New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-09
The case was adjourned to a, IN. to-day
THE BOWEN MUTINY.
OPENING OF THE INvESTIGATION--THE KILLING
OF CAPT. ARMSBURY.


The examination OF Manuel Antoine. Nike
Antoine, Thomas Roach and flames Thomas, charged
with mutiny and with numbering Capt Am,bury Of the
American brig j. L. Bowen, was begun, yesterday be
fore Commissioners Davenport Assistant United states
District Attorney Purdy conducted prosecution and
Robert waite appeared Tor the defense The following
evidence was taken:
j. sleeper te1ii6edG The Of The ship Bogta when
we teT Ie DO e., sap e e % In o q A s e ~
L m ne ,rbor in ,,ss n ry ~, .r, i.S ., Sis ~
IT, Thomas The tackle srong told hin n tx it; b. pot
sticEs Al him; Maurei Antoine rushed a, ne viii !,
bar the captain threw him of Thomas then struck er tines
after this saw e captain Ing 90 The decA viii bis Lei t opu
was not knocked sensess m not see who sick ae tons John
Nike and Thomas took the captain az be lived ae tlH shout
him anything aber, this trouble am nephew Of The captain
-eramnd-wLen e for this por The cpu ii rot toll
had done their duty we when foani fault With tte Ib,
hen br the et at lin lie captain cane ap and tod me 70 Ie no
from the DID not the captain Lave ANYTHING in us
Is inches long, eghe three poant Msaae
with bar Die hand; be did not ry strike
not see him ei THONGS followed me Up struck
Ts gn s lime I no how .rck a. tbe rs1t'ip stsn
knocked down told the stop ard tl stopped after this
all Of oers aud Attempted and fur
.gTa. '''C OF distress bot they made no o5scaoa
after had thrown the boar Thomas do not pc up The sndls
in an alteration Thomas up knocked
George Crane tde- am second ote l. Bowen; when
this difficulty took place il afternoon witch on degs
lie fixed wrong THREE tines tie nate use harsh Honis
10 the men: / looked ont trOgbei the men 10 @ktu
the bars out of the capstan and held them 10 % hands, they bea
started towarl eatel1g Manuel Antoine was ahead
him the shout and threw BIN On e dcA
Thomas came al ne raised 10 ke ne toOA tie bar away
from him and struck BIN with II the head ee vti cane up
with arge stick h. sise Thomss With IL va struck on the
back OF knocked scnes; ae cane TO- TIE lbb ~s
over and / saw the captain hing dead on Tue feck.
had been blow struck Nhh
trouble coming; throwing Of piece OF S0 By ne mate wa
The first violence al but Mauue Antoine rested their bars On TIE
had his ris his bead; ms va beo .e mae
threw the piece wood did lng sAe tn ,alin I'D
not him engaged In The bght; saw MIN, oome
forward teore | threw Manuel 10 the deck ! dd
moi e him have weapon his hand d not tea hr captain i'
the mate kill did rot hear hin rse any ial orr
Ing language TO the up the OF the hgh the men were good
seanen oeyed orders readily skn was Dol broken ~ we O""s
neck swollen
Matte. steward Of the ship J. L. Boweni
came out the second lying the deck
thought he then strike the hrt mate
did exactly who 1t two mef then at
struck scared that cant tell who has
captain from the deck; he bav hu and
blood the captain did SPEAK he dern about
hour and half -. -.
rosseInmneI did not beginning o, this Sight the
would Kill troiiT and defended myself as well
from me- back Of the hs the blow
him down. did not hear the anything when got
hght almost bit Thomas
said he had done anything and went from bin.
K T. Offer testhel passenger the j. L. Bowen about "
heard amoag the the capan then SAID there
until ight captains bed opu and he died
about q the mates be d badly and ibsecoad ns
hu dressed their wouns was sird sud did not tails With the
N IN about the fight
The examination was adjourned account ;of the alb
seuce or witnesses for the prosecution.