American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-18

gently prosecutor Jllelr search until q late hOuI
at night On Thursday they renewed THEN
search at an early hour, and while passing along
South street, on the East River, officer RdgelS
saw two men standing in tavern; he said to
McGrath, cpl bet two to one that's the man
with his back towards u.s. The officers pa us.
ed awhile; the two men touched glasses, and
drank; the person suspected as the murderer,
turned his face towards the officers when Ridge
ly recognised him as McCurry. The officers
then passed towards him, when Ridgely, with
view to satisfy himself that he was not mis-
taken in the man, took McCurry by the hand,
and said, "Why, how do you do, Mac" In re,
ply to which MeCurry, said, ''You have the
advantage of me, sir; | don't know YOU" his
face, at the time, undergoing material change
in color Officer Ridgely, after some playful
efforts to make himself known, during which
he elected the most undoubted evidence that
he held by the hand for he never relaxed his
grasp the object of his search, told him most
emphatically, 81 arrest you as murderer
This caused the knees of the accused, like Bel
shazzer's, to smte each other; and he who was
strong to slay became weak and submissive
The prisoner was conveyed in a carriage to
the police office; and an examination took place
before Justice Merritt. A gold watch found up
on his person, was found to answer a descrip-
ton, left at the Office, previously, by Messrs.
Gelston s. Treadwell, on their first hearing of
the murder, of a watch purchased at their es-
Enlistment, by Mr.. Paul Roux, on the 9TH of
July, valued at $3.50, with the chain. Nc
Curry had told the officers, that he had purchas-
cd the watch in Ohio. He was then commit
ed to the Tombs. McCurry, having studiously
avoided giving any answers that might lead to
his Identification, or to tell where his trunk
might be found, fortunately card was found
upon his person, indicating that he had stopped
at No. II, Courtland-st.; to which the officers
Immediately repaired, and ascertained that
man, who gave his name as James Brady, an
swering the description g wen by the officers,
had stopped there, and that his baggage had
been taken away by a loafer-looking man with
rope around his waist, but that nothing was
known of his destination. The officers then
returned to East River, where they had made
the arrest, and discovered s'loafer looking
man, with rope around his waist" with
bucket, getting some water by which means
they ascertained that his trunk, with storage,
had been put on board the packet ship York
shire, destined for Liverpool and then being
drawn out of the harbor bya steamboat. The of
ficers went on board, found he had shipped for
Liverpool, as James Brady, and procured his
trunk McCurry was brought out before JUS
tice Merritt again, when his trunk which he
acknowledged to be his, was searched Among
other things found in the trunk, was breast
pin, stained with blood, and upon which was
engraven several emblemS of the Order of In
dependent Ode Fellows, such as a serpent,
link, &c.; new coat, some shirts, sc. all of
which were tso small for the person Of the prl-
soner; and a large old fashioned Spanish dirk
knife, which had the appearance of rust or
blood uponi it. There were marks of blood al
so on some of the shirts. There was but little
money in his possession-among which was
$40 gold piece, of the South Carolina issue
McCury had told the magistrate that be was
going to Westport, Vermont, where he had
sister living. The prisoner was taken back to
the Toubs, about or 8 O'Clock, and placed in
cell, occupied by another man; and soon af-
forwards, upon the persons in charge at the
Jail returning to the cell, they found McCurry
lying upon the floor woltering in his blood,
having made two missions in his throat-a slip
across the front, and stab near the right Jug
lar vain-his companion having furnished him
with a small pen-knle Medical aid was call
ed, and the wounds were pronounced not to be
dangerous, though the prisoner was much ex-
hausted from the, loss Of blood. Before Officer
Ridgely left he took every precaution to pre-
vent any further violence of the prisoner upon
himself.
Officer Ridgely reached this city yesterday
afternoon, and on giving information of his
having arrested McCurry, large number of
persons who were collected in the neighbour
hood of the depot, made the welkin ring with
three hearty cheers for the gallant and vigant
officer.
To add another link to the well-wrought
chain OF circumstances connecting McCurry
with the murder, we may state the fact, that
Mr.. Treadwell, of the firm aforementioned,
accompanied officer Ridgely to this city, and
upon examining the corpse of Mr. Roux, now
IN vault at Greenmount Cemetery, he recog-
nized in his features the person who had pur-
chased the gold watch found upon McCurry at
the time of his arrest.
Officer Rdgely goes to Annapolis to-day, to-
procure a requisition for the person of McCur-
ry; and as he will proceed Immediately to New
York for him, he will! be brought to this city
probably the latter part of next week.
The arrest of NcCurry, is the theme of gen.
eral conversation. And all seem amazed at the
wonderful correctness of officer Ridgely in fol-
lowing McCurry through all his wlndngs-for
surely the needle never followed more accurate
y thC dttidCIlNC pJWCI. oHlCci hluStly, VIGIL
known for his energy, has added a new laurel
to his fame; and we are sure his labor, zeal, and
success in this case merits a liberal reward
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arrested for Forgery. A U. S. sailor, named
McWillams alias james Mckinley, was ar
rested yesterday morning by Officer Campbell,
of the firm of Campbell, Myers & Co., charged
with having forged the name Of Samuel Brown
to sundry orders on Messrs Jacob Rogers &