The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-22

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saying 1t himself. He said that when
| the men went into the cabin Barstnd
| soon became drunk, and all hands took
at once to plundering the cabin The
/ prisoner said he told them that the kill
| ing was not done for robbery, but 70
save his own life. He said that n gen
| eral council was held in which nearly
| every one made some suggestion in re-
gard to the disposition OF the schooner.
| 1T was Horsburgh, he said, who frs,
! suggested burning the vessel In re-
| gard 10 the charge that he had three
| pistols and carried them In the boat
| win him. he said that he threw two of
'hena overheard and kept but one. He
put the responsibility of firing the
schooner on the ether members of the
crew. Some pf .he men insisted on
putting quantity of beer into the
peat; that every one g'ct drunk exccnt
hlihSeir and the Spaniard He charged
W" other men with inventing the story
ABOUT the accidental burning of the
vessel ana THE loss of the CAPTAIN aud
mate. lie put The responsibility of son.
"ta IhS AFTER they reached land on The
".hsr meti, insisting that some one
.i'"," travel Win him. He suggested
me drawing Of lots FOR travelling com
panions. as was done AS he traycInd
ne inquired :nr an American consul
WIN = View Of aurrcndcring himself
Alter they reached Bahia. Lind rnrusn,
| |" give himself up 10 the consul. oul
,hcE TOOK advantage Of, offers to shin
On uiit 2rent vessels. He was arrnste1
Oh vessel ~ The port. ana in Inc
course CT = few days was delivered into
| the custody Of the consul.
Andersen talked nuentlv ond corroc,
eddy; and when hr finished i,is s.h,r
turned 20 His I''ynor ana remarked
ana mat IS all have to saw"
'tere lengthy argument took pIaco
III regard 10 the admissibIlity of owl
| uchce showing previous cnco,r.crs VIII,
,ne mate. or OF 'Shreats by the male, or
.he brutal treatment he received from
-, "'i'ceF The C3urt ruled out tho
nititncr nnon the ground that Tho
prisoner testimony showed thot bn b,h
sought the mate and not The mn,a Mn,
~ ihc Time the shooting took uIncn
irre Mr.. Mcintosh proposed 10 ,sk tho
witness II the mate, ON Tho nray,ous
Jay. mad attempted to throw him over
board The question was ruled on,
andersen said that tho mate was stand
..S WMhih three feet Of him. a:tcmn,irn
~ Ntrihe nm with the ninrlinc ,;pi,;c
mate. N'''c" me
After a recess for dinner Andorso,
was cross examined by the Djsl,ir, a.,
a"IHeF lie admitted having mnJr q
Mr,tteh statement for the Consul -,
ii"Hla, III which he said that no on;
me pistol out Of his own trunk Ir,
ipEaicu about previous statements
AZ niu made conflicting with his t,s
t'nohN on the witness stand. hn nj
initted making the statements, hu; de-
t''eu mat they were true He InrinI
caliihE tn" maze down from Tho rin"in.
re Said hc called to the mate hut doc
not remember telling him To come
Gown the prisoner broke down ana
Shiu eNcltedly that the mate did not
cAcnlin FOR Gods sake don't shoot
me- inr the mate had no God He do
cured thht he was in such a per,urhcd
$3.50 ~ MIND when he Killed the can
ta!n una mate that he had no clear rn-
c"tIect!Ca of what he did. Shortly ,r-
SErWhru he said he was positive that bn
'nw" "a zee SHOTS ut the mate. lie as
serted that the men threw the ,r,ir,.
n"uN overheard without his order. Ia
ula not command The men To tbrnw
ne captains body overheard. but os,;ni
thcm 10 do 50. He did not rrmnmhor
iHENihE the mon into the cabin ia take
nrIEk. tle declared that Rarstaa couIJ
l!ot see MIN shoot the mate. 1t was his
iu' roat 10 iake the ship into port. hut
ne feared that. from the WAY Tho mnn
were conducting themselves ~,
Wpn!d all he taken up for pirates hv
| Svn" passing vessel. He denied thu;
ne t"ok charge Of the vessel or asserted
authority as commander. He dnnin
haNinG told certain persons artcrw,ri
| ina nc mad Informed the engineer ma.
NJ haH no authority 10 take command
after Inc captain and mate vcrn dana
He admitted finding three dollars ~ ~,
| captains wallet ana dia,rihutinr !,
| alh'nS the men. He spid th1t uor.
| n"rEh proposed to burn the schooner
- "u"rHcn consulted with Lind and Far
RAJ hhout the matter ana they said If
would be all right. Asked II he was
80 hh"Wh IN the fnrccnstlc as a sea
'aWNer' he said he did not know.
oh Redirect examination. no said
inat liorSburgh, the engineer. cycrrisnI
me authority of second mate ana oc-
chpi"d Il Siat1r0om in the cabin An
drew March and The engineer tool,
charge Of The work uf firing the yrssni
me prisoner said he passed IN Erro-
sehe from the hold 10 the men on dacl,
ana had no pistol in his hand AT ia
tine. nut had cnc in his pocket.
Andersen was on the witness stand
three hours all ;urcthcr.
captain w. j. Small. a sCnman, had
chPioEtd Andersen on his vessel and
round MN well behaved ana attentive
to his duties
John Asburg had known the prisoner
two years; that is he hn! known hin,
- 'H"t I'iH", though he had
known him as boy when they were
Sch""imatcs In Sweden. lie said the
dei"ndants character was good.
John Ahnhari was introduced 10 show
me reputation OF the deceased C'art9iu
whitman, hut was not permitted Ia
. answer the question.
The defense here rested. Witness
We're then introduced for The Govern
m"nt in rcbuital
liorahur.h said he ala not order ,hs
burning II the schooner; that Andersen
gave the order, when one word from
| MN would have saved the vessel. h
denied being drunk in the boat ma