The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15

Edward Patton. swcsn in By the Mayor q Dsuvav
Ma,sbai. 70 execate : warrant a Csptais SnisS.
duly sworn. ssth-Thas s wsst ssd iooUire S1 Ss
Captain Smith; some said beIo = he shn Nv a.
gtsIsd With r.; s e o. e Z vs:Liae hi nsI;I
BIN he was my prisoner; Mr.. benjamin. II yers e. -
said, Patton. I am astonished you 20 into SUES
business as this;" was pushed back. the prisoner
released. and was warned 10 quit the boat inms-
diately; the prisoner ran and got sword, which -
dropped; he then rsa and got blunderbuss. wesr-
ing he would shoot me; the pistol in my hand vas
wenched out Of II, and ttsA ! was hustled over the
' we then sud Mayor as c,
Of GreytOwn sr San Juan del Norte, this 18th day
of Nay, 1854. A. SIoAUD, Mayor.
CoRoNKR's INQUEST on THE BODY or A. PALADrxs.
Present.. B. Lyons, e. r. Mason. william. 81.
Rodgers, - Levaille, Oscar Pister, Geo. Hughes,
DR.. Syhet, Acting Marshal N. Csnin, City Atsor-
ney. @
Jose Calesto sworn-Knows the deceased namsd
Ant. Palsdino; went this morning alongside OF de-
cesseds bost to sell fab; whilst there steamboat
came and caught PaladiAo's bungo with Q rope; tho
steamer then stood or; then sne came down the
river little and swept back with inverted soeed e.
the buDgo and broke her, and Captain Smith. ofthe
boat, then took gun and shot the deceased; kaows
personally Captain Smith; when Captain Saith shot
the deceased, he (the Captain) WAS on the mAia
deck; does not know the namo Of the boat; de-
ceased had gun in the stern OF ms boat, but did
not use it, he (deceased) beiug In the bow xhea
NOT TO break his boat again when deceased TO
ceived the shot he fell into Carretos boat; whoa
the man was shot the bungo was tied on the boat
steamer to pass aioDgsids Of the bungo, but snaAh
stuck the bungo maliciously.
EyaDisto Pineror sworn--Is Is years old; is aware
ofthe nature Of an OATH one or two boats wero tied
up In the river, the men taking their dinner; saw
the steamer coming. and tho women on board the
tungo cried out that she was bearing down up0A
them; as she was coming, Captain Smith pointed
bank; the crew swung her head round; her steen
swept by the bungo before doing TO- to aid the op-
traton, the people on board the steamer sent rope
to the buDg0 to make tight to q tree, which they
AIMS, they let go the rope, thinking they were 60
ing to be killed. Captain Smith told the buag0-
men. whilst his people were displaying their fro
stood off and brought directly down upon en-; tie
crew and women then ran into tie woods; before
tLis saw Captain Smith take gun from man
and load i; this induce depopest 70 run away:
down the boat another man was with him.
Nicholas Consoles sworn-Knows Smith; saw
him shoot the deceased; the shot was fired from the
upper deck when the boat came down the river; de
O. ased was sitting on his chopa and Smith pointed
him out to his passengers.
Statement Of DR.. Syfret.-From the position Of
the wound, it is evident that the shot must have
been fired from higher elevation than that which
the deceased occupied at tho time he was shot.
which entered the breast about an inch to the left
of the left nipple and little above it; then passed
obquely inwards through the arteries and iatsrise
portion Of the left lung, passing into the heart.
GREYTOwN, or San Juan del NOste.
The coroner's jury summoned to hold an Inquest
on the body Of A. Paladino after taking int con-
sideration the testimony Of the different Witnessed
find that the deceased came to his death from Q
shot fired from an arm in the hands Of Captain
Smith; this l6th day Of May, 1851 t..
William B. Rogers, osoae Pitter.
George r. Hughes, - Levaille.
Dr. FR. IA. DHYzMAN, COconer.