New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-05
CITY INTELLIGE ENCE.
U. S. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. Before :. RApsr,E

SATURDAY

r s COMMISSION NER'S OFFICE. Before 8 RApEI-E
ESQ. Commissioner
E1.aIsArfos OF MICHAEL HARRlse1os-This
pdjvidun charged with puronins fire from Capt sous
nj tbs y Frances Louisa board Of which vessel Hariag
ton was cook and sewa during the late voyage Of the vessel
ftom Porto Rico and also connected with suspicious ccnn-
IN rea,on the death OF the maze TOOK pce on So
,uri.y II uappca-ed from The testimony OF Capt Soue Mr.
Morse tae coau az Porto Rico. who was paSense.
board three four of the seamen. that some little dh
cuy had occurred between Harrington and the captain and
and the former heard To say hc woud nave saac
ton. one OF the persons 10 whom ne T9enuoheu u nor
standing what kind of satisfaction b. meant and anbc tat
ne would tho captain whea he got 10 New oS On INC
Sunday evening the Tuesday 90 which the DS
left Porto Rco Harrington came on board consileiao inc
pta a T " ,hoi the can a. ,yo~ not sst rny of n
The ua,e s,d there nothing ee the table he would
ent IT, and du pnIihkng OF heartily The next morning.
about day Eight, The went the captain sad be e
rs he had never e life before-tat he had dreadful
pnin ard burning the stomach which is "as If all
on fire.. The captain Afterwards gave HIM some medicine
nrd Harrington cook by ode, othe captain prepared HIM
some Cruel which ne drank After getting the Consul
,d he capt,u tha he thought the could be SICK
a he str ed himself his tongue of good color
and coated his clear and evceniy no fever upon ha
nnd he Kept compnning OF his stomach M emstc had
also been gwen him. and hs frequently vomlled The mate
died on me "a Jg hye I,t, gs % .Son oa wa
MOI .o 10 TO this had existed ON the 18th
i"adinS pistol The captlin The galley asked
Harrington the pistol He denied having such IN MS
ess lon he finally said something about the captains pistol
and the captain what he wanted To do with Capt
reped tha, re wanted words # he Lad his pistol TO give
i, IN hIn Harrington finally said he supposed the captain
oud have It Capt then went quarterback and H.
followed hum III minute or two n2dnE GOV, %% 9st" , and NY
found of E OWL but which he had not prev
o,isy missed having looked n; hs pistols day
txo after leaving Bath Me. hs outwa! voyage, and
OF winch he that placed table drawer and eit the
other trunk On eSnmln the pistol ne uund loaded
with three balls He then called some oi tie and ordered
thai, Hans should be placed IN rcns lie resisted and
tsey down the deck and paced hard cuffs
upnn HIM In his bosom they then hud another pistol ioGd
cd rs that .eionenr 10 and given by HIM
10 the caplaln-no bag so"eu u the ice o ms Hnhel
SHIRT, which shot, percussion CAPS. &c. Another p
tol. oa;ed IN the same manner a. the others wns Dna "a
they putting him iton'. said that joe THE man at
What the scrape was. no knew and Joe testified
not But Joe was also put IN irons ana sept 80 t THREE or
vios and no early the evening. two reports. from the
explosion of had been heard by CT the
ceedns from the gney In respect 10 the mae Suspicion
Cured relation TO his having been poisoned u day after ne
cie and the Consul remarked to the caplun that he
uuained with all the eyer prevalent the West Indies but
his symptoms bore affinity TO them, but on the CONTRARY
precisely like those eNerenced BY man who had bee"
poisoned short tine pIev's IT Porto Rico. The suspicion
however, not Openly spoken OF on board the vessel m aer
stated by othe that he ,knry tod Ilanncon the
evening that he arrested. and before his beng
that the captain meant TO sin. HIN up TO the yador. ar
rneton laughed lie must have had the bag his shut
in which the shot and Gays were the man sud before that
ufccn tine had not elapsed between th'n md the tune o
h.. arrest hm to have placed there. One Of the
in his testimony. stated hot he eating dinner with Har
doing with the pistols He replied that he md Intended shoot
the captan and then jump oyerbonrd he seaman eon
ed n,eotcn to kill all hands and run the bg
ashore ilaTnESn the nm n, continued stood nbpn!
meant have satisfaction on the captain aud mate of the
scrape at Martinique where the difficulty occurred previous
10 their going Rico. This mantestcd seeing ar
r gton throw something overheard but could not tell what
it's He was also burn piece of paper the galley
Harrington jumped oveIboaid off Cape iieH.y beng the
time handcued. e hailed the irt boat and told them to
pick hun up. TINT they going 10 kl him on bard the
hrg He remained the water 10 ID minutes. 1.-TWO Ot
the pistols from Harrington belonged TO him. One o
the mates pistols and dirk belonging to the Consul sald
missing.
Mr. Nash ppeared in behalf the prisoner and r Barber
for the United States The former Insisted that there
the had been accused oil poisoning the nnte
had been told by of the that he gong he sune
captains pistol and hs Own To defend himself As the
YER &c Mr. Barber denied The positions, particularly
garled the pistols he not having been accused 10 that
poisoning the and that has taking the pistol have
been caused by the fear ursng from conscience from
Gesgn-at rate the lnceny has been fully made
out and the other for the Commissioner decd:
whether there sc ent TO hold m that The Com
red that there sufficient proof the nr
ceny. and that Huntington must DO held thar point lie
required give bail in the OF $3.50 for his appearance
which, understand he prepared to aud probably
discharged 10 the course OF the afternoon.
Immediately after the examination was terminated Capt
Soule arrested by officer othe Marine Court
out THE difficulty spoken of Martinique Mr. None the
late consul. became for the Cnptan's appearance
tCapt s. lie merely took hold OF Harrington by the
shoulder ind told hm 10 hurry along and asst Harrington
Immediately caught him by the arm: Capt s. expressed nn
Intention consequence. By way of Offset 10 the
ton To arrest Harrington charge Of combining the mas
ter, &c