New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-02
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oFEICE-MAnou 81.

Before Commissioner GEoKGs +. BErTs.
THE gARK ANNA TRAGEDY-EXAAIsATIoS OF THE
MATES.
The fret and second mates Of the American bark
Anna Edmund Lane and Gordon Hires to-day brought
hrst charged tin the murder Of sn Light on the 2Sh De-
,ernber ee and the second with the murder Ct Joh9son
OF the December 1899 the high The Of the
second mate was the hIs. or apined- 49,, ..., =,
the BARI Anna which Gordon Hires the second mate
VIM Henry johnson, black man was one Of the crew ABOUT
the % the defendant ordered Johnson to chop
some wood him, and through weakness sickness and In.
ability oosd not do III witness finding wood chopped gent
TO and heard uDg he deceased on sa
defendant With bis knee his breast choking him. blood
was owns his mouth this the passage fom
Lsguns England next Johhson in the afternoon OF the
day be hanging on the ndn sheet lis ani across
rope; the ship rollins heavily As II was blowing almost
ge he to eewnd Of the apstsn on the srbosrd de
they hea,ing in tho main sheet wish she csp'tan
ordered him forward and help cew up the fore
cps going BE- stopped opposite johnson and ,he captain
sl" tho vessel was then two hands short he did as he
Of water and no then on the poop aud saw tho
BOY hanging the shee! the vas about or ~ years
he him This sticking cut Of bic mouth aud blood
rurIDs o. tho Of i he could us manage TO m1!'
in ssttursl manner Charley witness got one oil ms an
the sheet he wa gap1s q every he Il wa' a;
much wines. could to od hin up beas we.1 himself got
bin the mzen mast where he got hold OF rope tue cap
tain the wheel and % witness to take IT, aud he would
could 20 to manage BIN be wa. gsspns and strussns
Captain got him into the cabin and came on dsck and wasa
and about quarter Of al hour 9iewId witness
the cabin, when tho Captain told him BD wa. dead
Tea there was medical officer bosid about two w.ok
peso 10 this johnson bad ALLEN from MANY aud had
been aiming but able TO about b" was son Son
about hall after v bis complaining va. on account
snd colo he only complained on tue mofnlns DC was
odeied to wood and told he not aoo boeause
hr was suck and cold had deicndt Will do
with rope end and the from New YORK TO
obs thence Lasons did not hear Johnson anything
when defendant choking him; did not hear defendant say
acyhI hi thought defendant did not noticc witness - o
vas Only there about three seconds heard no cy saw hip
STAMP Bis knae stomach while choking him ~i
ness showed this done)
Cr,.s.Isminsd 10y MI James hdywsy counsel Tor the prs
su,rs The crew which sailed nom ork were the captain
two mates witness aud eight before the mast twelve IN
ALI she bark Of about AL tuns register d,d ne. know
h Uorkng johnson appeared be In good health when
he came boud NewYofk len ths hsibor about 5h Or
25b June last this took place about st Novem
ker when johnson aboard In Mobile be complained
h. wing lame shoulder through getting colds all tne colored
sfouen ara put a Mobile while the ship IN port alter
es Mobile the shoulder subsded and
,e Abe lat Nov he could his and h,uds hsi
no other nsss complaints had weakness and inability
on The Lat Nov shoulder entirely well he had been
living bread and beef the morning question de
ceased appeared he sick couldn't tell docessod was
sick for week days previously be wnssl had been
seh himself and emily duty week tan days previous
10 the johnson, Asn apparently well enough
20 work round deck. -, .,,-,I
wi N the cross examination will be continued.