The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-22

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| tain kicked at him. Heard him sing out for uis
| toi ana knife Never saw auy whipping et sea
before We refused TO go in the brig from rio ba
cause she was leaky. We went before the Ameri
can Cousui in regard to the matter. Four ct the
| crew refused to do du y-the other was sick !
| have been iu three vessels besides the Octayia-
| first in the Sunderland from swansea for New
sonth Wales aud returned. Next in the Hamn-
| shtre from Swansea for the West indies where I
| left her without diacharge and Joined the Kat,
Foster. Don't remen ber who was 81 the wheel vbs,,
| the sfo"rd mate chased Ennis aroubd the dec.
I Ffedffick CfatsLdia--(d FrgncHmdn(-s Mr.
! Psrsico was sworn es interpreter IL Know tho
| prisoner at the bar very well. There was man
| uamed Wm, Ennis on board the vessel / have
| seen the captain strike him-haYe seen him
Hheped by the captain ma0y tnes-once very Sc
| yerely' He had rope about the thickgess Of my
| little fnger-e3pressiy for whipping -
| Inc rope had handle to Il. Have sean
! the second mate whip Enuis very df.en-cf.ener
than the captain. Can't tell whether the captai,f
"a" him OF not-he might have seen him il he
| chose Ennis was FED ou water aud sea hiscuit
| lie was chained. Cont tell how long, but have
seen him chained. When We arrived here len
the Tessel-went back in lie evening to sleep and
next day Helped to fold some sails Ennis vas in
the iorecasiie AT the time. iIe was lying down
having been badly treated aud badly ted he could
not be vel. was not on board whel be died
Grass Rrdmtqnl By the Defence When Joined
the ociava at Rio had been lett there by auoth
er Ship aud Was in The hospital. | shipped under
aname given me By the captain. He could not
understand M name, and be gave me a nickname
shIpped as seaman. The captain paid me IS
when we arrived here. can write, but sigued no
papers, either here. at Rio. ! shipped si.hcut
Euowiug what my wages were 10 be. Embarked
as seaman, aud rendered the proper service DID
not go before the American Consul at Rio Don't
remember the day OF The month on which we sail
ed. 1t Was three days after vent on board. Ar.
horey carried me On board. lie ivuEd NE at my
boarding house.
At this stage Of the proceedings, Mr.. Crump sus-
gested that the examination OF the Portuguese
witnesses would consume the true Of the court
unnecessarily, uUlss ihey prepared to fnruish
new facts lie, however, had no objection to their
examination, If it were deemed expedieut by the
other side
District Attorney Gregory thereupou retired
with Prtf DiDitry rs interpreter aud Intercepted
the witnesses privately On bis returu,ha proceeded
TO Introduce the medical testimony. The portu-
guese were not examined in the case.
DR.. -. Gebyge IsGriy, Corouer, sY0rn-I held
an inquest over the body Of NJ. Ennis. Was in
formed by The hi. h constable that body. respect
InS which there were various Tumors, was in trans
it TO the buryin grouud. Had il arrested aud de-
posted III the lower market. The b.dy ex-
trtmely emaciated-sCaTed al! over. Scme Of the
scars were old, some new, aa3 some midway -
There was large ulcer on Que OF the legs.
cot on tbs back part OF the head, to the bone,
but no fracture. The cut appeared t. Ge Of recent
date. One bore Of the forearm was broken, aud
one arm very much bruised. There were bruise4
on the scalp, apd under them there was C0GSuIated
bluud ana lGs, showing that they were not vi
cent date There WAS 10 dislocltiou Of the neck
or Of the bones Of the neck.
The witness being asked his opinion az TO the
cause Of death. said that il was made up Ia two
ways-frst from the appearance OF the body, aad
then from the testimony given before him as CO.
Tpuer. his WAS objected 10 by the defence. alr
GrumP Ssd that if the Dostor's Upini-u was given
GU what he saw. or on The evidence produced be
IRE the court (Which 10 more roseDbCd that
given on the c0r0uer's request than hight rosem-
hied day. he would be perfectly content.
The court ruled that il the witness could not
give an opinion Oh what he saw, without refer
suce to facts stated before him az coroner il was
not adnissabe.
Dr.. reachy resumed: the bruises, scars and ulcer
in my opinion, would te an accelierating cause Of
death. One wound vas certainly Inflicted within
seven days Of death. The bruises from seven to
fifteen.
Cross Erdmn.ed-The wounds on the whole body
might be a prims-y cause Of death, or cuald have
created disease ahich woald te productive OF
death. Examined the body externally and
satisfied there was no inturnGl disease. The fraC
tured OF the bone Of the arm might hxve been pro
ducsd after death. Had no positive oPiuion to
whether the bruises PR sc could have caused
death The ulcer a source of waste, The
wound in the head uot the most serious; could
not pronounce positively that the man died from
starvation. Was not aware at the time he had hal
SAe yellow fever The external appearance OF tie
body WAS such rs = deci!e my opinion that the
jsjuries caused bis death and did BOT deem it ex-
edIeut TO make post mortem examination. Am
uoe prepared to say now that the bruises on tue
body were sufficient TO cause death.
Dr Bur- Eur}CsI swUTa y made po.t m0rteui
eXami.. et the body. 1t wAs extremely em2ca-
ted wound On ,Lv left and poSseriur part OF the
head and several bruises under the scalp. filed
with blood and pUS There vas great mobility
ab ut the head-5nt examination proved that
there 10 fracture OF the neck. Also bruises and
Ssars-some nearly ~eli-o,l!ers new and others
Intermediate. lhe arms were very mGCh bruised
truu the elbow uo. There ulcer on The lett
lpg-gnd q fracture 9f TIE LEFT forearm NJ Opinion
fg me If ,i.af % Trl1
yet shOn i think there was external evidence Of
INJURY suLcieu. 70 produce death. should think
tue wound On the back Of the Dead was tauc with
a tlerablY sharp instrument. but ACT with knit
il was not clean Gus. should think il hai beeh
made within week OF ten DAYS. Tnlrc WGs no
pcs about il. Tie bruises contained b9th pus AID
blood Except the ulcer, none q the wounds wese
~ aAy C!I
f,r5ss-ertalfred by Dsfncc There were bruises
about IL places on the 9Udyan the chest bhcG, &c,
not continuous bruises The body would not take
such aH appearance after death until de:snlposi-
ton takes place, In syEie Of the bruises the sElu
was s3mew h4t sbradcd. There were cuts il various
portions of the BODY Coula not tak0 lete o all the
bruises AND scars, they were 20 EuIDrToua raw
old Cicatrices Tut did not pay especial atten-
tiuu to them Have no idea ~hNu they we're pr
duced they may have been done within five months.
flag around the ankle. such Us Esai IN chain
gang, may have produced tAs ulcer. This may
nave accelerated his death 10y acting drain uD.n
la al Died II natural disease or not The post NOR
te.I examination was directed 10 TeTy the fumnF
ABOUT Ihe death. 1T cannot always De aScertaihrd
hy post IugrtCu examinations whether person
died OF dlsease or proceeded tar directed
by the jury As lar as the eAanlnation went II was
CunII Iistiaguisl on body marks inflicted by
rDfe from those inflicted by large instrument 1t
Is i'm Ossibie u say wEetatr tha m&Iks made BY
roge gu this body were sufficient 10 cause death
The shock 10 thesg stem, even from whipping WITH
sh9u!i think sufficient 10 prcD ''S.th- Dad 1t
examine the tpdy internally, aLd C@nLat say that
the bJUl eS iJurej ihs oGs OF the body aeolt
a shock t. ia ncrycu3 system, ~ whipping. hay
| produce Ge iih The body oAEibiiei evidences al
starvation bat lornrd 40 opinon 70 whether this
Gals death Iha worst hTuise that saW as d4
| one Of the atms. There was ono bru!se that /
deemed nIortsi; bus takeu getheT, think it high
| ly probable they might have Gus" death. Toe
nerks upon the body, sh uld think, would ondat-
| S5r th@ life Of nny man. S,st ii ihem were upon
III. back. Oont know that I ctlr!1 separate the
| 5rui-cs from ;he marks Of whipping ana say that
e,ther caG' et death. The syst. re prstrat d
| hy whipping, II Il man oies OF aLeryoua shock by
whipping, there may be congestion Of some organ-
! ne biaIu ar The spinal 1narFGw-hGt not nccessa-
| riiy. hesymptorn j. general y .f.ton Ine ex-
/ fuinatiuu upon this point was protrGcJed 1t had
| n lInue iafe bearing the case, and ther-
! q e. omitit Dill ueI examine the heart, lungs or
| Wis 'crG Examined the sp.Lai narrow tO sec II the
Ii x vas dislocated II Was mott was IN healthy
| Gon3ltIon
! FIN Il 2tjtss, swotn.-l am employed st Mr B-l
| vAs warehouse. cut to be ha, < Octsvit with "a
! otu, and xUt the body of deces-ed The captain
Vas GA deck They hauled the C1ttiu b. ard - ith
"A rcpe Asked if u was q ease of contagisn. disease
which mi ght be dan @eTuu7 10 nae. au1 the ceptsir
"a d no. The coffin wTarurd ith nl' :. such az
come ar und furniture | did uot GO b the bury yinE
6y Mr.. ps!yi0 ann carried down with the ootu, but
| not wrapped around it think Mr. BolNin told me
| that Mr. Cu RI ordered rhe CCfin
| Cross sramlBsd ~ d%fncs - no mating was PCT
the coffin hy toe caltan orders before We 90 <
| it from the 81 1t was between and 0oiecA
! 7 VI. tbiuk The mating vas Pat in the wagon
| by Mr. Beiyns directIon-wh0 said that Mr CuriI7
ordered IT.
The Attorney for the Nitcd States here announce
that the prosecution had no farther evidence 10 oeI
| at present. .-,
| Mr Cfump for the defence coHtended that II lht
prosecution tad farther evdyuc It mus; be intro
dnccd now.
| The Court laid down the rule of law. that If the
Attorney tor the U rested at this po'ut, he could
| afterwards iutTOdu Tebuttng testimony cnly-
| The defence asked as mater of Justice that the
frat mate who had been retained and recognized 10y
the United States A v itness, should he examined
| fence.
| Attorney Gregory sail he retained the first mate
| thinking the defence might want him lie dls
claimed all kn wled2e of what his testimony might
| l.. Is efbAr la IN q e