Yokohama, 20th May.
Before General T. B. Vox BUREN, Consul.
General, and' Messrs. Fostet, Kets, MANLEY, and OLMSTEDT, Assessors.
Tue Prorie oF rae: Usrren Stares v. Joun Ross, sailor of the American ship Bullion, who is charged with having, on the 9th instant, murdered the second mate of that ship, Robert Kelly.
The evidence in this ease, the circumstances of which have already appeared in our colt was concluded on the previous evening, and to-day the Court delivered the following Judgment and Sentence:—
The Cover said—Prisoner, you have h careful, and as the members of the Court believe, an impartial trial, and you have been defended by able and zealous Counsel, who has done everything possible in your behalf.
The evidence shows that on the evening of the Sth of May instant you were ashore al, a portion of the time, in company with Robert Kelly, the second mate of y During this time bad blood igenered between you which resulted in a fight at the Ihatoba, in which you appear to have rece a namber of bruises and injun three or four hours aiter board your ship, the Bullion, victim in the galley, eat stopped at the door and th our snift-coming and merciless vengeance.
ea then proceeded to the forecastle, and showing your comrade your bruises, you cured the alleged authors of them and boasted of your coming deed of blowl. You deliberately removed your cloth and put on your everyday suit, and, buckling about your waist the belt and sheath, in which' you placed the large and well-sharpened knife which you kept only for special occasions, you left the room, rolling up your sleeves ami announcing that the time lid come for exacting your revenge. 'You then proceeded to the door of the galley and called Kelly to come upon deck. He not heeding, you cursed and deride' him, and threatened, in foul terms, to cut his heart and then, without a moment's paus jumped upon him and thrust your knife into his neck, causing the blood to spurt over your comrade, who was working in the galley, over the dresser, and to stream down over the clothing of the stricken man, And then, your vengeance not satisfied with his life, upon the body of this dying, defenceless man, you struck with your knife repeated blows.
Then going oat of the galley for a moment you returned to the door to gloat over your deed and mocked at the victim you bad done You then went again to the fore-ind wiping your bloody knife upon of your band, you held the latter before your shipmates and bid them look upon the heart's blood of the murdered wa During all this time you were self-possessed, calculating, deliberate. You were not drunk, but had' swallowed just enough of the vile compound sold in the dens of Yokohama to fit you for the deed you coutemplated.
A more deliberate, foul, and malicious murder it would be difficult to cancel The Court accordingly convicts you of the murder of Robert Kelly on the morning of the 9th of May instant, in the galley of the American ship Bullion, while at anchor in the harbour of Yokohama, as laid in the charge, and you are sentenced to suffer death in such manner and at such time and place as the United States Minister in Japan may direct according to law, and may Goi have mercy on your soul, (Bigned) Tues. B. Vas Bures, Consul-General, Tualge of the Curt, We cuneur
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