was
Mates and Carpenter, all of whose bodies were thrown overboard the night of the murders - Two days. afterwards the Steward murdered and his body thrown overboard, and on the sixth day after the murder of the Cahtain and Mates, they ran the ship as close as they would to the shore and scuttled her, leaving the unfortunate Mrs Lawson locked in her cabin, when in a state of derangement
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caused by the wanton and atrocious barbarities she had suffered at the hands of the criminals who on Landing at Gjilangkahan gave
out that
they were chiforecked sailors, but encricion being excited, and from information obtained from two Portuguese Witnesses, and one
Boy who
belonged to the crew- they were taken
up by the Dutch Authorities. conveyed to Batavia, and after
strick
examination
were
sent
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a
on
to Singapore, and or before detailed were tried here. Several articles belonging to Captain and Mrs_ Lawson
found on the perions
Lawson were
of the principal performers of this dreadful tragedy, and the Court, after a patient trial, acquitted twos
men and sentenced Ien to Death-
5. The Evidence is clear and conclusive as to their Guilt, and having assembled the Executive Conmeil and summoned the Acting Chief Justice, We procuded to deliberate, and after careful attention to the notes of the acting Chief prstice taken on
a
the trial, the Council unanimously
adopted Mr Sterling's suggestions, and
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.