The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1836-08-30 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LIVERPOOL POLICE.  SUPPOSED MunnEa.—Yesterday week a ferocious-looking copper-coloured Indian, who gave his name as Emanuel Rice, was placed before Mr. Hall. Dock Police-officer No. 26, stated, that the prisoner had been brought from Africa, in the ship Huskisson, from the mate of which vessel he had received him in charge, for having stabbed, and it was supposed murdered; one Joshua Campbell, chief mate of the ship Vere, of this port. The prisoner had been brought over in chains, and he (the officer) had received him into his custody on the quay of the Waterloo Dock. Mr. Hall inquired if there were any.person in the court to substantiate the charge. The officer replied, that the captain of the Huskisson was unwell and the mate was very busy, which had prevented either of them from attending. Mr. Hall directed that a messenger should be despatched for some one who had seen or knew something of the circumstance. After a short time, the mate of the Huskisson' arrived, but it turned out that, though he possessed the requisite information, he had not seen the act committed. It was stated, that Mr. W. H. L. Curran, captain of the Huskisson, had been an eyewitness of the transaction, Mr. Curran was accordingly sent for, and, on his arrival, he deposed, that he had commanded the ship Vere, of this port, on her voyage out to Africa. The prisoner was a Malay, and had been put on shore on the African coast, by the captain of the Buzzard, a slaver., He (captain Curran) bad found him on the beach famishing for want, and took him on board his vessel, as a mere act of humanity. He turned out to be an idle and useless fellow, who could not by any means be prevailed upon to work. About the end of May last, the Vere was lying in the river at Bonny. The mate, Joshua Campbell, was endeavouring to prevail upon the prisioner to lend a band at some operation which was in prOgress, and, finding his remonstrances ineffectual, he became angry, and told the prisoner that be was an idle fellow, or something to that effect. The prisonerinstantly drew forth a knife and stabbed Campbell in the breast. Before any of the crew could interfere, he repeated the blow. Both the wounds Were exceedingly dangerous, and, when Captain Curran left Bonny, but little hope was entertained of Campbell's recovery. The Huskisson being full, Captain Curran, for some reason which was not stated, took charge of her, and by the orders of Annypopple, king of Bonny, he took the prisoner on board, for the purpose of conveying him to England. On their passage hotne, the prisoner, who, it seems is exceedingly irritable, being offended at a negro, had seized a knife, and attempted to stab him, but was prevented by the crew. After this circumstance, he was kept in irons. As the prisoner could not understand a word of English, Mr. Hall remanded him till the next day, giving directions that Captain Curran's information should be taken. On the following day the case was re-heard in the presence of an interpreter. The Vere, it appears, is expected up in about a fortnight, and, as the fate of the mate, Campbell, cannot be ascertained till her arrival, Mr. Hall directed that the prisoner should, until that time, be remanded to the Borough Gaol.