New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-25


which has been in sesson for some days at the Brook
lyn Navy.Yard having concluded hearing testimony,
we publish its dongs az followi
The clrcum.,sne,. which called forth the RArbo, Cont m.
tAi stated by the PLo'ecuon are a. follows; While the
suubos Mohsws lay at hey Wet .om Of her 'hp'
usTy ts1oher statement pus. on the 9Th ofebuapl Geo W
Bennett e,on 60 10 n ~S tho Casip. .,.",,d who
struck him. Lieut. Barbot being At ne tnr ~ u, sId 1oo
Officer Jones to s, IN hAudeuus Bennett who, ~hcu taken
below managed teuds the yssnce on the Master At AIMS
and rushed deck He more al ~ down. not~h
standing IA, proe.sous Of Innocence yfbh varied uJ
the ,hs, ho had bern 20 or 30 Sr 'h" Trs
had before been confined lie to have tod ihe
woud have the irons Pot oh him LAnes
CORPORAL Morton the then iorsaId 70
Bennett while the ma"srs, AIMS went down Tor handcni.
Lieut. BAIbot advanced 10 buue aud sold los Wont - 10
IRONS won't you " ard immediately without nors ado drew
on, pistol bred a. and shot him Bennett iheI ssid " hf
BsTbot you've shot meW and the later replied Yes I'd
d-n JoI, ans a 'oJ' LII .p ear. Of II ~, posy,v
,hat Bennett did not resist beinr pa, In o'' which d.
no.y and troublesome and rushed deci AFTER odig " ford
isn, for the defense called c. D Humphrey. Mas
tiers Mate. who testified that between d 'oeloeE on
tho Js Of January When The oecnTreSee tool ae e Meha"l
log loudly deck; Beiuet Wa Aalong That IA hhh
. a6-h bad ',fa'1 i "h,, ,S aU' 800, d.
MastcrA, Arms trying TO 90 Bennett 70 go forward head
Barbo order Be- nett to be- IN irons Benu" su'ed TO 40
nj, Lien, Barbot shy pushed Bennett forward ubtn Ben
nett turned round snd told Lieut. Babo stop pushing him
B5"ctt sa.ersd mo you wort mes. choosoto lst
Lieut. Barbet agi ordered him into hcu. AID left Wit
70 snn dsok; hard loud taking upper deck Bennett
coming IN direction Of hatch thai led - ward roon Bennett
came eoe hachwsy and eIcgrd opdly A. tis sane nm,
pulling n bis cap III gng down solomy Il he ID
4 III be put 10 iron'-t' 10 use tatins Cbs.es Jonf,
10 90 10 the gun deck, which be did, sttll sweairs
ia a moment Lieut. BaIbH by, went down 10
erodeck and followed him. and tried TO get Bennett 70
submit bat be- wouldn't, Lieut. H. then caird ~ s,lea
10 PIT the irons th" m'steintnms sna noh' nh
tried 10 persuade BsuT r 10 submihtD third toiofce him
Beunet backing from them struck he foot against le rope
nr position they tool boI Of him ard tdgopu, The
irops be resisted and kicked them ieebs hun'rf
;eut Bnrbot then stepped mp aud took from his LEI. breast
pocs IT ,ma four bsclrd pto aud held It BeDnes
heed he witness here indicated the position In watch ci
bafbo held The pistol that could him
ing to rise dared Lieut. B 20 Shoot which mr L. lid sthou
any motion tina, witness could Discovers rnnrt roe aud said
SHOOT again the men then succeeded IN putDgo Oh hr
Queson By accu.edDid the p.ol explode Win Bennett
IN this act Of snsl A. Yea he was part Of the way up
O. Would the ball have struck B.nnr,t n h. bad not at
TENTED 10 Tisel 4 ,hnk not; the wound sh0ws.ha
u DO Won thnk the wound intentional or aecdeDtsl A.
Accidental the Ipl)son VI the p,oiw" inl.ntmA but the
direction accidental.
o. Did Lsat BArbot cali any 10 help put Bennett In
iroDs A. Not any In particular except tbs Maslera
Arms. -,
malicious intent when length, the following duItrd:
o. What rem.rks did Lieut. Barbot make yen relative to
The shooting stsr the occunsnce He told me done
indae Bennett and with the intent Of shooting HIM
Lieut. Is. said 80 pEobabl, about an hour after H.,
drawn until the hringl 4. A minute about.
q Did Lieut. b. bring the pistol to bear on Bennett A. No
q Was there any indication Of characterization among the
crew. A. None that could but no ono care FORWARD
10 aid In ironing Bennett except the Aater Ams and one
other.
The accused was allowed till Monday morning to
prepare his address 10 the Court.