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Show at fch I. zn c.i ,::,a'f.$0 Accused- ClziZLS Cc;t-Ia 7coJ 7ai Killed ly Trench West SAX FBANCTSCO. May 2. Tbe trial of George Washingtoa. Wise, charged ; with the murder of Captain Wood of j the steamship Buckman, was begun to- day before George Van Fleet in the United States circuit court. Wise, in company with French Went, a fellow deserter from the United F'Htes aavy, boarded the tenmfhip I - o last September as the vessel was r- . from beattie. Otf (Jape Blanco West entered t e carrtaia's cabin and beM him i n at tue point of a revolver. "-r oi -pre ef the veel were eomp?: r-l to iiJid up their hands and tbe sie?mintn were forced to eteer the t scforning to the order of W t . V hn trie cni iain attempted to obtain a revolver he was shot. Immediately af,r the shooting W-t Jumped Qv"foard and prrn v wis drowned. V ir who enr cis r.rt in ths crime s er his a-" i hv tne cn ri-eers ri-eers of tbe St-" ensh in, r "ined tnat tne snooting wss don bv V ct, sod that he was forced to take part in the holdup bv his contnnriion. Sfvpearaoce before S 1 nite1 t:4fes fcmult' en t e marine cf piracy sH tnuro t ie rs i aw--, V te as lienl . to the c . ,i of ojarder., ,',7l3- |