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PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERS.

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it's my turn now.” He wes in a
state of excitement,

Ebenezer Prescott. Am an of-
ficer of the court; Ridgly wes in-
toxicated at the time, Saw Mr.
Sumner and others talking to
him a short time after, and not
thinking it proper that he should
be questioned in his then atate,
went and told Mr, Dunlap.

Henry Homer. Ridgly was
one-half or two-thirds drank.
Sew many people round him;
among others, Mr. Child, who
was listening and speaking to
him, Heard one of the bystand-

Daniel F. Hale. Waa a pas-
senger, in the year 1831, on
foard the American ship Min-
erva, from New York to New
Orleans, The Minerva ran
aground on the Bahama bank,
and would, in all probability,
with all her crew and passengers,
but for the exertions of Bernar-
do de Soto, the captain of a
Spanish brig, which providen-
tially hove in sight, took them
on board, and carried them safe-
ly into the Havana. They were
seventy-two in all. They could
not possibly have been saved,
had they not been assisted by de
Soto, as the Minerva had a cargo
of lime, which would have taken
fire on coming in contact with

ers say to Mr. Child, “It won't
do you any good, for he is point-
ing to the prisoners.” Hidgly
did not point to the mutineers,
Jomes Benjamin (recalled).
Ridgly did pomt, at first, to the
prisoners, but afterwards at the
Mutineers. Some one standing
by corrected him, telling him
that “he was mistaken; the pris-
oners had gone out.” Am cer
tain prisoners had gone out at
this time. Went away with the
impression that Ridgly was a
witness against the mutineers.

November 19,
the water, and the vessel had
already sprung aleak. An Amer-
iean ship, the Chariot, after hav-
ing ascertained their situation,
continued their voyage without
attempting to succor them; on
her arrival she reported a vessel
on the Bahama bank. De Soto
treated them very kindly while
on board his brig.

Samuel Sanford. Have ex-
amined the invoice of the cargo
with which the Panda sailed
from Havana, and value it at
$10,000.

Mr. Child produeed a Lloyd's
List of 12th August, 1832, which
stated that a piratieal schooner,
having on board thirty men, had
been seen in lat. 30 long. 22.

‘ME, HILLIARD FOR THE PRISONERS.

Mr. Hilliard. Gentlemen of the jury: You are ealled
upon today to exercise your vocation in a case of the most
peculiar nature; in a case, a parallel to which we should seek
for in vain in the criminal annals of this, and I almost said,
in those of any other state or country. It is a serious thing,
gentlemen, to sit in judgment, for life or death, upon 4 single
individual. The performance of such a duty requires the

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