The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-12
OFT81Cxs on THE HIGH SEAS.
rhs Wutfsy On B~aro the Wfiitsna
Dssssx-esnssAess On she Prfs~aers--
AllsEsa muEosR On the Rcnxy Warrea.


ssssss-ssassAsss On she Pris~.sss-
AllsEsa muEoss On the Renry Warrea.
UNITED Stairs CIRCUIT oouar.
Before Hon. Judge 5mAley.
Juss1 IN he Matter Of Ge0ys BerAr and Ssren
OAers, Conaeed Of Rspon board Ge SNIP wsuatm r
orer Elk Judge Stuart on the part Of the prisoners,
moved 70 set side the verdcs this osse and - srsas
rev TRIAL. he submitted several ponss-nrst, that DOT
Of this revolt dsssh had ensued In this oty, ths ri
became one dsrs ssapst the thai sfteS
tho punishment In this court they could plead 70 the
higher offence OF murder that they he'd been previously
convicted ako that there $50 oocnts in the
dictnent--one subectng them 10 years' iuprsoa-
meet and . nns Of $50 thousand dollars toe
ether Al aseE pied mutiny, sutjecting them 70 ave
yssrs' Imprisonment and nns Of one thousand
collars, whilst the Jury rendered . general verdict,
and was impcssble for the Court to for which
offence she prvopers should be punished. Counsel urssu
another point. that there was no offence committed
sssmH the captain OF the weasel abe then uater
the command Of the pilot
Judge enaisy said In relation to the first point had
bee presented before and been decided upoa true
had been rsked st the proper time. ID very prooS
tne Ooust woula have duecs~d tie Dapics AZ
uis the higher Of aurdsr but shss osuia
be cone only BY 40 sppcAton on The pSrt o. the STAT
svvrnmsss 'rom !ne ASorasy 'soerss ne 'os.s
orhce than thai Of ~hich tbey have ooavcsd 40,
claim exception 70 tho one nov before the 0"srt Bat
hs 6ste nsve NOS assersed any suoh css,
oeteDdsAw II v, therefore, not ,or them 70 sAy
msd ior higher os,~e IN the s,sss Courts "ss snss
propoAuca. The ohsscuos b, coasssI . grave
prcpsr source me STATE govsrsuent soss NOT csin
any jurisdiction over toe prisoners AZ 10 the second OBJ
yasss Nelson and n~ssf Joos: sm.is, Il Ss case
there bupdreo thirty -ntne
. mater u cisczeton sith tho Dstr1cs Auoeos,;
bus IS The time shey advised him 10 select What
counts be would toe Jury and 10 DID A. - the
oojsctoo hal the pilot was The conmasder q toa
eel ~ tho tune OF tbs muny sra that The count ohAsg
log the espce sssnst captain, bed proved
vesse but that TIE captain had oommand ana control Of
the crew The ocjecaols Of the prisoners counsel ssrs
NJ Dwshs ADMITTED that hs prisoners had bssu oou-
minsd BY the Ousoeer Of the city, mt consultation
eth the saie authorities toand 'as for shs oasnos
With which thu prisoners charged, In the federal
they would be subject years inprison nent
recent Sssts a~ so0a precade The posso,My Of
Of aDsAughssr Of which hey might found guilty tho
6~ie court would b. seven years imprison In sskog
revolt. Snsrs one Ss..s snsusd, 10 would ssS S,s
Hobor citizen Of this State, thai the Court Would
struggle the musiny the DEATH and thai prison
be punished 70 tho utmost extent Of the staus 0se
OF the accused (Dliou) very dangerously III In prison,
and the government nov moved for sentence upoa The
Alfred ryder and Robert Craig, the t~o principal mu.
sIsd .Sss shsy h.d % s.y replied that hsy were nos
guilty.
fsix trial The jury bad found than guilty and
vss DO doubs In the mind Of any intelligent person. Who
bad beard the evidence. but that they guilty n
very bi gh the ste who endsavornE
sustain the suthoSy Of the Captain, had Loaf his Life,
doubtless Ut their bands
tsvsp yssrs, II hard labor. and 70 pAy doc esch OF
dollar, and stand committed until Same vas paid
ssssee Bes cher william Smith and George oron, three
OF ~ same crow bspg aaEed shs they bad 10 say
rspsA that they lying aslssp In the forecasts the
tilss tat the uansa ston occurred
The Jucge esio that the evceDos showed thaA though
they guilty. they were not Vie rioslesdsrs Ia tho
affair hut upieas sailors made q DO their daty,
sps oonmeros would cease The comoars.ive miidssss
Of the sentence Of the Court, compared With ast just
psssed, n simply ~ snos mat your crime not -
and . bne OF 81 each.
jane Brown aDd Joseph xoDooald, two Il the ss~s
The Court ssd ,hst evidence showed 1t lsass thss
lees do with The AFFAIR than Inc others, be would
<ncs them 10 one year snd to psy nne Of u eaoa-
Tho Msrsha US dirscsed 70 remove Dillon, the sick
priaoner, " one Of sbs adjacent hospitals.
ncss np,cInssls Ny !ss esAsp .vnr;
In, franc asy 0rOHss ~ s~rSS sno se@
aGsinst Joseph Lawrence for forging bounty
nld .arrsnss ana indictnents against william Ward and
John ". Ward for rAaing countsrfst money.
sAs Usstsd States Gsovys xsiss.-rns defendant Wa
Indicted for NE wil murder VI John A. Psssrsoa
oond male II ts bark Henry Warrsa. ~ Havana. csDa,
In March last.
mo Court aagned Mr.. Frederick snyth 10 defend Tho
prisoner - he was without counsel Asser brief COZ.
tultai,oa and looking NJ the nature Of the
defence Mr.. snyth expressed hnssn really 70 proceed
The prsoscr, Who WAS .eaman on board the bark,
had IN ssercalon with the Noood mate which resulted
In scoc, when she prisoper sss knocked doza By the
osce,sa. ana, rhle ooss. me oa,.f mate
caught him oy the hair Aad s1u,k nin win
= be aging pin. The parass snso sepsrassd
struck the prIsoser tns bead wan = msist Aod
Knocked Mrs do~e, snd wnsls com fell upoo hu- rhe
.ass l .aos maze Almost %
aieo The nyst iSs by wssn % sytos DIN
70 ns t.no .no ,ns prsos &c .so ss.oosa n'a manas
uors Of she government vitnsss taken oy ths oodns
II bAysas, ana claimed th1 " was acA<c u jas;nsoe
Ibe Court charged the jury On the law Of murder aud
DsasisDstor, seo also instructed tnem Whist would ooa
Toe jun retired bsns In for
hour rcturnto' 70 court AMI pronounced me ocenasat
e,, Of sard.r bat guilty. VI msnsiaus nier, AID
cpn,mtLced him 10 ste marcy Of the Court.
The praonor, uno hss large scar ossr she eye And
other TIE % beiss ssse. wnG lie nan 10
Why senence should not oe passed upon MIN, too sim
pic, ttrsisbIor sArd story. he All. matt,
hrtt occurred The second mate oAnsa ntn aaaasi n~s
III ssio he go Aponcr; m soS ne " seut up; be sncn
kno< koo me co~p, struck ths head q maei
uieo 10 souse lie caught mo BY tho hair
ne, gave me ssv.sU os 90 sse bead ssa saoaa.rs .i
. esi.s ing pin; s1sck hum my hnffe: told
az TIE sean~u vnsi had nAppsDsd, and sa.s aid
IN my osB ccenoe WAS tAS me bc~pdtai 81 Hs
vsss have bsen 81 see ssncs ~ss ecy, end
IN . cfiieu ny btforc "
Mr. Dwsht expcsssed hs bsicr In The siusmscs u tbs
prseaev, ana old aos presa for severe purisn mont
w. Jucgs said h kausfas verdict Of The
Jury WAS very probable, b0wevo that Ina vnos cvi
dtnos had bot Appeared nc Court uoolf prououbcs .
mild sentbce, boplpg thai INC proesr would
again knle unless IA ,he sosnzl dseuce u hia
life. stItepced 70 four moashs inprsoo Kings
county jail, and 10 pay hne o. 81.
Superior Csurs-Part seoesds
Before Bon Jutge koncsicf
WANT or COURT AocoAnoDAuos.
Jrns H.-fhe Judge announced mat ~ there had no,
been q. arrangements a. yet msis for suitable
for tns court he had dtlermnea " continue 10 aloarp