Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-11-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE MURDEP. OP CAPTAIN PIIILIP BARKEII.—The Portuguese seaman, Charles Annois (or Amon) alias Pietro Francisco Guimarieno, who was convieted of the above shocking murder, on the 2th ult., was removed, after the trial, to the cell or ward appropriated to criminals under sentence of death, and the sheriffs felt it their duty at once to communicate to hint that Monies', the of November, was the day appointed for his execution, lie dal not exhibit the least emotion, but continued to show the same calm demeanour that has characterised him since he has teen in Newgnte. lie appears to be a remarkably quiet, inoffensive man, ansi his education appears to be very superior to that of an ordinary common seaman. Ile dues not seem to have asingle friend or connection in this country, and he would have been entirely without legal assistance at his trial, if Mr. Jonas, the governor of I`:ewgate, finding that he was a Portuguese, or that he, at all events, represented himself as such. had not communicated with the representative of the Portuguese government in this country, who home(lately came to visit the unfortunate man, and took the necessary steps to procure counsel to defend him. The eiromnstances under which the crime was committed, it will be remembered, were very extraordinary, and no appal ent, motive appeared to exist for the desperate act committed by the prisoner. The prisoner dues not even now appear to be aware of what had occurred, and he repeatedly exclaims that he did not kill the captain, or, according to his own expression, " Me no kill captain— me fond of the captain." A very general impression prevailed at the trial that the prisoner would have been acquitted, on the gronnd of insanity, and the learned judge who tried him, Mr. Justice Williams, made several observations that would have fully jtraiiied the jury in returning such a Wrdict. What could have been the object of the prisoner, even if he had succeeded in killing or disabling the whole of the crew, it would be dithiett!t to imagine, as he mull not have navigated the ve-sel himself; but it appears that there was a suggestion that he intended only to have killed four or five of the men on board, and that he expected this would have intimidated the others, and that they would have assisted him in running away IA ith the vessel. No information whatever has been obtained relative to the prisoner, except that it appears he was, for us short time, in the hospital at Lisbon, before lie shipped on board the vessel where the tragical affair occurred, and it was stated that he was treated as a lunatic ; but there does net appear to be any foundation for this statement, and that he was merely an ordinary patient. As is tile case with most seam'', the prisoner is Marked upon several parts of his person, and on the right arm there is the ominous lepresentation of the black pirate flag, and a death's head and gross-bones. The prisoner is a Roman Catholic, and upon his requesting to see it minister of that religien, it was at once complied with, and the Rev. Mr. Stanton has visited him constantly both before and since his conviction. This gentleman, it appears, resided for a considerable time at Lisbon, and speaks the Portuguese language quite fluently. The Portnguese authorities have been in communication with the sheriffs since the conviction, and it is understood that they intend to memorialise the Home Secretary, and ask that the life of the unfortunate man may be spared, on the ground that he was not responsible for his actions at the time the offence WB/4 committed. —Standard.