The New York herald., 1862-11-27
Murder ON Board the Ship Robt. L. Lane
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS 00URT.

UNITED STATES c0xnIssIoNER's 00UEz. s.
nseors Commissioner Henry. ss
Nov 26-TAe Umscd States y. Henry ko6rs-In this
case the defendant charged with tbs murder u Capt
Bryer Tors appeared 70 have been dreadful scsns On
board. The following evidence was adduosds-
John W. Leonard. sworn, said:L was hrst mate On
board ship Robt. L. Lane LIST November last after
that time was acting captain; At six O'CLOCK in the
morning all hands were called 70 ship; the captain
called mo himself; he said, "Mr. Leonard, we must
wear ship" and we deck Immediately; put on
my JACKIE. up after him. he told to % below
again he called again at halfp o'clock and
he told me there were words between Yatsey and
MIR Oakley and prepare oput him In rons advised
him t. put him Ia irons easily; went forward at eight
O'Clock, ding TO directions, and ordered the watch
60 the water, and told this Patsey and
Waiter Roach att and get sail; then went i'm
had gone below he ordered TO go where he was;
/ vent forward to whore Patsey was, and he was
G. ming forward from the cabin; asked him why no did
moi and the sail up and he put his hands his
bowels and said, sBy ID, am SICK and can't do it;''
repDrtet this tho captain and walked out, and the
captain aked after me- as l was coming out met
mo nc at the fur OF the passenger house, asked
him Why he was not below slowing water; ne made the
rem said that there going to be bloody row,
III il no in the snip would be put In irons; the
CAPTAIN up to and said s'Mr Leonard, you
whatx contend wit" " and stepped right forward
asked Moore why he did not stow the water and to
work said he would do anything he told him, but
he wanted DO put in irons he turned TO go
him blow the head or shouilor; Moore turned
Ri ht round ciched in with the captain and, draw
ing his kn cut The captain forward somew here IN the
Of his person; do not know whether 1T his
bowels not at this moment Patsey out Of the
steerage gangway and made towards me- at this time
Moore and the captail had moved off Towards; then
Patsey ared for aud he turned and towards the
captn; him take his knife up and make stab to-
wards the captain think he cut him Knocked Patsey
down on the deck with capstan bar Moore lett the
ca la thea and Immediately ran forward. the captain
struck Pa,sey ater no WIS down; We picked the
thnr
OF Moore for eight ten days when he cnched with
tho tain could SOC opportunity Patsey took to
stab the captain the captain asked me II Moore Kurt
this after the captain was struck
Cross examined by Mr.. Dunphy-l was mate a week
or two previously TO her sailing, IN August; never
sailed In her before II was my watch below l do
not know who in charge OF the wheel on
| this morning: we had conversation in the cabin
with the captain: do not rccollect IL ! had con.
versation with the captain deck; do not semem
bcr that the captain sail, "ieonard we must manage
by me plan 10 get that damned rascal Of the way
when the captain advised me e arm tiy Sell ARMED my
SELF with HEAVIER aoo~, .wo feet in leklh; dout know
treated ~ ~ rs harshly; was hard ea,her his con
eU think, not cruel towards lis crew he treated
himself harshy knew he struck the boatswain on
that morning. lie struck him the did not see the
blow given, but hoard ii saw hun 9nc boy John
.thc captain asked Moore Nhy he d.. 90 to stow the
water. sioolc said he would go work, that would
not allow any one put Ia irons the ship, that
should be put in irons wh,lc he alive Moore turned
round to go off, Moore said to the captain ~ will do any
4
or shoulder Moore clincled with the captain Pascy
me- and then turned TO the captain aud stabbed
him with his kne jhe captain did not knock Moore
down. know only of the captain having strgck pre-
once 30 may have struck him several blows, but dit
not see hp; was busy; when Knocked Patsey dowr
| the Captain hit him on the bead; the captain said
sThey have killed me knife in Patseys hand the
captain said They have killed me'' did not say to hs
captain that had killed Barney: struck Barney or
the head shoulder; did not in the csptaiat
hand tho captains woands; helped Ia dress them
Henry porsley and the other Alexander assisted Alex
andef sexed the wounds up tl1.e threc wounds
the abdomen the others in the side the csp.ir
complained Of the wound in the abdomen most
he bled most from tho wounds in the back
he bed very much; the wounds in tho bach
went through into the body: they we're deep
must have been, they would not have bed so much
do not know what Moore did with the knife did not
put Moore irons after the afray it said he
sick: saw nothing OF Moore after the wounds In the
bleeding all the time; the wounds In the bach
were not dressed until otter the wounds in the belly
Barney struck only once at the captain; had hand
spike struck Barney with IL; he got up after
ward the captain lived thirty six hours Patsey lvet
l oclock the AFTERNOON asked the captain ahou
it, but he did not speak 70 me about it, had converse
1 tion with him about II. Adjourned.