The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-22

LIE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICElN Ibis WITTY
We are glad to see that Mr.. McKeon, the District
Attorney, waking up. We recorded. in our police
intelligence, on Friday, that man by the name
of Wilcox, from Albany, who was indicted by the
Grand Jury of this city SO long ago the 10th Of
July, 1876, had just been arrested on bench war
rant, and held to bail in the sum of one thousand
dollars, to to the tribunals here. Mark the
time of the indictment and the arrest II is ex-
actly three years, wanting one day, between these
two important events, showing a delay and inefi-
cheney in the administration Of Justice, which we
hope will not take place again. and which, we rather
think, ought not to have taken place at all. Mr.
James Turney, jun'r, of No. 10 Pine street, is the
security for Wilcox and we now trust that the
next step in this case will be taken with little
more promptitude and effect. Neither, in this mat
ter, do we attach much blame to Mr.. McKeon, for
whose character, talents, and atanments we en-
terrain high degree of respect, having known
HIM for nearly twenty years, dating from the era
when he first commenced his career as paragraph
writer in newspaper which we then conducted.
He has risen gradually to emnence in his profess
sion, by his own industry and genius and, if he
takes care, he may probably rise still hIgher-or
sink lower. In the execution of his duties as Dis
trict Attorney, we rather think he has been too
much in the habit of trusting TO his deputies, and
they sometimes manage matters in rather a myste-
rious way.
There are still great many cases, lying over and
pretty much in the same way as this case of Will
COX; and we hope, now that the old plgeon-hoes
have been disturbed, that prompt justice will take
place hereafter We say the same to the police
jurisprudence, including, also, the justice and GIN
gerbread at Jefferson Market.
Total Loss OF the Bark Chatham at Sea.
The pilot boat Mary Ann, boarded Friday. of
Montauk, the ship Cores from Belfast with the cap
tain and of the bark Chatham of New York, To-
ut with two hundred aud forty -four seerage ras-
sepgers on board.
We learn from Mr. D. A. Thomas, the pilot Of tho
Corea the following particulars of collision at ses,
between the Corea and the bark Chatham, Captain
Bearse Of New York, in which the latter was totally
lost
The details Of the disasteriare as follows -
On the iDs' at in the morning. when in latitude AZ %
North Longitude 4s 10 West ship arboard how
sIe the ssns
s s1 w s ecu Cd mot see the I'm to the VA Our
ten 'S Sap sS.
s. returned .Hs Ssidsa Sy tsl ' when
board found the bark three plank below the
sar Taey Ss. and rails the
tiP commenced heaving cargo verboard kept
ne pumps going sun the water gained her. The fog
then lighted little, and the best of
the ship leaving i've feet water in the hold Captain
again returned to the bark with the ships carpeate md
other ofser The bark had thea water in tho
hold We succeeded in getting few odd articles
BEFORE lett she had eight feet the hold
re,urned 10 the ship hosted the boat which
done bstore the bark vent down head foremost Cap
Besrse. the chief the second the steward and
two seamen remained board the ship. The bark Hope
Welt of south Shields being company the remainder
Of crew. she ID also bound to New York.
This is a brief statement of the disaster by which
one vessel totally lost. The officers aud crew Of
the Chatham were treated very kin dly board the
Corea, and are now safe in this port.
We have INST lard of the amount Of insurance on
the Chatham. She was laden with grain and bound
from New ork to Cork
The Corea loaded with salt, and bound to Quebec
She has had Fix weeks passage.