Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-31
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aNOTHER DARING MURDER IN NEW YORK.
About one o'clock Thursday morning. the police of The
Fourth Ward alarmed by The announcement that
murder had been peptaed on board the ship Thomas
ron Capt L. Of Phld ha ying al the foot oi Oliver
street. On Fastening 10 the spot man o. me name OF
Charles Baxter engaged whtchman on board SAID shp
found the deck mJraliy wounded rom uschag"
OF toll Of which had lodged IN the tlroat--
TIL. EJl.ed forthwith conveyed 10 the Fouh Waio
ponce Dr. Trsphaeun examined the wound and ad
removal the City Hospital where ne died In
about one hour after The and circumstances attend
ing bold aud bloody murder very remarkable Two
men, VIGOROUSLY BAD charecte known 10 'he ponce a.
ducS ti,,es, by the o Nicholas Rowland. alias
Hur lie IT, and William Saul arrested by the Seventh
police hour after The mutdc. was perpeaied
These Board big lying al the foot ot G"u-
street in The act Of stealing when detected They
itentld the TWO me-; Vic piundeItd the snip
Watson, and shot the deceased
The dc.iIs OF this luderuus affair very curious, and
go show daring The villains who boat around ihe
shipping in hatbur n!.htly roobnG vessels ami when
detected murder IcsJrtrd with The utmost indifference
order effect rscai and up t!eir crltne II
cas- that about the hour ct O'Clock ON Wednesday
morning the two thieves boarded the ship Watson rob
the cabin and 10 DO Job quietly they took off their shoes
and Is Them the deck Charles Eaxtcr the deceascd
who wachn,n board, had laid himself across The
cabin door guard, that one could pass without
stepping hiss. he would know who they
however Baxter Tell fast asleep ana The thet Rowland care
fully stepped Baxter entered The cabin and took
sion tie mates silver watch and pantao0nstie mate
being asleep III his berth. On the thief making his retreat
the cabin he studded his toe against Baxter, which
latter up sprarg his feet and seized hold OF
Rowland knowing full well he thief Hnwiund find
IN that Ps cAaBGGJH Wifi gaY snJ" Wehch ne aischSresd
Baxter the taking effect in The throat; penea
ting through the wind pipe and lodging in the neck. Ba1-
when shot lei his hold OF Tie rogue and fell the
deck. The two villains then jumped from The ship,
the emf Of the pier, scrambled schooner
Joined their companion small boat vito awaiting
n.ir return. The beat immediately rowed away.
Now tapCars the daring robbers satisfied with
the deed ~ blood already committed and the oil
he watch, and small amount of money besides,
but proceeded up the river far GDuverneur street
Seventh ward Here they boarded another vessel but
lhp mat hear fhpr Tho ola
the robbers found secreted in the forecastc
having had time 10 escape their boat. They both
secured The Seventh ward police and conveyed the
station house As both prisoners bareooed and the
TACT 81 the murder becoming kown the police Of that dis
ct Information respecting the down the
Fourth ward police station and policeman Duty, of that
District the patent leather shoes found board
the snip Watson lett behind ny the mudecrs. These
Identified by the pOce officer be those of Nicholas How
land the fact The officer having iowland
about week since, and noticing that he had the same
shoes al that time. Besides the Identity of The shoes, two
Charles Shaw Of No - Oliver street. have both identified
The iii>oa,rs as Iii" two they from the shin
Watson and oil in the small boat already described
man named Perry also eStiics 10 about the facts
In addition 10 The evidence of guilt when tie police
arrested Howlnd in The bunk where he secreted
found pistol unoadcd which from its appearance had been
recently discharged The police convey I'd prisoner.
10 the ty Hospital with have them identified by
he Injured man. but unfortunately on their ARRIVAL Baxter
had been dead about tive minutes The prisoners then
conveyed back 10 prisoa await the Coroncs Inquest.
The oIry five years Of age native OF
CITY Yesterday Coroner Ives rnpanneed uty and much
evidence elected by the OF Jackson has
been arrested suspicion OF being the third who
in the boz; = Ne,- York Herald.