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PEDEO GIBERT AND OTHERS,

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‘Think Ruiz had on a blue jacket
and cap; when he eame on board,
told his comrades to get some-
thing, Pirates hailed us in good
English; could mderstand them
yeadily; language rather foreign
aceent, First saw the men on
deck of Mexican; saw them after-
wards in gaol, First recognized
Ruiz the day he was brought up
Bere; mentioned it to no person.
Do ‘not feel any resentment
against Ruiz more than the rest.
‘Benjamin Daniele, Was one
of the erew of the Mexican when
she was boarded; have seen some
of the pirates since; saw them in
this courthouse yesterday. Saw
them at a previous examination.
(Witness here pointed ont Ruiz.)
Can't tell in what part of oor
vessel I saw him; saw him sev-
eral times; am sure Ruiz is the
man; he came on board in our
boat with the first party.
Cross-examined. Feel sure that
man was one of those who robbed
the Mexican. Saw a man among
them called the boatswain; can’t
recollect how he waa dressed, ex-
copt that he had a dark jacket.
Do not knew what sort of a nose
tha boatswain had. Boatswain
had whiskers. Cannot, tell what
dress Ruiz wore, or whereabouts
jn the brig I saw him; he was
driving us round the deck with
the others. Two of the pirates
remained on deck, and three re-
mained below. Was much
frightened and flustered; feel
confident, nevertheless, that Ruiz
was one of the men ‘who boarded
us. Am aware that his life de-
pends on the result of this trial.
Thomas Charles Henry Ridgly
(eolored). Was cook on board
the Mexican when she was robbed
think I have seen two of the
men since who committed the rob-

bery; was lying along some spars
in sueh a position that I could
see all who came on board—the
pirates did not disturb me at
first.

(Witness here pointed ont the
black cook of the Panda (An-
tonio Ferrer) and Manuel Boyga,
as the individuals he recog-
nized.)

Ferrer was on board the
schooner, and Boyga eame in the
boat to the Mexican. (Ferrer)
was on the top gallant yard of ‘
the schooner, which was some
times very near to the Mexican—
not further from ber than the
distance from one side of the
court to the other. The schooner
sometimes came so near the brig
that T could see the tattooing on
Ferrer’s face.

John Lewis (colored). Wes
steward of the Mexican; have
seen some of the pirates sine
the robbery.

(Witness here went up to Ruiz,
the carpenter, and laid his hand
upon his shoulder, and said, this
is one of them.)

Ruiz beat me on the half deck
with an oaken batten, becanse I
would not show him where the
money was.

Cross-ecamined. If I should
see any of the others, don’t think
I should know them—probably
might know the boatswain,

Joseph Peres. Was one of tho
crew of the Panda at the time
the robbery was committed on
board the Mexican. Have turned
Btate’s evidence. (Previously to
being placed on the stand he was
informed by the Court that if he
told “the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the trath,” he
would not himself be proceeded
against; but that if he spoke in
any reapect Zalsely, he would fors

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