The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-02
ST.. Louis, Me-, Oct. %, 1913.
Return of 7roops-Afsrder of Voiunteers-Abduc-
fa0u Case-ChiM Murder &c.


t,om Case-Chiid Murder, &c.
Volunteers continue to arrive daily from the
frontier, where they have recently been discharg
ed and paid off, on their return from New Mexico.
Many poor fellows, however, who left here two
years ago, are not among the number, the diseases
incidental to the climate and the service having
numbered them with the dead. Few have fallen
IN battle, but many have sunk beneath the wand of
pestilence or been struck down by the hand of
the assassin. Among the latter notice the name
of Antoine Falcon, formerly Of your city. He was
an amiable and intelligent young man, son of
former Governor of Fayal, and had brother. be-
heve, who is merchant in New Orleans He be-
longed to Col. Eaton's command, and acted as his
interpreter. In company with Richard G. Guatkin,
of White Sulphur Springs, Va, he lett Chihuahua
for FL Passo about the lst of June last, both being
IN Ill health. On the way they fell In with Next
can, whom they permitted to accompany them:
At the Sand Hills, twenty-five miles below Ell
Passo, the Mexican murdered and robbed them
both, while they were asleep. The murderer was
arrested at FL Passo, at the lnshgatlon of some
Americans; but, though the deed was committed
on the 18th OF June, no measures had been taken
to bring the perperator to trial when my informant
left there in September. The bones of the MUIR
dered men were observed scattered near the scene
of the murder, when the troops passed that way
on their return from chihuahua.
An interesting abduction case has Just been con-
cluded in our Criminal Court. Charles KImmon
was placed on trial, charged with an attempt to
abduct in September last two little girls, nine and
eleven years OF age, the children of Mr.. Little;
the intention of the accused being, as it seems, to
m Ike equesrians of them. He decoyed them
from school, and kept them IN his possession two
days, before the parents recovered them. He was
found guilty, and sentenced to five years mprson-
mept, at hard labor, IN the State prison. The pri-
soner is quite YOUTH and 1t Is supposed was mere
w the tool OF others in the transaction.
Last night, the jury IN the case OF Van Carsten,
German, who was indicted for the wful murder
of his own child, a male, less than two years of
age, brought in a verdct-not guilty. The evil
dence against him was merely clrcumstantlal,
though there was abundance of room tor interrings
his guilt. The prisoner Is a most brutal LOOKING
fellow, and ii was shown that only a few weeks
before the alleged murder, he was s'tt to the work
house for cruelty beating his WIFE Yet that wife
sat beside him during the whole trial, ana showed
the most intense solicitude tor the result OF the
case. When the jury retired, the prs turned
deathly pale, and seemed to anticipate conviction
The wife, however, evinced the utmost firmness,
and endeavored to support ard encourage the man
who had almost been proven. 1t she had not previ-
ously know him TO be, the murderer OF her INT ant.
Such is the abiding devotion OF woman. When
the words "not guilty were pronounced, the prl-
soner sprang to his feet and regardless oil his faith
full companion, rushed from the court.