New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-09
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coURT-Nov
Judges NELsoS and SHIPm.x
THs TRIAL AND coSvIcTIoN OF CAP, oor,ov

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The United States sgt Na,esniel Gordon
lhe defendants counsel exsuiu Wm. Wsrrsp
TESTIFIED that on hs arrival the Erie at the Congo River
c was dscaarged aud the ship to anoher
Nm On S s.s nse i"irs 10 az nsss :ss,
We NOT more Than CAPT Gordon had. Ater ihs ais
and told them that Be captain Of he vessel sas hat Cent
S5 nos kDow tbs, 10 nothing more to do with IT, Witness
h died and Capt Enamel on besd and tooI eSaIgs
David Han examined fOr the dsfep.e ana
the aboye. '' ens eo"00ois'eo
! Counsel then summed up.
Ex.Judge Dean, in the course of bis ,n,,,.,. - 4. A,
Jury, made the following remarks in resrsncs S P %
recently Published in The TEIBUsR: W an siuce
did not ask you, gent- nen-l did not sk ,u,,,.
they had certain sitce in TBR NEw.YcsS
newspaper which respect very mach Is poheal ons
ions do agree with but that neither Ass NOR ,Sp
they right to their opinions and have hight to min.
But cid feel it nay duty to this prisoner no sn
should 20 upon this Jury who e'tSined tho snu ass
published On The Friday preceding tie meeting Of
in that parersn toral do not believe written
in that ocesn editorial when Do believe the very re-
spectacle who conduct that per knew snytts sbou
the beginning to the end Of It's OF facts and
which, If il worth exa4HDing Ia some respects, IL
seems 70 the Court shoald inquire into and would be
much better ascertain the facts stated there than 70 be
0t la he CoDs 5 I. hs tiie Sau, ~
met on the Monday folowing aud in this article, the
charged With oHeuses instead of being presumed to be nno
Judged 10 addition hat tod about the Detectives
that have been upon sbet ke Detectives that hve beea
houneng Witnesses AID he il ays: tor the rst time In
many oeers OF the Government. have been found who
hees enough pu, aside tie i..oes by which Is be-
eo tLeir pEsdeces bin dd aud zesousy endesyof
to Irees np the ia slaye,rade done at bi, port"
esaswick wss usct Attorney for this district
immediate bat os il h.re
the aashas sad tter oicsrs EriOr % charged win
etying such bhbes and you told tpIooeh the
columns Of The TRIBUNE-not by 6en.-you are
told ths. for the s time iu many yeas officers Of the Gov
eminent have been md who were none enough to pct
aide such bhbes Jane, Roosevelt, known and
honored in his city Of Newlort an old knctsbOcke s
the whose appears Dis siric Attorney tie
back Of his indictment he too charged Indirectly by this
article aod Tor the inst time told now we have
honest ohceis sp,akg c the tnsl oi Ihe pirste the
article But the ousieti9P snd prqS p pqni.hment u
humanity" wesFe told that conviction and pons
mes are neee.dry guy & qt ond iSsa me- there !.
written by any Of the Intelligent eeois Of TIE NEw-YoRx
TRIBUNE; The seosry effects of the condemnation Of the
savcrs Augusta Sarah ard keiudeer with the numerous
OF merchants aud se4len, h sLown In the lat
intelligence fiom the african coast
Judge Shipmsn three ks before this article written,
snd the case in Rhode Island shortly prior had believed
tha City Hal lrnog and Mayor -ismann sent the nes
stating tha they shoad bum the City OF London to meet
formations appear the last ,r'ss from the coast Of AZ
rea Only think Of IL The must have been sent over ~
barsc )ous on The Cor ~ Rivers for what follows the
senencei At Losnd9, srd np the Congo there were zoo
in baacoons but vessels TO take them Ia con-
sequence OF the condemnation Of the AUGUSTA seran soa
Reindeer Now, cen ouly that whoever wrote thas
own fumpct sna think that the intelligent and honOrabe
editors OF that widely circulated journal pave been imposed
understanding its mproprey II anybody has attempted
they say to 6rbs the Marshal think ii the duty Of The
thai the tace for giving public information Of in
instead Of Ia The columns Of newspaper which
the suii. or Innocence Of those who are charged
with crime fs, I; ny duty sf5ntlemsn to ak ths
may have been right. or may have been wrong In this, The
paper; he did AK the juors aud Of thing liss
bed that, you have heard The article portion Of e.
read you and ndestsud th hsyog heard the esti
nY.M
.rsumen in behalf otths Government reviewing he eydnes
Judge Nelson delivered lucid and able charge to the jury
retored with verdict Of "GuiItyp The Jury ssrs A.
charged tbe prisoner remauded and be Court Adjourned &c
Saturday oTnins Gordon heard the verdict without emotion
DECISIONS IN ADMIRALTY on APPEAL.
Simon Banks sgt Tire Steamboat Metropolis,
NELSON, c. 1.-THE libel is FLED in this ease 10 re.
.ooP Godea Rue the night Of the 18th August ls58 on
Long Island soGud, five siK nj es of Faklsnds
sd sTd T gssy %idssy Ss,"sen ba and Long .na
FOR lroydence Rhode Island. The Mstropo, ms an aeT
light very d,k the Siud ish ss.oashes,t or
.oubea the 'oop going but one two mile, hour cIo
e bn Ge % Sn,s o. we steamer syer. miles OF
course apparently toward her bright light 6oistes
, On'inuiBy stood upon TOP Of the esS
holding the istt a. hish a' be could with hi. arm.
The pilot Of the Metropo. admits he light Of yes~
two or three Mills of his pore bow that |, soou
disappeared and he did again II till the OF tia
collision. No chane made n the Of tho
vessel which sixteen miles hour after dscernins tie
light for sgsh that appears ihore any ps
10 IL. The lookout admits he light did he repors.
any til just the collision happened The better oppioe
upon lhe proofs, that with peen and viglApt loOk
oct the steamer. the soop might besn with
out lght tie night very dark but with the li
exhibited on the sl9op Of which e cannot doubt, all
board tesfy IT, there IL for not having seen
in time TO have avoided the disaster.
We consider the very plain Of faul. the tt
OF the steamer.
A, TO the damages, with the Court below that
ibslunt entitled to the basis Of total J.
Tie injury vessel and cargo gessnd both l
ged the middle the Sound which N the psee or
colon some Ii miles wide-he not under obg gatoS
encounter the expense and hazard of attempting their
10 snytbng from the wreck. II the sttemp
resulted Ia the increase of biz loss which II probably
the respondents would no; have been liable for Il.
Decree Aft med.