The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-25
From tho Bufslo Commercial Advertiser.
The Verdict In the Case II Henry Clay.

In our telegraph report Of yesterday afternoon
the result Of the Coroner's Inquest at Y0nkcrs
was briefly announced, and il was stated that
the offcers md owners Of the Henry Clay,
were by the verdict held responsible for the
deaths which had occurred. The investigafi-
on which seems to have been conducted with
f,rness and patience, was brought to a close on
Tuesday evening The evidence is clear and :ull
and itappears iha there wascu pable reckiessness
If humanfe WINGED b. ha owner, and oftis RS Of
the unfortunate boat the last fatal occasion
well as other times. The same convection " i'll
BE- bf0ughi home to the minds OF all who exani-
ne the testimony, and the verdict will be APP
proved heartily by the public. II now RENAME
for the proper officers of the Law to see that
Justice takes her course, and to discharge their
duties by securing the conviction and punish
ment OF the offenders.
When the witnesses had concluded, ex-Dis-
trict Attorney Scrugham announced, on behalf
Of the Coroner, that the testimony was now
closed, and h. would therefore ask Coroner
Lawrence to read the section (pointea out from
the Revised Statutes, rs to the second statute
nv definition Of the crime Of murder under which
the Jury were bound to act in their deliberate
ons on the case. By request, Mr.. Scrugham
read the law, and merely remarked to the jury
that they should closely scrutinize the evidence
before them, and ienrlessy render verdict ac-
cordingly. The Coroner did not deliver any
charge to the jury, and at II o'clock they re-
tired toy her. in private for consultation They
continued in session ill midnight, before being
able to agree upon verdict. After midnight, the
jury came in with the following verdict:
The Jury find that the 2Sth Of July, 1859,
the person described as having been found at
Yonkers were passengers on board the Henry
Clay that she took fire and was consumed, and
that K. Smons, one Of the persons, was bur-
ned to death, and that all the other persons, eth
er by reason Of the shock accustomed by the
collision Of the boat on the land, were thrown
overheard, or that in order TO save themselves
from being burned, cast themselves into
the Hudson river. That on SheAbove named
day the Henry Clay left Albany, with passeng
ers, about . clock in the morning; that Capt
John F. Tallman was Captain, and part owner,
James l. Jessup was clerk, Edward Hubbard
assistant pilot, John German was engineer
Charles Merritt assistant engineer; tina. a Ger
tain young man (whose name il unknown t
the Jury,) but was employed to tend the bar o
E the steamboat and that these persons were Of
board at the time, and HAD each Of them part o
the charge Of the said boat and that for tn,
} purpose Of excellingin speed q certain 9th
! steamboat called the Armenia, or Tor the pur
, pose of increasing the speed on the Henry Cha,
created an usual and unsafe quantity Of steam
and in doing so made excessive fires, and did nc
: use ordinary prudence in the management q
said fires;, and, although often being reno
strated with by different passengers, did for
long time continue these fires and in conse
4uence thereof through their culpable negli
Igence and criminal recklessness, the Henr
& Clay did, at fifteen minutes after three o'cloc
: ?. NJ, take FIRE, and all deaths Of the passene
ers afore described ensned $50 the Jurors say
d the deaths Of all the said persons, and each
them, were the result Of an act perpetrated b
the said John F. Tallman, Thomas Collye
: James l.. Jessup, James Ellmendorf, Edwar
y Hubbard, John Germaine, and bar-keeper.
J. The act was imminently dangerous to other
and evinced depraved mind regardless ofhu
man life although it was perpetrate dwithout an