 10 me, you
captain and you siga,e toe ship for 81 fnoms
they then washtd The blood on the cabin floor and OF h
deck
The depositioIs Of the mae Geo Monday, take
Also N the Commercial Agency at 81 Tnomat, cofrooc
rate The detin o! the hyst the s9ede
n n hal tn a r
retained - wtneests The nvosui aion Il Get down 70
Friday (ihN day, ~ IL O'Clock.