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bt'11ti,1U. S. District Cockt.—Before H. B.j Jones, Commissioner. fiCoggell, the second mate of the Chal- dlt; i lenge, was yesterday arraigned on the ! u ]charge of murdering ’* sailor named a' Mevens on the high sen*, when the fob, 01 lowing testimony was given: . Fj George //»//, a seaman, was «worn and u testified that Coggell** watch was sent1 n up to take in the m zen top*sail—Stevens A among the number ; a portion of us j flt; went out on the yard-arm, the rest, laid h into the quarter of the yard as close as' a they could: the wind was blowing n nw calc, not a hard one ; the mate sung out vfrom below to lay out on the yard and ftpick up the sail; Coggell gave orders to) trim the yard; the mate sung out forus to pick up the yard didn't know'what they were waiting for, and askedCoggell why he did not keep the sous of ab s on the yard, and if he did not lihe would come up and kick him off: jpStevens stood close to me on my right, j cCoggell on my left ; Stevens was stand- ning on the foot rope about two-third* of dthe way out: a minute or two before | aCoggell kicked Stevens a man fell off. isthe yard arm into the water: a minute i d % /or two after this the sail came over theheads of all on the yard, and two fell,one of them, Stevens, into the water. I p the other on the deck ; bo'h of them j b were killed; it was a minute or two , [ after Coggell kicked Stevens, before be. i Stevens, fell : we wore reflng the mizen j/ O Itop sail, on the larboard yard arm : Coggell said, when the first man fell, if the yard a m is not trimmed, we'll all be knocked off: Coggell kicked from behind me; Steven* made no cry. !Cross-examined.—We went up by the * mate's orders: the wind was blowing a .. gale : that sail was flying a great deal.: and whipped over our heads; 1 came near going at the same time Stevens;• ^ • ydid; the kick could not have been much, f.r lie kicked from behind me : he could not kick around before me ; r Coggell made 110 threats: 1 think it • 1 was the leech (rope on the edge of the ' sail) as much as anything that knocked ' him off; it struck me. j 'Thomas Johnson, also seamen, sworn — Says he was at the wheel, and the yaid-1 c arm spoken of was over bis head; the sail was flying about, first filling, then backing, ami knocked the man off; had a good view of the yard, but did nut see Coggell kick Stevens. jlSichol, another seaman, was examined j -and said ho saw the two men fall fromlifibcI!evathe yard, hut knew nothing more.On this evidence Coggell was discharged from the accusation of murder. U and was held to bail for an assault, and for this improp r and unjusti- ■ j liable treatment of Stevens during a a gale. The amount of t ail was left to ho „ fixed after examination on two other warrants, one at the instance of Douglas,! the first mate, for mutiny : and the other at the instance of a seaman, for an assault, until which he was remanded to ’j the custody of the Alar-hal.—Alta. ; j(Captain Waterman is said to have v been arrested at Monterey. He will probably be soon brought to San Francisco. Undoubtedly much of the enor- * mous iniquity laid to his charge is exag- j j' geratcd in the flush of public excite- t ment; but if one half hois charged,o with is true, be should hung high as ]' Hainan. We hope the Vigilance Com 1 mittee will keep watch over him and [. the Courts.
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Nevada City Journal
Nevada City, California, US
Sat, Nov 08, 1851
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