New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-19
MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
rrsrryp srsTYs MARsHAES OFFICE jan IL, ls5
srArtxysr BY ONE oV THE cRsw.

srAryxyST BY ONE ov THE cRsw.
Yesterday, the master of the snip Roeeaneanr ~
ported 10 United Stxes Marshal Ryudsrs that he had
q prisoner, Mscus Dorety, chips blacksmith on
board charged with murder, and that the witnesses
had been sent on here by the American Consul ~
Bahia, on the coast of Brazil. Messrs Oheefs and
Rynders. Deputy -Msrshsls, were dispatched TO the
vetsel where they took Dore'y custody and brought
him to the Marshsrs Office, whsrs he wss held for
exsmin ston 1t is sisted that Dorety called. on the
9th of Angus. last in the chip California, from New
Bedford on a whaling voysge. On the 9th OF 0cto-
Der following while tie were engaged in cutting
I'D a whale, a dispute aroee between Do,ety ADD wn.
Trsnsue one Of the seemen and after some words the
former threw cutting space At Trsnsus, wcunding
him severely in the SIDE frGm the effects OF which ne
died four days after.
STATEMENT OF Mr.. GOULD.
Henry X. Gould, one of the crew, states that when
lie FIRST heSrd the dispute between the uen, Dorety
accused Transue Of beng lazy TO wnca the S,Ssf re-
piled that he did a. much work an the other; Dorety
saws Yen he;" Trsnsue then cslled him a son "
b-b: DoIety replied 10 the same manner, aud further
said that he not afraid OF him Iransue sala ne
vas lot afraid Of Doreiy at this lne they were 9oh
hessing at the wndlass; they then closed, AMI as
Dorety ran toward Gould aft of the windlass he
squared 81 and told Transue ths. &c did not dare 10
IL OF him except in tight plsce; Dortty then Wen,
back TO the wndlsss shortly after they conmenced
disputing again. ana Dorety agao squared of; Tran
sue struck Dor,ty with his eit hand on the right
cheek; Dorety then Off from the windlsss ~ the
place where Gould was, and the latter jumped on the
carpenters bench; an sx and aoutting-spaie my ON
the bench Dorety grabbed the cutting sPsae, ana
Gould Jumped down from the bench and grabbed
Dorety BY the shoulders, saying, . Dort use that;
he turned round, and Gould, thinking that ne WAS
going hit him with the cuttog-spade, released ms
bold Dorety then dropped the spade, but stopped
down and picked II up agsip, saying as ne did Sd,
ON him, I'll fix him this time"
Transue wss still forward of windass; Dorey ran to
the spare dashed across the ship aud looked over
them he got on the other side OF the spars, ana then
threw the spade which struck rransue in the right
side below his lower rib, cutting cash I'VE inches
and half in length Transue vent ait OF the spsrs,
and said to Dorety, "You id son of b-h, see
what you have done"
deck from the sde of the vessel where he was cutting
in a whale and went up 20 Trsnsne and told him that
ne would not allow any man to cal another son OF a
b-h on board the ship. MIR. Pope did not at this time
know that Transue had been cut lie raised the han
die Of bis cutie g-spade as il to strike Transue.
seaman named Dick, here stepped up TO the second
mate and "a d. Don't strike hun for he is cut Mr.
Pope then called the captain Cnares West, and told
him that Trsnsue ba ily cut; the second mate
having learned that Dorey was the canse OF the injury
to Tra1sue went toward him. as if to strike him, but
the captain then caue up aud took lrsnsue ait 10 dress
bis wound he died 10 four days and four hours alter,
and was buried at sea. .
The vessel then put into Bahia, on the coast OF
Brazil, for the purpose of landing the prisoner ami
witnesses The American Consul at that place put
them board the schooner Rosenheath, Capt Rogers,
which arrived here yesterday
An examination into the case will take place before
United States Commissioner Beta in few days.
Several witnesses to the afItsy arrived by the Rossn-
heath AID their testimony will be given at the exam.
nation.