New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26
ylRTEE AFFAIRS.

.rRprn oF SAILOR o+ BOARD As tNthICtT 'hlf'
On Tae.day lat Jnls =, ne Nonr'a'o.er ~ A'r~-,
icsp yes'e, from W.,r@t N ne oa,s YAM III
Il, ~ Suih Docks Sunderland, sni T. app AIRED th.
Cu,itg The voyage dreadful iIsc' y - place oh
hoard the vessel L. The month II April last they
ssil.d f,oo N-x.Or-srs laden 9TH cargo O.: cGttnr
T., Holland On the 18Th Fl Way, e. - clock noon
Mil .lsv r.re 70 AZ the month ~ the Brf.-h thann-
N l., iS- 30 Ion T. y quarrel ensn@d be'~'eu
J. Auderson ne &c I'd mate a Hnogsnan', sud ole
~ the s,,uep raue1 John Brown IN lrslnsn .
U,gb worfs pss.ed bet se-n them, and Ander-on wnue
IN -oserng p.-sion seizeo a caps'an hsr and threw
II a, him bur missed bin. At tbl- Brown became
greatly excited and hrsa'en.d 10 strike the see ma
mate Tie fr-t ate FAMED X. Ne=icpt, 10 English
man then rushsd arward and struck Brown a heavy
III, across he back in an irOr -crsper an@ therehY
il fic,ed wound. vtich bed freely terrible
.|e then eBsued and ell the paf'ies "-f- seq srns
cling together OF the deck. when JO-eph Wopf, a
Cor.icsn one Of the crew, rushed up among them.
He iuu efia.ely drew ont l.rge sAeH4 knife ard
durirg the coubsi stabbed John brova 10 the so-
c,men eds-ly below he 81. n nm or bre4s' bone
hereby irfctirg & mortal wound. The csp'sin. WOO
Wa be- low a. the iime hearing the noise A. confi-
sop 10 n ediaiey rushed Cd deck. The TOGn1-d mal
ran inunri him, eXclaimirr, " on, cap'siu Am 3
murdered man; on, Chri-t, ] IN dying sni fell
down m his fee. covered with blood he ras inue-
diatey conveyed 20 bis berth, sni received every a.
tsntion from the captain, who dressed hls woUnd-.
He fingered in great sc0uy mil ' ocl6ck the next
uornug when be expired JOseph Wood VA seized
the unfortunate man Tss coInolti-d 70 the deep.
Wien the vessel arrived a. Rotterdam, tie csptal O
reported the .hole affair n he resident Amercs con-
suar ageut, wDen both the macs auf Wood the mur-
d-rer were examined d, considerable leGgth. Al The
couclnsicn Of the examination, the Consul took the
mates into custody ard put them separately on b1sri
of two American vessels prisoners fJr tral on their
sniva in the United States, but there beirg no place
for Wood lie again ordered 10 be placed IN irons
board the Noun aDeer. IS soOu as The vessel ar
rived al sunder and, Ca tain Wilson applied 10 the
magistrates "a take the prisoner IN charge until the ship
ready for sea- but owing 10 the peculiar nature II
tresty between Great Britain ami the Upted 81.
tie authorities declined 20 Interfere; therefore the
oner remained in irons board the vessel On Tues
day night a. 10 o'clock p m, he placed between
decks closely hano cuifed and fastened N, aud
Waterman placed on deck. Al al early hour i wa-
found that, in spite # theae precautions, the prisoner
had succeeded in making his escape out Of the cabin
window which IL twelve feet from the water, ~ means
Of l. rope. Search made for him, bit ne has Do,
yet been fouJd. On Thursday art Captain Whoa
sgaiD applied 10 the Sunderland magistrates To grant
him the assistance OF the police 20 search for the pms
oDer throughout the district. The appicstlou wac
granted Manchester Examiner.