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had any hand in either the seizing, detaining, or murdering him. But, Gentlemen, if my instructions don't mislead me, we shall fix the thing at least as strongly upon Mr. Goodere as Mahony, and more strongly upon them both than I am willing to open it."

Then came a cloud of witnesses: Mr. Smith, the landlord of the 'White Hart;' a variety of bystanders; the men of the barge, one of whom, the Midshipman Williams, deposes to the exhortation given by Captain Goodere to his brother, to make his peace with God:

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Williams. And the Captain being as near to Sir John as I am to your Lordship, Sir John asked the Captain what he was going to do with him? Says the Captain: "I am going to carry you on board to save you from ruin, and from lying rotting in a gaol."

Mr. Vernon (counsel for the prosecution).—And what reply did Sir John make to that?

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Williams. He said: "I know better things. I believe you are going to murder me. You might as well throw me overboard, and murder me here right, as carry me on board ship and murder me." "No," says the Captain, "I am not going to do any such thing; but I would have you make your peace with God." As I steered the boat I heard all that passed.

Then came witnesses to the bringing on board and into the purser's cabin, and the fastening on the bolts, and the placing a sentinel at the door, and the replacing that sentinel by Captain Goodere himself; and then comes the chief witness of all, the "honest cooper."

Edward Jones sworn:

Mr. Vernon. Mr. Joues, I think you are the cooper of the ship 'Ruby?'

Jones.-Yes, Sir.

Mr. Vernon.-Were you on board on Sunday, the 18th of January last?

Jones. Yes, Sir; I was.

Mr. Vernon.-In what cabin did you lie that night?

Jones. I had no cabin; but I made bold to lie in the slop-room that night, having my wife on board. Mr. Vernon.-Pray what is that you call the sloproom?

Jones. It is like a cabin.

Mr. Vernon.-How near is the slop-room to the purser's cabin?

Jones. Nothing but a thin deal partition parts it from the purser's cabin.

Mr. Vernon.-Will you relate to Mr. Recorder and the jury, what you know about the murder of Mr. Goodere's brother. Tell the whole you know concerning it.

Jones.-About Wednesday or Thursday before this happened, the Captain said to me, "Cooper, get this purser's cabin cleared out;" for he said he expected a gentleman shortly to come on board. I cleared it out, and on Sunday evening the gentleman came on board. When the people on deck cried, "Cooper, show a light," I brought a light, and saw the Captain going down the cockpit ladder. The gentleman was hauled down; he complained of a pain in his thigh from their hauling him on board. The Captain asked him if he would have a dram. He said no, for he had drunk nothing but water for two years. The Captain ordered Mahony a dram. He drank it. He also ordered one Jack Lee to put two bolts on the purser's cabin-door. The gentleman walked to and fro the purser's cabin, whilst they were nailing the bolts on. He wanted to speak with one of the officers. The carpenter told him he was the carpenter. Says the gentleman, "Do you understand what my brother Sam is going to do with me?" And said his brother had brought him on board to murder him that night. The carpenter said he hoped not, but what was done was for his good. The Captain said, they must not mind what his brother said, for he had been mad for a twelvemonth past; then the Captain went up again, and went into the doctor's room. I went to bed about eight o'clock. Some time about eleven o'clock at

night, I heard the gentleman knock. into him. Mahony sat down in the

Mahony went cabin, and he and the gentleman had a great deal of discourse together the gentleman said he had been at the East Indies, and told what he had got by his merit, and Mahony said some by good friends. I heard the gentleman, after Mahony had gone, pray to God to be his comforter under his afflictions: he said to himself that he knew he was going to be murdered, and prayed that it might come to light by one means or another. I took no notice of it, because I thought him a crazy man. I slept a little, and about two or three o'clock, my wife waked me. She said, "Don't you hear the noise that is made by the gentleman; I believe they are killing him." I then heard him kick, and cry out" Here are twenty guineas! Take them! Don't murder me! Must I die! Must I die! O my life!" and gave several keeks with his throat, and then he was still. I got up in my bed upon my knees; I saw a light glimmering in at the crack, and saw that same man Mahony, with a candle in his hand. The gentleman was lying on one side. Charles White was there, and he put out his hand to get the gentleman upright. I heard Mahony cry out, and swear, "Let us take his watch!" But White said he could not get at it. I could not see his pockets. White laid hold of him, and went to tumbling him up to get

out his money and watch. I saw him lay hold of the chain. White gave Mahony the watch, who put it in his pocket, and White put his hand into one of the gentleman's pockets, and cursed that there was nothing but silver, but he put his hand into the other pocket, and there he found gold.

Mr. Recorder.-In what posture did Sir John lie at that time?

Jones. He lay in a very uneasy manner, with one leg up, and when they moved him, he remained so; which gave me a suspicion that he was dead. I saw a person's hand on the throat of this gentleman, and heard the person say, "'Tis done, and well done."

Mr. Recorder.-Was that a third person's hand, or the hand of Mahony or White?

Jones.-I cannot say whether it was a third person's hand or not. I saw but two persons in the cabin. I did not see the person, for it was done in a moment. I can't swear I saw more than two persons in the cabin.

Mr. Recorder.-Did you take notice of the hand that was laid on Sir John's throat ?"

Jones.-I did.

Mr. Recorder.-Did it appear to you like the hand of a common sailor?

Jones.-No; it seemed white.

Mr. Vernon.-You have seen two hands held

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