The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-22
HORRIBLE MURDERS on 1HR HraHux.
Eleven Men and Women Killed By
the Natives.
ARREST OF THE MURDERBRs.
Ao.s &C., 80.


OUR cHAoREs CORRESPONDENCE.
CHAsREs, March H. 1851.
The Murder Of Eeren Travellers on the CAagres Rs,~-
Murder Of Lyman G. Marden-.aetion of Re,de.ss q
Ponama-Suppo,ed Murder Of Brooks, Of Dey sfyssf.
Rew Pork-Letler f the .american Consul -Po~sseu-
LTs &C., &c.
hasten to give ysu some Information In regard e
several awful murders been committed q
the Cbagres River on the 2sth Februare Mr.. Ru.-
nells (of the firm Of Ran, Runnens 90, Of Panams,.
while coming up the river, discovered . dead BODY
floating on the water, and caught BY his clothes T.
snag He tried to get his boatman to got It, but hs
refused, fearful OF sickness. A few rods furthse
on be saw four more men and Q woman, and also tive
made graves with the turkey buzsards eating the
dead bodies, which they had exhumed from tho earth.
He then went shore and found there the graves
wo women who had been murdered; their heads anA
hose Of the had been broken an their threats
cut Information was at sent to Chagres and .
party started out They nd and buried the bodies
OF four me n, two women and two children found the
boat up the Trinidad river, and two trunks aad q
valise broken open and robbed of all their clothins
also money belt, out open and rifsd Only the nsns
Of one person could be found out that was . Mr.
Brooks, who, according to . msmora ndum In his
pocket lived ON the Of Dey street and Broad
way New York, and that he left homo in the Empir.
City, the 18th February No trace Of any could
be found on the clothing Of of the Others and the
birds had 80 eaten the other bodies ha their
could not be made out Tho orning two Csrtha-
Rena negroes were with considerable money. In
n.srss s and n. being able to give an scoonnt whsrs
fsssd the murders Ills story that there were four
natives in the boat with himself that they got to
Dos HermAnos at O'Clock, midnight, and wanted
the party to stay till daylight but that they insist
ed on going on, and one Of the Americans drew Q
pistol, and said he would shoot them IL they did not
60 He rays . scnfis ensu.d, and he struck the usn
over the head with and killed him and thsn
com mt need the work OF death which ended in their
killing the whole party This story Is not believed ss
from the nature OF their wounds, they evidsntly
cruelty murdered while asleep and then robbed. Thess
natives inior nation Of the whereabouts the
other two and ono has since been arrested In Cor.
gopa They have since been carried to Panama to bs
tried; and the Governor has promised speedy punish
ment-whether his promises amount to anything.
will be seen hereafter. Mr. Corwine the Consul hos
all the information In regard to this awfu affair; saA
win perhapS, be laid before your readers this
rsscbes you.
On the evening of the 22i Of February cold BLOOD
ed muI der occurred at Panama Texas ranger, By
tho name OF Mcclure, gambler, got drunk, aud waa
anxious to get knife from some person, stating he
would kill any person he came scso. Abost IL
O'Clock In the evening smother gambler lent him Q
om nosiOn n.m.s s0 lyman ass yoa1s "s
into the house, when Mcclure deliberately stabbed
him to the heart lie dropped dead on the aoox.
nsyer spesking Mcclure WAS at once arrested and
conveyed to jail where he will probably remain fsw
weeks, and then mase his escaps This IL the third
murder. within tour months, in the came shop.
ana tnsithsr Of tho murderers has been unisa~A.
The robbers OF tn. speci. train and the
and perpetrator OF tho thrse oowsrdIy murders VIII
alec get clear Is no. time that
take some steps In this matter Are lives and
those OF friends, coar,suiy crossng the Isthmus
TO be expored in this w.y Men who com mit thsSs
laws, and our consu has no authority to interfere
TO prevent them from doiny Why not havs Ams-
ricrbs who commit crimes sent to the Untsd States
Tor tDsl The tiisi OF criminals, in Panama, 10
moekery Of Justice and II they are I'm prsoned they
cen hiioe tne gasri Tor Ave dollar, aud escape.
Pleas. bIing this matter bsiore the public an
there is not feeling enough smopg.t those who have
friends cop,tantly going and coming. TO have some
thing done to rtop these o1rages will givs you fuI
particulars Of these ngs aud also % ne Of
the tsnsaetons OF rome OF our consuis Paoias
coast
At Panama the news OF the IN urder on the Chsxres
river crsa ed much exeitemsnt ~ it has here Oa
the nrt instant tn, ness Of the was rsceivel
meeting vac called next day, Sunday. Great excite
DeIt prevailed. Edmund u. Greene. Esq, OF New
York was made chairrnan and Col Phslsn, Of Lousi-
ans. tecfetary. A b. Corvine Etq U. g. Consul, ad-
d d,es'.d the assembly sonmitse- was sppointsd to
act in tn. emergency Messengers we're sent TO Cor.
gons. So GOO were raised subsequently As re sArd
the ar ection Of the criminal, The 6overnor ef
Panama was mentr triszed on the sab set and ssr-
vices 81 Americans and others rendered detect
the guilty. SC The answer Of the Governor was nos
osemtd sufficiently explici but subsequently odse
.n 10 aid ~ the search Tha ,ol,o.inr M - ,:.sr
Il ON the American Consui at Chsgres, to the Amsr-
can Corsul ~ Psnsma
cutenr. Iesroary aits Issl.i
eSoeuent IA conseqp, ana ROBBERY Of
svsth % n@er ,s' sas s.esad,ny ss war sh. bodice
bs ,vsr ana IRON Appearances have no DOUBT bsss
On eDeef the bodie. was found paper. on which
Empire ci;y bs1nd 70 c.ossi. on sss Is Sss 81 rss
ruirs ls iesderee conner Der street and Broadway.
The q the others have not been abe
Abeai arrived this evening tri.,ins DON trans rs,ssa
hoard ~ o. w' ~ ,ns ~. ~, ss
ea,sd ~ ne rilet that On hs vaJ tasy found u:
- The, % On q NV ,;y s..ad $50 raish ,.ss.
3
ssaS' sh ,ss iIgaA .s.vs nsn,.0Sss has sss, pl.sst
crtrmst asees aepins, them are very strong
,ats ,hs i5o.iST osrfss.s Gu tss !, iss, ssi,.
,s y > r. v ge sss gro,hs, per s'ssnsh kapise
sears si-t H. Rudisehiasss tive q clothing. avs q.
tSl. ard sssassre ISIS. sii5 W. AushssrJ. one 40 Of
tissi received fem he sos.maa srpsa. be
Of he above ht hsvs request thsi wl make ia
he so'S, al tse ,sms ne !. pes.
b,.n N regard to ,s..iss r,..sss "a " ,s
' : isa, Sir ysar ossdlsp. .srv,n,.
ToA. n. coEwtSr. Esq U 5. Ccnsui. Panams
The following la postscript 10 letter from n; n.
e,ites the sppeMtnes q the scene on the chagrcs
river
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See ses, n f. .oe,ss n'.s o. 'S ,sss
s,.S sSd ss ehc & LINZ sm , ap 0A'nsr"'
/ % the docu thsli fud mste -. -.
An expedition started in pursuit o. the mufisrsrs.
IL consisted Of sight Americans with small foroe of
soldiery aud oficsr Of rsnk Captsn Phelsn 80
at the head OF the exp pediti0n. They proceedst In
boat. Tor Chorrurs on the P.siac Another party o.
sigl Ameticsns with t-elvs nusket.. oommsnded by
! Lieutenant. the Whole under A. Corwine's co0~
psrd started for the Chsgres river One OF the
taken BY this psriy At uorsona a,d three
other. at Chsgres let ter ~ details from
rest stoud.nt At pansna wl probshly give you fulise
account OF what usrspirsd there. Yours se..
/ TRUNI0N.
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