VERNON--Mr. Williams, you have not told us all the particulars of sir John's treatment between the seizing and carrying him to the barge. WILLIAMS--One of the men had hold of one arm, and another the other, and a third person was behind shoving him along. VERNON--Where was captain Goodere then? WILLIAMS--He was just behind him. VERNON--How near was he to him? WILLIAMS--Sometimes he was as near to him as I am to you. THE RECORDER--How many were there in the company, do you think, in the rope-walk, when they were carrying sir John along? WILLIAMS--There were five of the privateer's men, and Mahony made six, and there were nine belonging to the barge; about sixteen in all. RECORDER--At what distance were you? WILLIAMS--At a pretty great distance; I walked just before them; I saw them take him along in the manner I have said; I heard sir John cry out murder several times as he went, as they took him along the rope-walk. In answer to Goodere, the witness said that he slept on the starboard side of the gun-room, and that he could see people coming down into the cockpit, because the gun-room came unusually far out; there was no other cabin but the purser's in the cockpit. He did not know where the ship lay, being but a foremast man. _Samuel Trivett, sworn._ VERNON--Will you give an account to Mr. Recorder and the Jury of what you know relating to this business? TRIVETT--On Sunday the 18th of January last, I was at a public meeting in the rope-walk; I heard a noise of people cried, Damn ye, stand off, or else we will knock your brains out; I stepped up, and asked what right they had to carry a man along after that manner? I followed them: their answer was, it was a midshipman who had committed murder, and they were taking him down to the ship to do him justice; other people likewise followed, enquiring what was the matter the gentleman was behind, and ordered them to make more haste. VERNON--Look upon the prisoner at the bar, Mr. Goodere; is that the gentleman that ordered them to make more haste?