Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14
Tragic Affair.

Tragic Affair.
In the latter part of last month, two men nam
ed Thomas Nye, and - Coleman, who 1t Is
supposed had just arrived from Cincinnati en-
route to California. left New Orleans for Mobile,
and arriving there on the 2Sth of February, put
up at the Eutaw House Nye, on registering
the names Of himself and h S companion, depo-
sited with the clerk of the hotel, considerable
amount of money for safe keeping, and request
ed that his friend, Coleman, might be accommo-
dated in the same room with himself. The two
men appeared TO be inseparable they sat, walk
ed and drank together, and, like his shadow,
Coleman ever followed Nye. On Wednesday
night, or rather Thursday morning, they were
absent from the EutaW House until q late hour,
and did not retire until about O'Clock. Ihe
next morning, about o'clock, Coleman present.
ed himself to the clerk of the hotel, and said
tbat he wanted to settle the bill for himself and
friend The bill was made out in accordance
with his request, and was paid by him. Cole
man demanded the money which had been depo-
sited with the clerk; but he was informed that
it was Nye who gave 1t in charge, and that ne
was the only person who could obtain II. Cole-
man declared that it made no dlherenee 70 whlcn
he returned it, and added that his friend Nye had
inst gone down to the wharf, with the intention
of starting to New Orleans, and that he told him
to get the money and follow him. The clerk,
however, remained firm in his first determina-
tion, refused to give the gold to any person put
Nye, and Coleman left the hotel, seemingly WIN
the intention of seeking his companion. An
bour or two passed. and Coleman did not return,
nor did his companion appear to claim the mo-
new in the meantime one of the chambermaios
of the hotel went to clean up the room Where
both had slept, and finding the door locked, ap-
piled duplicate key and entered. a man lay
covered in the bed she repeated her visits to
the room several times during the morning, and
still the man appeared to slumber. Twelve o.
clock came and she went to one of the clerks of
the hotel, and requested him TO wake up the per-
son who was sleeping, as she wanted to clean out
the room. The clerk ran up stairs, and seeing
the feet of the seemingly sleeping man exposed.
he took hold of one of them and found il cold
and lifeless. He called other persons into the
room, the bed covering was removed and
ghastlv sight presented itself The skull was
broken, the face bloody, and tho throat was firm-
ly and closely encrcled with napkin he
alarm was given, and search Instituted for Cole
man, but ne was nowhere to be found. The
steamboat ST Charles had left for New Orleaos
at O'Clock in the morning, and it was supposed
that Coleman had taken passage IN her. Capt
Fisher and the clerk Of the Eutaw House, who
knew Coleman, got the mail boat, with the view
of arrestipg the presumed murderer. They reach
ed New Orleans early the next morning, aud
were on the wharf waiting for the st Charles
some time befoie her arrival Their Efforts were
30 far fruitless. however, for Coleman could not
be found, although the boat was searched IN
every part. On describing him TO the clerk OF
the ST. Charles, he remembered that sueh per-
son did get on beard at Mobile, but having made
landing at one of the presses, to take IN quan-
tity Of cotton, he went ashore again Captain
Fisher has now telegraphed the result Of his visit
to Mobile, and search is doubtless now making,
| if Coleman has rot already been arrested.
BarefaCed Robbery.
The Ne,g orleans Delta of the 29th ult., pub
fishes an account of the robbery of western man
in that city It appears that he went into one OF
| the Peter Funk establishments, which may easi-
| lv he found in that city, and purchased twenty
| pairs of pantaloons at prices most remuneratlVe
to the sellers. Now it so happened that in pay
inc for these pants he unwisely exhibited a belt
| containing gold This aroused the cupidity Of
the harpies who always hanground such estab.
lishments. sseeking whom they may devour. "
| And when the Western man was unwlllngly
walking off with his dear-bought purchase, they
gathered round him, and one of them sympathe
ticallv offered to take the pants from off he hands
| of the purchaser if be would accompany them tC
his humble dwelling in the rear of the city. Neec
we say that the Hoosier went. After walking
some distance the harpies led the Hoosier into 9
shanty, and asked him to drink Drinking ovel
the harpy who told the Hoosier that he woulC
take the pants from off his hands, to be as gooC
as his word, first pointed out the bar-keeper az
his brother and'then took the bundle containing
the pants, and started off with it at rallroaC
| rate The Heosier Immediately turned on nj
heel to give chase, but the associate hafpie
caught him, held him, stripped him, took the 6ei
from off his body, took from it the Slz2 wnlch L
contained, and threatened to murder MN II nj
uttered CRY or offered the least resistance -
In the. hurry of the search purse containing
$500 in bank notes was dropped on the moor, an'
this the harpies unwittingly overlooked. AS sooi
as they got the gold they left; and the Ho0se
gladly availed himself of the opportunity anoru
ed, to pick up his lucky purse lie was, however
| SO frightened that when he discovered pohc
officer, he could neither tell him the street wher
the occurrence took place, or describe the harple
who had robbed him Who will say that to al
low such robbers to escape either by Judicial Gle
mency or executive leniency, is giving faithful
service to the public!
Attempt al Highway Robbery.
The London Weekly Tunes gives the follow
ing desperate attemp5 at highway robbery an
brave resistance on the part OF the attacked
On the 2Ist ult., as young man, named hom2
Bland, in the employ of M essrs. Gorman Y 20.
provision merchants, of Liverpool, was convey
inc The cash-box of the firm from their Office i
Temple court, through Doran's lane into Csstl
street. where it is deposited at nights with Mr
Tones he was attacked by three men, one O
whom struck him with q sharp instrument acros
the back of the head, inflicting serious injury
| r second struck him violent blow over the TEN
pie and the bnlro au5elnpVeu 10 selze One ca
box. Notwithstanding the very serious ipjurie
he had received, Bland not only retained pos
session of the cash box, but kept hold of the maj
who had attempted to seize it, until his erie
brought some passers-by to his assistance, an
the robber was then secured and handed over 6
the police. His two companions succeeded II
effacting their escape, although immediatel " pur
sued. The cash box contained E45 in cash, an
securities to the amount of $500. Mr.. German
finding that the Young man had not arrived a
Mr.. Jones's with the cash box in reasOnabl
time, had given information to the police, whe
he soon after learned the daring nature OF tn
attack and the gallant and successful resistance
Bland is only eighteen years Of age, and, beside
the fearful odds of three to one, the man VIII
has been captured, and whose name IS Georg
Williams, is far more powerfully built. III
police have intimated that a clue has been OF
tained to the two men who assisted in the attach