The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-02


In the United States Circuit Court at New Or
leans, last week, the following questions, which
had been propoundedto Mr.. John 8. Thrasher by
the Grand Jury, were submitted to the oonsidera-
ton OF Judge Campbell, the witness having de-
clined to answer them until instructed to do so BY
the Court
]. Do you know of any person who purchased
Cuban bonds, other than YOURSELF
2. Do you Know whether any Cuban bonds have
8. Have any Cuban bonds been issued2
4. Have you ever seen any Cuban bonds2
It was ruled that the above questions were legal
and proper, and the witness was ordered to answer
them.
The following series of questions, to which Mr..
Thrasher had also demurred, were held to be i'm
proper, and were accordingly ruled out by the
Court
Name Nam any person that purchased the bonds, 9th
Do you know Of any person who received the pro-
ceeds Of any bonds that may have been purchased,
other than yourselfa
Do you know Of any money that has been realized
from the sale of Cuban bonds?
Do ycu know what amount Of Cuban bonds has
been sold?
What was the character Of Cuban bonds? When
Was any person, other than yourself, the maker
bearer?
Do you know whether any of the proceeds Of the
sale Of Cuban bonds have been expended?
Judge Campbell stated that hereafter questions
proponDded by the Grand Jury, which witnesses
declined Iswering, must be submitted to him other
wise than in open court.
FATAL AFFRAY AT ST. LoUIs-ONE MAN KILLED
ANOTHER DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.-Yesterday
between the hours Of one and two o'clock, q fatal
ARRAY occurred on board the steamer G. w. Spara-
hawk, lying at the wharf which resulted in the
death Of E. A. Didimer, first steward on the boat,
and the dangerous w0unding Of Mr.. Hyland, second
steward. The circumstances Of the bloody affair, as
well as we can gather them, are as follows, though
great many different accounts are given Of tie
matter:--One of the cabin boys was scrubbng out
the pantry in the morning, and the flooring not
being perfectly tight, the water drpped through
upon the engine below, at which the second engi.
neer, G. D. Kelly, demonstrated with the boy, but
received in return some impudent speeches. This
so exasperated the engineer that he slapped the
fellow across the face. The matter was thought to
d 70 the s Of Re sost
whip the engineer for his treatment of the boy.
Accordingly after dinner, the first and second stew
ards stationed themselves on the guards by the PAN
clerks desk, that they wanted to see him. Kelly
went alone to meet them, and in few minutes
scufne was heard by those ON the boat, and i'm.
mediately the second steward came running through
knife in his hand As the second steward ran, he
fred pistol back at his pursuer but the ball missed
its aim Just at the foot of the stairs the FORE
castle, Kelly overlook the steward and made unge
wound across the stewards wrist, seuering the
veins and one artery, from which the blood flowed
most profusely. At this Kelly was caught and the
affair terminated. On going back to the pantry the
first steward was found lying on his face having at
one blow from the knife been stabbed to the heart.
The wound was frightful one, and seemed to drain
the body Of every drop of it's blood. Beneath the
corpse was heavy iron bar, which 1t Is supposed
he intended to use in an attack upon the2engneer,
and perhaps did strike with 1t once Kelly says
that both stewards attacked him, and that he
snatched the carving knife from the pantry to de
fend himself. Immediately after the ARRAY Kelly
went and reported himself to the police Office and
was lodged in the calaboose. The second steward
had his wound dressed on Third street, and IL now
lying at his boarding house'on Franklin avenue, in
very critical condition. The loss Of blood from the
wound has been very great. This Is truly one of
the most terrible ARRAYS that ever came to our
knowledge, and upon whomsoever the chief blame
rests the utmost ngor Of the law sheuid be visited
We cannot vouch for the entire truth Of our account
Of the matter, rs we have gathered ID from great
variety of statements We only give what no be-
eve TO he the facts OF this horrible atairSk Louis
1nffIIiqcncCr June Is.