New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28

ror- r' ir 90, s'r --f '.r 'aw ll'' cox - 7i
sha' ~ - - Il trs wheel. de Costa res 'H '-
ts,asrrireiI wort - ,ho wheel tecius- VS. ,'-ei
.tiic 5tve. 'iW ro protect ne a., ,h' i.-, ~,
been 20 tie cost q A'i.s before n.vtr 'l t-
captain ~ anyone hoard call her bla'kori , ,
Nr. MCkeoD here said the case as SD a. pr ll4
oil The whence he stand The pFo'ecu'A lai r' 20
The Judge said it must 20 to the jury. but he would
Lear any Al layit NJ Ss.h iaa u make.
NJ Nash. the counsel for TIE defense had no e'.-
e Costa that tie trs ON Pierce SLAYER snt h''"i ont
large ks,, t,r5 fastened on the deck OF the ssi
I'd the said ycva-c with division m tor" ara 81 tAe
cabous IN house and was n such cndon T. conceal
-, tvasrsse VII Of oae thing and another and was
fi Up viii rue and everything pat in % ei--rie u a1
ID, aid told polel after be hlt ben Al sea
iLa; th' vessel rsius aeT cargo Ct IesToc' d.p}ea
-,fr''c 70; iIoH that time IN, master r.. u Oh s w
Of hrse HA coffee AID tea IA Ied . Coz - 80. y
que - Assaults sat bstte.e on u b. csI it"A % 'ae
i'cs~ Oh tie DAY Of the airHy a. ~hen we MN ,A ~
from tie ior-cae TIE caPsin .i'c over lr 80
lsrd him ~ly he beating tie uaH AZ III tns ne oApS
aid got and elrd dep u"nt b. TIE thi VIZ Us
john Ned struck the captain with h 1T nd De- l- "a
We t - b,i H.; ~, 80. .-og ti,~ cabin; Tie c.y,au
me -, t .,i r' 80. 80 "a tbr~.te,-i o. n ~,
, -,ea and ,s.r,i one f he four men and ned on that
occasion brought cut his Ps'e.s from the cion 'aetr
,Le captain had ti.c!ose4 the nc, that, the vessel
ws -oins auI that when ;Ac four men
had rrsed % 20. tie master BEGAN course OF oppression
al coercion toward the teponent AID other prisoners ind a.
tn pied 20 ubtue Us whoa 20 dinner H. tAo
f7r.ast.c peaccGhy AID pcac, able until tho
captain lent for bis pistols there 10 dix knives o. board
d,poreIis kuo~let-e the men oly had their SHEATH
knives 70 Itu;'. kuo"leize: al the four men only had
ordinary sheath kIvt. t. 10 duty vita Lo other KNIVES
us"d the af.y. with tie Pton OF ol act Ani-
it vas pocket elias -srii-.
Mr. Nash then summed ~ in brief speech in
which BE attempted justify TIE O.: n, prisoners 1t
- much iTou. the ~. !eicr 4 ~ tae ai1d-,it
MT. Mckron followed, ou tn part"i the pro'ccutJni
with bIie' bit pointed -peech.
The Judge then delivered the churre 10 the jury,
til substance which I. conveyed ia tie following question::
L l. Cspt. Lasg suu ttsdl
2 W.. Ii. death ocrs.ioued by vioonc-'
3 Wa. tho violence which caused liz death committed by the
prisoner at the bar. ~ either of them
II was, ws- th" violence committed uuts"lHly 'd fr'
- It with u,lic~ s,rrthoue, either ypres. implied
Wasth- captain To" peace according 10 the.angnsse ct
Wcretle prisoner. Of sound memory ard di.crrtiou
2. VAST upon the high Seas
At O'Clock p. II. the Jury retired, and az -
O'Clock rendered verdict If M.SsLArGHrER IL THE
Flr,r DrGRfE ssainst John ID. Costa, John Brown,
and John Ned, and M,SsLAUGHTER II THE SECOND
nrGrrr against John Smith. The Court stated that
verdict Of mansaugher in the second degree could
not be given in United States Court.
Mr.. Nash expressed his willingness that verdict of
marsleushter should be given against all the men.
The jury so agreed.
Mr.. Nash then requested that the Jury be polled
on their verdict against each Of the prisoners which
was done.
The jury were then discharged till tomorrow
morning.