The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-25
Tho General urt-1iaFtial Trial Of Lieut..
Ba,bot Tor shooting Geo. ". bennett u-Fuli
Particulars OF tho ase.

Tue Gehcrsi Court-hafti"I Trial Of Lieut..
Bai bot Tor shoetias Geo. W. Isenueu u-Fu,I
p.,,ic.,.,. of IN. ..-
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lhe Court Martih which has bccn in session
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lows:--
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p,.,.- -. -. m''.e'- nus t.Nne1 'nst
ou,,,sr ss a In, saS's , vac C,a.i.t steward tue
n,r iirSn Irr Was ,i.y, sni refused ~ allow the
irot ~ be put on him; the M,st r al Arm, and
Crrtotsl If Mafiras then trial 20 sy,in tut tha
prison or IN Ir,n,, hun rc,istancs bsiny wal. N.
HARRIET tu out for the guarI AMI ua,,v ob ara ,f
th, shtp, IN. n,.rinss aud the n ua AIM. maj,
next tri,d tn secure DSy,rrr w ma, on b,iny ~
nerd, "grarbcd" the handrnti, and susces,ruIIy
prtvsnttd tho Intended operation
Lieut. II. drcy out his pitt,l at tbi, p,ip. a,l
said, ''Nyill Won 20 in ir,ns t,r ma, n, i'm, N
yUu dotr, m shoot you!" to which no tep'y va,
made by RRSkTrr notyiths,anding witch NJ
BARwpr fr,d: the pl,t,l VAS lsy,lI,d IN the dire,
tion Of BEsNrrr's head
..
eHVNp pAr'
J"iiN BETsor, Msster-d- Arms, again Oh the stand.
lie ehstiis ri that BESsErr about three feet
rom Li,ut.rHh' bAEuor when the later fired; that
bNNh"r was powerful man, about ie,t 10 iDch.s
III height, AID weighing over 100 pounds tha,
BEsNLIr maze sTeLt resistance, ana several pots N,
bad 'o sid IA Carrying him forward gESSrrr, he
,atd, wasstpNg d,sn when shot, NJ one having
, nnnAh M"hUSos thiiu asis'in' engineer, was
Wy ,uv Nv ~ Nnbtss heu' bAah"r nrnerd BENNETT
oo p' ~, w 'i",ls' nkNShrt ieiuseu W suomit' sni
~ euI. bAnh han " S'me TO tue aShs'sncs OF the
nNS'' NJ h'hS' h's,,u bAuhor HHhn ofuer BGS'
UT IN N!hs, shd bE,Skrr sgan teiuSei 10 SUP
NV ihm'uiN'ty h-aiu pistol NED; heNd bS>.
rkri ,sy b'mh ", sho't me ea Z BARnor re.
,M,u 'hn' he mus go INTO irons; BENSErr said,
w WI :; ,''uldnt see BENSErr; only
.'Nu NJ hhSSElr was =" very ViOloat-seeiutd
'" "c uuhk''
fnhp pAts
L. cut. NARUVr op.iied ms Oefenss, by c,Iling n.
his fret wItUcsz, II. UUNrrREYa Mi,tat's M.te
wLo testified, tnat II was Octwc.n au o'clocl, on
the |lst uf January when tho stIr1eucp took p.,e
tho Mohawk at 'hl tims lying at tine 4 n, of Kev
West; heard nGNN FIT cursing loud on gln deck
l'KsSr1r wsa hollnaug that ID irish g. of a
h. had s'tuck him; witness walked ,rS,,d 4, mt
stop o. the noise: saw Lieut. Blanor 1t .pJ,n, nsar
BnsNrrr; the ms w,,I trying To t BRy.
NETT to 60 forward; heard B,unpr orIer HrySyrr
Lieut. BArnor slightly pushed HEssrrr fur snti'
wben BEN Srrr turned round ard told Lieut., D,nu,r
to stop pushing him: Lieut. RARnor then ..id an
push you much ~ pie .se I" BESsrrT anS,sere
go YOU won't uulcsg Cho,s ,so L, let N,, . I'm,
HApnor then again ordered him in,n ircus aud l.S,
BrSSr1T EXCLAIMED loudly the sams tms tuII,
ing of his cnp ard nnginy Il ,wn Violently III
be d-d u I'll be nut Ia iruns-rs M use tail Ing :"
Lieut. then called the Master az -hrtrs to M,
ON the irons the NJ .ster-At Arms and another man
hleu W Persuade BENNETT 20 Hubmit-then tried
u force him BESSErr, in backing from them,