The New York herald., 1867-04-03
SHOOTING AFFRAY ON TIE HIGH SEAS.

The First Mate Dang crousiy shot by the Cap.
tRin-Arrest Of the Captain.
On Monday afternoon Coroner Cover called on
board the British schooner Ottawa, lying the bay
of Fort Hamilton, TO take the ante examination
OF Freeman Tngey, first Of the vessel, who had
been dangerously shot at the evening Of the 10th
ultimo by pistol in the hands OF William H. Pye, cap
tain Of the Ottawa The testimony taken fails to show
any tho part Of Captain Pye for shooting his
first officer and it is charitable believe that he was
aboring under temporary hallucinaton mind at the
time. He secured and brought prisoner TO this
port Below will be found the dispositions Of the victim
aud two other witnesses, as also ne verdict Of the
jury
Freeman Tingley, being duly sworn, deposcs and
says. am first mate board the schooner Ottawa Cap
tain VIM Pye; sailed from Para South America, the
Sd day Of March, bound for this port Tuesday, the
standing by the manmast; was taking the attitude OF
the Polar star; the captain came along and asked me
what ! was doing: l told him ] was taking the
men were doing down in the cabin. whom ! sup
posed to be the second mate and steward; told him
did not know; then he fred at me; the shot took
effect In the neshy part OF my thigh, which not
rious; then ran around under the main BOOM whero
nv e de asoSo the bp hd when the scW
ard, who was In the cabin, came up and the captain
fired at him. ran TO the forecaste to get out the men,
/ suppose; got into berth in the forecastie; did
my duty faithfully and gave him no cause or provocs
and it is my opinion the captain was excited BY jealousy
had no difficulty with the captain on the homeward
passage, but the outward passage there d er
cnce between US as 10 the position In which was
shipped but that settled In Para: this vessel s
British vessel and the captain and myself are British
subjects.
TESTIMONY OF LEVI SIMPSON.
Levi Simpson being duly sworn, says-I am seaman
board British schooner Ottawa lying In this
port; the day OF the shooting went TO the wheel
six O'Clock r NJ about seven o'clock the captain
out Of the cabin and went up behind the mate was
taking observation; some words passed. the
turned sharply around and put his hand the captains
shoulder and talked some three four minutes a sea
struck us and washed them pretty WELL after which tho
captain fired at tho mate: the latter ran behind the
mainmast; the captain followed him and fired again.
just the mate was STOPPING under the main
boom to get by tho mainmast; the mate hal
ioed; the steward came out; Tingley told him to
look ont or the captain would shoot him. the CAPTAIN
then fred at the steward who forward and the cap
tain tried to get another shot at the mate lodged
at which q from forward, ana then the mate
went into the orecastle the captain then went TO tho
galley and looked down. the second out and
the captain was secured the captain said he shot the
mate; he said, '1il be hung may we'll jump over.
board;' tho second mate stopped him. or think he
existing between the mate and captain.
Frederick w. Wilbcr, second mate and Lewis Mil.
bourn the steward ase examined but their testi
mony Is chiefly corroborative OF that given above
The case then submitted to the Jury who returned
the following
That Freeman Tingley came to his Injuries at the
bends of Captain William Eye, of the schooner Ottawa
while at sea. on the 10Th day OF March, 1857
The captain who is twentyeigh years OF arc born in
Prince Edwards Island, and lives at Hopewe Cape N
B., arragned and confessed TO shooting Tprley but
without intending TO XIII HIM. Coroner Cover committed
The latter twenty years Of age and also native
Of New Brunswick.