The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-06

Apply Justice Timpsou ut the Sd DISTRICT police
The boy vac detained 10 prison aud refused to give
any information ~ TO where he obtained the money.
J4'rea Of Post Office Thi,f.-Onicer Cum miogs. one
OF our vglapt men hers Of the police department. sue
cseoso Yesterday, in .rre'tng young Ensli'hmsn by
boarding house, corner ~ Atlantic and Court stres
South Brooklyn, cp charge of obtaining letters from
the New York Post Once directed to David VIM Muir.
ply one Of these letters &C ntaned draft for ESQ
sterling He has also extracted letters from tho Post
Ofrce directed TO Walter Meadows The oHhoer on
tab the accused into custody conveyed him
Poet Once where he identified the individual
who called for said letters and obtained them. Mr.
Murphy denies giving the accused any authority to
take any letters, belonging to him, out Of the Post
Office The prisoner taken before Justice Lothrop,
United States Marshal ard re-committed the offence
Genes under the United States law,
Court or Oyer and Terminer.
Before Judges Edwards and Aldermen Insorsol and
jackson
OcropER s. Charge Of Murder -Michael Power was
indicted for the murder Of Richard Miey the 18th
Of August last. At the East River New York. Mr..
sweeney stated the for the prosecution
PATkIcK DIANE deposed that he knows the prisoner;
was engaged the 18th Of August last supsrute tend
ing the dischsge OF vessel the loot Of Sixteenth
street for kls.terman Smith the prisoner aud de-
ceased were there about O'Clock in the afternoon;
Power had been engaged In Msstermsn Smith'sysrd,
ap0 thinks Mey one OF the holsters" witness
said u Miley. that be had given him two extra
help him snd that he should get on with his work;
him "two by thieves;' the prisoner said they
good as he WAS; on Miley going ashore, he struck
ling end eptangled with another witness vent
after Them tepsrated them and told Power To 60 TO
the yard m tbey could not agree they then RESUMED
their labor usual; and where being loaded
the prisoner with weapon IA piece Of stick like
the handle Of tpade) in his hand; IL like the
produced but could not to IL being tho same;
saw the prisoner give deceased . blow on ths head
which Knocked him down; they had been ,jA~ing all
the time witness was within five yards Of them, and
went and picked Milsy up; they had been using the
weapon In taking chain from anaer witnesss
deceased xas bleedpg raised him up and brought him
into the cabin Of the vessel he spoke to witness he said
nothing that IL did signify; witness then went
tell what had away about up
eight ten minutes and when be returned deceased
sitting the hold Of the vessel. vomiting; told
him he had better 60 home but he said mo, what Sig
mites t'n witness cent mp for wagon, and sent him
home In It.; Wiley board the vessel at the time
he received the blow, and Power was ssnding on the
dock
Cross examined by Mr.. BRApv.-Micy was q large,
powerful man. THE accused ia small man Miley
WAS " the Of liquor at the time. but not
drunk; Power Was sober Mey gave the first blow; he
struck Power right and left tbs head, aod clenched
him by the throat Power stopped down TO pick up
something be took the stick up Ia his hand where
upon Mey caught him again by the back Of the neck,
and told him 10 put 1t down or he would choke him;
witness knows Power we'll for years. he well de-
cesstd h married deceased walked to the vessel
after be was struck; there need to carry him;
he spoke as well IS ever and walked to the wagon.
RIUByr HARRIS IA man Of oolor) depossd TO the
quarrel betwees Milsy and Power; deceased struck
pris obeI twice with his fist This witness corrobo.
rated MIR reans testimony, and further added that
whss Mr. lean told Power to to the yard to work,
be ssid be would not go till he had revenge; Miley
went to bis work board the vessel about eight to
ten minutes elapsed from the time he went board
till he got the blow on ths head.
WILLIAM tUsAcK oorrobof ated the former Witnesses.
The widow Of the diseased depossd to the injured
state In which he rsturned home to her and that he
died at nine O'Clock the night Of the day os.wnich
he received the fatal blow.
At the rifiDg OF the Court the adjourned
till this Saturday morning.