New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-21
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cOURT--Jrssao- Before Jui

TRE SLAYER ERIE-cnARGE TO THr JURY.
Tho United >.ate- at. Ns,hsnel Gordon.


The United >.ate- at. Ns,hsniel Gordon.
At the opening OF the Coart, Jedge sbipman charged
forcbl desinins condnns board ship Es number
of ulaitoes with intent TO make them The
By citizen Of the Uni Cd sls,-: witness: had .ssS Ss
she built sw.n, rass aud that 'he was an hmecss
this city, since which bad her II the duty
Of the Jury find hr had ceased be owned by citizen
seconpcs Of sn.stion witch took place IN Congo
River 70 show that tho national character Of the vessel had
g % The y sssrTs % .s ssa. .s ss sn. s 20 p:
foreign country where ard' in the position Of
an acoOPce yss e,nS9y in sd to e.,n r so
rOb6Iso his sssmru's. 1t bad ben proved th sp.nns
but sneh trau.aef,o0 did ch-I g the nationality Of the
yesel the sold Who sutioIired hs SAFE, Il one
VIA. the nature Of iti Via, became ofif Why the
Co.gc River taken IS place To- as BE ss M 9th.
Jury had besu alleged on the part Of the deense hs after
s' @ b5ars If ths s was e Or 70 e.Ss he w he at
the the .ieny c"r IN the m.ter according 20 PRIOR
hr jury inquire her Capt Gordon Idle spectator
on inst whs s coseS % s. yo.,s br ,hsr
The jury should mr., fnd whether The Eie was
River ang to her raser was bons hde Il !. wss that
ended the inquiry lit was merely coiorobe Transaction 20
directing the praceedings he wac pousihle.
The jury further hod that, through his sseney, these
board a vessel twss not hs be Pesonsy ,h,ud
lay ioTeels bands up ~ ,hem out would De ;s,e, INA. ,y
II hsi been shown this s had been packed
~ the spsce Of en h3nr therey proving l Wa a"te VIVID
Lieut. Todd bad testified uegries bad been packed so
that ths nied office could not replace them,
aud the ace Cap ain Gordon had 20 be obtaiecd 70 pat
bsk IN the vessel aud he iuncd Gey Instructed TIE ON
GERS in h. doing it, which Was by spreading tie
limbs OF the creatures apart and sitting them 90 close together
that foo. could not be pat The deck fisey the
Jury found that the vessel foreign vessel and tho deen-
dant American en9aed 10 the trade he reonsibe
under me iied states Aer further emas
the Judse directed tie Jury TO retire
THE HOMICIDE oS rHE NORTH STAR.
The Attorney called the trial of George
Charles Seymour the murder Of Edward Johnfon board
the North Star he prosecution sege ha, tbs last
rsssss Of that vessel from this port to Apinwal iuy &C.
CURED Johnson AID Of the hands whe Seymour
rteere ard best the former 90 severely that his das ep,rd
The vessel arrived ApiDwa tie next day. anj deceased vas
privately taken ashore aud Ot red .
tia, me aed tr1in this port for AIinws the 2l of Apl
!s,t prisoner the hrt snt gineer deceased was
Sullivan. him and tAey hsd. difficulty; sullivsn
Tssped im Seymour III cane ont Il ha room sn ',fch
in the jaw aud hold Of hin Johnson cet out not
10 choke HIM wilnes west down 70 the h-eoom and n ran
hoT serN ard Johnson down aud asked Tor drlnk OF
him ga,s Of water and be "ent TO the fcIwsrd heroom
down with piece OF lndnubber rope one ard
inches thick and Johnson three or four blows on the
back; Johns sitting resting himself the time
Another witness the above md added
and threw him between the boilers leaving hin speechless
job tried could he sd ne willing TO
Other witnesses examined bat .leir testimony Of
liite importance.
witnesses for the dreose several # whom testified that johnson
uuruy and msited the punishment he received aud that
his death not caused by the punishment bu. ws' the result
OF apopleIy.
At the conclusion of the evidence for the defense
counsel agreed to submit the to the Jgy The District A.
Court, rendered verdict Of" Not Guilty"