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tauu uu MJWS u* bOSSD- DBO SlCCC ££60 diSCOVCreS.The prisoner made do defence $ sad the jury having re—SiTFfiw* VW{^ct Ktfllty, he was sentenced by she Lord Chief Baron to four years5 penal servitude.(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)ZU£IJB.B OH THE HIGH SEAS.CJzzrles A-ntiGze? alias PranciscG Antonio JPiero GtzimaraenSy aged Sfk a Portuguese seaman, was indictee for the wilful mures? oi Philip Barker opozi the high seas end within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, :Mr..Sleigh ood Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution: Mr. Metcalfe decoded the prisoner, through the iaotru* mentality of the Portuguese consul.The prisoners npon being asked whether he wished tc avail himself of his privilege ot being tded by a jury partly composed of foreigners and partly of Englishmen, replied. ce Hoall English men.wAe interpreter was sworn to interpret the evidence.The learned counsel for the prosecution, in opening thecase to the jury, said it was one of the most serious charges that could be broeght under their consideration,, and the joooiry was one which materially affected the interests oi society and of the prisoner at the bo?, whose life depended upon the verdict that would be returned. He then proceeded to state that the prisoner was employed ao cook eu board a British vessel called the Margaret, and the offence imputed to him was the murder of ths captain of that vessel by cutting his throat. He said he did not believe the slightest doubt could arise that the prisoner had committed the act imputed to him, and that fa 4ba result the only questiop for the jury would he whether the prisoner, from the state of bio mind, or from any other cause, was respcn-eible criminally for hie conduct. He then proceeded to'givean outline of the evidence, and the following witnesses were examined
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London Morning Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Oct 27, 1859
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