New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28
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MURDER on THE HIGH SEAS.

tcrvew with his Client with the aid of the Interpreter
to enable him to prepare Giliiayi, stating that
Petraus, the first mate Of the General Pierce in his
testimony the previous day had concealed some i'm.
Ioitant facts. The Court granted the request. The
Interview lasted three-qusrtcrs If en- hour
MIR. Peraus was then recalled and further cross
examined by Mr. Nash. lie testified tia; the captain
had watch; be did not who took it out Of his
pocket Brown take the guard he took il after.
ward and gave it to the American Consul az ST.
Thomas he did hot touch the captain after he was
down was within few feet when he thrown
overheard did not assist.
q. Was there not kettle board boxed up and
concealed for the purpose Of cooking for slaves! 4.
There kettle on board ON deck which the cap
tain told Inc 20 boil oil H.; d. not know ;hl; Il
would hold ten bushels OF how much; think it had
partition in il, or at leat there were two kettles
c0npoCtod together the cook did not sleep over them
old trash thrown into them did not find any
under the long-bost after the murder; never saw
but orc hardcuf on the slip; do lot know what the
cask held; the kettles about three feet square.
John a. Toole, Custom-Ilouse officer at Baltimore,
called and sworn. He identified the register of
tie brig az appearing at the Cueoni-Hcus-.
Geo. w j. Hal was called and sworn, and testified
follows | am Il merchant living in Baltimore; |
have owned the brig Gen. Pierce, having purchased
it Of James Hall, NY father, last November, while
lying IL the Atlantic dock in this harbOr, the vessel
was cleared by for the coast OF Africa
Henry Kirby was called and swOrn-l was born III
London; | shipped in New-YOIk on board the brig
Gen Pierce on the 2lst Of January; | al OF the
prisoners Oh board we were all on board on the 10Th
February; the captain sent ne into the ibn Morris
at the wheel from o'clock until 10; was scrap
ing panels in the cabin; at 10 the captain or the mate
sent Smith 10 the wheel; about IL o'clock heard
noise and looked out of the cabin and saw the captain
strike Smith in the face; don't know what Smith said
to him. BE- raid something bat he could not understand
it, at II O'Clock Brown yed Smith at the wheel;
Morris, Brown, me, Ned, DE Costa and Smith went 70
dinner; Smith said to me The captain called me
Of Il bitch, and didn't make any reply; he SAID
nothing else 10 me; ] saw Nd and Smith take dirk
knives out and 90 on deck Morris went into The fore
castle and went I'll deck and saw the captain lying
Gown and bleeding in the back OF the head; the cap
tain got mp the pars with his back to the longboat
and asked if there any officers on The boat, and
the ist mate said " am your first officer the next
thing the captain went lecward and had in his
hand; Morris was kept down below during this time;
The ap.aiu called u on deck and said 10 Morris Look
at NE now | Ned take the Ak from the captain;
the emit in was weak from loss Of blood and he,
with The two mates, tried 10 get into the cabin, and
the prsoucIa stopped him, and the captain and all
hands cane up TO the a!hoyd side, and talked with
them and tod them to take charge OF the ship, and
they said they didn't want to- and wouldn't take
chn,ge Of it saw Smith out with dirk i'll ms
hanj-he spoke to them in their own language, aud
De Costa struck the captain and knocked HIN down,
Brown tiled to stick the captain with the sheath
knife but il wculdn, cut and then he got dirk from
Ned ana stabbed the caPtain several times IN the
breast: the captain sung out for help, but they told
tie mate If they irtcrfrred they would sll them oo after
,ru, or ninuir and halt they stabbed the captain
tiny threw, him criuTd the ain h"d good dsa could
him ,crtosGd; then tly washed ,- blood % thr d"c@ Nod
and smith a-lcd could red English they wen; to ~
rac and told him tia be- captain u the ship and wanted
rI,thins whom hoy 1Loaasto state that tbs
captain died and ~! me- 10 t I'M was 'ie '9 OF 'Iy
thing when go ashore, they wl4i XII "a II t-eS 'ou4 1et
ne # not their couLtIIneu would they threw oyerboad The
col, tAcy hid o when they killed the ap4n John Brown,
J,Lu Ned D. Costa aud John smith tc" thr captain over
iosrd Brown wanted s the mates. but Ned stopped them
lined
We all USED sheath knives, John Ned was 81 I7t one VINO
caPran asc DE Costa by IT, throat thy told me- about it
was below two OF ree minutes 9iitI inc p,oue5' w "n
deck; heard scufr on decS ari iia va. % hi'ast NE
on deck; did nj The ~ until the crPin h2tr me rp
zen ten thc crpm wv d tgocs on AMI hay NJ NOR
~ Africa: be- beat Brown we mad a. good fare on
lowsrce when they tod they wcrc going "a lay" yy
age heard that he kettles wee Tor b,l'ns PA on 80, 80
ce tr chefs Away sce toE any oue . 20 T. them
HAT uielt n her asher, about Tvs uty nAatr,
aGr Cauo On Dec that heard the tell the captain in1'
If he would 81. pistols overheard they wul :" To uyi
borJ rolirg said about going To tho coast Of Afdca
{. II. Edwards was called ana testified as follows;
da am acqnained with their Consul tel by boxing
tLe signatures Of Nj Hal e IN tlee D,2A' 49,, o.
At the .israt,es could not y that thy were Po5igsaf'
| am "a naturs.iIed American cz Wa, BON OF EAs"H
parents ia POTtu guest domiuloAs.
MIR. Kirby recalled Brown took the watch OF the
ceptsn when on deck tie mate "a, standing ~ 1e
MINI the captain told them that ne would tnem
10 - Ihoue. but that wouldn't do they wodI a, ,.aa,
the csttan struck a the wheel BE- luse he ddL seer
t he struck him oncc was about ten OF lively ieet nom
item standing the cabin door did not know OF ms 'iAIs
ry other h. AID b. truck Brown he never threatened
me with pistols think the secoud mate was an A4o0-Ai
never protection On board -. 81, . -, 18th
The wue, here questoHed Al considerable sIs'A
} Of the Jurors.
Mr. George Munday was called and sworn-l was
hT in iii. state Twas cond board this brig on the
iay II the murder about ocoeS beard noiF on dec
voc. 1T tie VIII, e. and blow went on decA ald "a" JON
Smith viii he
eel tain, hat 10Y dld you siiAe lAe men GA Sv
s.f.' surprised ~ th saw two OrtEreei JoAh ou'h
,l The second tin looked about and these men ptch
tto the Itaiu John De Costa struck him WIN me he4tI:
70 th too and ated him what was to ao the OILY
he was 70 take cut sA knife IH aIa% y "a
VIZ" ~ - bcE of se Iea with the Iii. Of tie and
~ Ttu f anu think he struck with tue HEAVIER AFTER
/. wa. down though cLLoi swear 10 Po!'j tAeh a.
talked there few minutes, aid then they went
"a md IA. .it Of tar cTe" then Tie captain Jumped
| elsi5 NV. your time y handed Lim the ak
wb.n raw the captain gain Juo Ned wrestling WIN
hin f ,isrted aNe ID in- cabin ana J2hn ps
Gotta a.ed HEAVIER to knock ne down dnIiss tai' Inn
John Ned hsd got tie the captain Oh nin . give \.
Il, the captain told them thy lad utilel ana ny s'
rt s1ourd rocks s. they hsd IIAI 90 81. - -
No Nh. mate should take csrge Of tn vessel the captain
ssid ua BE- rs mates would have syil, - . W
theIn again. ard told re nate lot 10 set tlri . " iA
sitter ,at Of Linn re was partly on us A.e.' 80
partly ou side AID De Costs struck h4i BI' L- p.
Lu w. OK th.c me- aud ten bs a dc.d 81 thought saw
they turned around I'D sld - u. H'' lou -ir aFl.
and 10 me- and sou ilstc at,T i4"y Ar' i laI Icy
Brown -tar-d s"d ~ .',FP'" ~. my 80 = :.
tie c,s, Af,s without going & - t-5'' 'ui a- Hr
Lad H. ACQUISITION Tor going = - it -i' aid could
h'r il the csrr,a.erwo-s o vessel;
Wa. ~ iucAes iu diameter; HEAVIER, a-e s.aty mad =
wood lived q, SII:Poii AL va y ~, 90 ''-t'-
va gong - A' Z. ,. n l.rie! ldn. So him st.[ t.
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