The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-04
CITY Infelllgence.


SECOND MArE-THE CONFLICT IN THE CABIN
On Monday night, about the hour of nine o'clock,
conac, took place board the Swedish ship Thetis
Captain Sandtrom lying at pier 81 East river foot Of
Coraers street in which the first mate Of said ship
named 0lof Theodore Zethoni attacked and beaten
in the cabin by the second mate, called Frederick
oberg nhicng injury the head Of the mate which
caused his death in ten fifteen minutes thereafter
oberg after perpetratng the injury made his escape
from the vessel but caught the next morning by
officer Newton Of the Seventh ward secreed at sailor
boarding house. kept by Mr.. Nelson, at Ne 1o3 Wash
ington street. The accused ironed and conveyed
back the vessel in the custody Of the police where
by this time, Coroner Geer had been notified and
prepared to hold an inquest on the body. jury was
empaneed and in the cabin where the crime had been
perpetrated the evidence taken The prisoner
seated in one corner his whole frame exhibiting high
state Of nervous excitement
The testimony taken in the duplicating the pri
soncr consisted of three witnesses, seamen OF the ship
whose evidence showed that some i'll feeling existed be-
the prisoner and the deceased and that the pri
mined to desert from the thp but before
leaving he expressed determination to whip deceased;
and securing his chest and other portions oil his
dunnage he stated to Of the that he
ing TO have some satisfaction out Of the mate, as
he had been telling false stories about him to the
captain Accordingly he proceeded into the cabin and
Frederick I. Hogmsn looked down the skylight, and
blows in the face the deceased appeared to BIZ avoiding
a conflict and endeayoring to get away by retrcatng;
hut the prisoner followed him up. and exclaimed, Il
have you now-you can't get away Fighting
heard distinctly hy the other witnesses and the deceased
heard to cry out for assistance. The prisoner
rushed out from the cabin with open hladed knife.
and he making his way over the side Il the ship
to enter his boat he exclaimed lie ought to have
little hat lac L. too feeble
When the prisoner left the ship. the witnesses Charles
G. W. Homburg, Nees swend.son, and Frederick r.
Hogman. went into the cabin and there they saw the
he hon a-tny he
table They spoke to the decreased hut he wss in-cnsble
Medical aid sent for; but before 1t arrived the
deceased expired Other evidence went h show that
the prisoner ~us in liquor at the time the ARRAY took
place
mo,fem examination and found rupture Of 4 blood
vessel the brain, called the dJra MATER which
about half apint Of extrayasatcd blood efused
the parts which sufficient to cause death. There
was also a confusion the temporal bone. aud BE-.
meath that portion Of the scalp, which likewise contained
considerable illusions of blood. Upon the evidence
adduced during the inquiry and after few brief re-
marks made by Coroner Gcer the jury returned the
following verdict THAT the deccased olof Theodore
Iethom came to his death 10y wounds inflicted the
head by the hands Of the prisoner Frederick Oberg.
The Coroner the above verdict. committed the
prisoner To the Tcms for trial on charge Of murder
The three witnesses were likewise taken into custody
and committed to prison, in default Of bail to
appear and testify ut the trial
The deceased single man. and u years OF age.
The prisoner has wife in Germany
As.Trtn CoScrnr-wc understand that a number
Of amateurs will give concert at the Church Of 81.
Vincent Of Paul Canal street Friday evening the 9Th
instant for the benefit Of the Beney Mt Society Of the
Ladies q 81 Vincent Of Paul IL Is to b. hoped that
this will b. literally petronged Apart from the
charitable and benevolent purpose TO which the proceeds
Of the evening will be applied the concert itself promises
70 be musical treat Tickets BE- had If Messrs
Delmonieo. Milhau, Kerksieg Brcusng scharfenbcrg
& Luis. ard Hessrs. Dcllue.
Fmg-Between twelve and one o'clock on Monday
morning Sire was discovered In the shop No. JoT
Pearl street occupied by Cornelius ssters The rcmeo
were quickly on the spot and ehtinguished tn. flames
with but little damage The trc, IL A. believed was the
design Of wicss a and malicious persons
ApnusI % Enier .srs-At this port on hori lay, ar
rived sev.nte.n hundred emgrants from Europe, a
which number 100 from Hayre b03 nom Liver
pool 40 from Bremen sc frsn Nerry Ireland aud 10
from Antx,rp
F.r.L Arciprsr--Cororer Ger vas called to hold
an Inquest on board the steamship f'uccr lying a. the
foot a North Moore street the body of Robert McCul
len aged about ~ years who seems. f. accids ntzly
down into the hold aid vessel eaung almost nssut
death
NV YoEs Uironps a. socury This society held its
r,qular monthly meeting last ming In the II the
library in Ii. New York University The Rev. Edward
kobinson D. D. read interesting paper the history
and recvut collections a the English Bible. We ARE un-
able to ind room for IL to dsy.
gsct.s CoNys.r No =. of Newark passed thu Office
yesterday accompanied by the Newark braes hand With
their NJ enrin. q VERY handsome TIE Chief I'm.
gip..r Of yewus, and his AsLstapts aio accompanied
them.