New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-18

against Spring We yesterday had an interview with
shreWd intelligent c0lOred man, named David H. MIL
Ter, who is employed at the Barnum Hotel corner OF
Seventh and SAMSON streets He states that on the day
Of the Rink murder he in the cellar OF the hotel
opening oysters The door which leads into the cellar
opens into an area on Sansoms About the time Oft the
murder he said man ran down the steps from the street,
ard entered the cellar.
The stranger appeared to be agtated, and stepped
cautiously from the basement two or three tunes, and
peeped through the railing surrounding the area Mlier
saws the intruder did not see him for some time as the
cellar was dark The witness finally asked him what was
the matter when some question was stammered out as
TO WHO kept the cellar The man after went away.
Yesterday morning Miller taken into court before
Spring was sentenced and he there recognized the
prisoner the man who entered the cellar where Ne was
at work
The reason assigned by Miller for not making this cir
cumstance known at an earlier period, is the act that
those TO whom be mentioned the occurrence at the time
did attach much importance TO 1t, and ne troubled
himself no more about It,
We have received from excellent authority the follow
ing statement which will be found to possess interest at
this time:
About week before the occurrence of the Federal
st. tragedy man called one evening. about clock, at
the grocery store Of Mr. George Pratt at the southwest
corner Of ButtOnWOOdst and the Ridge road, and ln-
qured the price of teas. Mr.. Pratt had just closed
his window ard was about putting the shutters upon the
front door when his customer entered the store. The
latter followed the grocer around behind the counter and
acted suFpciousy to excite considerable degree
OF alarm The stranger seemed particularly watchtu Of
glass door which led into the dwelling part OF the
house After considerable parleyng about the prices of
tea in which it became evident there wish to
purchase Mr. Pratt was relieved of his uneasness by
neghbor who happened to enter the store. The sus-
picoUs individual then received intimati0n that his
presence was not agreeable and he left after purchasing
two ounces Of tea.
After the arrest offspring Mr. Pratt went to the Court
House in order to satisfy certain forebOdng, and there
discovered that his suspicious customer and Arthur
Spring and the same person! Mr. Pratt is re-
putCd rich This fact may account for Springs strange
conduct upon that occasion
Mr. ByIne is unring in his eXerOns to find the per-
son from whom the knife found in Rink store was pur
chased fine succeeds in this task and the seller iden-
es Spring the purchaser, the chain of crcumstan
tal evidence will be complete.
John Livingston, aged - years, painter by trade,
died suddenly at the Hospital on Friday night OF apo
plexy. He resided in Carse-st, n l..
Elisha Records, an old Delaware pilot accidental
ly drowned in Mahon's Greek, last week
7 he fine clipper ship White Squa is now loading at
this port for San Francisco She attracts much atten-
ton, in consequence of her peculiar rig
The weather to-day is and chilly. The storm of
last night still fingers with us.
The William johnson VIII case has been given to the
Jury-nO decision yet.