New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-08
Law INTELLIGENCE.
United STATES CIRCUIT COURT-M.noH 5-Bssns
Judge SHPssS.
nm HOMICIDE on THE sIiIP LANkh'ItH.
In Irs "a.

Judge sHiPSsS.
TEE HOMICIDE on TIE SHIP LANkk"ith.
A colored man uaned WIN. Henry HawsIns wac
.rsi,n,d for thai Mondsy morning on an ,ndctne@
charrisg him with the murder OF VIVA Aesns me cPs.
~ 10 ,fn Lsmerser on 29th Of SeremoeE lsoi The
was steward or tie vessel which, .; tie time YES
"a her passage London 10 is port ~ spp-ss hs'
ia ,pd .rurk him TIE prisouer afsr"are hesfc %
musr hreas revenge s0d e captain was clna on ,ns
ath N September IN his cabin dying from wounds inlc.ec
b. an en- subsquen.J found IN the po''e-'n o'
sci n, md IN snd while in the frssn &c
sts-dsy Sept, b. difficulty occurred about The ere1ksf
With the steward s.king bm tia, was the way ne coosee
Ito nsrserel hawkin. replied that !. We. one .' ms ~sy
VOID ro erre IN reIly question by the prisoner coun
.. .d The food YES pFepsed ~ The coos nes 's
the vinegar and hred the VINEGAR bottle ct 'he steward mesa
bu, without hitting him. ihe captain then s,pe1
Won n YOU DON. behave better sil rhs bloch
ale and you nie Nsw.Oslesns and sell yoo s'ne':
suoreucn,y cod tao Pnsouer bat be net DE- eei sse
try aud cot csptsin ssa',ranse n,n wAep tho
witness answered am .ss .nas.s hs ~,
a Csrrsin aud receiving no snsws open-h ,ns ooe
% 10 he Csp,ains berth snl put. HI. hand upon hun ses
lie eeoll mate who said the Captain mnst nsss on'r
teed ve.el They with The carpenter returned to The
bi And the ecoad mate said tho Captain mus, have o,en
rserrd sad irEed tie steward IN irons lhe 'sp.aia
~ ~ hsf covered his hands 10y bis vide blood on BIZ
fss5 ard NJ. bra N potr1ding nom wound in s head
r. Captain nos quite dead then Wines WEN On oo;
called Ike e-ew cit aud the best Of his belize ne ewrs
49,, 49, .st ore VINO came The accused Was then put N
ons and ,-ien bscs to London and there sen; 20 this
city for tri,i. -,
o. the examination Il shown tbs. the s-cone
s,s robbed the Csps hi clothing and silver watch
III. line tie defense Is that the o55ey aud murder were
committed the tine sud b. the second mate
fh nsofni,s MI Charlie. Spencer summed on for the ss
eloquent aud elaborate agurent In introducing
subject the jury be congratulated himself tia. be STOOD
IN ra!i0n CT this Concieacy where Of the 0p
prr,ed spised AID oulIssed could demand ron
Jury h- same u.icr h. White could ard be wsut
sse occasion .a !, afforded som.~ht beautiful add
ia p.ing commentary upon the doctrine that la,
rshts Tia. hi. although differing from 10 pron
be 20 the ,ae accoDni, iy s-any other citizen and
could ask the same justice at the lands OF lugy.
Cu, states Distrc, Attorney srAh followed MI Spep-
cor win Eu able argument behalf ~ The Government
A-r the Jury retired H Smith moved the trial Of JohA
H. MYERS Sec Msc OF tie ship Lsnrsle or obbine
sp, Adams Of his watch and clio hing The indictment de-
the ofense larceny the high Il viii be 20
,rnbered tina, the hawkins contended in behalf OF
hi, client that tho robbery sud murder o. the Captain na
penea =. the same times
iona. h. PLiT ssrpeered for the accused in tbs csse
Pendu. the trial the Jury in the Of assDs esun.e
10 the Courtroom and rendered verde, Of guilty Of murder
Sentence deferred
CONVICTED OF S.NstAUDHrFR.
The trial of Maurice NJ German mate OF fhe snip
Magnolia for the murder Of Chsres b'own sssSsu wee
concluded Thnrsdsy afternoon the Jury r-ndeThS4'e
dc. oi mAnslsushter Sentence was deferred