Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-29
New- York, Dec. 23.
AWFUL AND ALARMING occvRREEcE.


AWFUL AND ALARMING OCCURRENCE.
On Tuesday afternoon, between 3 and 4
o'clock, Jaues StoGghton, esq. son OF the
Spanish consul, was met in Broadway, near
the corner OF Courtland-street, by Mr.. No
bert NJ. Goodwin, of Baltimore, and, in a
,encontre, provoked by the latter wa'stab-
bed through the heart with sword cane, and
expired in the course Of sigh, or ten minutes.
Hr. G. having given the fatal wound, EN-
sarked in the Attalanta and proceeded to Eli
,abethtown in New jersey, whittier be was
pursued by Mr.. Warner, ore of our police
justices, and Mr.. Raymond and Mr. Hayes,
police officers, arrested and brought back to
Ae city on the same night.
Immediately after the death of Mr.. Slough
ton, the coroner summoned jury OF "a men,
IA double panne} who proceeded 10 the ex-
animation Of the body, and Of number OF
persons who witnessed the unhappy event.
On opening the body il was discovered, that
the sword had passed through the heart to the
breast bone.
We have now before US copy of all the
testimony which came before the eoroner's
jury. As the prisoner is yet to be put upon
trial for his life, it is deemed improper a, the
present moment to lay this testimony before
the public. To satisfy the public mind,
which is SO deeply excited by the melancholy
occurrence. it will, perhaps, be sufficient 10
remark, that the jury, after devoting fourteen
hours TO the examination Of the case, and un-
der !ull view of the testimony. unanimously
presented the prisoner as the murderer of the
deceased.
Among the runors set aHoat on this occa-
sion, it is not correct, that the deceased had
any weapon in his hand. 4 small pistol, un-
loaded, was found in his pocket The ru.
NOR, that the prisoner had recently challenged
the deceased, and that the latter had declined
the challenge, is correct.
The companies Of the 9th regiment, doing
duty with small arms, are directed 10 prrade
at the Arsenal this day at two o'clock, TO at
sana the funeral OF olaor James Stoughton.
Com. .adu.
Nsp York. Dec. 90.
Captain Cahoone, Of the Revenue Cutter
who has been several days at the Hook, re-
turned yesterday, having, by grea, exer,ions
and fatigue, saved about eighty packages of
the cargo of the ship America, wrecked four
miles south Of the light house.
The following persons who lost their lives,
we're taken up and buried at Sandy Hook, by
captains Cahoone, Smith, and Dayton, on the
3lst instant -
Thomas Prior, Samuel Dobbin, William
Jones, S. Slosson, second officer, native Of
Connecticut, aged tbirty-two years. James
Waite and Peter Lewis, two colored men.
The bodies OF Captain Vibberts and John
Ntzhugh,, were sent TO this city in the pilo,
boat Clinton, and inferred by their friends.
Still nissing-Wm. E. Field and E Gar.
nagues, supercargoes, both of PHILADELPHIA ::
George Hughes, of this city; John Helms,
Martin and Peterson, foreigners, and West
Newman, colored boy, servant to the cap
tain.
The 6rst officer, Peyton R. Page, and the
nine other survivors, came up yesterday in the
Cutter. GGa,sns
.Nsr- Orleans. .Nov. "a.
We yesterday mentioned the arrival here
oftour Of the men who were concerned in
the robbery OF NJ. Lyon. of Attakapas, in
Sept. last their names are John Hale, YIN.
Thompson, Henry Myre, ALA. Charles Ligb.
thouth, and Charles Slater. These were
all surrendered by John Lattice TO capt Ma
! olson Of the U. S, schnr Lynx, with the ex.
cePiion of Myer alias Lightouth, who was ia
ken in the bay of Gal'ezton, by the boats of
the Lynx. As these men will be tried in
this state, we deem it improper to say any
thug 'NrslaSSNn 80 shsn offence. But il may
be Interesting to the public, and salutary
warning TO those deluded men who are dis.
5 posed to engage 10 similar practices, TO be
made acquainted with the hardships and dan,
gers endured by gang of thieves after the,
had perpetrated their crime, and got fairl,
Oh with their plumber. twill prove to thi
description Of persons, that, though the,
may ny ter refuge TO the most remote ant
secluded parts Of the country though the,
may seek shelter among the savages OF
the banks Of the Sabine mr. N. h.nd;,,: /.